The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
Mrs. Harvier,s society Bulletin.


Mrs. Harvier's Society Bulletin.
The big balls of the winter are over and pleas
ant dinner parties are now fashionable. The
combination dinner is still in vogue Several
small dinner parties are given at different
houses, after which all the guests assemble at
one residence for the cotillion. Since Lent came
| in the only difference is they all meet at some
theater, and after the performance supper.
| Private theatricals are to be INDUCED in for
charities, and the first is to take place at Mrs.
| Elliott JoEnson's, the play being a translation
| from the French, by Miss Cornelia Van Auken,
| granddaughter of the late Commodore Gar
rison. Miss Van Auken is very young, with an
intelligent, bright face, and is unusually accom-
| plshed Those who have had the pleasure of
| hearing her recite her own poems know how
| clever she is.
| Another very delightful lenten entertainments
is to be arranged by Miss Wickham, the ex-
| FOUNDER of Robert Browning's works It may be
| remembered that last season Miss Wickham gave
| Tennyson's Dream of Fair Women" moving
| tableau, reading the lines descriptive Of each
| character as they slowly came into. view. This
| year the entertainment will consist of we'll
| known characters in history, and great curios-
| ity is shown by young society bellies as to who
Will De SelecCeQ, as the AFFAIR Will De very fashion
able. only know of one so far selected and that
is Mrs. General Coils. Every body knows General
Coils, of the Wall-street firm of Coils 81 Levy.
Mrs. Coils, who was Miss Levy, has been chosen
| for Cleopatra and she certainly will look the
character; she is decidedly of the Oriental type,
| with undulating movements. large, dreamy
black eyes, blood-red lips and masses of glossy,
| raven hair. She is handsome woman and an
| ideal Cleopatra in appearance Miss Wickham
will probably give this series of poetical pictures
| in the ball room Of the Hotel Brunswick.
The cotillionS of the winter developed many
| new leaders, who had never attempted this ardu-
Gus social position before. They were more or
less successful. Under the latter heading is Mr..
Charles Hone, and all were sorry that he had not
been given an opportunity earlier in the season.
| He may expect to be in demand next winter,
| for good leaders of the german are few. Mr..
| Hone married some years ago. Miss Josie Hoey,
the only daughter of Mr. John Hoey. of the
| Adams Express Company. The Hoeys and Homes
| are delightful entertainers
Mr.. Donald de " Graham is an artistic-look.
ing young Englishman, who will become popu-
/ lar. He is known as the great ballad singer of
London, and has pure tenor voice. He brought
lies here and is already on the high tide to sue
| cess. He sang at Mrs. John D. Townsend's
| charming musicale, given on Saturday evening,
| and is to be heard again soon at Mrs. August
| Belmonts. With such patronesses he cannot
| fail.
There is thunder-coud in the social firma-
ment that is liable to burst at any moment, in
| which amateur photography plays an important
and respected French family married pretty
girl of less brilliant social position She had lit
| tie beside her pretty face. At first the aristo-
cratic family objected to her on account of her
social standing. and also because the
Protestant. However, she was received
| in their family after her marriage although she
was said to be vain and frivolous. Recently her
| husbands brother died, and quarrel ensued
| between husband and wife because she insisted
on going to Washington on pleasure trip few
/ days after. Divorce is talked of. The young
wife says on her side, that her husband has
| been absurdly jealous, treated her cruelty, and
rhas been taken by amateur photography in rath-
| err affectionate positions with ladies in her own
| parlor. It certainly would not be an interesting
| picture for wife to see photograph of her nus
| band with his arm around lady's waist, looking
| into her eyes, the scene the wifes drawing room.
But how about the ladies photographed with the
| husband2
| Sunday evening party of clever people who
| had dined together were enjoying chat when
one of the party happened to take up a copy of a
written End signed by that very clever journalist,
/ w. A. Croffut: mo man bearing the name of
Smith has ever been heard of as an actor, though
some have attained distinction in literature etc
There was hearty laugh. No one present could
/ believe at first that Mr.. Croffuts memory could
either be SO bad or that his theatrical education
4 had been so neglected. mo actor by the name
of Smith, said one. ''Did he never hear of that
great actor. Mark Smith, said another. It does
| seem if everyone in New York must remem-
Der Mr.. Mark Smiths performance in lie Cen
| tennaire" at the Union-square Theater, under
the title Of Hundred Years Old" Mark Smith
was also a celebrated DR.. Pangloss in 1.-THE Heir
at-Law." His brother, Sol Smith, was we'll
known actor, and the life of their father, also
named Sol Smith, would prove interesting read
| ing. He was great actor and manager for a
long time in St Louis. Sol Smith RUSSELL now
/ before the public, is a nephew, and Mira Sol
Smith, widow of the younger Sol Smith, played
not long ago with Wallack's company. And that
old and grand actor, William Sedley Smith, who
adopted the name of Smith only as nom dc
theater, was the father of Mr. Henry Sedly, al
J one time on the New York Times. Young Mark