The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY
THE DEBUTANTE PROMISES To BE
CONSPICUOUS NEXT SEASON.
Why the Man Keeps n Firm Hold on
the Purse Strings-Camera
I'm Society.

The people who frequent the churches
during the cooler months OF the year fol-
low the example Of their pastors and take
4 vacation during the summer. Those who
wish 10 90 to church Sunday morning will
have 10 make a careful search OF the col
umn advertising the churches 20 find where
they may attend. II their own place of wor-
ship is closed It may be that they will seek
no further. The manner OF passing Sunday
IS entirely different from what 1T is during
the other months of the year. The men, as
a rule. read and smoke and take a nap
or take a drive, but the women are the
ones who commit sins OF which they would
not be guilty unless conditions were such az
they are. Now this woman who remains
where the churches still stand, but are not
open for services. will sew on buttons, mend
her clothes. tax a few embroidery stitches
and she has even been known TO play a
quiet game OF solitaire. She does these
things without the least conjunction OF
conscience because there Is no church she
wishes TO go to. It was only the other
morning that a pretty woman, who has a
class in Sunday school, a school which Is
closed for the summer. said that she wanted
20 have all the games Of golf on Sunday
that IL was possible during the church va
cation
There are to be twenty or more young
ladies brought out during the coming sea-
son with debut parties. receptions and teas,
girls who have graduated from the high
school or who have been attending schools
out Of the city. Most girls who have ap-
preached the state of young ladyhood look
forward TO a social season. Several of the
buds have planned an entirely different pro-
gramme. One declares that she thinks a
season given up to ~frivolity is wasted and
she does not intend TO pass her time in
such an idle way. She will not drop study
Just because she is out Of school, but she
will take French and music, one lesson of
instrumental and two of vocal, each week.
She wishes TO take a course of instruction
IN the gymnasium, possibly three days in
the week, and she will do some church work
and some charity work, for she thinks
every girl ought to do church and charity
work. She wishes only 10 attend such So
cial functions as please her and as she does
not care for teas and receptions she will
omit these absolutely from her list. She
enjoys concerts and the theaters and hopes
10 see all Of the good things that come 10
the city in the line Of both. If this young
lady keeps all of these plans in active opera
ton she Will not have enough hours left
TO do society" as most girls do the first sea-
son. She has not left much time for home
or domestic life and learning how TO keep
house and do the many duties involved there
in. Should she fulfill what she intends she
will accomplish a great deal and II Is we'll
TO begin several things. perhaps, and grad
ually let the least important drop. but the
June graduate who makes out a programme
IN rnnSunna m0ra hours than fhara ara I'm
the day is apt to find that one or more
plans have suffered in their
A year hence it will be easier TO plan a
winters campaign than now. The enthu-
siasm or the bud is delightful and the
earnestness OF purpose is a good omen. The
girl who plans something useful in connec-
ton with a social season will enjoy it
doubly.
The user OF the camera is making a pho
tograph album of his or her trips. and the
stationers have brought out the prettiest
kinds OF albums for collections of photo
graphs. The bridal couple that went to
Yellowstone Park and the one who went to
the seashore will have a constant reminder
Of that blissful time in the photographs
which they have taken during the journey.
During the Epworth League convention in
this city there were hundreds of kodaks
and cameras seen on the streets every day,
and the people who take summer trips bring
home souvenirs OF friends and places that
will give pleasure throughout the winter.
A friend OF a couple recently married took
pictures at the time of the ceremony, at the
going away and OF the bridal table before
the feast and the bride had a camera which
she took on the journey and she has brought
home a collection OF a hundred or more
pictures. These, with the ones the friend
took, have been Mounted in a book and
another friend has decorated the pages in
water colors. Many Of the owners of cam
eras have become expert in developing and
mounting and the volumes are valuable col
lectiOns, interesting to the travellers and
also 10 the family and friends at home.
TIE following clipping from the Buffalo
Commercial was shown to several married
men yesterday and each one said that the
writer had certainly found the real reason
Now that the truth is out, getting money
for the fall hat and gown will not be so
difficult. This is what IT says:
i wonder" some one asked the other
DAY. why man has always insisted on
keeping entire control of the purse Str1ngS?'
That's easy" the observing woman an