The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-08

Miss Jenny CHAMBERLAIN, the famous Cleveland
beauty, who has so completely driven Mrs.
Langtry from the mind Of the fastidious Prince
of Wales, and who has received social honors
from the Princess, and many of the ladies of
nobility in England, has returned to this coun-
try, and will, no doubt, take the hearts of the
adoring New Workers by storm.
Fifty years ago this evening William Sullivan
and Miss Clarissa Tomlinson were united in
marriage by the late Bishop Ames, in this city.
Their children, Mrs. r. p. May, of Helena, NJ
t.; Mrs. Emf Wnlschner and George II. Sulli-
van, were very DESTROYS of holding a reception
BETTING such an occasion, but the prolonged and
serious illness of Mrs. May prevented it from
taking place.
The semi-monthly party at the Bates, last
Friday evening, was well attended and thor
oughly enjoyed. Harris orchestra furnished the
music. Among those present were Colonel
johnson and wife, Mr.. Steele and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Colonel Wiles and daughters, Miss
Kinnie Voss, Mrs. Governor Gray. Mrs. SproIle,
Mrs. Pierre Gray, Mr.. Jay Voss, Fl. j. Landers,
Mr.. Gallup, Mr.. Frank Wade, Miss Kittie Cones,
and many others.
Mrs. Fred Fahnley gave an elegant luncheon
on Friday afternoon, to about thirty of her lady
friends. The rooms and tables were profusely
decorated with cut flowers and plants, and the
menu and table appointments were all that a re-
fined taste could suggest. Among those present
were Mesdames A. d. Lynch, Silas Baldwin,
George Duy, ST., Albert Gall, H. d. Pierce,
Charles Holstein, A. w. Ritzinger, Lindley Vim
ton, Benjamin Harrison, Enrique Miller, John
Wilson. Lew Wallace, S. *. Fletcher, I. B. Bas-
sett, and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. James, of Columbus,
ID. T., were in the city during the past week
making brief calls upon friends, while on their
way to Massachusetts and New York to visit
family relatives of Mr.. James. The friends of
Mrs. James $50 well known here as Miss Minnie
H~annaman) were gratified to see how well that
| rip0p011S climate has aopapd with bor health
Mr.. James, though a young man, is a pioneer cit
izen Of Dakota, and enjoys largely the confidence
of his fellow-citizens in that Territory, in an
official way.
THE PURIM MASQUERADE.
Mennerchor Hall presented a brilliant scene
| on the occasion of the annual Purim masquer-
ade. There was considerable merry-making
among those in disguise. There is much to
amuse in such a scene. The incongruity of the
dignifed and stately dame, Martha Washington.
walking arm in arm with the grotesque figure of
| a jumpingjaek; a weird witch smiling serenely
upon a Snowflake, the Prince of Wales dancing
with a sailor lass, and a Spanish hidalgo picking
up the handkerchief of a school girl, are enough,
in themselves, to afford a keen sort of enjoy
ment. The costuming, on this occasion, was
carefully selected, and those in masquerade
enacted their roles to perfection. Among the
most prominent persons present were:
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ton; Miss Esther Kahn, gypsy queen; Ed
gar Meyer, Ethiop; Jacob Solomon,
mail-carier; Miss Wolfram, a sailor lass; Mrs.
Harry King, Minnehaha; Miss Belle Grammar,
peasant girl; Joe Garrett, Prince of Wales;
Messrs. Emanuel Kahn, Abe Solomon and
Harter Kistner, as jumping jacks; Leopold Ehr-
Itch and Joe Solomon, guards; Mrs. j. Kantro-
vitz, snow flake; Mrs. Sturk, witch; Misses
Blanche Kahn and Mollie Rosenthal, school
| girls; Abe Solomon, messenger boy; Harry Kahn,
skeleton; ID. Kahn, a commercial traveller; Mrs.
Levy, Indian princess; Moses Raphael, JoJo;
Joe Solomon, a French king; Michael Emden, a
| Spanish hidalgo; Benjamin Mitchell, Duke of
Kent; Benjamin Barnett, English jockey. A
party from Frankfort, consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jake Garrett, Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Rice, and
Mr.. Sol kiser, appeared in dominoes. Mrs.
Julius Rosenthal, of Cincinnati, was extremely
good in her makeup Of an old-fashioned mother.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ferguson, Of Chicago, have
been spending a short time at the New Orleans
exposition.
Ralph Bamberger, who has not yet attained
his thirteenth year, will enter the High-school,
next September.
Mr.. Allan Bottsford, a brother of the gifted
poetess, Clara Louise Bottsford, has written
several poems lately, for which he has received
a very good offer.
Mr.. FL. Bamberger is in New York attending a
Hebrew secret society meeting, of which he is a
prominent member, and which society convenes
once in seven years.
Mena Griffin Ogan is engaged in writing a
serial, founded on a great murder case. One of
the most interesting chapters will be a descrip-
ton of the trial scene in the courtroom.
A party from Charlottesville will be in town to
attend the Mast lecture, on the night of March
10, at English's Theater. AS this is the last
event when a celebrated person will appear this
year In Indianapolis, some of the ladies of the
city are inviting country friends to town for the
occasion.
A striking resemblance between Will z. En-
glish and DR.. Clarence Mcclure, has often been
remarked among their personal friends. The
families of these two gentlemen, Rughingly &C
count for it from the fact that their mothers
were born in Virginia, and were direct descend
ents of the famous and beautiful 'Pocohantas F."
sHELBYvILLE.
The grand mask carnival given at the rink of
Colonel Cross this week, was the most success
full one this winter, and was attended by at least
four hundred persons. Many were in attend
| arce from Rushville. Greensburg, Waldron. and
other points. Miss Eugene Roth, daughter of
Frank Roth, the dry goods merchant, won the
prize, an elegant skate satchel, as the best
masked lady, and Estey Rhoades carried off the
same as the best masked gentleman.
Miss Elma Strattan, of this city, was married
on Wednesday night. at the residence of her
brother, A. w. S~trattan, on West Broadway
street, to Mr.. Ira Kinzer, a leading merchant oil
Noblesyille, the ceremony being performed by
Rev. J. K. Pye, pastor of the M. Z. Church.
On Tuesday night some forty couples, the
neighbors and friends Of Mike Posi-, county
treasurer elect, gave him and his wife a pleasant
surprise, at their elegant home, in honor of the
twenty eighth anniversary of their marriage.
On Wednesday night the ~neighbors of Coun-
Gilman M b. Robins surprised him at his home
in honor of his thirty-ffth birthday.
Music.
Miss Ida Haugh is studying Haydn under
Prof. W. III. Clarke.
Miss Julia Schnull is one of the promisino