The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05
A GREAT BONNET DAY
SOCIETY WILL BE OUT IN IT'S
BRIGHT GEwGAws THIS MORNING.
June Promises to he Good Month
for Weddings I'm This City
Personal Notes.


This ID the all-eventful day when young
men and maidens of Indianapolis and not
few of those OF more years, will make
their appearance in spring garb The mo-
distes have been rushing work for the last
three weeks. and the milliners have been
busy likewise, while the tailor has brought
out for inspection hundreds OF suits and
ovecoats. 1t is next to impossible for the
lady's spring coat to be bought without the
accompanying skirt. They all come In suits
of the two pieces This is also the day when
some one viii take severe cold by wear
ing her Easter bonnet and gown, not taking
care Of the cool breeze which has a fashion
Of lifting the pretty cape from the shoulders
TO take look at the trimming Of the waist
While the modiste has been fashioning the
gown, the woman for whom 1t was being
made was at the cycle school learning how
to ride or practicing after she knows. She
has rushed from the shop to the school and
back again. She has also been somewhat
distressed, after she got her Easter gown Sc
lected and started on the process Of manu-
facture, for she has to have some kind of a
gown to ride in. 1t won't do for her to adopt
knickerbockers, no matter how much she
may want TO. for it will make her too cop
spicuous this season, so with the learning to
READY
day, the women, young and old have had a
busy Lent
The dozen or more announcements of en-
gagements give hint Of what may be ex-
pected in June. Now there seems to be some
reason why May is not good wedding
month. June has become permanently the
wedding month, and brides that are to cele-
brate their wooden wedding five years from
now viii do 1t in June. There is nothing
mn han
from the rumors there VIII be a large num-
Der of them before long. This morning S
Journal announces a few.
Easter week has always been considered
fire time in which to give luncheons.
There are so many little things peculiar to
the season that one may get, and the spring
flowers, which are forced for the day. are
in their prime. There are the green and
white Of the spirea, the gay colors of the
lets the rich cinerarias TO say nothing Of
the tall white lilies that have the name
OF Easter lily for part of the year. The
markets are overlooking with flowers and
the woman who went to market yesterday
filled her basket with blooms to decorate
ner mouse and table, whether the bill of
fare is all she expects to have il, before she
went to market, or not. The Easter luncheon
may have so many pretty little touches that
week following Lent with this kind of en-
tertainment.
The prospect for Easter gayeties has not
proven all that is expected of it. The Lenten
quiet has continued over Easter, and it will
be several days, if not fortnight, before
there viii be the usual receptions and teas
to mark the spring social season. Coming
as late as Easter does this year, the DAYS
will be quite warm, and the pretty costumes
that mark the APPROACH of spring will all be
performances this week by amateurs, and
the kindergarten entertainments, a few
weddings, and that is about the extent.
Music and art will have a little attention
Easter fairs in the churches have engaged
the attention Of those doing good work, but
prepare for her butterfly season.
There are two features of the coming
seasons Fashions which are particularly
Objectionable to the artist ''It is too bad, %
says the lover Of beautiful curves. ito cover
the prettiest parI OF the face with those
abominable hats that are worse than the
bangs that we have only Just got rid of;
and then those coats that hide the line
OF beauty at the waist-why will women
never learn TO make the most of what
charms they have?''
That is the artists view OF the case, ac-
cording to an. Eastern society writer. but
this is the society girls view. as gathered
from her advice to q girl friend who was
not quite sure Of herself:
You simply must have one OF those nose
hats" she said Everybody is wearing
them. I look like "a guy in them myself.
but then it's the style, and that settles it,
Nose hats is term which suits the
headgear referred to admirably, for the
new-fangled hat is tilted at an angle OF
of the Roadway up at the back and way
down over the nose In front. Ii is fash
ion that will be welcomed by the tall girl
the unfortunate damSel who is possessed
OF high forehead. These are the girls who
appear TO advantage with their hats on.
Ii is the short maid who looks best in no
hat at all. Headgear Of any kind makes her
appear topheavy. She may delude herself
with the idea that d high hat makes her
look tall, but II more often has the sugges-
ton OF half-and-half about 1.-THE girl form
ing the lower half.
1t is with the hat it Is with the ar
rangement OF ones hair Each woman
should study her own particular style and
ipulation will sometimes change the appar-
ent shane of the head but in general Ii Is
better to adorn oneself in accordance with
what nature intended than TO attempt con-
cealment of real or fancied defects in ones
physiognomy.. There are people who clinS
TO a style of hat as they do 10 their religion
or politics-it is what they were brought
up to and they keep on wearing 1t because
they always have done so. For instance
we often hear woman say that she cannot
wear a large hat whereas if she really
made study Of herself she would find that
a large hat was exactly what she needed
TO suit her style.
persopaI and Society.