The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-10
Personal and society.

Miss Nellie Sturtevant has gone to Mime
apolis. to visit her grandfather for a month.
Mr.. Carl Walk will go to New York Sat
urday. TO spend q few weeks before going
to Europe.
Miss Sue Van V~alkenberg. who has been
spending several months In Boston, has re-
turned home.
Miss Fannie Marsh. formerly of this city,
is the guest of Miss Bessie West, OF North
Pennsylvania street.
Mrs. Morgan Morgans. who has been visit
Ing friends here for some time, has returned
to her home at Silver City, n. nj.
Nj. 3. X. Fletcher has Just returned from
a trip to the South. Mrs. Fletcher is ex-
pected home from Chicago tomorrow.
Mrs. T.. B. Martindale and Mrs. Robert
Martindale left yesterday for the sea-shore.
where they will join Mr.. George ID. Emery's
family.
Miss Annie Shuler. sponsor for the Nc
Carthy Light Guards, has been presented
with q handsome necklace and pendant by
the company. Miss Shuler went To Lafay-
cite, yesterday. to visit her sister.
Miss Alice Edwards Is visiting her sister,
Mrs. F..W. CEislett, at Crown Hill. Miss
Edwards has just returned from a ninety
days trip around the world. accompanied
by her brother, of 81. Paul, Mimi.
Miss Julia Brown. who has been spend
ing several months in Italy with her cousin,
Miss Annie Porter, daughter of United
states Minister Porter. has arrived in New
York, and is expected home in a day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. De Way left yesterday
for New York, and will sail In q few days
for Europe. A large number of friends
called Wednesday evening to bid them
goodbye, and quite q number accompanied
them to the station.
Private Secretary Halford, during O short
stay In the city yesterday afternoon. was
at the Press Club rooms. where he met
many friends. He left at 5 o'clock for the
East, and is to stop first at Youngstown to
visit his brother James.
A novel entertainment. given last even
ing. was the international apron sale at a
lawn fete. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win X. Nichols. on North Pennsylvania
street. Aprons characteristic of all conn
tries. some rare articles in Deedle-work and
many OF peculiar design. were shown. Dur
ing the evening a series of fine stereopticon
views were presented. The entertainment
is for the benefit of the Church Home to be
established by the ~Episcopalians. The fote
will be repeated tonight.
Mrs. o. H. Hasselman entertained q
Der of friends yesterday afternoon at
her beautiful home. on East Michigan
street for her aunt. Mrs. Somers, of Wash
ingtOn. who is spending a few days here.
The home was artistlcally embellished
with flowers. On one table where all was
pink were two tall stalks of pink gladiolas
In q tall cut-glass vase. The cOlOrs about
the piano were yellow. and there the flow
ers were yellow hearted daisies. Other
corners were similarly adorned in har-
monious cOlors with a most pleas
ing effect. MANY of the visitors were
personal friends OF the honored guest. who
have known her not only III Washington,
but here also. so that the gathering was IN
the nature of a reunion. Mrs. SOmers il
on route to Colorado to spend several
weeks. and will leave Saturday for her des-
tination. Mrs. Horace Eddy and the yonng
daughter of the house. Miss ANNE Hassel-
man. assisted in the Entertainment (ynpGtS
from away were Miss PoRte, of Washing
ton. and Miss Sells. of st. Louis.
A sUMMER-NIGHT's PARTY.
Mr.. ~Stoughton Fletcher gave an elegant
party, last night, to his daughter, Miss
Ruth Fletcher. and Misses Florence, Carrie
and Katherine. This party of five has Just
returned from an extended trip to the Pa
cific coast, as far north as Alaska. The
gathering was o welcome to the travellers.
and for it $50 invitations were issued.
There were very few regrets. showing hat
everyone was delighted TO meet them again.
Mr.. F1etcher's home. Clifford Place. oil Cliff
ford avenue. opposite Woodruff Place. is a
spacious suburban residence, with ample
grounds. The guests were received in the
parlor by Mr.. Fletcher and the young Ia
dies, and they were assisted in entertain
ing by Mrs. T., b: McOuat. Mrs. George 4.
Adams. Mrs. v. I. Malott. Mrs. W.. Mckee
and Mrs. r. (. Hodges and Mr.. Jesse
Fletcher. Just east of the house was a
large pavilion. and underneath was q plat
form for dancing. From the center of the
canOp swung a huge japanese umbrella
inverted. and suspended from it's outer edge
were Chinese lanterns. Lanterns were also
hung around the pavilion. and two large
headlights made a brilliant illumination.
A covered gallery was built at one side, and
here an orchestra was stationed. The NOV
ing figures, dainty and cOlored
lights amid the trees was a picture rarely
equaled. 1t was a beautiful midsummer
nights festival, and the most important
social event among the young people this
season. Among the guests from out
of town were Miss Mabel Cooke. of Terre
Haute. a visitor at Mrs. W.. NJ. JIllson's:
Miss Fannie Marsh. q visitor at Mr.. George
III. Vests. and Miss Louise Davis, who is
visiting at DR.. j. M. Gaston's. Mrs. Fletch-
er aud daughter will 60 TO Vermont next
week, accompanied b. Mrs. Charles Fetch
er. They will be absent till September.
sIMS-RoBINSoN.
SPECIAL 20 the Indianapolis Journal
MARTINsvILLE, Ind, July "a very
pretty wedding took place at the home of
Mrs. Len Robinson last night. Her daugh-
ter, Miss Lettie, and Mr. Frank Sims were
married. Mr.. and Mrs. Sims will reside
here.