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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

Ladies' Home Journal.
All the expenses of n wedding are as
sumed by the brides famiIy-cards. car
riages, floral ecorations-everything.
The bridegroom's first privilege is to pay
the clergyman's fee.
1t is the brides prerogative to name the
wedding day.
The fashionable hour for the ceremony is
thigh noon"
Church. clergyman, and all the details OF
the wedding are left TO the choice of the
bride.
1t is the present fashion 10 have four, six
eight bridesmaids, many ushers, a
maid of honor, a best man. and sometimes
one or two little girls. The bride decides
what the gowns of her bridesmaids shall
be.
The bride always wears the bridegroom S
gift.
The bride wears her veil over her face SO
arranged that. Immediately after the cere-
mony, the maid of honor may part it, dis
posing of ii becomingly.
Fashion now dictates white suede gloves.
The left one is removed when the ring is
given.
Presents are sent at any time after IL is
known that the date has been fixed for the
wedding, but the receipt of the invitations
is the general signal for their Offering.
1t is a recent fashion to invite those who
have sent presents to come and see them
on some day shortly before the wedding, If
they are not to be displayed at the recep-
ton.
A widow bride wears pearl gray. or some
light silk, or a travelling costume with bon
net. She removes her former wedding
ring. She may no more wear both rings
than she may bear both names.
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OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

American and Australian butter is rapid
ly crowding the German article from the
English market.
If our Southern States alone were as
densely populated as Germany they would
have a population Of over 100, 100000.
But three States in the Union pay their
Governors an annual salary OF $4,000 They
are New York, New Jersey and Pennsylva-
MIA.
Oats barley and rye originated in the
wild forms along tn. Mediterranean. The
first noted species of wheat were brought
from Persia.
A test made recently in Binghamton, NJ
Y. showed that the cost of heating street
cars by electricity is double that Of heat
ing with COAL
The Salvation Army for the second time
has failed 10 get foothold in Mexico.
Mexican laws forbid all religious process
sions In the streets of cities.
The people Of Kansas have $500 900
laid up In their own banks, practically all
OF it deposited since the Republican ad-
ministration came into power.
Siamese people have so superstitious a
dislike for odd numbers that they strive al
ways ito have an even number OF rooms.
doors, windows. closets. ETC.. in thir houses.
A question agitating the minds OF English
churchmen Is as TO whether the census Of
1901 shall include an obligatory profession
or each persons religion Some OF the adj
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

New York Evening Sun.
The latest fiat Of fashion, 1t is said, de-
crees that punctuation is unnecessary in
letter writing. 1t strikes that the fiat
is much more unnecessary than the pune
tuation. The latter has never been in
dulged In to any alarming extent by
woman. A dash or so and plenty Of italics
are the only condescensions her epistles
have made toward that phase of rhetoric
That she should be enjoined, upon pain of
appearing questionable, to forego all the
commas and semicolons and Interrogation
points that she has never used seems hard
" fair. It's case of being found guilty
without having much given offense
1t shows a remarkable ignorance upon the
part of Fashion. What has she been think
ing about all these years that the smart
epistolary communication has been so re-
ligiously abstaining from punctuation.
Perhaps Fashion has been wrongly re-
ported-such things have happened-per-
haps her fiat actually concerns the beloved
dashes and idolized italics so dear to her
who takes her pen in hand for the fashion
able note. Perhaps IL Is but a neat little
dodge OF Fashion to put us upon the right
track: after. denouncing dashes her next
move Will be 10 recommend the established
marks for punctuation which the edu-
Gated woman, be she fashionable or other
wise, has always used. Ii strikes US that
whoever reported Fashion IN this thing
confounded IL with that other dictum
known to all that punctuation marks must
never appear upon the engraved commune
cation be IL card OF invitation or OF visit,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

The newest girdles have deep gradu'
ated fringe of silk, steel beads, or jet fall
ing from the lower edge.
To give a good oak color to a pine floor
wash in a solution of one pound OF cop
peras dissolved in one gallon of strong I've
White spots that appear on highly pol
ished furniture are easily removed. Alec
hol and linseed oil in equal parts are usu
ally sufficient if thoroughly rubbed in.
Left-handed parties are fad in New
York. Guests are requested to come with
their right hand securely bound up. They
must register their names, play the piano
make all gestures, and eat with the as
sistance of the left hand.
1t is a fact that the majority of women
carry themselves poorly, as the critics say
One cause seems to lie in the large, over
towering hats that balance with difficulty
and that compel a forward pose of the
head A very slight course of observation
will prove that the woman who wears a
small, close-fitting turban is the woman
who carries her head up.
Here is a very good polish for furniture:
One pint of linseed oil, two ounces OF
black resin, two ounces of spirits of nitre
four ounces of distilled vinegar, one ounce
of spirits of salts, two ounces of anthony.
1t is to applied with soft woollen CLOTH
LII is we'll to remember that vanished fur
niture should be cleaned with a woollen
cloth dipped in linseed oil, never with
water.
pretty way to utilize bits of hand
some lace edging in Honiton. Venetian, re-
naissance and other designs. is to cut the
lace portions away from the fine net foun-
dalton and sew 1t en- applique to the round
ed ends of sashes neck scarfs of chiffon or
ribbon, to standing velvet or satin collars,
sleeve-caps, etc. Lace that has been worn
and cleaned can be similarly used for dress
ing table cushions and handkerchief and
glove sachets.
Dainty little Puritan berthas, Vandyke
collarettes, Marie Antoinette fichus, bor-
dered with one, two, or three accordion
plated frills Of India null, net or chiffon;
little Vandyke pelerines, with long scarf
ends diminishing to mere points, or those
of China silk delicately wrought and with
stole fronts that are edged with deep siiK
fringes i'm tints matching the embroidery
are to be added to the simple afternoon
dresses for the summer.
AS regards renovating by dyeing IL Is
well to remember that while wool fabrics
easily yield to almost any color and dye
nicely, silk is degree more difficult. Cot
ton comes next after silk in the facility
with which Ii takes on new color. and
linen comes last in the list In some OF
the cleaning and dyeing houses. there is a
special department for sulphur cleaning.
The process not only thoroughly cieanses
all articles that are put through the treat
ment, but guarantees the destruction OF
all moths that may be present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04
FOR FEMININE READERS
THE IMPORTANCE OF COLOR VALUES
IN HOUSE FURNISHING.
Black Gowns-wedding Etiquette
Various Gleanings.

