The Indianapolis journal., 1888-12-09
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

The gay season still continues Feasts Of
music have been furnished the public on Tues
day and Wednesday nights, the former by two
OF the faculty Of DePauw University and local
talent, and the latter the grand Juch-Glenn-
Carreno-Lichtenburg concert. Tuesday there
was rush Of entertaining. the Morris Brown
aud wocher-Ingalls weddings. the dinner Of
Mr. and Mrs W. II. II. Miller 10 Prssident-elect
and Mrs. Harrison, and the pink tea Of
Mrs. Gallahue and Mrs. Wade On Wsdnes-
day Mrs. c. s Millard gave one Of
the handsomest receptions OF the sea-
son. Thursday Mrs. Joseph Moore and
daughter. Miss Deborah; gave a 5-oclock tea. in
honor OF the Misses Ritzinger. On Friday Miss
Gertrude Jordan gave dancing party for her
guest Miss Speed, and yesterday Mrs. A NJ
Robertson entertained friends for her niece
Miss Sells. of ST. Louis In addition 10 these
invitation parties. there has been an unusual
number CT church entertainments and club
meetings For the coming week there are quite
o number Of Invitations issued.
Visiting cards are more than ever before, a
necessity for every lady The uses to which
they may be put increase every day A visiting
card properly engraved, and with the date
every reception. luncheon, tea or card
party given. instead Of writing out .
formal note OF acceptsncs or regret A
card with the word acceptance or regret. is all
that 10 necessary, and is accepted by the hostess
as willingly formal note They are used
for introductions, are attached to gifts. aud are
substituted In every wav for note. There are
several visiting-card fsncies that have been
taken up. One young lady has o scrap book
filed with them, and whenever anyone whose
name ono bears 10 married. removes from the
city or dies, the Information 10 placed upon the
card, and 10 thus serves as q directory. Another
young lady had pine moulding placed around
her room, and she has a border OF calling cards
OF her friends fastened to IL By gt-headed nails.
Some keep one OF each, put away in q box, and
some destroy the card as soon as the visit is re-
turned.
The prettiest thing in vsils of course, is .
pretty GIRL and the new style Of veil makes her
more bewitchine than ever. A yard Of the plain
or dottec black net is used. On one edge sew
on black lace, If the yelling with the regular
woven edge can not be found. The edge with
the lace is then gathered by means Of a narrow
ribbon run through black beading sewed to the
veil. This is gathered as full as can be, the top
or plain part is then fulled with a cord and tied
around the hat, and must be full enough to not
draw over ths rim. The gathered part 10 placed
we'll under the chin, next TO the neck, brought
mp behind the ears, and the ribbon is tied AZ
frame for the face, and all
The rest OF the veil falls like bag over the
face. These wells are sll the style ia Chicago,
and few have been seen here, but very few.
One young lady said it reminded her OF cage.
They are new and will suit the feminine fancy
for . little while, or until something else is
brought ont or these become common.
The hurry of Christmas shopping has just
eommsnced. and the customary amount Of fam
cy work must be finished within the next two
weeks. and the way some of 1t will be done by
the worrying. nervous persons who never think
about it till the last moment, and
feel that they must prepare some
kind Of present for the dear
seventy-fve. The number OF presents made
between now and Christmas morning will be as
tonishing, aud how some Of them will look only
the maker and recipiens will ever know. There
are thousands OF beautiful. useful and weli-made
article, given st this season, and there are al
most many shoddy presents. The sschet is
one OF the presents that everyone In town may
expect to have 40 allowing remembrance by some
fair friend and the sacher deluge Of the past
two holiday seasons may be expected for few
years VET