, 1897-03-13
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
UNUSUALLY QUIET ON ACCOUNT
OF THE LENTEN SEASON NOW
BEING OBSERVED.

OF THE LENTEN SEASON NOW
BEING OBSERVED.
A Pleasant Fashion in Partisan Society
The Presbyterian Baby Show
Cheyenne Ladies Entertained-So-
cial Club Dance at North Star Hall
Baptist Entertainment.
Lent has thrown its purple mantle
over society and the past week has been
accordingly affected. The holly inclin-
ed people are observing the p%enitential
season out o. conviction, the other class
GU of custom. In any event society will
remain quicsrcnt for five weeks more.
The innocent tea is o interdicted, and
as for whist. IL is strictly "au fait," This
diversion always assumes an important
position on the social register us he
holy season approaches. The ban Of
the church is nuI placed upon this game,
presumably because il ubligcs It's advo-
cafes to abstain from talk. There will
be bait. Of course, in private parties
which will test the piety OF the most re-
Iigious. bur The season promises to be
quiet generally.
\ new and very pretty fashion is crop
ping up in Partisan society. which bids
fair TO become very popular. Dances
will probably be given during the sea-
son, AT which the hostess. assuming n
certain nationality, intimates to her
guests her desire that they, too, should
assume it for the time. and appear, Cor
that n evening. as a Spaniard, Pole,
N~eapolitan. Russian, etc, as the case
may be. the "mise-en-scene being vigor-
ously and historically correct" In n
fancy oneself in Seville. more especially
had one never been there, from the sar-
nbande. the bolero, the short skirts, the
gay %tiounces, the high combs, mantillas,
toreadors. %picadors. and. where native
art can supply them. the pale complex,
ions. dark locks and the lustrous eyes
Of the south, which. combined with
Spanish lace and poinegranate flower.
go to make up the approved type of the
fascinating senorita.
~ fn p,tn Il, - la, N,n,enl -, 1, IL
show next Friday night at the Pres
byterian church. and over 60 little ones
with their mammals have signitied their
Willingness to attend. The one receiv-
ing the greatest number of votes will be
presented with n solid silver spoon as
an evidence Of its beauty and populari-
ty.
The Union club met with Mr.. and Mrs.
Bauman Wednesday evening, where
euchre was played with zest for two
hours and at the end Of that time Mrs.
Spalding and Mrs. Bauman proved their
superiority as players among the ladies
and Mr.. McCord and Mr.. McClary
nmong the gentlemen.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. E. Buck gave n very
pleasant but informal luncheon 10 a half
dozen friends, Wednesday evening, who
afterwards engaged in a very enjoyable
game Of cards.
a very enjoyable party was given last
Saturday afternoon by Mesdames Bail
lie and Harmon. at the home OF the
former. in honor of Mrs. Harry Clark
and Mrs. Mcneil of Cheyenne. Games.
amusing and entertaining, were con,
trived by the hostesses, after which an
elegant lunch was served. The guests
were Mesdumes. Bristol, Pease, Hous.
ton. Clark, Mcneil, Brees, GARDINER,
Lansheldt, McCullagh, Mcdonald, Co
burn, Hunt, Hodgeman, Campbell,
Harry Maynard, Sidney Maynard, Fish
er, Kennedy. Miss Anna Hunt.
The regular monthly tea given by the
ladies of the Methodist church at their
parlors on Wednesday afternoon was
well attended and a social time was en-
joyed by all.
The Baptist ladies met with Mrs. Pea,
body Wednesday afternoon and a large
number were present.
Mrs. Douglas-Willan entertained the
Woman's Auxiliary Thursday afternoon
with Il Len,en tea. The parlors were
filled with ladies all afternoon, who were
busily engaged making fancy articles
for their annual fair text month.
The members Of the Social club gave
their regular dance last night at North
Star. hall. 1t was as successful in every
way as all former dances given by the
club have been. The first hour, which
is usually given to literary and musical
selections, was taken up with several
figures of the German, danced by 10
couples, and was highly appreciated by
the remaining members of the club. The
ladies taking part were dressed in light