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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23
New Shirt waists.

New York Sun.
The irrepressible cotton shirt waist has
reappeared again in the shops, with a few
variations to recommend it as new. The
yoke is straight across the back, instead
of pointed as it was last season 1t is not
nearly so pretty, but change is a necessity
in the rank and file of fashion. The sleeves
are smaller and the front is pouched after
the manner of the latest blouse. The fash
ionable tailor gown of the season is sup
piled with two or three silk waists in addi-
ton to the one which matches the skirt.
They are variously trimmed with lace, vel
vet, and bands of fur, or made in the sim
pie shirt waist style, with tucks and hand
some jeweled studs fer their only decora-
ton.
Among the models shown in the ilIustra-
tons is one of blue shot glace silk with the
wide revers collar trimmed with black vel
vet ribbon and plaitings of the same silk.
The knot and ends are also of blue, with
tiny plaitings around the edge. This broad
collar can be made detachable. and with
another one of velvet the whole effect of
the bodice is changed. Another waist of
glace is tucked in groups across the back
and at either side of the accordion-plaited
vest where the edges are trimmed with
mink tail aid fastened across with steel
buttons. dainty bow of white chiffon and
cream lace completes the neck. Jet with
bands of fur over the shoulders, trims
waist of striped silk in shades of red and
the vest is OF plain SGrah, forming a square
yoke in the back finished with the trim
ming. Velveteen is very pretty made up in
this way. with silk of a lighter shade for
the vest and a cord of the velvet on the
edges in place of the jet.
Still another pretty model for velveteen,
silk or flannel is carried out in black and
white striped velvet. or rather white satin
with black velvet stripes. and the revers
and vest are of violet silk. The vest is
tucked crosswise. and three tiny tucks in
a group are set in little way from the edge
of the collar The belt and neckbanC, are of
black velvet. A few rows of stitching may
be used instead of the tucks. This style of
bodice is among the latest novelties, and
with the contrasting colors for revers and
vest it is very effective If the materials are
well chosen. Moire velour is the material
of the last blouse, cut in squares down the
front and fastened with fancy buttons.
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to illustrate stories and articles chosen
which cannot be acted out. A supply OF
silhouette paper will come handy, from
which the artist may make shadowgraph
groupings of persons present to illustrate
action described in the articles. Silhouette
heads adapted to some article on people OF
public prominence make excellent carica-
lures. Give an assigned time in which each
department must select and complete its
work.
The character and scope of the journal is
determined, first of all, by the editorial
corps, and the work is Simplified when
some journal familiar to the whole COM
pany is copied, with eye to improvement
of caricatures Certain familiar advertise
ments can be produced in tableaux or
charades, leaving the company to guess the
articles advertised
A mock number could contain:
1. Cover pagan artistic tableau.
2. Page of Observation-Disclosures out
8. A Story-A short romance selected from
some magazine.
4. Poems-Humorous and pathetic.
5. Article on some general topic-using
kodak.
s. Music-Some threadbare song or waltz
purporting to be De Kovens or Damhosch's
latest composition.
Z. Observation-Disclosures.
8. Personals-Silhouette illustrations.
8. Domestic observation-disclosures and
fictitious.
TO- characterization and fictitious
II. Joke column-Stalest jokes and puns
to be found
12 Last cover observation-disclosures
The tableaux will more effectively stimu-
late full-page illustrations if performed
within a large picture frame or in q door
way with darkened room behind. The sill
houettes should be pinned on white back
ground. The magazine completed, the
editor-in-chief reads it aloud, slowly and
distinctly, permitting his audience to in
terpolate comment and interrupt with
laughter If the details are carefully
thought out beforehand the magazine party
will work out successfully to the enjoyment
of every person present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23
Keeping Up Appearances.

HarperS Bazaar.
He was wise who wrote, Half the sting
of poverty or of small means is gone when
one keeps house for ones own comfort and
not for the comment of ones neighbors."
Deny it as We will, few of us have the
moral force to set up a standard of our own,
based upon our own incomes and our own
particular home environment. We commit
the folly of regulating our expenses by the
income OF some one else. If the Browns
across the street hang up expensive lace
curtains we are disseminated until lace cur
tains have gone up to our windows, no
matter bow much smaller our income may
be than that of the Browns. If the Smiths
put down velvet carpet our neat and
pretty ingram becomes an eyeSore to u.s.
We are extremely mindful of what our
neighbors Will think about many things
that ought not to concern them in the least
We have no standards of our own. Our
dress and even our tables must be regulated
by the standards of others. We have not
different to the comment of our neignbors
This form of moral cowardice is causing
many families to live beyond their incomes
They can face debt and forfeit their self
respect Aeasier than they can face the I'M
favorable comment of their friends and
neighbors. The extent to which this imi-
tation of others is carried would be ludi-
crous did ii not bring so much unhappiness
in it's train. 1t is frequently the direct
cause of the disc0rd and discomfort and debt
that have driven happiness from the FAM
lily hearthstone. Let us have q standard OF
our own, based upon our own tastes, our
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23


