The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

MIS-. FRANK ruler Will entertain her
whist club Monday evening.
Mrs. ]. N. Rogers will entertain Tuesday
afternoon for Mrs. Whiteley.
Miss Morrison, of Madison, Wis, is the
guest of Mrs Joseph Gray Kitchell
Mrs. w. A. Woods returned yesterday
from New York to spend short time.
Mrs. A M. Sweeney has returned from an
EXTENDED visit ID her parents in Casper Ind.
Miss Lille Reese will return tomorrow
from visit to Miss Marion Rondthaler, of
Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. John w. Hoffman have
enth street.
Mr.. G. G. Tanner and mother, Mrs. Maria
TANNER. have gone to Asheville to spend
few weeks.
Mrs. Charles Lilly, Miss Lilly and Mrs.
to New York.
Mr. e. ]. Foster, whose business inter-
ests nave kept him in Ohio, is spending
few days at home
Miss Stimson, of Avondale, is visiting her
cousins, the Misses Slocombe, at 526 North
Pennsylvania street.
Mr. William S. Hubbard will go to Gin
c1nnau to-day to visit his daughter, Mrs,
Monfort, and family.
Mrs. Iglehart, of Evansville, who is visit
Ing her sister, Mrs. Chauncey Turner, will
return home Tomorrow.
Miss Natalie briggs has gone to Bloom
lnSton, ILL.,, to visit her uncle, Rev. Frost
Craft, and family, for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.. Kistner will take pos
session OF their new home on North Della
ware street, in Morton Place, next week.
The regular ladies' night for November
of the American Whist Club will be held
at the Denison on Wednesday evening next.
Mrs. j. H. Vajen has issued invitations
for a luncheon Friday for her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Stuart voorhees,. of Spokane,
Wash.
The Meridian w. c. T. U. will meet this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. w. w.
yelling, new No. 1902 North New Jersey
street.
Mrs F. r. Jennings has issued invitations
for reception Monday Nov. Is, in honor of
Mrs Beatty. In the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Jennings will give a dance at the Brenneke
Academy.
The members of the Ladies' Aid Society
Of the English Lutheran Church were en-
tertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
turgeson at her home, No. 23l5 North Me-
ridian street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Sayles and son and
Mr.. r. Boone Mckee will go to Germany
the middle of March TO remain three years.
Mrs. Sayles will study music, joining her
parents and brother in Leipsic.
Mrs Robert Ellsmere Springsteen was the
hostess yesterday afternoon Tor a guessing
contest Each guest was provided with a
TO be guessed, was the name of station.
Pretty prizes were the rewards Mrs.
Sprlngsteens home was decorated with
american Beauty roses and carnations.
The guests included Mrs. Blanche Caldwell,
OF Chicago, and Mrs. Iglehart, of Evans
Willie. Mrs. Springsteen will also entertain
tomorrow and Saturday.
A brilliant ball was given last evening at
Ihe Propylaeum by Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Scot Fraser. and Mr.. Philemon Mitchell
watson. The ball was the first notable
event of the social season, and was attend
ed by leading people of the city The as
sembly hall was in pink. green and white,
and formed a picturesque setting for the
costumes of the guests Mr.: and Mrs.
Fraser and Mr.. Watson received at the
| broad door. Mrs. Fraser wore an elegant
gown of pink satin, with jewel and lace
garniture.. The hosts and hostess were as
sisted by Mrs; Fraser's sisters, Mrs Wads-
worth and Mrs Phil Mitchell, of Rock
Island. ILL.,, who came for the ball; Mr. and
Mrs. Q. H. Hasselman, Colonel and Mrs.
Oran Perry, Maj. and Mrs. A. L. Varney
Wadsworth wore handsome gown of Law
ender MORE and duchess lace, and Mrs.
n MIteheIrs . gown was an exquisite violet
with violets. The establishment of the hall
has never been surpassed The ceiling was
covered, with white. forming an effective
background for the colors. 1t was yelled
With scores of strands of green brought to
the center, where they were festooned with
streamers. About the wall was a frieze of
green in lattice FORM and from each square
H %as I1,t 1902 OF green. The mantel was hid
anthemums, and was massed at each side
With palms. The gallery was transformed
into Turkish room, with rugs and divans,
and the gentlemen took possession of its
coziness. The two distinctive features were
the canopies, one opposite the entrance and
the other over the steps leading to the plat
form. They were of laurel with a fringe
or electric lights covered with shades of
pink roses, which gave a roseate glow.
Strands of laurel, forming diamond open
ings, We're an open curtain across the front
OF the stage, and vertical strands made
curtain at the back. Many artistic seats
We're placed within, where guests might
view the dancers. Palms at either side of
the white steps gave garden effect; Under
the other canopy the favor table was
placed. similar laurel curtain against
pink held what seemed to be huge flowers
but they were chrysanthemum hats, one of
the set of favors for the cotillon. The lat
ter was given at midnight, and was partici-
pated in by the young people. The figures
We're led by Mr.; Augustus Coburn. The
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, Mrs. Wadsworth
MRS; Mitchell. Mrs. L. q. Willard, Mrs. H.
3; Holman, Mrs. w. P. Herod and Mrs.
The first dance was favor figure with
umbrella flowers. The basket figure formed
the the second ci.a The The third was new, a May
brought to the top like great rose. The
pole was placed in the center of the room,
Ten couples danced to it. The quadrille fig
ure came next, and the browning one was
saved for the last, an Oriental march. The
lights were tuned low and the men came
marching in with Oriental lanterns swung
over their shoulders. 1t was in this that
the young ladies wore the hats and were
presented with Nethersole bracelets of sill
tavors We're imported One set was of ex-
quisite japanese opera fans and Japanese
MINIATURE masks no two alike. Another
was of French briar bulls head pipes and
china tobacco jars, one set of quaint heads
and another like English hat boxes. For
the german set the favors were vinaigrettes
OF cologne tied with pink ribbon, and tobac-
CO pouches, boots and shoes of china Sill
yer belts. set with jewels, formed another
set or favors. The whole collection was un.
usually handsome and unique.
supper was served in both parlors. In
one the distinctive flower in the decorations
was American Beauty roses, and in the
other variegated chrysanthemums, the ices
corresponding in design with the flower
Over seven hundred invitations were sent
Mrs. Tallmage and Miss Mary Wilson, of
Evanston; Mrs. Raymond and Miss Emily
Garrard, of ClarkSburg, Va; Miss Bassell
of West Virginia; Miss Kountze, of OMAHA
Miss Hanna, of Lafayette; Miss Dam
iels, of Dayton, O.; Miss Warner, of Nash
Spokane. Wash; Miss Townsend of New
York; Miss Hawthorne, of Portland, Ore. ;
Miss Fraser, of Cincinnati.
TAYLOR-SKEHAN,.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Nov. 2.-The marriage
of Miss Anna Skehan. of this city, and Mr.
emnized at high mass at ST. Mary's this
morning. They were rendered reception
after the ceremony and left this afternoon
for Louisville to make their home. Mr.
Iaylor Is in the employ of the Big Four
Miss Skehan is we'll known in Anderson
She has been spending her summer vaca-
ton in ireland and England and had Just
returned home.
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