The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-27

writing Is to know one. The fashion in
handwriting changes. as do the styles in
dress. though. perhaps. with less fire.
quency. One season the superscription
nearly covers the envelope, and the next
most Of il could be screened By q postage
stamp. These varieties of writing are
usually affected by young women. One
who uses two styles of stationery writes
differently fer each. One style has
violets stamped in one corner. With
this she writes q small. fine, copper
plate style, each letter correctly formed;
the other kind is plain paper, and large.
careless letters are the result Another
young woman, who used TO use q stub pen
and make great ~sprawling letters. was con-
yerted by means of q gift. IL was q gold
pen, and she was so delighted with it that
she wanted to use il all the time, 1t being q
fine point The large letters were not at
ell proportional, so she gradually made
them smaller and smaller. and those who
knew it before have,to become ~reaslualnt-
Ell with her notes. Another young woman
prides herself that no one writes a hand
similar to hers, and her correspondents are
glad that il is so. One friend TO whom she
writes says her chiTograpby looks like =
box of vermicelll just opened, and further
more, that he reads q few words, catches
the drift of the letter and lets the rest OF 1t
90, and openly declares that If he asked
her to read the letter herself one month
from date that she could not do it. The
address on al envelope sent By her is so
spread out that there is scarcely room
7h.-o - uon am
nected with one of the popular weekly pub
locations who claims be can describe ones
characteristics by their letters. and each
week In the paper is a list of a column or
more OF description made from u sample
paragraph of handwriting. The fad of
writing on the pages nit or miss makes the
writers expressions often very queer when
one is inclined to read the old-fashioned
book style in regular succession. neither
one can read character or not, the writing
Of ones friends is an interesting study.
Personal Mention
Miss Nellie Gabel has returned from New
York.
Miss Sadie Clarke will leave tomorrow
for Omaha.
Mr.. C. T. Pearce. of Kentucky. is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. s. r. Seguln.
Mrs. ID. T. Bacon has gone East to visit
relatives for two or three weeks.
Miss Ella Ewry, of Lafayette. will be the
guest, this week, of Miss Lucy Hamilton,
on Park avenue.
Mr.. W. ID. Heise, of Joliet. Is the guest of
MIR. W. ri. Armstrong; family. on North
Delaware street.
Mrs. Post has returned from the East.
and is spending the winter at No. 275 North
Delaware street.
Mr.. j.. C. Halle, wife and son Clarence, of
CincInnati, spent Thanksgiving with DR..
Il. Wards family.
Mr.. b. w. Lyon. who came from st. Louis
to spend q few days with Professor Belcher,
will return home to-day.
Miss Laura Wadsworth. of LaPorte. is a
guest of Professor Belcher's family, on
North Pennsy lvania street.
Miss Margaret Bartholomew. of DePauw
University, is the guest of Miss Cora Field,
OF North Pennsylvania street.
Mrs. John W. H0lcomb. OF Washington,
ID. c.. who is visiting her mother. Mrs. T.. B.
McOuat, will return home Friday.
Prof T. G. Afford and family and Prof.
Fred Mason AmadoD. of Purdue University.
visited DIR K II. Bigger last week.
Miss Nj. l.. Putnam, of Boston, Mass, is
spending the winter with the family of T..
NJ. Spauidlng, 81 East Seventh street.
Mrs. Eta Neel. OF Mattoon, ILL.,, visited
friends in this city this week. She was ac-
companied by her little niece. Doris Lind
say.
Mrs K. s. Swift and daughter Avis have
arrived from Portland. Ore, to Join Mr..
Swift. who has returned here for perma-
nent residence.
Mrs. Will ID. Massey (nee Speer). after
spending seveyal weeks In this city, the
guest of her parents, has returned to her
hone in Springfield, Mo.
Miss Marian Rexford has returned to her
home, after four months in Colorado. and
eQVQrQI WQaEG Wait IN c. nns. NJ
Mrs Wilbur Conover, of Piqua, o., is the
guest of Miss Rexford.
John G.. Williams. vice president and
general manager of the Vandaha lines,
Mrs. Williams. Mrs. Major Crawford and
Mrs Tueli of Terre Haute, spent Thanks-
giving day with Mr.. and Mrs. John b.
Elan.
Mr.. samuel C.. Meredith. father of Capt.
W. NJ. Meredith, chief of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. will to-day cele-
brate the eighty-ifth anniversary of bis
birth. He was for many years in the en-
ploy of the Journal. but long since retired
from the active pursuits of business. Not
withstanding his eighty-hye years, he pos.
sesses more than usual activity and energy.
society Events.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J.. Appel entertained the
North-end Whist Club last night
Mrs. George 4. Townley will entertain q
few friends Wednesday at luncheon.
Mrs. I. A. Lewis has issued cards for q
reception Thursday, from 5 TO S O'Clock.
Miss Margaret Barry will give q reception
tomorrow afternoon, from 3 to 5 O'Clock.
The Ideals will give their second ball of
the season at Tomiinson Hall next Thurs
day everGng.
MISS Winifred Stiles entertained the
Sothern EuchTe Club very pleasantly Fri
day evening.
Mrs horace Eddy was the hostess yester.
day Tor q luncheon at her pretty home in
Woodruff Place.
The "Jokersr were very pleasantly en-.
tertalned by Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. G. Smiley
Tuesday evening.
The Chapel Club will meet with Mrs
Ebert. SO North P~ennsylvania street,
Wednesday afternoon, Nov. sc.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Stout have H.
sued lnvitatIons for a reception Dec. o
with the cctillion at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles +. Sayles enter
tanned quite q party of trends very hand.
s0mely Friday evening at cards.
Mrs. LOUIS Hollweg was the hostess yes.
terday afternoon for q handsome coffee
party. ut her home on North Meridian
street.
Mrs. William l.. Mason will give a break.
fast party at the Propyleum Thursday
morning. at IL O'Clock, in honor of Miss
Porter.
The Gomen Club was delightfully."- enter
tanned last Tuesday evening By Mr.. and
Mrs. byron Hutchinson, of North Tennes
see street.