The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-30
Social Entertainments.


The annual coaching parade was not as greats
success usual owing to the weather and the fact
that there were only six coaches in line AS Fifth
avenue is now being repaved ii was thought best
not to start from Hotel Brunswick, as usual.
The Webster statue was chosen for the meet,
and as this was the place where Mrs. Pendletou
met her death but few days before, it was nat
urally in every ones thoughts The toilets were
not as attractive as generally. some of the young
ladies even wearing costumes suitable for the
rain.
Mrs. James Brown Potter leaves Saturday, on
the Servia, for Europe. in company with Mrs.
Paran Stevens On Monday evening Mrs. Potter
entertained some friends, prominent among
whom was Mrs. Verplanck authoress of "Sealed
Instructions" who wore beautiful costume Of
lilac silk grenadine, on which were chenille dots.
Mrs Verplanck is small, with light hair, and
rather frail In appearance. She ia a brilliant
corversationalist Lady Hardy, of England,
WIS present, also. Mr. Fearing Gill; Mr. Du
Chai,lu Long. Mr.. B. G. Porter, the celebrated
portrait painter, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Harvier
Colonel Urquhart and wife. the parents of Mrs.
Potter Miss Urquhart and Mr. and Mrs Pot
ter, who wore dress the fabric and design
of which are the invention of Mrs. Wheeler, the
artist. 1t was crushed strawberry soft silk
petticoat, with robe falling open in front OF
the same color, with large punches of flowers
woven into the material; the dress was trimmed
with coffee colored lace and the sleeves were
made with huge puffs A gold girdle encirced
her waist. Miss Urquhart wore pale blue, bro
caded with pink flowers. over which was worn
dress of white lace net, through which the
brocade was seen; profusion OF pale blue ribbon
loops completed very attractive costume
Society, or that portion of 1t which visit Cedar
hurst, are Disguised that the races have been IN
terfered with in prohibiting betting which prac.
ticay is death blow. Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Ladenburg, have just had completed a beautiful
villa near the race.course, where they had hoped
to entertain their friends.
A very novel entertainment, and one of the
prettest ever given in New York was the flower
and vegetable market into which Delmonico'a
ballroom was turned on last Tuesday afternoon
and evening. Around the sides of the room
were stalls covered with white over which was
spread an umbrella, if to keep off the sun, and
while one stall offered for sale bouquets Of all
sizes, another sold fruit arranged in attractive
baskets tied with ribbons. while still another
sold asparagus, lettuce, punches of car
rots and cucumbers, all tied with rib
bors OF laid upon colored cotton in n box. in
every case SO arranged as to be easily taken
home. The umbrellas over each stall were of
colored silk that over the carrots yellow; over
the strawberries, q red umbrella; over lettuce
and cucumbers. pale green; while the flower stand
had white silk umbrella, decorated with smi-
lax; another stall had pale pink umbrella, dec
Grated with popped corn. while blue orna-
mented with flowers. The young ladies who pre-
sided over these market stalls were costumed
after pictures of French and German market
women and some of the dresses were very at
tractive and becoming. Mrs Paul Thebaud,
Mrs Jules Reynal, Mrs Del Monte, Mrs. De
Neufyiile, Mrs. Duncan r. Harris and other
prominent ladies of the Catholic Church and So
ciety, were prominent in arranging the exhibit
ton. Dancing was enjoyed in the evening. az
the center of the ballroom was left free the
stalls only ATTENDING around tho sides The an
tertainment was for the benefit of the New York
Founding Asylum. CEH.