The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-21

Will come Saturday to spend the holidays
with relatives.
Mr.. Karl Schneider will go to Pana. ILL.,,
Saturday to spend the holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hayward.
Mrs. Frank Percy Weadon is visiting her
children until the arrival of Mr.. Weadon
next week with the Bostonians.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Stone will give FAM
lly dinner Christmas day Relatives from
Muncie and Anderson will be present.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis A. Kinsey and Mrs.
ana Miss Elliott will give q large card party
Jan. ), following an afternoon reception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hampstead will come from
New York the last of the week to spend the
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. John 7. Brush.
Messrs. Harry and win Eldrdge will
come saturday to spend the holidays with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. e. II. Eldridge.
Yesterday was the eighty-eighth birthday
anniversary of Judge Fabsus NJ. Finch, and
the day was celebrated by a family gather
ing.
Mr.; and Mrs. w. A. AppIegate will 60 to
Cincinnati tomorrow to spend the holidays
with their daughter, Mrs. z. f. Cost, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Heron and family
have taken possession of their new home
No 1873 North Meridian street, formerly the
Ads1t residence
The Misses Holman have issued invitations
Tor two teas, one Dec. n and one Dec. ~,
for Miss Rebecca Foulke of Philadelphia,
and Miss Eugenia Voolfolk.
The pupils of Mr.. John l.. Geiger in No
9lesville VIII give q concert IN that city Mon
schmidt, violinst, of this city.
Mr.. Ross Lynn, of Pittsburg, is visiting
his aunts, Mrs Robert Scott and Mrs.
Thomas Hadley, who will give a family
party this evening in his honor.
Miss Mary Naughton will come from Lo-
retto, KY, and Master Joseph Naughton
from Rensselaer, to spend the holidays with
their mother, Mrs. A. D. Naughton.
Mrs. n. A. Gladding will not observe her
Thursday at home this week, and invita-
tions for a company for Mrs. w. z. Collins
have been recalled by Mrs. Gladding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Ross have issued in
vltations for a tea Tuesday to have their
friends meet Miss Julia Marlowe and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Major, of Shelbyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. McKeen, ir.,
will reside at North Platte, Neb Mrs. Nc
Keen is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Z. New, previous to going to Ne
hraska.
Rev. d. L. Mackenzie. formerly pastor of
the English Lutheran Church of this city,
is now pastor of q like church at Lykens,
Pa. ana Mrs Mackenzie is president Of one
church.
Mr.. e. E. Sckler will hold an exhibit of
his pictures the remainder of this week in
his studio in the Coffin block. The pictures
are in oil and water colorS and are the re-
suit Of the past seasons work, embracing
fifty in all
Miss Maggie Riley entertained her club
and q number of friends at her home on
North Pennsylvania street, Monday evening,
Miss Jessie Carson, Miss F'lossie Howell and
Miss Therese Hission.
The annual kindergarten dance will be
given at the Brenneke Academy week from
tonight. In the afternoon there will be
a children's party, and in the evening a
dance for young people. An orchestra will
furnish music for both occasions.
The engagement has been announced to
| friends in this city of Mr.. George Boyd, of
| Philadelphia, formerly of this city, and
| Miss Myra Noyes, of Washington, ID. G.,
| whose father is the proprietor of the Wash
| ington Star. The wedding will take place
late in January.
At the Fortnightly Literary Club yesterday
Miss Elizabeth Dye read a sketch. "A Ken
lucky Idyl," and Mrs. Albert Rabb read a
humorous story. THE Soldiers Substitute"
The rooms were decorated with Christmas
greens and holly, and refreshments were
Mrs. H. c. Newcomb is chairman. The tea
table was decorated with miniature Christ
| mas tree appropriately decorated.
