The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-17
Finh-Avenue Society Chatter.

New York Mail and Express
Lamps of hammered silver are the latest thing in ex
travagaht illumination.
new scarf for men is the Tuxedo" but the style
is anything but country"
Bartholdi's statue now does duty for almost every
kind of householdsarticle.
Masculine girls are going down the hill of unpopu.
larity with great rapidity now
It is rather hard on nature that women should be
wearing artificial golden rod.
Sver-handle canes die hard. The dudes hold the
taste to be preferable TO any other.
Men wearing pat ent-leather shoes in the street
as # a perpetual ball was going on.
The parlor banjo all tied with bows and ribbons is
the instrument never played upon
Hand-embrodered dress fronts sell at prices that
would pay one years rent of a farm.
Some of the newest bonnets high enough to look
as if borrowed from the drum major.
He who has confidence in his shape still wears his
cutaway coat exceedingly nodded"
Collegiate hats are worn by some girls never happy
unless they creating sensation.
Old-fashioned. large silver card of our grand
mothers time have come back again.
In Paris all the fashionable mammas said to be
dressing their little girls In corduroy.
Bangles of coins of different countries visited
in Europe" have just been introduced.
Jet piastrons the rage. They guaranteed to
make the shabbiest waist look elegant.
Cigar cases of pigskn bound in solid silver, with
match box inside are among novelties
AS rule the stout girl of the period in the cape
ulster looks trihe comical, you know.
They don't call it the hustle any more. "My, what
deformity she has on! is what they say
Modern feather busters regarded by the parlor-
maid too handsome TO use on furniture
Very deep mourning paper. no matter who is Dead
is now declared TO be excessively vulgar"
Turban hats and mask ve1ls give to Flora McFlim-
sey an alleged oriental appearance this fall
Silver cigars that open at the top and hold wax
tapers something new for dainty smokers.
The English Derby hat is lined with Russia leather,
has a cardcase inside and weighs about a ton.
Too many wires bones and springs is the death and
ruination of the alleged human form divine"
Tennis tan and tennis freckles fashionable No
pretty face should be without one or the other
Initials in the lower left-hapd of note paper
is the latest Anything to have something odd.
Memorandum tablets dangling from the wrist are
affected by some of the advanced young girls
So MANY varieties of high silk hats are seen as to
suggest premature advent of the 18th of March.
Most tailor-made women look as if they had been
cut out of piece of wood by very clumsy workman.
The pointed bang holds its to certain extent,
but will soon be too Durlesqueke Tor the conserVa-
tive maiden.
Importations in German favors show many newand
pretty things Evidently they made to be retained
as souvenirs.
Chestnut bells have found their way to the young
girls chaelane and thus she thinks she Is abreast OF
the procession.
India sbayls are TO be revived in all their cancels
hair glory Women who cut theirs mp for wraps are
prepared to weep.
Skins of animals heretofore neglected have come
in now for fine suitable tor the nreo giri 70 o
BILE over every time.
Wraps to be worn when we have cold weather are
superb Such magnifcence has not been seen since
Sheba went visiting.
Articles for making the "house beautiful were
SO numerous as now but they do not suggest to
any one the heirloom idea.
Servant girls now apply for the position OF the pol
sher" They are supposed to keep all the GRASSES IN
the house 'shned up"
oil. essaIs arc shown as French" and very elegant
They are never seen to best advantage however, In
| room with cane-bottom chairs