The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY
THREE PERENNIAL TOPICS OF Lo-
CAL LUNCHEON CONVERSATION.
The HnII-FIetcher wedding at st
rauI's Church Yesterday Morning
Movements OF People.

There are three subjects that are said to
be unfailing topics for conversation at every
Young ladies' luncheon, provided the sub
iscts themselves are not present. The first
one is the comparison of beauty between
two young ladies' OF the CITY who are ia
nous for their good looks. The two types
are quite unlike, and one might express a
decided preference for one or the other and
still have a reputation for good judgment
I'm regard to personal charms. The second
topic is the extravaganza in costumes which
another young lady wears. Her pocket book
il not of the limitess variety, and yet she
is always dressed in the extreme of fashion,
and the materials are of the handsomest
that can be bought in this city, New York,
Chicago or Cincinnati and she even brought
home trunks full of gowns after a trip to
Europe. II takes some time to discuss the
gowns after the extrava gance has received
due comment and what she wore to the ID.
dance or to the P.'s party or 10 the LIS
luncheon, to the theater the opera and the
May festival to say nothing of her wheel
gowns her stunning tennis costume, her
odd dress at the bowling, together with her
hats, which are a wonder her wraps and
the scores of things that she is always sur
TO look after her ON the street. The third
topic is to the individual opinion of d GER
tain well-known literary character. By this
time the luncheon is over. The three things
have been talked threadhare for several
seasons, and still the three are renewed
with unhagging interest.
Il think the new bow is dreadful" said
bud of the winter. Il cannot tell you how
-.
the new style. Sometimes it makes me
think that she is barely speaking from the
sense of absolute duty; then l feel that per-
haps she wants to give me that little, short,
abbreviated nod as a sign that we are the
closest and warmest of friends, and that
formal good morning any other salu-
tation would be ridiculous between two per-
sons who know each other so well. Some
times II looks formal and sometimes it
looks friendly, and, really, l am so troubled
about il that ! shall be glad when some
other style of recognizing a friend on the
street VINO IS TOO Iar away to speak aloud
10 comes in"
The conversation at the afternoon teas has.
about resolved itself into a set of sentences.
one might learn the list and repeat them
over and over again, not waiting for an
answer. The same list may be repeated to
each individual met, although it is not at all
probable that one individual will have the
privilege of going through the whole list to
one person, on account of frequent inter
ruptiOns, seeing other acquaintance enter
This is about the usual rum How do you
d pretty dress Mayme has on; she always
wears such pretty organdies;' We'll, how
are you? va, h4 AVER seen you 20 for 50 long
suppose started the SIS off to Europe so
II suddenly, .D Who's ,, that girl with
Cape Jesmne; We're right close to it here; -
DO you ride a wheel?' You haven't told
me how you .are;' Did you say you were
going away?'
A number of society ladies Of Danville
ILL.,, gave a burnt cork entertainment in the
opera house in that city recently for the
benefit of a physical culture section of the
federated clubs Fictitious names We're
given on the programme, which was COM
posed of all the latest popular songs with
stump speeches and jokes. The names of
those taking part were given below the pro-
gramme but the ladies were not recognize
able in their black faces and unique cos
tunes The entertainment closed with a
cake walk. The entire city turned out to
ment has been talked about in this city
numbers Of times, but no one has ever had
the courage and the encouragement to
carry 1t out.
A young couple who were married recent
" kept their wedding trip secret. Since
their return it is known that they went to
the cottage of the brides parents at Max
inkuckee, where they had most delightful
honeymoon. with everything their own way
as the cO:tagerS had not arrived for the
summer. Boating, fishing, reading walks
with lots OF time for recreation after the
rush OF getting ready for the wedding and
being entertained by their friends until they
We're tired out, made the time pass pleas
antly and they returned with the bloom of
health and happiness TO make other married
couples wish they too had a cool sequest-
cred spot to so to after the Showers and
congratulations.
1t is the general understanding that re-
ception days are only observed through the
months from October to June. Through
the summer months and the hot days of
September, when people are getting home
from the outings, no one cares to be at
home at any particular time. 1t has be-
come burdensome to observe social customs
TO any extent even the few weeks after
Lent, ana there are many who express
themselves that the social season in this
city should be the same as in other places,
open during October and through the hoH-
days to Ash Wednesday, 1t is not to be
understood that social gatherings are not
given. Many are, but at home days and
large entertainments give place to less
fOrmality.
Hau-Fletcher.
The marriage of Miss Una GLADYS
Fletcher, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. w. B.
Fletcher, and Mr.. Arthur Fletcher Hall
took place yesterday morning at $50 o'clock
at st. Paul's Church in the presence of the
relatives and most intimate friends of both
families. There is a large connection and
the center of the church was filed, the flow
ers on the bonnets making garden for the
bridal party to walk through The we'd
ding was distinguished by its simplicity
Mr. Carl Hoenig presided at the organ and
softly played a number of sweet old Irish
ballads When the bridal party arrived the
theme changed to a wedding march,
which however, was as softly played as
the others. The ushers, Mr.. Fielding Bieler
and Mr.. Louis Weslyn Jones, were followed
by the maid OF honor, the little niece of
the bride, Agnes Clare Brown who was