The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-03
DOINGS OF SOCIETY
A FEW GENTLE HINTS TO THOSE
WHO ARE NOT INVITED.
to BE Looked Upon as u
enthusiastically Circus.

young people by the father and mother OF
the sons and daughters for whom the party
or entertainment Is really given. Many
times this Is done from a sense of propriety.
and 1t Is as 1t should be. All too often 1t is
the excuse of the young women daughters
of the house. who hope, in having the invi-
tation sent out by father and mother. to
assuage the feelings of the friends who are
not invited. To the "Iooker-on' it always
seems rather strange that a hostess should
be taken to task for not inviting every
friend she has in town to every company
she gives. Any one who entertains, and
those who do not, knows that large COM
paniee to include every one cannot be given
every time one entertains. Where would
the ~luncheons. dinners, thimble parties, card
parties and other amusements and gather
tngs be ii every company is a large one?
Every one also knows that large COM
panies are not the most delightful ones. The
majority Of persons prefer a party Of any
where from a half-dozen to forty friends.
where there is an opportunity to chat; not
simply say. How do you do" and then
move a few steps and say the same thing to
some one else and have every one say the
same thing IN return. conversation sdn}ion Is
Yet, with knowing all this, there are per-
sons who. moving some friend is to have a
invited. If a person feels "hurt' because
no invitation has reached him, 1t would be
the better part not to allow the to-be hos
tess to know there are such tender plants
with such q stock of feelings" On another
side of the same subject young people who
make their party calls rarely ask for the
father or mother. in whose. name the invi-
tation was sent out. 1t Is Just as Teanis SIT
invitation as 1t is for them to make the call.
The fathers and mothers who make 1t pos
frGls lor w lhs y the Sa nedSoaa q parties ardes'f that are
given are entitled to some consideration,
but too rarely do the young people ask for
them when the call is made.
The Maennerchor Carnival.
Preparations for the great carnival and
fancy dress ball which the Maennerchor So
ciety is arranging to give at Maennerchor
Hall. on the evening Of Feb. rs, are pro-
crossing satisfactorily, and the special COM
mittees and members Of the society are TAX
ing such an interest in 1t and carrying on
the work with so much energy and enthu-
siasm as to guarantee that the entertain
ment will be the most elaborate and mag
nificent of its kind ever given in Indianapo-
lis. A force OF scenic artists are now at
work at Cincinnati on the stage settings
and the special decorations for the hall,
which include not only the painted scenes,
but heavy "set pieces and various special
designs. The representation of a palace and
its surroundings on the stage will be a
massive and beautiful affair, e~xcelling any
thing Of the kind ever attempted here. even
on a theatrical stage
At the meeting OF the committee on ar
rangement last week 1t was decided to have
all the floors Of Tomlinson Hall, In the
corridors and entrances, covered with can
e eSsst "a t n . nlFht p ct sae h nagn bssn engaged An ed
for the dance music and a band OF twenty
I'VE pieces for the promenade and grand
cealed from view by palms and a MISS Of
foliage. The magnitude of the carnival
makes a great deal OF woSs necessary. and
tric-light company last week for a brilliant
and electric lamps in special designs.
The invitations for the carnival, which
viii be striking Inf; specimens ps linens ct 36r the a,sl hthogra,
early this week. 1t is intended that they
shall go to all the representative society
Est. and it divided up among various com
mitteemen, probably many persons VIII be
ece.dentailv omitted can secure the neces-
sary invitations by applying to any member
of the committee on Invitations. these gen.
er. Fred p. Rush. Frederick Fahnley. Louis
Hollweg, Louis Reibold,. .Ferd I. Mayer,
William Hauesen, Asaiolph seidensticker;
Nicholas Jose. No person can buy a ticket
without first presenting his invitation and
nobody will be admitted to the carnival un-
less in evening dress or in fancy costume.
SOclety CIEcuSs
The rehearsal of the operetta for the So
ciety Circus Thursday evening was most
satisfactory. Miss Messing has been Sc
cured to take the leading contralto role.
In place of Mrs. Wallace, who will proba-
bly, not be able to appear before the last
evening or two of the circus. Several sing
ers kindly came to the assistance Of the
circus, and now there are about forty who
will sing this part. The operetta is very
bright and the music is catchy. The cos
tunes In the operetta are gypsy style, and
the scenery will be gay tents and other
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novelties. Among those who are to ride in
the grand entree are Gen. James r.; Carna,
Mrs. William r. Brown, Mrs. George N.
Catterson, Mrs. John w. Kern, Colonel
and a number Of the younger society people.
The circus Is being given ,,S n in Inch Chicago and and
Il n Will 0e be- &c Continued through the Second OF
week. Professor and Madame Stickney
with their ANGUS horses and dogs. have
will be here all the week. All contemplated
entertaining for the week of the 18th has
nothing to detract from the attendance at
the Society Circus. indianapolis has never
and every one is anticipating a succession
of novelties. Circus parties. which are so
very popular In summer; Will De given. and
All AN 6CAAAS wv LlS R~AAll
night of the circus many of the boxes win
The Arrangements in detail are in the
hands OF competent committees of men and
women. There is an immense amount of
labor connected with giving the circus, and
dozens of persons are busy attending to the
many items which will insure its perfect
artistic and financial success.
for the Sick.
A prominent member of the Flower Mis-
sion. who does not pretend to be in what is
known as society askedsthe question one
day recently: why is it that these women
who give these beautiful receptions and
parties and nave dozens and dozens of
roses, carnations and other lovely flowers
to use for decorations. do not think to send
them to the Flower Mission or some MEM
Der of the Flower Mission for distribution
to the hospitals the next day? The patients
in the hospitals rarely see a fresh flower in
the winter, for the Flower Mission has none
to distribute except when they are growing
in the gardens. The Flower Mission meet
ing is held Thursday morning at Plymouth
Church, and so many times the receptions
and parties are given Wednesdays, while
the flowers are stlI fresh they could be
sent out and make SO many people happy
with them"
1t is told that New York and Boston
women frequently send their flowers used
for an entertainment 70 the hospitals the