The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-01
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.
Miss Ruby Rees has returned home from
) six weeks visit In Chicago.

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Miss Wood. of Piqua, o.. is visiting Mrs.
Grace Adams Wood, on College avenue.
Miss Malott. of vincennes, Is visiting
Misses Leah M Mary Fletcher, on North
Tennessee street.
Mrs. II. NJ. Lash will entertain friends
this afternoon. In homer of her sister. Mrs.
WEIGH. of Athens. o.
Mrs. Henry Latham has issued cards for
q company tomorrow afternoon, In honor
of Mrs. w. +. G. Colt.
Mrs. Genevrs Johnston Bishop. of Chi
cago. was the guest Of Mrs. A. N. ROBERT
son while in the city.
The Chapel Club was pleasantly enter
tanned Yesterday afternoon my Mrs. Ebert.
at her home on North Pennsylvania street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ovid B. Jameson enter
tanned a party OF friends very handsomely
at dinner. last evening. in honor of Mrs.
John w. Holcomb. OF Washington. ID. Z.
Mrs. j.. A. Manchester. who has been
visiting her daughter. Mrs. }. b. Hey wood.
left for Ocean Springs. Miss. Wednesday,
where she will remain during the winter.
Mrs. May Wright Sewall had for guests
at her usual Wednesday receipt on Mrs.
Octavia Bates. o fDetroit. and Miss gilbert
son. who are prominent in iitera ture and
art.
Miss Mae Talbot, of Chicago. will be the
guest of Miss Sadie Walker next week,
while here to take part in the Arabian
Nights" entertainment of the Flower Mis-
sion.
Mr.. Harry L. Hill and bride, nee Miss
Curtis. of Dan Vile. are guests of the lat
ters aunt. Mrs. Sterling K Holt. at the
Grand Hotel. The wedding occurred Tues
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hibben entertained
the North-end Whist Club. of which they
are members, very delightfully."- last even
ing, ct their elegant home, on North Della
ware street.
Mrs. George E. Towpley rave an elegant
chyrsanthemum luncheon yesterday to
twenty ladies in honor of Mrs. Breyfogle,
of New Albany. and Mrs. DeLang, OF GIN
%cinnatI. Mrs. Breyfogle is the one who
school at New Albany, of which Miss
Elizabeth Van Anda. of this city. is super
intendent
The committees and heads of all the
booths for the coming Arabian Nights en-,
t~ertainmsnt of the Flower Mission Will
meet this morning ct half past 10 o'clock at
Plymouth Church. 1t is especially desira-
bic that all should be present with CON-
plete reports, as it Is the last meeting be-
fore the fair. which opens Tuesday even
ing next at Tomlinson Hall.
Mrs. Dickson and daughters. Mrs. John
r. Pearson and Mrs. Horace Smith. enter
tanned about thirty ladies yesterday after
noon with q coffee. After the guests
had been received they were invited to
tastefully decorated tables. and an elabo-
rate luncheon was served. During the lat
ter Q most delightful musical programme
was gwen by M. Maroni, the harpist.
A number of indianapolis ladies have
united in the effort to have Mrs. Edmund
i hg;ssl,. W vi , ,s the so chief ex aOS ism of Ds ,n
Europe. come here for one entertainment,
which will be given Saturday afternoon.
at 3 O'Clock, at the P~ropylaum. MIR. Ed
mund Russell, who has figured somewhat
conspicuously in this CITY by giving lect-
ures. lessons and readlngs, 10 best known
as the husband of Mrs. Russell. She is the
famous one, and not only a handsome wom-
an. but par excellence In the Delsartean
methods; her gowns are marvels. and IN
the East and Europe she is the idol of So
ciety.
A very pretty wedding took place last
evening at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John II. Ohr. No. AS North Meridian street.
The bride was their youngest daughter
Harriet, and the groom Mr.. james +.
Joseph. of Chicago. At z o'clock Harris
orchestra played the wedding march and
the bridal party entered the second parlor
and passed the length Of the two rooms to
q cbancel made of palms between the WIN
dows OF the front parior. The aisle was
made of white satin ribbons held By Miss
Alice HassOn, the brides niece. and Miss
Lucetta Ohr, the brides cousin. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Augustus
Steck. of the English Lutheran Church, in
the presence of the family and most. init
mate friends. The bride wore q handsome
gown of white crystal silk, trimmed with
embroidered crepe lisse and ostrich tips.
and carried q bouquet of Bride roses. The
little ribbon-bearers wore dainty gowns of
silk, one In pink and the other in white.
After congratulations had been offered Q
wedding supper was served, and was fol-
lowed BY . general reception from . to IL
o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Ohr were assisted in
HanAr~ hn ~. I'D h-a E6~-. una.
son. of Cincinnati. and in entertaining by
Mrs. Reno I. Browning and Mrs. Wood
Lavette Wilson. The parlOrs were deco
rated with palms and ferns. and white
roses and chry santhemums. In the library
coffee and chocolate were poured by
Mrs. Mart OH and Mrs. William j. Brown.
assisted by Miss MYRTLE Anderson
and Miss May Clark. The room and table
were handsomely decorated with yellow
and white flowers and draperies. In the
dinIng-room the color was pink. Elegant
banquet lamps. with pink shades. and
candelabra. with pink candles, made q
beautiful glow, and scarfs and pinks, roses
and chrysaDthemums completed the adorn-
ment. In the second parlor the brides
Sun6ay-school class assisted. and lemonade
was served by Misses Eula Wilson, Bessie
Eagle. Essie Alfrey and Lillian Morgan.
At 10 O'clock Mr. and Mrs. Joseph left for
Chicago, where they will be at home to
their friends at No. IT'S Park avenue. They
received many elegant gifts OF all kinds
from friends every W here. Among the we'd
ding guests were Mrs. Joseph. of Philadel-
phia. the groom's mother; Mr.. and Mrs.
Moorshsad. of Springfield, Ill, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hasson, of Cincinnati.
MATINEE MUSICALE.
The first "open day" of the Matinee
Musicale for this season was yesterday and
the society CAV as q compliment Co the
members, associate and active, and their
friends q vocal recital by Mrs. Genevra
Johnston-Bishop. of Chicago. Mrs. john
ston.Bishop Is undoubtedly the best singer
the society has ever brought here and one
of the best ever heard in the city. With q
splendid soprano voice of wideranGe, which
she uses with the most excellent
methods, she is thoroughly equipped to
present a programme of great va
riety. She 10 sympathetic and dramatic
and enuncistes clearly and distinctly,
SO that no word of any song was lost. The
numbers were, some of them of exceeding
difficulty. and whether brilliant or sub
dued. of each the singer had the mastery.
There was ne feeling but that the singer
was entirely equal 20 the song. The first
song. "Saiva Regina" by Henshaw Dana.
for which she was recalled, and
nakes," by Cowen; Alas" by Car
a%cciolo; "Herbslafuehl.n by Nevin;
Thine" by Carl Bonn: Spring. " by Sapio;
Cradle Song" Hoffman; the Jewel Song"
from Faust" and three recitatives, and the
aria "Reioice GreaIlvv( sMess,ahv, Hapdal