The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-05
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Miss Margaret Isgrigg is visiting in Mad
isonville, o.
MIR. Will r. Stailey will leave to-day for
Chicago for few days.
Mrs. H. S. New will not observe her Sat
urdays at home until after the holidays.
Miss Grace wilkins and Miss Emaline
Fisher are visiting in Cincinnati for few
days.
Miss Elizabeth Dye will give luncheon
to-day in honor Of Mrs Charles w. Fair
banks.
Mrs. Maria c. Thayer. of Bloomington,
will be with friends at No. 1922 Broadway
for a week.
Mrs. r Fl. Shoemaker, of Cincinnati, will
come to attend the Morton memorial serv-
ices tomorrow.
Mrs. w D. Bradley and daughter Elnora
have gone to Chicago, where they will visit
for three weeks.
Mr.. Clark French. of st. Louis, is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Fl. Spear, on East
Thirteenth street.
Lord Herschel of Washington, will come
Monday to spend two days with Senator
and Mrs. Fairbanks.
The Soldiers Aid Society will have meet
ing this morning at 1920 o'clock at st.
PauPs parish house.
Miss Anna May Coe, who spent most of
the summer and fall with friends in Wis
consin, has returned home.
Miss Nellie Madison left yesterday for
Rochester, N. Y, and Troy, to remain until
after Christmas with relatives.
Mrs. Arthur G. Brown and little daugh-
ter Caroline are spending a few days with
Mrs. Browns sister, Mrs. Frederick Evans,
in Noblesville.
+, Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Smith have gone
to New York, where they will remain until
early next month, when they will go to the
Bermudas for a visit of some length.
Mrs. Clemens Vonnegut jr.. Mrs. Bernard
Vonnegut, Mrs q. "A. Schnull and Mrs. j.
c.. Mueller will issue invitations to-day for
a large card party at the German House
Nov. Is.
Mrs. e. A. Baker, superintendent of the
Free kindergarten and Normal Training
School, addressed the kindergarten Society
of Lafayette Wednesday on THE Purposes
of the Kindergarten.
Mrs. H. j. Milligan read of IAN Old-time
Heroine and Mrs. Katherine l.. Dorsey of
THE. Simplicity of Truth yesterday at the
meeting of the Womans Club. Mrs. j. A.
Milburn lead the conversation following the
papers
Mrs. Charles w. Jenkins entertained
large party of ladies at cards yesterday aft
ernoon and the successful players were pre-
| scented with pieces of cut glass. Pink and
white chrysanthemums were used for the
decorations of the rooms.
Miss Lenia Mckee, president of Western
College, Oxford, o., who will deliver an ad-
dress before the Y. w. &. "A. state conVen-
ton, at the First Presbyterian Church to-
night, will be the guest of Mrs. Thompson
| of Morton Place, while in the city.
Mrs. Emma Wiles Rust and Miss Lucy
| Bowman, of Covington, KY, who have been
| spending a week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ear
| nest Wiles, will leave to-day for Kansas
| City and Chicago. Miss Bowman will then
| spend year in Mexico with her father.
Mr. and Mrs. George Whitley gave a card
| party of twenty-nine tables last evening in
| the banquet room of the Brenneke Academy.
White chrysanthemums and pink carnations
| were the decorations Mrs. Whitley was as
sisted by Mrs Clay Whitley, Mrs. Garfield,
| Misses Mary and Gertrude Minor and Miss
| Lois Dyer.
The Lyra Casino Amusement Club has
been formed by the ladies of the .Lyra
Casino. The officers chosen are: President,
Mrs. Carl Won Hake; vice president, Mrs.
Frank Maus; secretary, Mrs. Herman Pink.
| Meetings will be held the fourth Saturday
| of each month and there will be some form
| of amusement each time.
| Mrs William H. Bender entertained a
| number of friends at dinner last evening
| in honor of her husbands birthday anniver-
| sary. The entire table, except border for
| the plates, was of smilaX filled with roses,
chrysanthemums and carnations and
| studded with candesticks holding white
| candles. There was favor for each guest
Mrs Robert Keller and mother, Mrs. lilly,
| entertained ninety friends at cards yester-
day at their home, on North Meridian street
| Palms and yellow and white chrysanthe-
NUNS formed the floral decoration. The
ladies were assisted in entertaining by Mrs.
