The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY
BRIGHT CHAT OVERHEARD AT
FUNCTIONS NOW AND THEN.
The Girl Who Feels Safe When Armed
with a Hat Pin-Aceeptances
and Regrets.

At a large party given a short time ago
one of the ladies invited thought she would
indulge in the luxury of having her hair
dressed by professional She is a woman
of considerable wealth, but she has never
dssipated her fortune on such trifies AS
an elaborate couture. This party was to be
something out of the ordinary in elegance
and she desired TO do justice to herself and
to her hostess as we'll, so the locks were
becomingly arranged. The following even
ing there was to be second company. and
the same lady desired to attend. She had
the second party in mind when she returned
from the nrst, and she took a long view az
herself and her hair in the mirror She
TOOK her nand glass and viewed the mass of
Curls and braids from every side and-ves
she really thought she could save the nile
IN perIecJion II she carefully wound her
mead IN CLOTHS, made a hole in her pillow
for her head and was careful not to tlrn
over in the night. She slept well The
next morning she felt a little stiff at not
changing her position all night buf She
reJoiced to think that she would have her
hair so nice for the second marty Sha
dressed and then unwound the cloth. Alas
the hair was flat, and no coaxing of hers
would make it look as fresh and crisp as
It did when she retired. Then a carriage
was called about IL o'clock and She drove
down TO the hairdresser's and asked if She
would not be so kind as to do her hair up
again for half price, as she had paid one
price for 1t the day before
DO you know 1 am always suspicious
of people who send their acceptances and
then follow them up few days later with
their regrets. feel that they have had a
later invitation which they prefer to ac
cept," said one lady who gives parties. 81
do not know whether that is worse than
what happened to me not long ago replied
the person addressed. Il invited some
friends to dinner and received the regrets
Of one couple. The, day before the dinner
the lady sent me a note saving how de-
lighted she was to find that her husband
did not have to go out of town as he ex-
pected, and they would be most happy to
come. mad invited another couple TO fill
their places and as / had as many as my
dining room would accommodate / had 10
sit down ard write her note saying that
sne could Eot come All in all, / would
rather get the acceptance and regrets
rather than to have regrets and then ac-
people, but it is embarrassing to have more
saTup than the can will hold"
One day recently, at an informal recep-
ton, party of girls sat about tea table
chatting of the interesting things of the
day Finally one said Well, 1 must be
going. 1t is getting dark and 1 shall be
afraid to go home" The girl who was pre-
siding gracefully at the teapot said, Il am
never afraid to go home when it is dark.
If / have a hat pin 1 always have one or
two pretty ones for my hat. but / always
tuck in one of those sharp, black ugly ones
for my safe-keeping If l happen TO be kept
late at tea / feel perfectly. safe, and /
do not think the same man would ever mo-
lest me second time. The other girls
of the party thought the idea good one
and resolved TO provide. themselves with
WOmanS weapon that would be more GER
tain than a pistol in her hands
II had beautiful time at your party the
other night" said pretty girl to a friend
who had been her hostess few evenings
before. Il do not know when l have had
such a good time. There We're lots of men
and 1 danced every dance, and really
thought it quite the most successful func-
ton 1 have attended for many an evening
do you really think it was a nice
party?' asked the friend. DO you know
/ feel that it was horrible failure and
i would like to give another right away
so that l might ask some of the people I
forgot TO invite. Some of my very best
friends were left out and if I could just
have it over again, think perhaps L might
make success And the poor woman
was only enduring what happens to every
one who gives a large party.
The dip waltz is now extremely popu-
lar in the East. and it is considered the
proper thing by society dancers. Mr.. Brer-
neke is introducing it in his classes The
dance is similar to what was called the
Boston dip" a number of years ago. The
music Tor the dance Is waltz Inc up
is made with a slide and a bending of
the knee There is a unique number of
movements through eight measures of the
waltz, and then these are repeated. The
dance is particularly graceful and easy and
has an additional attribute of restfulness
1t is quiet, compared to the two-step of the
modern waltz
A lady who has recently taken possession
of a handsome new home was taking a
party of friends through it one evening.
The furnishings were much admired
Among other things that attracted the at
tention of the visitors was the walls, which
were painted by hand as explained by
the hostess Ever since then the husband
of the couple who visited the house has
insisted that they ought TO live in their
Kitchen as that was the only hand-painted
room in their house.