The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
A WEEK In SOCIETY
brides WHO HAVE THEIR WE'D
DING DRESSES MADE OVER.
Better Wear q Fine Dress More than
One Season than q % One
for q Year.

A number OF young married ladies were
guests at a luncheon not long ago and
the subject OF dress was brought UP. This
Is often the case at similar gatherings
and other places, but the noteworthy fact
was. not that the ladies' were beautifully
dressed, for such goes without saying, but
several Of them. who were brides a few
years ago. had on gowns that they had
for their trousseau and had been made over.
The snug sleeves OF a half decade ago will
not pass muster now. but the skirts Of the
gowns had been made into sleeves and
they had been otherwise changed so that
scarcely anyone would recognize the dress
as made over. After this, the economy Of
getting fine material and having to wear
IL for more than one season. came up and
rather have q fine dress and wear 1t a long
time than TO have a poor one poorly made
twice in a season.
A young lady who is In Europe wrote TO
her shoemaker for a pair of shoes. She
had worn out all she had and needed some
new ones She could not get what she
wanted In the place where she Is staying
and so she sent home for a pair to the
maker OF all her shoes, who knew Just what
she wanted. In sending the shoes one was
wrapped MP and sent by mail
last month and the other q
week later. In this way it was
possible 10 get the articles to her ard 1t
is to be hoped that after all the trouble
she Is having some comfort with her In
dianapolis made shoes. American travellers
in Europe are always Dragging OF what they
can get in Europe. but this looks as IL
shoes were not on the list.
And what do you consider the height of
hospitality. IL you are not In love with the
afternoon reception or tea or the evening
dancer asked one lady Of another a short
time ago. 20, a dinner by all means" was
the response. But. OF course, that implies
very. very much. In the first place there
must be the competent cook or caterer.
Everything depends on the menu, but there
are other important items. There must be
fine linen. china. silver. perhaps gold, fine
crystal and other appointments. There
must be flowers. and they need an artist
hand to arrange Them Too few flowers
viii make a table look mean and too many
make Il look vulgar. They should be choice.
chosen with a view to harmony with the
other appointments and arranged artistical-
IL. They should not be too fragrant. nor
should they have any ~disagreeable odor.
To many persons chrysanthemums have an
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too sweet for others. Roses, ~vioiets, or
chids. lilies OF the valley and other flowers
are good as long as there Is not too much
perfume. Nor should there be too great an
array OF silver beside the plate. A new
and let the appropriate article be brought
on with the dish with which IL is to be
used There are ADVANTAGES in this. The
with every course, but every dlner-out does
not know. Forks are not always used for
The company requires some study. You
cannot invite just. anybody TO q dinner.
Some people who are charming at an after
table. There should be a good talker, at
least in every couple The menu should be
choice and the service perfect The host
thing is wrong in the culinary department
and the perfect dinner viii be conducted in
joIting of the machinery. SO much depends
on the perfect dinner that 1t is an art in
itself. In addition to all the rest. there
must be a generous pocketbook.'
There is a fad at present for collecting
monograms. The young girls are happy to
get those OF their friends, and particularly
IL II Is a crest or coat of arms. The mono-
grams are mounted in books. and the more
and the greater the variety she can get
makes her collection the better. Some OF
the collectors just cut them out roughly
and paste them In the books, while others.
who have some artistic ideas In regard to
the matter, arrange theirs into picturesque
groups. Every friend Is asked to con-
tribute. 1t does not matter whether the
collector knows the owner of the monogram
or not Now that Christmas is coming and
the monogram fad Is on, a STAMP marked
with the monogram is one of the daintiest
OF gifts that can be made. The stamp with
the same monogram and the sealing para
phernalis Is not oniy an appropriate. but an
acceptable gift. Often the collectors go so
a monogram, in order that it may be in the
collection.
The astronomers have announced a comet.
This appears at a very early hour in the
morning. Just south OF east in the heavens.
Ii has been suggested that society. people
ought to organize or give comet parties.
Whether they will remain up all night to
view the sight or get up early in the morn
ing. the one who made the suggestion IL
willing to leave entirely. to the taste of
those giving the party and OF those invited.
Inasmuch as the comet comes into view
about . a. m, 1t would be rather incon-
sensenIe for f sns t gsei ss:t and Il DOUBTLESS sl Iesss IS s,, n,
the comet party VIII not be very popular.
Personal and Society.
Mrs. W. N. Maui, OF Woodruff Place. is
visiting friends at Spencer.
Miss Grace Williams has returned from
Glendale College. and Is Ill at her home in
this city
Mrs. Granville VI. Ballard has returned
from Cincinnati. where she has been visit
ing friends.
Mrs. Hiram p. WATSON and Miss WATSON
VIII be at home Thursdays in December
and January.
Miss Bosworth. OF Lexington. KY, who
has been the guest OF Miss Hardie. has re-
turned home.
Miss Blanche o'Donnell has returned from
a visit OF several weeks TO relatives In GEN.
trail Kentucky.
Mrs. w. Hobson and Miss Ruth Quigley
leave tomorrow for washington. d. c., to
spend the holidays.
Mrs. Google. of Richmond, who has been
has returned home. 1853
Naomi Auxiliary. viii be entertained by
Mrs. Ida Myers. LIS North Missouri street.
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. WEIGH viii entertain the Chapel Club
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Nancy Brown. Of Kentucky. who Ia.
been visiting Mrs. Frederick Adams re-
turned home yesterday.
Mss Alice II. Murray will arrive tb,.
week from the Lake Erie Seminary ana Wilt
spend the holidays at home.
Mrs June Murray Is In the civ "a .na,s
the holidays with her mother ana sPenu
Nos. 81 and IS Tecumseh avenue.
Miss Gail Smith win be home from Glen
ner mother, on North Capitol avenue.
Mrs. Kate Rackcllffe, OF Chicago. who
has been the guest OF Miss T. L. Voss for
q number or weeks, has returned home.
Mrs. -wiIke and sister. Mrs. HolIinssworth
OF Rfchmond- who bavo bean znanHfr.