Medici collars and high collars in almost
any shape, seem to be a feature of the latest
jackets.
Early morning exercise is denounced now
aoays by the majority of hygenc teachers
At that time, they say vitality is at it's
lowest ebb, and needs the stimulation of
for gentle outdoor exercise. At this time,
TOO, 1t is most desirable that mental labor
should cease.
The best manicure acid is teaspoonful
or lemon juice in a cup of tepid water. This
not only whtens and removes all stains
from the nails. but it loosens the cuticle
much better than scissors do A dash OF
admirable tooth wash after the use OF
breath.
Chocolate stains on fine napery are. It
should be remembered, as needful of prompt
attention as are wine stains. Cold water
the. cloth stretched across a bowl or soup
plate. they may be treated with boiling
water fresh from the teakettle. The i'm
portant point in treating any stain upon
linen is promptness.
Among the coming fashions. just whisper
ed about as yet, are the following: Short
pad buStles, long skirt bustles paniers high
heels, small, very close-fitting sleeves, de-
vold OF even the saving grace of a frill or
pun at the top, and, short, bunchy curls
dangling at the back of the head The
passing. Of the awful picture hat" of the
winter is also announced
When f1atirons become rough or soiled
pace d Hllle me salt on a paper and rub
them back and forth over it, Put a little
ineeswax between two pieces of cloth and
Keep near the ironing table. If the irons
get coated with scorched starch rubbing
them over the cloth will usually remove it,
When ironing starched goods rub the irons
over a bit of sandpaper before returning
them to the stove.
Iea-gowns are very ornate and fanciful In
style. Formerly of one color or two dis
tlnct shades of one color, the most approved
moueis are now generally made of three
contrasting colors and as many different
1abrlcs. Although much more elaborate IN
eHect on this account, they are really less
/ expensive IN many instances for the rea-
son tnat they are made up of various odd
lengths left over from the making of other
gowns.
recent arrival, to be hailed by women of
small purses and large ambitions, is the
lace Jewelry noticed in the shops Scraps
OF pretty old lace are applied on black or
cream net and worn as dog collars and
as collars with lace tendrils falling out on
the shoulders as pendants. Lace bracelets
are among other pretty Oddities and es-
peciaAy exquisite patterns are mounted on
hair - '0
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lives to embody. This busy. money-m making
day OF ours. when mems spiritual natures
are being dwarfad by the overtaxing duties
of mercantile life. and thus hindered in the
highest achievements of character, needs to
have this duty of thoughtful meditation
thrust upon her.
Busy, drudging men and women, In de-
Tense of your souls. seize upon the lofty
paths of noble thinking, and keep to them
In spite of distractions Follow them into
the fields where the fragrance of pure
thoughts born of the perfect. untainted life
and character of Jesus Christ exhales all
about you. Mediate practically upon the
great right thoughts of life, its relations,
its duties. its responsibilities. its highest
development. Think soberly of its expert
ences. sweet or sad. and build right pnilos-
ophy out of them. AS those who live for
ever and become as they think, grapple in
your thoughts seriously with the great
themes suggested by what you are, by what
you ought to be and by what you may be-
come. Above all, in order to attain the
highest life, mediate on God and your rela-
tons TO Him as He reveals himself to you.
And know that by His grace. through this
very process of meditation on Him and His
character and your duty to Him. you are
to be finally brought as the terminal prod
uct of your souls growth unto His like
ness.
Thoughtful men and women, when the
fashion and breadth of your character and
the progress of your soul towards Gods
likeness depend on the quality and direction
of your thinking, there is certainly thrust
upon you q responsibility that no serious
mind can deny nor honest heart desire to
aIuda
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23
How to BE Popular.

