The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-08

LAST WEEKS SOCIAL RUSH WILL
CONTINUE THE COMING WEEK.
Teas, Dinners and Parties Follow
Each Other I'm Rapid succession
Personal Notes.

The past week has been one of unusual
gayety and the teas. dinners, luncheons, re-
ceptions. dances and parties. together with
the clubs. have kept the women exceeding
~ busy through the days and the men out
in their dress suits every evening. Monday
there was the first performance OF the Ora.
matte Club for this season. when the play
OF The Delegate" was given. There was
a large attendance OF members and doz-
en- or more visitors, several coming from
adjacent places on purpose for the enter
tainnent. Mrs. Charles N. Thompson en-
tertained the members OF the Over-the-Tea-
cups Club for her guest. Mrs. Dice. OF
Charlottesville, ard Mrs. Merritt, of Battle
Creek. Mich; Mrs. A. s. Comstock enter.
tanned the North Meridian-street Card Club;
Mrs. H. Kantrowitz entertained the L. l..
L. Club for visitors from out of town and
Mrs T. II. Smith gave card party for
Mrs. Rackcliffe. OF Chicago; Tuesday. Mrs.
John Coburn and guest, Mrs. Belle Wright
Gilman, Of Maine, received their friends
informally at the home OF Mrs. Allen NJ
Fletcher, and Mrs. Gilbreath and Mrs. VIII
CarIin gave a small party. The marriage
of Miss Josephine Winona Rees and Mr..
James Fletcher Wilson took place at noon;
Miss KitchelI entertained musical friends
In the evening for Miss PARROT, Of Dayton,
who was visiting Mrs. L. F. Page: Mrs.
Hoblit, OF Minneapolis. who has been WIS.,
iting her friends here, received informally
in the afternoon previous TO returning home
Thursday; the Cycle Club gave dance al
Brennekes Academy. Wednesday, Mira.
Charles Mcguire gave an elegant reception
in ner new house for Mrs. William Gilmore
Mcguire. Mrs ). K Fletcher and daughter
Mary received informally for Mrs. Maxwell.
OF Chicago: Mrs. Billiard, of Mon
s nss HIT Mrs. Of s os IF M Mrs aRa
Sharpe gave luncheon TO twelve
cinnari; Mr.. ana Mrs. ]. W. Medearis cele-
with a dinner and afternoon and evening
receptions, and many guests from out OF
Jessie Moore and Mr. Harlan W. Craft took
place in the morning. Thursday occurred
daughter OF Professor and Mrs. Scot But
ler. and Mr.. Perry Hall Clifford. of Chi
sago' a. lrsingfon; Y sne v evening bandso anne
whist party. in honor OF their guest. Mrs.
smith Friday was q gala day; Mrs; John 10
large reception for Mrs. voorhees, and
Mrs Wilson, of Spokane, and Miss Stewart,
assisted by married and young unmarried
Hare gave a reception in the afternoon at
the Propylaeum for her sisters, Mrs. Will
Julia Fletcher Ritzinger. and in the evening
large dance, also at the Propylaeum, was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Hare. Eight hun
gath rings. Mrs. FRANKLIN Lsnders and
daughter gave tea from 8 to o'clock for
ysung people and at the latter hour wers those eS
tertained at dinner. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Coleman gave a reception and musicale IN
Chicago. There were also several musicales
and concerts the same evening SATURDAY
Mrs. Frank Van Camp gave large re
ing for her guest, Miss Bartlett, or Gin
cinnati, and Mrs. A. L. Varney gave a
luncheon fer her guest, Miss Leonard. OF
During the past week thereN were not
only many entertainments. but there were
also many visitors in the city. In every
instance where the visitor was not es-
pecialiy invited to a company and her
hostess was, the hostess either went or
sent note to the one about to enter
tain to ask permission to bring her guest.
As one who was to have a party said,
"You have no idea how much time II
took 10 see people and answer notes al
the last minute; was so buoy did not
know row I could afford the time, but
I had to see every one who came on such
an errand and answer every note Except
occasion when the entertainment Is to be
hostess provides for Just a certain mum,
Der OF guests. II Is the proper thing fol
any one who Is invited who has a visito,
visiting some one else to take that friend
For reception. tea, musicale or any OF
the gatherings where large number are
prepared for IL Is not essential to ash
permission II gives a visitor pleasure t.
60 to social gatherings when visiting; te
see people, to see what society in another
peoples houses when they are arranged
ready for company. Any woman who Is in.
vited to another's house should feel fires
TO take a isitor. When that visitor Is In.
troduced 10 the hostess the name of the
visitor and her place Of residence should
small noM that the VISITOR and one IS
pertaining may have common friends or &C
quaintances in that place.
There are scores OF ways In which people
may entertain. Any one who can furnish a
novelty in the way OF entertainment Is
happy over It. Quantities OF books are
written about entertainment, and some
publications have departments wherein
novelties OF this sort are explained. There
are people who receive salaries for doing
Just such work as looking up notices OF
gatherings in papers in many cities and
others who invent entertainments. Not a
few varieties of entertainments have orig
steb "a b snrs ,1 oy, ine soSivss oue cream
means OF furnishing pleasure to any out
side OF her own circle Almost anything
will do. There are thipble parties where
some sewing must be done: there are art
parties where pictures must be made, OF
popular songs TO be Illustrated; flower par
ties where By words. signs or couplets the
name OF q flower must be guessed The fol-
lowing account is given OF a recent gather
ing: The hostess adopted practical and
unique method to determine as TO which OF
the ladies present were best fitted to earn q
livelihood through the. medium Of manual
labor by bringing into the parlor q saw, and
there testing their skill and endurance by
having them each saw piece of a huge
stick OF wood. Failures were many, sue
cesses few One who did the work quick
spoon and dolly was given TO another"
Among the events noted for the coming
week are the meetings OF the indianapolis
Literary. Century, German Literary, Port
folio. observation-disclosures. Clio. Katherine
Merrill. Sketehing and Magazine Clubs. A
reception tomorrow afternoon by Mrs.
LYNN b. MIllikan and a Christmas tea AT
Mrs. Charles VI. Reynolds; Tuesday, din
ner at Rev. and Mrs. ~. A. Hyde's for their
daughter. Miss Hyde: the marriage OF Mr..
Rossetter and Miss Hume; a reception by
Mrs. Hiram q. WATSON, TO Introduce her
daughter, Miss Grace WATSON; an evening
company by Miss Mime Scholz for her
guests. Miss Wright ari Miss EnderIe:
Wednesday, Mrs. James NJ: feathers will
give a reception for Mrs. John W. Holtz-
man, who has recently come here a bride:
an evening dance win be given for young
people by Miss Lucy Holiday, for her guest
Miss Walton, Of Cleveland, and Miss Tay.
lor. OF Toledo: an evening dance at Wood