The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-16
SOCIETY'S SUMMER WORK
LOCAL SOCIAL DOINGs CONTRAsTED
WITH NEWPORT FAILURES.
A Young Lady's Experience I'm Com
pairing Feet-The Rage for Linen
Cool Costumes Popular with Men.

When the people in this section of the
country read about the grand fetes that
are going on at Newport. Narragansett and
other places. II never occurs TO them mai
there is a possibility that the rich patrons
OF Newport have any trouble about getting
up these affairs. but they do. just the same
as people who have never seen the blue
of salt water Society correspondents of
Newport have sent out a report that sew
eral entertainments which were planned
have fallen through just because there were
not enough persons TO give the money 10
carry them to a successful end. The man
ayers OF the "doings' say that the reason
they were given up is because there was
so much else going on. but others say that
the truth is that the leaders OF the four
hundred did not put up enough cash. So
while the Hoosiers often fail in getting
sufficient interest in entertainments TO
make them successful financially there are
others.
An Eastern paper gives an account Of a
young lady at one of the resorts. who is
noted for her pretty feet and for the ex-
travagant way in which she dresses them
with costly shoes. One day last week a
young man, who was also noted for his
pedal extremitles, made a wager OF a ten
pound box of candy that he could put on
the young lady's slipper and not pinch ms
foot. She took him up as quick as a. nash,
and threw him her slipper. which ne put
on. as he said he would do She mas not
only iOSt ner wager, DuI uOeS HOt int IL
a bit that she come off second best in the
Cinderella performance.
Dan Cupid is very busy these days, and
there are reports that the number of we'd
digs to take place in September and Oc-
tober will rival the many or June.
The rage for linen increases. There are
scores OF old trunks in attics that have
linen dresses. dust coats and circulars that
were used for years, have stood repeated
washings and still have come out fresh and
like new from the laundry workers hands
The linen dresses, shirt waists and odd
skirts that are just now in fashion are ex-
well In the succession of fabrics that have
come in vogue in the last few years. Linen
dresses are taking. the place of the shirt
days one does not like the touch of a wool
skirt. and the cool linen keeps fresh longer
and wears better than anything else.
1t is strange that men. who really love
comfort In dress as much as any woman,
will wear the clothes they do. The new
suits which some of the men nave adopted
really look what they are. The white duck
trousers. negligee silk or soft linen shirt
and the pongee coat and vest are delight
fully cool. The Marion Club has adopted
a uniform which Is meeting with favor.
IL is white trousers and a very ght weight
navy blue flannel or fine serge coat. The
shirt waist Is held with a leather belt, and
there is relief from starched bosoms. stiff
collars and cuffs and numerous garments.
There never was a time when men and
women dressed so much alike.
What are you doing with yourselves this
hot weather. was asked by one of a party
OF ladies who met before one of the bar
gain counters one morning last week. One
said she was trying to keep cool, and after
the marketing was done and she hadcbeen
IN the stores she went home, put on a
loose wrapper and lounged the rest of the
day. Another said she did nothing but
hunt cool spots and drink ice water and
ice tea. WELL" spoke up a third, II am
reading: just reading everything 1 can get
my hands on" 'Cramming for a club pa
per-" was the Interruption before the SEN
tence was completed. mo. indeed. / am
reading all the arctic literature 1 can get
hold Of in the library, and / have just de-
voured every word of Nansen's trip. 1
shall know all about the lands of snow and
ice when / get through. and l do IT for the
purpose of cooling myself. but with the
Thermometer at 100 1t is sometimes diff
cult to realize that it ever can be cold
again" -