New York Times.
There comes time in every woman's life
when she longs to be belle. She may not so
much as confess it to herself at that time,
but in after years, if questioned, she is
likely to frankly confess that she once
hankered after being the most popular
woman in her set. This is a laudable ambi-
ton. for woman has to love to be loved,
and nothing expands the germ of true
womanliuess like reciprocity in dealing with
affection According to the Baltimore Sun,
an old woman who was and is still a great
belle in that city gives some sound hints to
those who would be bellies. Among other
things she says:
The most absolute necessity for being a
faVorite in every sense of the word is sweet
ness. Not surface sweetness. but that gen.
uine kindness of heart which makes us
considerable for all about us at home as
we'll abroad, and which is just as sure
to make itself evident as the tea rose is
bound to eXhale its exquisite perfume
Never say mean things about any one Your
hearers may laugh at the time, but instinc-
suffer, and one by one they will drop away
from you, for there is nothing so abso-
lutely killing as ridicule.
Never try to keep a man with you
against his will: You may succeed very we'll
for once or twice, but he is bound to feel
more or less stuck and in the end will
avoid you. After all. your belledom is not
Tor one or two years. but perhopS for a
good many, especially in America, where
the girls marry late, and you don't want
attention. with so sweet a willingness that
the other will be positively glad he offered
1t, and il you have to decline do il as gra-
ciously and as kindly as you can.
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The Beauty of Age.
LesIie's Weekly.

4<cSlie ) weekly.
Here and there is still to be found an in
dividual who dyes his hair, but the fashion,
as nearly all fashions do in time has gone
out. This is in obedience to genuine artistic
as well as sanitary considerations, though
artistic or sanitary conditions have usually
little to do with fashion Dark hair against
the pallor and wrinkles of advancing age
Is neither fit nor becoming. Now and then
one sees a person of sixty or seventy whose
dark hair has kept it's hue and is unmixed
with gray, but it is usually far from becorn-
ing to the face. The combination is I'M
natural 1t emphasizes the other marks of
age, which are usually sure to be present,
and strikes jarringly upon the sense.
A well-known New York woman. once
very beautiful and now in the vicinity of
seventy years of age, insists upon making
neck are powdered, her cheeks are rouged
and her hair is bleached by chemicals in
stead of the wise hand of time. If she
would let herself alone she would be
be as handsome at seventy as at twenty
seven. There is a beauty of age as charm
ing as the beauty of youth. The poet has
thus written vision of himself:
Il am more than eighty years of age. My
hair, too. is pure white.
/ am the most venerable mother.
How clear my mind How all people draw
nigh to me-
What attractions are these beyond any be-
fore What bloom. more beautiful than
the bloom of youth!
And. again:
Youth large lusty, loving-youth, full of
grace. force, fascination
Do you know that old age may come after
you with equal grace, force, fascina-
tion?"
But it viii never come thus with the
bleached hair and the powder and paint Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23
Mock magazine Party.

Home Companion.
The idea of editing and publishing cur
rent number of some magazine for an even
ing's entertainment will work out well In
a perfect gale of fun, if the hostess mas
beforehand famiIiarized herself with the
plan of a popular magazine and tactfully
assigns each guest the part they Will best
perform.
Have it previously planned VINO snall De
selected for editor-in-chief. lie must nave
the assistance Of a stenographer, who shall
do all the writing: also q desk edltor, VINO
shall prepare dummy of the pages 81 t III.
magazine and arrange each arlicle III Als
proper place.
OF course there will have to pc an al
vertising man to solicit and arrange aover-
tising an illustrator (best a KODAK entnu-
siast) a fashion editor, and, OF course
others. The head of each department should
be privileged to choose all the assistants
he wishes which will bring the rest OF Inc
company to work on several departments,
all of whom In toto will be considered an
editorial corps to advise aid suggest
To facilitate the work of compilation the
hostess should have at hand Few copies
OF the most popular magazine, IN winch the
best articles have beer marked, l0gether
with a lot OF old fashion plates tthe more
ancient the better from which 10 usslgh
unique costumes. Gather together ali the
kodak pictures posstbles give these 10 the
illustrator. from which te make selections
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23
CONSUMPTION GUAM

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23
FOR FEMININE READERS
WOMEN SHOULD LEARN THAT ECON
OMIzING STRENGTH IS A DUTY.
Fashion Already Taking Thought of
spring-An Evenings Enterfain-
ment-From Here and There.

