The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-26
LENTEN GOSSIP.
New York Mail and Express.

New York Mail and Express.
Sealskin has about six weeks more to reign.
phor chest, to the furrier's vaults, to be left
until called for"
Ecclesiastical ornaments are worn by some
young women during this. tho lenten season,
even if they are not as regular at church serv-
ices as the rector.
There are girls Of the period so particular
about the size of their hands that they refuse
to ''keep up their music" lest practicing should
prevent the wearing of small kids
It is not always the most pearsighted women
who use the lorgnette in public, because as
magnifer that fashionable article is often de-
ception and filled in with ordinary glass
The present style of dress waist sets off to
perfection women blessed with q naturally
beautiful figure and does not tolerate artificial
methods for making female forms divine.
Women who have monograms embroidered on
tho gauntlets of their gloves are often the ones
whose combined vanity and vulgarity cause
them to wear diamond rings outside gloves.
Gentlemen in travelling have discarded the
polo cap for one of tho several varieties OF
tourists hats that have come to us from Eng
land, and the change IL one to be commended.
1t was New York woman in Washington
who started the fashion of wearing wide black
velvet belt which were sewed all kinds of
jewels. Tho fashion may DO too theatrical to
find many followers in conservative circles
Many an actress would look prettier ana far
more attractive If she did not paint her lips and
color her eyelashes. Nobody but fool admirss
what may be called mature exaggerated" as
Mr.. Ruskin has put 1t.
A mark Of gentity and refinement in woman
is ever held to be = small wrist. and this may be
why the new silver bangles are made SO small
that Flora McFlimsey has fearful struggle to
get the hoop over her hand.
Drawng-room tennis is played with toy bal
loons and Japanese fans, the met being rib
bon between two chairs three yards apart This
is London idea that has just been introduced
hero with considerable success.
Lord Derbyss souvenir for having turned the
first turf for a new railway in England was
cigarette holder of solid silver in tho form of
freight vsn--car, we call it herewith every
thing complete. even to the inscription on tho
sides. It is to be hoped his lordship smokes
cigars.
Thanks to tho kindness and generosity OF
their young lady relatives or friends. the rooms
of some of the harvard and Yale students are
museums of quaint and pretty things, and 1t 10
their pride and boast that society homes cannot
duplicate or initiate their decorations. Perhaps
1t is just as we'll
A lentcn diversion is called the Cigarette
duel. cigarette il placed in the centre OF
highly polished, smooth table. and two men,
down on their knees on opposite sides. endeavor
to blow it off, he who does so. in three blows.
winning the prize. These dueis recall those
with coffee and pistols-
There 10 an early rumor that among the fash
ionable headgear for women. young women
next summer will be the genuine Panama
straw hats the men used to wear years ago.
They are to have simply a band OF ribbon for
the trimming, and on pretty girl, say 1t Bar
Harbor, will no doubt be chic, rs the French
say
The fact that the good Queen OF England con-
tinues to give away India shAwls, 10 no indica-
ton that they are either abundant or chear. On
the contrary, dealers say those of the most COW
eted designs and quality are really scarce and
worth almost their weight in money, paper, OF
course.