The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-11
The Gossip of Society.

Ihe tosSlp OF society.
New YORK. July 9-The very latest London
craze in note paper is of a coarse brown quality,
such as might be used for doing up heavy Dun-
dies. The edges are rough, while at the top of
the first page is an illustration of an old shoe,
and surrounding it these words Hard times!
Never desert an old friendl" while under the
same motto, on the envelope, is picture of an
old battered hat The thing just now is to as
sumo poverty if you have it not.
The letter On such paper bore news from our
New York friends in London during the season.
Mrs. Marshall O. Roberts, Mrs. John Sherwood,
Mrs. Cornelia Van Auken. Mrs. Paran Stevens,
and Mrs. James Brown Potter are ali together
just now.
A friend was in a famous dress making estab-
lishment, and beautiful gray and silver
costume In what IS known as the "beef-eater'
style. The drapery was particularly artistic.
On inquiry, it proved to be dress for Mrs.
Potter, which she had ordered to wear to Miss
Adele Grants wedding If she waits for that
occasion before wearing it, it is feared her ad
mrers will not soon have the pleasure of seeing
her thus adorned.
At nearly all the places where Mrs Potter has
recited the hostess has sent her handsome gift
in Acknowledgement of the favor.
English people have been inclined to snub
Mrs Mackey, butth tact of her sex in securing
his Royal Highness the Prince to dine with her
settled the question for ever and ave. Mrs.
Mackey is social success by this coup d'etat,
even if the Prince did make fun of the fittings
and furnishing of the rented establishment.
Mr. Griswold Lorillard is as much interested
in racing and shooting as when in New York.
The other day he presented gold cup for shoot
ing at Ranlegh and took out party consisting
Of Mrs August Belmont, jr;, Mrs: Potter Mr..
Horn, nephew of w. HI. Vanderbilt; Mrs. w.
<. Vanderbilt, Lady Vaudeville and number
of English people as well.
Mr. and Mrs Bradley Martin are no longer at
their beautiful place in Scotland, but in Lon
don. Mrs. Martin is little seen in society, as
she is in mourning. She only receives her
intimate friends She will not return to- New
York the coming autumn, as at first intended.
In the meantime the magnificent mansion on
Twentieth street. With its immense
picture gallery, is tightly closed, with
pants. 1t was hoped Mrs Martin might throw
her house open for next winter. The grand ball
which was given by her during her last season
in New York will not soon be forgotten-t was
on such scale of magnfcence-and several will
remember the severe colds caught upon the occa-
sion. The yard in the rear of the building was
hoored over and pavilion erected, but the win
try blasts blew through the thin boards, which
were decorated with tapestries. One young lady
caught the cold which shortly after resulted in
her death. Miss Ruth Baylies, beautiful girl
just out in society.
1t seems ridiculous, but learn society in gen.
eral are wondering why Miss Jennie Chamber
lain returns to England, when she has been sup
planted in the Prince of Wales's favor by young
Mrs Cunard. 1t is hardly supposable that even
Miss Chamberlain visits London solely to bask
in his Royal Highnesss smiles. She Is a young
unmarried woman, and, therefore, pleasant as it
may have been to her to receive the rather
doubtful compliment of the Princes favor, it is
unkind to insinuate that he in any way does or
should control her movements. The fact that
he is married man seems quite to be lost sight
of in these announcements, not that it can affect
him in any way, hut that unmarried girls will
permit their names to be constantly associated
with that of married man, even though he be
a Prince Besides, who knows but that she may
be reinstated ~ when she returns. &. Z. H.