The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-24
THE WOMEN'S DILEMMA
ALI et,wS OUT OF PLACE ON A 20
LCE REPORTER,
Vet the Assistants ON the women's
Edition of the Sentinel Want to
Attend N Bali and Work Too.

fake AuE lAn1 NNGaAACS4dI hight LOT LQe
xoman's edition OF the Sentinel as to how
they can do the work and still arrange
matters so that they can go 70 the As
sembIy ball. Now the Assembly ball is to
be the fashionable event OF the winter.
Handsome gowns are in progress Of max
ing and the whole affair Is to be brilliant
in the extreme. Now. every one knows
that 1t is not quite the thing to wear a
handsome ball gown down TO the police
station. to the heaters and various other
places on a business trip. In fact, the
palmer a woman is dressed for business the
better and the more like business she
looks. 1t has been thought they could get
IN a few dances at the Assembly, and the
present costume proposed is a black silk
skirt with a handsome waist, the latter to
young women are not to go alone for their
news. they are 70 have escorts. The best
young men are the fortunate beings. The
young. women with their escorts will go on
their bicycles. They expect to have great
fun. or course, ordinary reporters do not
have any great fun hunting for news, but
hoped and expected that any one who
knows a choice bit OF news will kindly
Of charity as well as for their own sakes
The experience ought to be made a happy
one of the woman's edition reporters.
The loving cup. which heretofore has
been generally made Of silver, has been
adopted as a design by the makers of fine
china and they are to be seen in the finest
shops. The newest style is the Dolton
china with the Delft decoration. The low
ing cup is the latest thing to give for a
wedding present. II is especially adapted
TO Snnlyersaries, when 1t Is hiled with wine
drink the health of the celebrants. The
BOLTON with blue decoration is taking the
made OF IT. Another novelty is the Russian
enamel work. which is used for nunberless
artlstic articles. A visit to a shop where
these things are sold is like a visit TO a
magician'S sanctum.
a popular woman on North Meridian
street had an experience Wednesday which
has not only amused the family. but eyerv.
one who has heard it. Wednesday mornine
a box from a florists was left at the house
and it was thought that some one had sent
her some flowers. When she opened the
box y was found to be filed with patty
shells. she knew they were not for her.
and ii occurred to her that they must be
meant FOR a friend of hers on another street
who had had a party the night before. so
she forthwith sent her man over with them
10 say that they had been left at her house
by mistake. The friend received them and
opened the box. thinking they were flowers.
~ "tAC ~ y ncIs dilu she asked the
maid from whom they had been received.
The name was mentioned and the box was
returned TO the first house again. BY this
time II was late afternoon. They were
left at another door and another maid
placed them In the front hall. That even.
ing the North Meridian-street woman and
her husband were going to the Contem-
porary Club. The husband saw the box.
and, thinking they were flowers for his
wife. ne put It in the carriage and took it
Gown 10 the Propylaeum. They were early,
and he followed her into the dressing room
with the box. He openet IL, and 10. there
were the patty shells. He hurried out and
called the coachman and gave him the box
10 take back TO the house. They were duly
carried there for the third time. Not long
after the coachman arrived and took them
In the butler from a neighbours house,
where there was a company. called at the
door to see If any patty shells had been
left there by mistake. After a long day OF
travels they finally reached their destina.
ton
At a dinner given during the past week
q pretty device. original with the hostess,
was used. The ices which were served were
green and in the form of a fern leaf. Cam
died violets were sprinkled over the top.
The plates on which they were served were
OF exquisite china, having an open, lace
like edge. Sprays of smilax were fastened
TO this lace edge with small bows Of mar
row lavender satin ribbon and followed
the form OF the plate half way round. The
green rested on the plate, making a border,
80
space. The effect was especially good.
A well-known clubwoman Of this city was
invited by a club of another city to visit II
on its open day. In addition, there came a
request for her to prepare a short paper on
a given subject and read 1t at the meeting.
The clubwoman was at considerable trouble
TO get the material for her paper, and she
wrote IL with extra care, and felt that 1t
was all that she could ask. She dressed
herself in her good clothes, took the train
and went TO the other city in time for the
meeting. The programme consisted or vari-
Gus readings. papers. conversations and the
serving OF efreshment During the liter
airy part OF the exercises the visitor sat
Nth, her e r paper IN her Tvb lap. t she tr was not not
due in the evening she took Ii and came
home, and her paper has never yet been
at all hurt over the lack Of remembrance on
The part OF those who asked her to read,
make her smile on her solemn days.
a pretty woman of this city, who enter
tains and is very fond OF the color pink,
and nearly always has 1t on her table, gave
an entertainment and had no pink there.
in remarking about IL a~fterward she said:
Il did not feel at home at my own table,
because there was no pink in sight"
I have no doubt that the remaining cause
OF the low marriage rate is that many men
dislike intellectual women-whether because
such women are really disagreeable or be-
cause mems taste is at fault. l shall not try
10 determine. And even among those who
like them as friends many feel as the young
man did who made this confessions:
I never expected 10 marry the sort OF
girl ! did. You know I always believed in
intellectual equality. and all that, and had
good friendships with the college girls. But
you see, you girls hadn't any Illusions
about Us. After you had seen us hanging
at the board on problems you could work,
and had taken the same degrees yourselves,
you couldn't imagine US wonders just be-
cause we had gone through college, and
when | met a dear little girl that thought |
knew everything-why. IL just keeled me
right over 1t was a feeling / had no idea
of"-The Century.
Personal and Society.
H. T. Hearsey has returned from Hot
Springs, Ark.
Mr.. Harrie Pontius has returned from
CrawfOrdsviile
DR.. and Mrs. II. ]. Talbot viii go to
Greencastle 10 spend Thanksgiving.
Miss Newly, or Pendleton, will spend
Thursday with Miss Myrtle Smythe.
Mrs. Joseph A. Milburn left yesterday for
chicago, TO spend a week with friends.
Mrs. NJ. Selig, OF 4el North Capitol ave-
nue.. Is visiting her brother In St Louis.
AIRS. Finley Pugh was hostess. Wednes-
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