The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-22
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY,".



The craze for tea gowns is as great A. il ava
was for Mother Hubbard COWS and tbav a..
nLade In as great variety as anr other garment.
ihey arc generally very dainty affairs. with
q"anSties OF lace or ribbon as decoration. All
sorts OF negliRe robes, that lsed to be called
Wrappers now come under tie name of gown
come are short, othersdemi- train, and some very
long. The delight caiId feels when. with =
shawl pinned around her waist she trails ita
length upon the floor, often ciines 70 her when
she Is grown up, and tae rustic and sweep are
dear to her heart. One North Side lady has a
new tea gown. It is, as the novslists say. noe
Sohs SOFT cnnginR material" but unlike the
hoFelists, 1t was not expensive nor
rare The whole garment will cost
less than two dollars when il il finished But
the train will make it. in the owners estima-
lion, valuable gown, for she says: 1.-THE
Train on that gown is worth IS to me
In the satisfaction I feel in having for once in
my life as long train as l want and the afora-
said train spreads its magnificent length over
four feet Of floor at once. And except on
long dress with any degree of comfort. for
party or reception dress would be in every ones
way IN large assembly. and no one would sea
fact that 1t set off your figure to perfection,
gave to your height air OF command and to
your presence a gracious dignity.
State Treasurer Lsu,cke has charming. win
some, little DAUGHTER. Elinor, who does not
always AJAX permission for what Bhs wants TODD,
ana In some instances does not even mention
that there is anything in particular that she
would like to do. One morning last week she
went around to the neiehbor'si and asked
family, and e there wsrs sba Gave
the verbal invitation that she was going
to have party in the AFTERNOON and would like
the children to come. When the afternoon came
her mother went out and took her little daueht-
or. and when the hour came, children in their
best bios and fuckers began to arrive, and as
there was no one at home they were Obliged to
return home. Little Miss Elinor had made her
own party without any advice assistance or
knowledge of her mamma, who knew Dothing
ABOUT 1t until some of the neighbors explained.
Newmarket is being revived, and impromptu
parties are made MP almost every evening some
where. The game is played by any number of
persons, with pacx Of cards from which the
eight OF diamonds has been removed. From
another pack. the ace, king, queen and knave
or diamonds are taken, and placed, face mp
wards, IN the center of the table. Each player
stakes chips on each card, and the dealer stakes
dealer. who distributes the whole pack, in rota-
ton, may lead a card Of any suit he
chooses, but must lead the lowest card of the
SUIT, and names it, The one who holds the next
higher card OF that suit plays it and names it.
The cards rank from to king, and play con-
tinues until stop is reached. player may |
oOHtinuo praying as long rs ne can play the |
next higher card in the sequence to !
the. last one played. player must |
play when he holds the next higher card. The |
stop cards are the seven.of diamonds for the |
eight has been removed, and the kings, which |
end any suit, or the next lowest to she lowest /
card of suit that has already been played.
" hen stop card is played the player of the
stop Gard leads to the next round When ono
player is rid Of all OF his cards he 10 |
ont he then receives from the other players /
counter for each card they respectively hold.
nus. II one has five cards he pays five counters
When player plays the duplicate card orVcards
10 the one on the table, no collects the counters
rom that card To relieve il from the poker
eAture the one out first counts, game, and
ne one out the times secures the
greatest number Of games and is rewarded
with prize. Progressive angling il the newest
Zame out and is an interesting, pretty game.
Pamphlets come. with every feature of the game
,iearly explained. Small metal fish are placed
IN the table each having q number marked on the |
1Eder side. Each player Ia provided with line
ma hook. and the one securing the greatest
luInber receives prize The rules are similar
% those Of progressive euchre.