The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-20
THE REALM OF SOCIETY
SMALL BITS OF GOSSIP ABOUT WELL
KNOWN LOCAL PEOPLE.
Changes of Fashions This Season VIII
Bring the Abominabie Waspish
Waste Into style Again.

Monday is to supersede other days in the
week for weddings Some of the most not
able events of naritfl nature that have
occurred this year ha- AIKEN place Mon
days. There has bee reason given py
these couples for tai wash day Tor
wedding day, but it been done. Wednes
day has been the~day for marriages for
years. 1t has always been supposed that
the two days preceding have given more
time for the final arrangements for deco
rating, for making the cakes for the feast
and getting everything ready. but why one
NAV not have all of this ready by Monday
has not been told All sorts of entertain
ments, in addition to weddings, have come
on Wednesday, and probably will for years
to come, but 1896 has been marked by having
nuptials in the ex-President's, in the Van
derbilt, Payne, Whitney and other noted
families on Monday. Several of the we'd
dings in this city this winter are to be
Mondays. This starts the couple out with
six days for travel, and By the time Sunday
comes they will be ready for the rest which
the day lawfully allows.
Speaking of weddings, why is 1T that the
average bride allows herself to become al
most wreck getting ready to be married.
There are very few brides who are married
hurriedly, and yet the girls Will MAKE
slaves of themselves until they are almost
i'll getting ready to be married. 1t may De
that it is the event of a lifetime, but IL
does not mean that all the stores are gong
to close and the dressmakers go out Oh
business, and that there will never by any
time to do anything any more brloes
rarely look their best on their wedding DAY,
when they really ought to be their prettlest'
ard all because they tire themselves out
think
tbey must do everything themselves and
then allow the family and friends too few
privileges in the affair. A bride of not
long ago was locked in her room the day of
the wedding her meals were taken to ner
and she had absolute rest for that day at
least. Then, just when the bride is more
tired than at any other time, she goes
away on the wedding trip, perhaps goes 10
visit the groomS family, and Is pfoDaDly
criticised by his relatives, when all the time
she is too weary scarcely to be CIVIL Inc
bridal outfit is very apt to be TOO hne 70
wear and more than likely the lingerie
will not stand washing. There is more than
one wedding outfit that has been laid aside
within six weeks of the wedding ana more
substantial articles substituted. 1t is not
very long ago that a woman, VINO mas peen
married several years, took two 1rlendS oI
hers through her new house and Wnen tney
came to the linen closet she pulled out
deep drawer with all her wedding uhoer,
wear in it. 1t was too fine to wear, ana
she has had it packed away all these years.
She said: II would like to warn all or my
friends who expect to get married not to
have their clothes made or materiai tney
are not used to wearing and which are
too fine to go through the laundry.
"Your talk about the methods of the
women,s clubs reminds me of all that l
knew of them when / lived in Indianapo-
lis" writes woman who lives else
where 4sOf course. their twenty-four min
ute papers possessed literary merit If one
did. all did. There was no hint of original
ity They were all cut off the same pattern
and all run through the same machine. The
members of the clubs, from following the
same rules in their mental exercises,
seemed to develop the same ideas. l think
If an X ray could have made visible the
gray matter under their sailors and toques
it would have been sure to b all alike.
few times 1 was in consultation with
different members IN regard to papers that
were incubating, but had to be hurried.
There was bnt one way to get at the sub
ject--go back to the beginning of civillza-
ton and scratch among all the dry bones
for beginning. Down in the middle ages
a jog trot was reached; approaching mod
ern times there was pleasant canter in
dulged in, because all that's modern is
rather worthless. Oh, my. I've heard some
of the members rather plume themselves
that there were no professional writer's
amongst them. Not one of the lot ever
struggled to get into print Their work was
mainly for self-improvement. That's laud-
able, too. Most people may be improved,
but sometimes the process is like making
auger holes with a gimlet or drawing
spike with a tack hammer. You see. my
brain has mechanical bias"
81 do not think you will call me con-
ceited when I say that think / have more
than the average intelligence said very
bright well-educated woman few morn
ings ago, 'but / read the papers on the
political situation and the silver question
till I'm dizzy and | do not seem to under
stand it. i wish some man who knows all
about it and can tell what he knows
that any one could comprehend would give
a talk to the women of this city and ex-
plain it in such way that they will all
know it as well as he. I went to all the
sessions of the convention. listened closely
to all the speeches, sat through the Thurs
day session and starved with the rest of
the audience. and yet / cannot understand
it al. 1 would like to know about it so
knows it," Her desire was echoed by each
Of the others of the party.
Some of the French and English news
papers are having controversies over the
question of tight lacing by women. With
the broad shoulder effects which the recent
fashions lave given to women's gowns
the waist has looked small and there has
been no need to draw in the corsets to
give slender effects but tie new fashions
are coming in and the width of the Shout
der trimmings is to be decreased and the
waist, to preserve the same curved lines.
must receive more or less compression. 1t
is not the Venus de Milo figure that is
going to be the one imitated-it is not to
have so classical a relation. 1t is rather
to be the one which oid-fashoned people
will liken to the waist of the wasp, well
laced All the bicycle riding and athletic
exercises which have done SO much to free
women from confirming belts will amount to
nothing If fashion DEGREES small waists.
The controversy still continues.
The girl who has not velvet or corduroy
shirt waist to put these cool days has
not kept up with the styles. With this
warm, natty garment she may defy the
cool nights and mornings. The corduroy
waist is also the proper garment for the
wheel rider. VeIvets and corduroys are
brought out this season in more colors
shades and combinations than ever before
al nd for wearing with separate skirts thew