The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-19
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Society Column Defended.
the Editor OF the IndiananoIis Innrnai;


To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
Several days ago ar item appeared in the
Evening News which caused much agitation
and mental agony in the social circle which
ad0rn and the girls have selected me to give
you our views on the subject, and try to enlist
you as our champion. You know the News al
ways harps on everything it takes in hand until
it just wears everybody out, and they agree
with it to get a rest more than anything else.
We thought if you would take our side of the
question maybe you could convince people that
the News is wrong. Perhaps L ought to have
said sooner that refer to that article in the
News headed, "a lecture on society notes" Papa
says Tnever have the idea Of what L ought to
do until the day before have use for It,, but
that's not He also says that some
old cvnie discovered that ideas were
like mustaches; men don't have them.
till they are grown, and women never
have them. I'm sure we don't want them
Mnstaches, mean; horrd things, dipping into
coffee and soup, and everything. There; I've
rambled off again. Pm an awful talker per-
haps you have noticed. Papa always tells
me to say what have to say first and tell the
rest afterwards; and brother says, "Here; call
your play" but Pm sure don't know what that
Is. Belle Bouncer says it's something about
billiards. Anyway | want to say that | think
it Is real mean to make fun of society notes
and talk about putting stop TO them. know
Just as well as anything this idea was started
by some Jealous girl that doesn't have a good
time. Because she doesn't get her name in the
papers abe doesn't want to read anybody elses.
Pm sure don't know what will become of us
girls if the society columns are given up. WHAT'S
the use going places and coming homo again II
You can't have it in the paper2 To be sure, it's
little trouble to write II out and send IL TO the
society editor but it pays, after all. Besides
that, Sunday would be awtully pOkey If the
society notes were left out of the paper; and
when my new dress doesn't come home. or my
hair doesn't crimp, 1 must have something to
do There is one thing 1 wish you would make
a fuss abour, and that Is the way the
society editors mix up the notes. 1t is too
awfully awful. Girls who live on the
never had Whit of real society in their lives.
are put in right along with all of us girls. and
we don't like it, And another thing; we don't
think the literary clubs ought to have the notices
they do. It's just outrageous All these girls
who affect critical tastes, and run around with
book under their arm half the time, simply
disgusting. They are sure to be ugly, old or
pigeon-toed, or something. Papa said 1t wouldn't
do me any harm to join literary club, and
brother said: "NO, but 1t would be rough on the
club" But just told them both that If needed
to go TO school any more I'd wait until my
ond childhood came along. ANYWAY, these
cultured girls don't have half the beaux that the
rest of US do. Men are always afraid of girl
who gets the reputation of being smart, and I've
noticed that smart girls always end in being
strong -minde and wanting to vote. l told
papa last night that when couldn't raise
enough good men to run the country, we ought
to quit trying to run it-and he SAID correct"
Now, I hope you will write a good long editorial
about the Geauty and utility, or something
other of ''soelety notes" Bring in something
about their being public educators and
for they are. Lots of times I'd be just pounding
the plano if didn't have the society column to
read; and please give it to 'em strong about
noticing literary clubs and art clubs, for You
know yourself they are not really society. It's
only dancing, card-playing and so on. Please
don't burn this. for 1t has taken me an awful
while to write it, besides thinking up what
had TO say. Yours in anguish,
j. PAULINE, GIddy Girl.