The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-01

tions for house help. They came sent by
friends and by friends friends and by the
press, and she interviewed them at lively
rate She grew TO know them well, a
class, and had long. confidential chats with
them. She catechised them most rlgidly'
and took her time about II. sometimes nav
ing one with her for an hour Finally one
came. She must have been the twentieth.
at least; The housekeeper took fancy 10
her and engaged her before she nad Deen
there two minutes.
One Of the handsome young women OF
the city. who is known to wear beautiful
clothes and is famous for her lovely gowns
decided to have a new one for one of the
SWEETEST functions of the season The or
der was dispatched to the great city where
she has all of her gowns made, and 1t was
promised for the desired date. She made
no preparation to wear anything but the
new gown The date arrived. but no new
gown and at the last moment she got out
a dress she had worn three seasons ago
and wore it. Another young lady ordered
a new gown and il did come. but it was
made i'm town. When the dress was
donned she took a good look at herself IN
| the glass shook her fist at herself said
You ugly thing. you" and Immediately
| took the dress off put IL in its box, made
her street instead OF RECEPTION 10 b aTet aen
| her TO the reception, end went and spent
| two hours, with her dressmaker trying 10
| plan something becoming the frlend VINO
| lave the reception received her regrets the
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| next day.
THE FLOWER MISSION OPERA.
The annual fair OF the Flower Mission
will omen at Tomlnson Hall the evening
of Nov Il. and will continue open, as usual,
throughout the week. The arrangements
for the decorate of the hall will be in
rainbow colors. over the stage and
through the center of the hall will be rain
bows and the booths will be made in
arches. The interior decorations will be
white and the exterior in the rainbow
tints. The costuming of all those who are
! in the booths will be white with gay-col-
ored sashes. There will be a library,
doll, Lady Bountiful." flower. an
| apron, a household" candy beverage.
an ice cream and an INN" booth, and
luncheon will be served Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday by the ladies of the differ
| ent churches. There are more than one
hundred persons directly engaged in the
| work of the fair and thousands indirectly.
| For weeks preparations have been going
/ forward and thousands of stitches and
steps have been taken. TO say nothing of
/ the talking that has been done. The most
| conspicuous feature of the week will be
| the entertainments to be given. The COM
| mittee in charge of this latter is Mrs. Ben
! tamin Harrison. Mrs. William l.. Elder.
Mrs. Harry Murphy, Mrs. II. n. Castle,
Miss Agnes Diks and Miss julia Harrison
| tered in the opera of Patience, which
will be given Tuesday. Wednesday and
musical director of the opera. and Mr.. Bur-
| ton Collver, an experienced stage manager,
| will have charge of the production. Cos
| tunes for the male characters will be or
| dered from New York. Rehearsals are
being held twice a week, on Monday and
thursday evenings, In Mrs r. B. +.
| is:
Colonel Calverly. Dr. George Edward Hunt
| Major Murgatroyd ............ Frank Elstun
| The Duke Dunstable -. Homer Van VIE
Grosvenor :........................Ca Carl Hoenig
Lady Angela. Mrs. Alice Evans
| Lady Ella.......... Mrs. James Nj. feathers
Patience. Miss Josephine Bremmermann
The members of the chorus are Miss EN-
ma Atkins. Miss Frances Atkins Miss Julia
| Hollweg, Miss Katherine Porter Miss
Eleanor Porter. Miss Katherine Winter.
| kenburg. Miss Gertrude Fletcher, Miss
| Scholz, Miss Carrie Denny. Miss Jessie By
bee Miss Julia Spades, Miss Edith wallick.
/ I'm. Miss Josephine Hyde. Mrs. Charles
| Dean, Mr.. john K. Dean Mr.. Charles Va
ten. Mr.; Louis Reese, Mr.. Sample Mr..
Mr.. Omer Jones. Mr.. Allen WoodaiI. Mr.
Van VIE. Mr.; Tibbetts. Mr. William Steeg
and Mr.. III. N. Castle.
party. Harris orchestra will play for dane
ing. number or ladies will act as patron
esses for the event.
Saturday afternoon there will be q chill
dress party with dancing, also, to the mu-
sic OF Harris orchestra.
The finale of the week will be the pre-
scEtatlon OF the play, THE Little Rebel"
which is one of the most successful plays
ever presented by the Dramatic Club. The
C&st Will be the same as that at the ORA
E!atic Club. with the single exception that
Mrs Elsie Lombard Brush will take the
Leading character, pre- viously assumed by
| Mrs. Marguerite Roberts-Foster now in
| Chicago The cast is
Laura. ...........Mrs. Elsie Lombard Brush
MISS Wingr)ve. -. Miss Caroline Farquhar
nifty NlnkS. Miss Jane Graydon
Arthur Ormeston. Mr. Robert /. Mc6uat
stephen Poppincourt; 49,: ................
,,;.....;..:.:.,.....; Mr.. A. Leaning willard
ment of Mrs. Harrison.
30 cents. For the evening perfornances the
first two rows in the balcony will be re-
served for an additional % cents.
Personal and Society.
Mrs. j. +. Sullivan is spending a week in
Cincinnati visiting friends.
Mr.. Lon. B. Mauzy is spending TO-DAY
with his parents in Rushvile
Mrs. Paul Poindexter of st. Louis IS
visiting her aunt. Mrs. r. ]. Noulton.
Mrs. Ralph. of Pendleton. returned yes
terday 70 her home, in Kankakee Ill
Mrs. Thompson and Mrs Humbert. of
Seymour are visiting Mrs. e. E. Perry
WI =. IHtOuOIt fOtter Will De at home
Tuesdays. No. 5lS North New Jersey street.
Mrs. Harry Martin will be with Mrs. F.
{. Gardner. informally, Monday afternoon.
The marriage of Miss Emma Johnson and
Mr.. Elmer Dicks will take place to-mor-
row.
o. s. Miller. OF Washington. d. c.. is
home on visit and will remain for ten
days
Mr.. Frank Christensen is home from Wa
bash College to spend to-day with his
father.
Mrs. Eleanor Newsom. of Richmond Ind.
Is visiting Mrs. VIM. z. Wallace, on College
avenue.
The Propylaeum stockholders annual
party will be given Wednesday evening.
Nov. %.
Mrs. Joseph f. Mcdonald returned yes
terday from a visit TO her brother in Wash
ington, ID. c.
Mrs. Will T. Brown entertained a number
of young people Friday evening in honor
or her guests.
Miss Edward Fobl is visiting in Rush
vile before her departure To Boston Col
lege of Music.
Mr.. William Hopkins and daughter of
Walnut, H., are visiting relatives on
Fletcher avenue.
Mrs: Adele Lacroix. of Vincennes is WIS.,
ting her daughter Mrs. John ]. Price, on
North Alabama street.
The c. A. r. will meet Friday afternoon
and III. Leland Lowe will tell of The
Evacuation of New York
DR.. and Mrs. c. c. Curtis and Miss Mild.
OF NobleSville, guests of Mrs Edward
Campbell. of WoodrJ.f Place.
Miss Louise Elliott and Miss Alice Nell