The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-21
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY
coLUMBINE THE FAvoRTTE IN MA
TIONAL FLOWER DISCUSSION.
one Woman Who Thinks She Has
solved the servant Girl
Problem.

This is the time of year when friends go
away on fishing trips, and, just before
leaving, make some such remark as this:
How would you like a fish from Lake
Michigan? II / get something real nice
shall ! send you one?' There is, OF course,
an Affirmative answer. and in week or two
there is an express package with express
age to pay. for THE nice fish from Lake
Michigan" and the transportation costs
more than the same fish would If bought in
the market at home A young lady, who
has a sweetheart, received a gift of a large
ish from the young man, but the express
age was paid. There were only three in the
family at home. and that fish lasted them
for three meals day for almost a week
She does not know which is the worst, to
have eApressage to pay or partake of brain
food for fifteen consecutive meals. Her love
for the young man has not failed, but her
love for fish has.
Summer resorterS are discussing the ma
tional flower question again This is one of
the ANNALS" and is raised each season
with commendable regularity. The last
choice is the columbine. There are some
very good reasons why columbine should
be the flower 1t grows in all parts of the
United States and is blooming freely on
Decoration day and Fourth Of July. It's pet
al is like a liberty cap, and its name is in
the line with Columbus, Columbia, etc. 1t
is a graceful flower, OF artistic form, deli
cate, yet hardy. 1t makes decoration and
its outline in printed form is as fine as any
flower. The argument this season from all
sides seems TO be decidedly in favor of the
eolumbine.
A woman of the select social circle firmly
believes that she has solved the servant
question and in a very simple way. She has
tried her plan for three summers and that
is to give the servants two weeks vacation
with wages. She urges them to save during
the year in order to have something extra
10 spend during vacation She allowed her
girls to go separately one summer, and the
next season offered to let them go together,
If they wished. The result for three years
has been successful and after three times
trying she thinks she can safely say that a
two weeks vacation in the summer and a
nice little gift at Christmas. works like a
charm.
A small boy of this city has the small
boy aptitude for long words. On day at
dinner Freddie was talking about diplomats
with rather a knowing air and his father
suggested that he did not think it best
for him to use words he did not understand.
ASNNAS ACOhCU at IdluST d minute ana
said he thought he knew what it meant
lie was asked for the definition and said,
ITS a man that beats the dickens out of a
man, and don't let him know it." Freddie
was allowed to proceed.
An Eastern paper tells Of girl who al
ways reads the French Revolution when
she feels blue, because in 1t she knows there
have been girls worse off than herself.
1t was at a porch party a few days ago
that young lady became the center Of
attraction when she said that she knew of
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