The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-20
~ OC1ETY has been much Quieter
y this week. nearly all the members
= being engaged in the making of


this week. nearly all the members
- being engaged in the making of
paper flowers to decorate their
carriages for the great floral parade
Monday at D. m. They have met in
groups at the houses of those who will
join the parade for their friends have
all been pressed into service.
The result has been wonderful. for
thousands of pretty blossoms have come
into being under their busy fingers. and
the result will be simply stunning. When
a floral parade was first talked of every
one laughed. thinking of the floral pa
rades of Southern California and other
places where flowers grow luxuriantly.
They will be surprised for the paper
flowers have many advantages over the
real thing. They will not wilt. they will
not fall to pieces and just the shade
wanted can be found always in paper.
Every kind of flower will be represent
ed. of the prime favorites at least. Glow
ing peoples, deliVate La France roses.
American Beauties, violets. chrysanthe-
NUNS in every shade that NUNS were
ever known to appear, will adorn the
carriages. Many have pale green for a
background, cheese cloth principally
some have white and some VIII have a
background of the same color as the
floral decoration.
The ladies occupying the carriages will
nearly all be gowned in pure white,
though a few have chosen robes of the
same shade of other to harmonic with
the flowers used. E;ite paraols gar
landed with the chosen flower will be
carried and every carriage will have any
amount of confetti to shower on the
crowds as they pass. The flower parade
will without doubt be one of the hand
soonest things seen in Butte in many
day.
Mrs. John Moves will have a carriage,
and with her will be Mrs. McC. White,
Mrs Eugene carroll and Miss Adah
Roberts.
Mrs, Tom Lavell and Mrs. John w.
Cotter will have a carriage together.
Mrs. 1. D. Freund and Mrs. Laurence
Harris will drive carriage in the pa
rade.
Mrs. Geoffery Lauz;er and Miss Thorn
ton will appear together.
Mrs. Lulu Largey and daughter. Mrs.
Lulu McLinn. will have a carriage.
Mrs Jim Murray will drive. also with
friends.
Mrs. H. c. Bellin.er and the Misses
Morgan will drive together.
Mrs. j. G. Hammer and Miss Florence
Hammer will also drive in the parade,
and there will be any number of others
who have not announced their intention
vet.
At the golf links everything <1l%s week
has aroeared deserted arr It will be un-
til after next week. One cannot enjoy
carnival time and golf, too. Tomorrow,
as usual. tea will be served. Mrs. Nice.
White and Mrs. j. X. Heslet pouring.
Tomorrow several dinners will be given
at the golf house. A little cooler wealth
err will be desirable for the golf players
The race track has been well patron
ICED by society folk, despite the heat
A party Of women who are society lead
ers and who do considerable betting,
have tip for tomorrow which they will
play heavily and their friends knowing
of it will watch them closely. or rather
the horses. If they win they will have
to stand treat for any number Of peo-
pie for cool turntables. They will back
Sylvan Lass, Butcher and Campbell's
entry for Silver Bow.
People have as usual gone to picnics;
they have tot is summer and If sum-
mer is not made for picnics what is it
for? Generally they are wise and go to
the Gardens Many parties have been
sidetracked at some of the resorts and
had to sit u? hours. reaching Butte at
3 or in the morning in anything but
4 holiday frame of mind.
Very little is scheduled for next week:
invitation for few of the inevitable pic
MICS. two iuncheOns and several din
ners and fair parties. Rumors of several
weddings are in the air. but the birds
have not been close enough yet to hear
and tell-for a certainty.