Those intelligent women who find their
most interesting sphere of action in the
home have learned that only by guarding
against the little ways of wasting cen the
big aggregate of loss be avoided, says the
Christian Advocate; while the conscientious
ones, in view of the enormous need in the
world, have gained clear appreciation Of
the wrong that exists in fruitless expendi-
ture. Yet there are home-makers both in
tclligent and conscientious, who are in the
habit of disregarding one economy that Is
important. 1t is the economy of strength.
the saving of SELF They watch with care
the use of food and fuel and they permit
no extravaganza in clothing: yet they are
reckless in the expenditure of their own
forces. They pass from one duty to an
other, ''just rushing as they say from
morning until night, thinking that no
fatigue is worth notice so long as they are
able to be up and doing. They scorn the
suggestion that they need rest and cannot
be persuaded to take life a little more slow
ly until forced by illness to do So And
very often some of the duties that are wear
ing out the physical forces are non essential
ones. Some of them might be neglected
and the family or the friends be no worse.
1t really does not matter very much if on
some days there is no dessert for dinner
or if the parlor must go undusted. Certain
ly it is not Of great moment that the baby's
f1annels be deeply embroidered or that the
lounge be piled with pillows. 1t is a good
deal better for the home that the home
mother be well and cheerful in the evening.
1t is even wiser to let too much coal be
burned in the range or few cold potatoes
go to waste, or some ripe fruit be forgotten,
than that the home-maker should keep her
self in a state of nervous worry over the
shortcomings of a maid. And it is of more
consequence infinitely, that the mother have
time to read and talk, to work and play and
study with her children, than that she keep
their wardrobe in Immaculate order. There
is in a woman's life such a vast deal that
is of moment that it is a pity, unless the
strength is equal to all demands, to let so
much force be spent upon those things that
count for little that the ones that count
for much must be neglected. And one Of
the small economies to which it is worth
while that an energetic woman pay heed is
that Of the economy of her own strength.
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New York Evening Sum-
Five young women and two men were
returning to New York from Brooklyn late
one Sunday night when the young men
made what they thought was discovery
about women. 1t just showed how little the
sterner sex really knows about the gentler.
The party had been to a studio tea and
an unexpected snowstorm had set in while
it was in progress OF course it caught
everybody unprepared. One of the men was
an artist and one of the women had an
engagement to sit for him for a portrait
next day When all were seated in a bridge
car she said to him:
Il don't believe I'll be able to sit for you
to.m THlr9T 10 osrea With Great chow of
surprise:
My shoes won't be dry, I'm afraid" she
answered frankly.
be dry? Wear another pair
Haven't got but one" she retorted
sharply. How many feet do you think 1
have? I'm no centipede."
DO you mean to tell me that you have
only one pair of boots? continued the ar
list emphatically.
And you have a weekly income of STOP
said the artist, with look of wonder on
his face.
That's so. too, she said with satisfied
smile;
Whats so wonderful about not having
but one pair of shoes?' spoke up another
of the women. 81 have $50 a week and
never have but one pair of boots. They are
in plain sight now, and pretty wet they
are, too"
BY this time every man in hearing dis
lance was listening. Those who had a mar
ried look smiled, the others looked amazed.
We'll, well. WE'LL calculated the artist.
What a funny pair of women! Only two
pair of boots between EN-, and yet we men
say women are extravaganza.
wv oir ind he vUb had
first given herself away on the boot ques-
ton. How many pairs of boots have each
of your
"One," came from the three heretofore
silent ones, and at this exciting stage of
the conversation the conductor sang out,
''All OUT"
Those five women were average women
when it comes to the shoe question. The
average man has shoes by the half dozen
and dozen pairs, even if his salary is small,
and he considers this economy But not so
with woman. No matter how generous her
allowance she never sees the sense of hav-
ing more than two pairs of boots at the
utmost. Woman doesn't believe in hiding
her light under a bushel, so to speak She
will show most. Dress skirts do not give
shoes fair show. so the best part of her
allowance goes for headgear. 1t really is
economy to own at least half dozen pair
of boots at a time and to change them
frequently. This is good not only for the
boots, but also for tender, tired feet Any
dealer in shoes will bear testimony to
woman's aversion to owning more than one
pair at once all the same.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23
Fashions for spring.

INV 1OFk ItuStT.
Although January is, according to the cal
endar. the midwinter month. it figures on
the designers and dressmakers' books as
the beginning of spring. Toward the latter
end of the month nearly all the good
clothes artists have their plans and models
made up for the spring months and often
are able TO predict, with a fair degree of
accuracy. just what is to rule during the
entire season There is always more or
less speculation about sprag out-of-door
costumes and IL is with a deep sense of sat
isfactiOn that one greets the announcement
81 competent authorities on the most ap-