The Indianapolis journal., 1886-01-31

the bluff coal magnate on important business.
He turned to the fnancier to see what was
amiss
Get out of here, quickI" roared the now doub-
lyirritated millionaire, catching the scent of the
hated tobacco.
But Mr., Sloan, I-r
"Are you going to leave?' shouted the magnate,
still offering no explanation. 'If you don't get
The young limb of finance, not waiting to hear
the rest, stepped hurriedly out into the general
Office. There he learned of Mr.. Sloans aversion
for tobacco, and, dropping his cigar, he again
entered the Office of the Lackawanna-magnate,
quickly Modified by the absence of the detested
cigar, and soon finished his business. Mr.. Sloan
is as fond of flowers as David NJ. Stone, and has
not few fine traits Of character.
OSCAR WILLoUGHBY RIGGS.
The winter in New York is sufficiently gay.
although the Patriarchs balls were not considered
exclusive; so the Matriarchs followed, and these
beingquite sufficiently strained were replaced
by the Cotillion. and that got few flies in it; so
the Junior Patriarchs" was formed, and that
now has one or two members whom the arsto-
cratic descendants of cobblers, and tailors and
pork-paekers deem not good enough to come be-
tween the wind and their nobility. So fur
ther fine sieve is necessary. and the next depart
ure will probably be called the Seventh-heaven
Coterie, where these high born creatures may be
allowed to sit alone.
They are principally engaged in a contest
just now these fashionable young women. in
seeing who shall get the lowest-necked dress,
forgetting that the best modstes in Europe
never cut dress too low, nor do the princesses
wear them. charming departure from all the
follies of fashion is young Miss Willie Astor,
always modest, always little behind the
fashion, letting her gentle beauty do it's delight
full work unassisted by the vanites of art She
seldom wears jewels, being contented with her
own bright eyes and lovely mouth. She has
mono of the lionne in her. These other ladies'
who, at the Metropolitan Opera house, appear
in their boxes without gloves and with bare
shoulders, pulling their skirts about and talking
loudly, making a very bad copy of a vile
original. The American opera, so far, has sur
passed ones expectations. "Lohengrin" has
been better sung but the Metropolitan Opera
house is the most fashionable by far as to audi
ences. Mrs. Yznaga looked beautiful in black
velvet with a row Of fine diamond stars across
the front. The best dinner giver in New York
is Mrs Lawrence Tevenure, who really
copies Viberts pictures in the arrangement
of her dinner table Her table cloths are of lace
and linen intermingled, her service of gold and
silver, her glass studded with gems, her flowers
magnificent, her decanters of real Benevento
Cellini workmanship her china and porcelain
priceless. She is very elegant hostess, and is
fond of wearing superb red velvers and satips
Her daughter, Miss Tevenure, is tall and graceful
-one of the most stylish girls in New York.
The son. also. is very prominent In the hunting
and the dancing sets.
Mrs James Brown Potter, the gifted amateur,
has been suffering from loss of voice, but that
does not prevent her trying to play for charity
and succeeding in benefting DR.. Gallaudets
Church of the Deaf Mutes The young ladies of
New York are all taking lessons in elocution and
are improving their voices and modes of speech.
The young actor, Hamilton Bell who comes
from the ranks of the literary guild in
England, being son of Mrs. Clara Bell, who
translates the novels of George Ebers, is great
favorite in society and appears often at the
afternoon teas, which, by the way, are going
out of fashion. People now have recitations
and music and readings, and even little plays
in the afternoon, rather than the inane dissi-
patton of teas young Englisman of fashion,
Sackville West Colbaugh, has just appeared in
New York drawing rooms and has the talent for
defamation which is SO common among En-
glishmen, who are the fashion in New York,
until they run off with an heiress. Several pri-
vate balls are expected during February, nota-
bly, that of Mrs Ogden Goelet. The Gerrys and
Gallatins two very old families, have lately re-
appeared in entertainments.
MRS. JOHN SHERWOOD.