The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-25
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY,"



The display of Easter novelties is a recitation
Tor variety. and original forms and cnhina-
tions, and from the quantity shown it Gems as
If the merchants expected every enid in the
land well many grown persons to buy
something as . memento or ssuvenr Of the
spring festival. Eggs il more shspssthan ware
ever thought or dreamed Of by 1uf grandpa
rents, and which even the wsest ha would not
recognize as anything she had eveiseen before,
have been brought out, in form . grotesque
and color as fantastic as "a personpf the most
tropical taste could desire fas ne woman
very rightly explainsl
Several young ladies were out ealing one day
last week aud happened to be at ne house at
the same time. During the talk on@sked what
preparations were being made fo1 the fancy
dress party that was proposed, to take place
after Easter, and It seems noting had been
done at ali about it. One chief relson was be-
cause the men SO disiked to array Themselves in
fancy drsss. Finally. in the run converse
ton one suggested that the men Guild powder
their hair and mustaches, which wC1ld be a little
change and then the question cine. why not
woman all go with their hair powdered, the gen.
tIernep in dress suits, and the lalies in black
Dress and call it q noir ct blanc, OFT Engiish be
preferred, black and white party Those who
were there were very much in fafor of it, and
suggested that it might be given n place Of the
fancy dress party
Not many weeks ago a young hostess on the
North Side issued invitations to twelve friends
for a dinner party in honor of young lady
who was visiting here from an adjoining State.
The number At table with hbrself would be
thirteen. bat the superstition attached to
that number did not occur b her till a few
days afterwar6. Shortly after the invitations
were out. the one in whose honor it was given,
was called home, on account of Illness in her
family. One after another sent regrets, each
not being aware that any other one had done So
until the day before the dinner was to be given,
when only one acceptance had been received.
The to-be hostess sent word 70 her the, cause OF
This was actual occurrence and its peculiar
ity Ia frequent subject of conversation among
those who have known the facts OF the case.
The schemes Of match makers are curious,
aud while married people generally belong TO
that class. once in while young people lend
hand to further the cause. A young lady bad
been making visit TO friends, not many miles
from here, and among the gentlemen she met
was one in whom she became particularly inter
friend the name of the gentleman. and spoke OF
him frequently. One evening the friend had
two callers. and when the young ladys name
was mentioned she told them of her liking
shis gentleman. One of the callers
knew him. The two then went to
call on the young lady and told her that this
gentleman she liked was very much interested
In her. Their next act was for the one who
knew him to go to this town and tell the gentle-
IAN that the young lady liked him. An engage
ment is the result. and wedding, not latec
than next fall. will probably end this MATCH
making, which the two callers have been SO
quietly doing and enjoying.