Mr.. Oliver Willard Pierce will go to Della
ware, o., next week, where on Thursday
| evening he will be the soloist for the SYM
phony concert of Van der Stucken's Or
| of the Ohio Music Teachers Association.
| This is the most important solo work of the
entire meeting, and as the association rare
| ~ secures an artist from outside of the
State, the invitation to Mr.. Pierce is a COM
| pliment. He will play the Saint-Saens &c
| Minor Concerto"
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wild entertained a
party of forty relatives and friends last
| evening on the occasion of the christening
of their son, Forrey Neil Wild. Rev. M. l..
| Haines, of the First Presbyterian Church,
offlciated. Among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Wild, Miss Margaret Wild,
| Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Curtis and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G., Heylmann, of Noblesville, Mr..
| L. G. Wild, Mr.. and Mrs. George Lilly and
Miss Bessie Goodykoontz, of Anderson, and
| Miss Mary Frank, of Lebanon.
A BAL MASQUE.
One of the first masquerades to be given
| in private house in this city for long
| time was the party of that character given
last evening by Mrs. John C. New and Miss
| New. Mrs. New received the guests, Miss
New appearing among the disguised in cos
| tune The ballroom where the dance was
given was adorned with holiday garlands.
An orchestra played and the maskers ap-
peared for the dance. Among them were
Miss New and Miss Van Camp as the Two
Little Girls in Blue; Miss Erwin wore a
scarlet satin Mephisto gown decorated with
bells; Misses Eunice and Augusta Jameson
were in German peasant costume and spoke
| the German language, which assisted in
keeping their identity unknown: Mrs. j. K.
| Sharpe, jr., with Miss WATSON and Mrs.
Francis r. Hord, appeared as a nurse and
twins; Miss Katherine Wallick was in a
| black domino and wore powdered hair; Miss
| Myla Coburn was picturesque as Little Red
Riding Hood; Mrs. Harry Murphy was a
| Swiss peasant Miss Ella Malott wore a
1
George Hume wore a pretty gown of flow
cred organde that was worn by Mrs Will
liam Mansur when she attended an inau-
gural at Washington when she was q young
LADY, Miss Mary RanSdell wore a Rubens
gown, after a famous picture by that paint
/ eT, and her guest, Miss Haldeman, of st.
Louis, wore an italian peasant dress. Miss
| Josephine Hyde was Brunnhilde in hand
some imported gown; Mrs. Arthur Grover
was Night. and Mrs. Clevenger was a Span
| ish girl; Miss Agnes Duncan was an Aztec
maiden. in a dress brought from Mexico
Miss Pearl Haynes was French lady; Mrs.
| Edward Seguin was a violet in a lavender
gown trimmed with the wood flowers: Miss
Margaret Malott wore an Oxford cap and
gown: Miss Mary Fletcher a Japanese
girl in embroidered Grape kimono over
a satin skirt; Miss Fanny Fletcher wore a
period: Miss Emma Atkins was a yellow
i chrysanthemum, wearing a yellow gown
with sashed ruffies of tule: Miss Alice
| Woods was a Spanish lady: Mrs. III. s. New
4 wore a fencing costume copied from a IA
| nous French picture; Miss Julia Landers
| Dr. Harry Van Hummel were the Yellow
| Kids; Mr.. n. Booth Harrington was a con-
| tinental gentleman; Messrs. r. FL Wiley,
Samuel Van Camp. Louis Reese and Wilbur
Dark wore colonial costumes: Mr.. Ray Van
Camp was a black prince Mr.. w. Vance
/ Martin went as a nun: Mr.. G.. l.. Payne as
4 the Trumpeter Van Sakkingen; Mr. Charles
| r. Vajen was a lord high chancellor. and
| Messrs. J. X. Sharpe, jr.. Francis T. Hord
/ Parker Boice and Edward +. Gates went as
| monks. Among the men who wore dominoes
We're Messrs. Harry Murphy. Larz. Whit
/ ward Seguin. John Thomson and Arthur b.
/ Grover. At IL o'clock the masks We're re-
| moved. The bal masque was one of the
/ unique entertainments of the season.