Herman Pink, Mrs. Charles Krauss, Mrs
| Anna Hartmann, Misses Marie LudorH,
| Norma Hartmann and Clara Tilly. Among
| the guests were Mrs Narrelman, or Brook-
| lyn, N. Y, who is visiting Mrs. FRANK
Maus, and Mrs. Carroll, OF st. LOUIS, VINO
| is visiting Mrs. P. NJ. Hildebrand. The date
| of the party was Mrs. Kellers birthday
THE COTTLLON.
The Cotillon gave the first party OF the
| season last evening and 1t was brilliant
success The new floor in the west parlor
| of the Propylaeum proved to be all that
| could be asked and the chief decorations of
| the rooms were the pretty girls in their new
autumn ball gowns The favor table was
covered with knickknacks tied with gay
colored ribbons and the music had the
| destinations of old and new waltzes for the
dance. The figures were arranged by the
young ladies who had the dance in charge
| and they were very attractive. The figures
were led by Mr.. Edward f. Gates and Miss
WATSON. one set of favors was rings large
enough to be slipped over the wrist and
tied to them were crimson tulle sashes with
rufled ends which were carried throughout
the evening. There was military figure, of
! course, and not few of the favors were
military. There were busts of the war
! heroes. flags and drums. mover ngure
| was the 'muff" There were large tissue
| paper muffs tied with huge tissue bows
The hands of eight girls were placed IN one
| end of the mum and the hands OF eight men
| in the other. The muif was split open and
| the men danced with the girls
whose hands they had caught IN IN
''hammer and nail" where the girls drove
nails into board and the one having the
first nail in had first CHOICE OF a partner me
sticks with parti-colored ribbons of crepe
| paper on each end. The girls chose ribbons
| at one end and the men at the other. Ihose
| finding themselves holding the same stick
| were partners for the next dance. Inc
favors included a set of shoe horns and
hair curriers' in silver, n set OF Napoleon
| fans, a set of jeweled hat pins, rose but
| tons. cigar-pencils and other articles. Other
figures were the golf the prize figure
| with water-color picture and pearl fan
| chain for the favors. There were -FOUR 1aVor
| figures. Mrs. j. x. Sharpe jr., president OF
the club and Mrs II. II. Rowland were
| the hostesses. A number of the married
ladies alternated in presiding at the favor
| table Among the members of the club are
! Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Sharpe, jr.; Mr.. and
| Mrs Henry c. Atkins, Mr.. and Mrs. III.
| Bates jr Mr. and Mrs w. F. c. Colt Mr.
| and Mrs. William Fl. Coburn, Mr.. and Mrs
Augustus Coburn, Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Cole
| man Mr.. and Mrs G.. r. Varney, Mr.. and
Mrs Theodore Varney, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Smear Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l.. McOuat, Mr.
| and Mrs. w. G. Comfy. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
| p. Herod. DR. and Mrs. j. Rilus Eastman,
| Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Rowland, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Mayer, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Marvin Rice Maxwell. MIR. and Mrs. VIM.
| Scott Mr. and Mrs. Henry =. Coburn, the
| Misses Atkins. Miss Bradshaw Miss Co
burn Miss Erwin. Miss Duncan the Misses
| Fletcher Miss Holiday. the Misses Hol-
man. Miss Maud Smith. Miss Mary Pickens.
| Miss Stella Adams. Miss May Henly Miss
Garrard. Miss Hasselman. Miss Haines
Miss Keen. Miss Holweg, Miss Martindale,
Miss Ransdeii. Miss Kate smith. Miss Van
Camp Miss Edith Wallick. Miss Walcott,
Miss Carev Mr.. L. B. Martindale. Mr. Rich
ard Armstrong Mr.. Willard. Mr. Knight
Or Kennedy. Mr.. Krag. Mr.. John Martin