The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-05
SOClETY'S CHATTER.


The sending of social invitations by post seems
to be increasing and does not appear to be re-
garded as formerly. bad taste"
In her cloth skirt. sealskin jacket and jaunty
hat with cocks feathers who shall say Flora
McFlimsey does not look very attractivel
Some of tho new umbrellas with silver handles
sufficiently conspicuous to attract a crowd
of interested little children the street
Headbands of tortoise shell and jet. that
were a temporary fashion several years ago,
have been revived by u noted amateur actress
Japanese fower-bowls are new They are for
the center of the dinner table, and should be
filed to overfiowing with the choicest flowers.
OF what earthly use to man is an overcoat
with fur collar and cuffs-the lining being of
some thin material sold at so cents the yards
Fashions now make the girls of the period
present more and more elongated and giraffe
appearance, but the fact does not disturb them.
Numbers Of ladies find the fur-lined circular
the mos: convenient, comfortable and safest
against "taking cold" of all wraps for night
wear.
So-calIed Oriental necklaces are made of
square blocks OF dull gold there being odd char
acters and designs engraved on each and every
block.
So many materials used for gloves nova
days. and all being more or less fashionable, that
pair of genuine French kids is absolutely re-
freshing.
Portfolios, with all the printed information
on the inside seem to have been specially man.
ufactured in the interest of sladies Of neglected
education"
fought veto put ice in champagneq' asks the
correspondent of great daily" Not unless
there is the necessity of making quart go
among ten.
Monks hoods, heretofore confined to the
country or for slelghine are generally worn
fashionable"
? 1t is not always best to urge the fashionable
woman visitor to remove ner heavy and gor-
geous wrap. for 1t sometimes covers very
shabby garment.
An opportunity to use more of the gold and
silver hairpins lie afforded now by the new style
of arranging the back hair on the head Of the
girl of the period,
among the german favors at recent private
ball. and to the dancing men were given silver
tipped canes.
Very elegant playing cards have come with
gether too nice to DO thrown away after every
game as at some OF the clubs.
Leather muffs carried in to London and
Paris this winter, and some are described as
having small pocket on the outside for the
little odds and ends the generality of women
carry about with them.
Advance intelligence to spring and summer
fashions says the Maud Muller hat will come
back again with warm weather, with long
streamers of ribbon to fail down the back.
Pictures the inside Of oid-fashioned trunks
will show this fashion to perfection.
An affectation of some men who believe they
are descended from the Knickerbockers is to
use sand instead of blotting paper in CORES
pondence. and the thin, blue letter sheets that
obtained" years and years ago. AS is said in
of Shakspeare's plays 'Wnat fools these
nortals be-"
Mrs Grundy has just run in to say that the
elderly German of title whose American wife
died some years ago in Europe, is soor to we'd
her sister. much to the annoyance of her rea-
tives. Mrs. Grundy is positive this is true,
and can be induced to exhibit letter just re-
eeived from Europe containing the news in
black and white