Everything in a successfully furnished
habitation depends upon its color. says a
writer in Golfers Weekly. The entire
character and temper of house are not
altered but are affected by it. An imme-
date transformation takes place with the
transformation of the walls. Change, for
instance an ugly blue or red into a cheer
full yellow, and see what results follow.
Yellow not only expresses a certain cheer,
making up, as it does-that is as well 1t
cantor the absence of sunshine, but IL
conveys also certain impression of ele-
gance. II is no unusual thing TO have some
one without eye for detail come into
room, the walls Of which have been newly
covered with yellow, and insist upon it that
some piece of prosperity has come to the
householder. A gloomy and dark room
which has been covered with a paper deco
rated with gilt figures. when treated with
yellow paper, with white paint for the
woodwork, the ceiling merely tinted with
a suggestion of yellow brought down to the
picture rod, which should not be more than
eight feet from the floor, becomes at once,
without the Introduction of any furniture
or the hanging of any pictures, a room full
of cheer and promise, inviting one to ele-
gance. To such a room note of brilliancy
may be added by a crimson curtain. 1t
must be remembered that coziness does
not always accompany yellow, although
the red curtain would help to insure feel
ing for il. Yellow is too imperSonal for
coziness. too outgoing and while 1t cheers
and uplifts, taking one out of ones self,
it does not induce to a drawing together,
as when a room is dark and one seeks the
fire. For that reason it is better in bed
rooms drawing rooms, dining and recep-
ton rooms and halls but not for living
never for libraries, where repose and con-
centration are necessary.
In small house or apartments the aim
should always be to keep to one color or
tone for every door Thus the woodwork
should all be of tone, the wa.is pre-
senting no sharp and sudden contrasts.
The hall. being the center, might be taken
the starting point, and whatever is Wis
ible from the hall considered in relation to
it. Thus If one have a red hall, and the
parlor and dining room can be seen from
it. the colors for those two rooms should
be chosen with reference to the color Of
the hall, or vice versa. The same may be
said of all adjoining rooms. beautiful
green and yellow room in New York was
spoiled by having a pink room made to
open out of it, the pink in that case being
vivid and inharmonious. Just as ones
dress should present some attempt at the
harmonies, the skirt, waist and hat bearing
some relation to each other and to the gen.
eral whole. so the rooms of any one floor
should show some idea of having been con-
sidered in relation to each other. Even in
large and sumptuOus houses, the effect is
marred by dividing the different rooms into
periods or by making them follow too
many schemes of color.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

Dorothy Maddox, in Philadelphia Inquirer
The woman in black is always a target
| for feminine small shot.
| She must be elegantly robed to merit crit
| icism such as we give.
Black deals with the always interesting
subject of age.
Does black add years or does it make a
woman look younger? The figure invaria-
bly, gains if the face loses.
| A Princess robe of inky black. perfectly
| fitted, will make an almost ugly figure
| beautiful. but fit and material must be
| fetchingly correct.
| Mr.. Edmund Russell. Of Delsarte fame,
has declared it a popular fallacy with
every woman that she looks best in black.
| He has small patience with such belief He
| goes on to say:
BLACK makes the flesh look a little
whittier by contrast, but it makes every
| shadow duller, every line deeper. 1t ages
| person more than anything else. The
only people who look Well in black are
| those who are fair and plump, with no
| lines, no cares In their faces"
This dictator considers gray par excel
| lent and he has great deal to say of tone
| Earmonies, which In dress he thinks should
| be as perfect as in music or pictures.
To go back to black. A great deal of it
| is worn. 1t is unobtrusive, it outwears
| to fit to every social niche.
Oddly enough. we wear 1t for economy's
sake, yet 1t is expensive If the fabric is of
the best weave, and it should be.
The ruSt-laden figures that move about
among us are pitiful They are black
robed and the material is shoddy. There
in lies the trouble.
Black of the best quality manipulated by
fingers that know how to place each fold
and gather, may age. but it can never fail
to give to woman an air of distinction.
Men like black. A man will turn in the
street and look after a black-robed woman
la mode when he would never cast a Sec
ond glance after the gayest of colors
AS rule, men object to sable-hued gar
| ments. on principle; yet, contradictory
animals, they start straight for a beauti-
full widow and pay her court I'm a fashion
to arouse the envy of every one of her fair
neighbors and friends.
/ so frequently hear this remark:
perhaps she will have some style now
she is in black"
All this does not settle the question Of
the influence which black has passing
years. / for one so always feel more Sc
date in costume of black and, may / add,
If it is handsome black, more comfortable
because it is beyond criticism.
Getting colors together Is apt to result
in patchworky effects when there is money
enough to buy anything in reason. 1t is not
lack of means, but lack of taste.
Wealthy women carry around on their
backs weird combinations. What, then, can
we expect of colors picked up at bargain
rates and made by bargain dressmakers?
Economy and black are ever at odds, one
with the other.
Summed up in few words, does not
black make youth look younger and age
look older?
An age that is stylish we can excuse an
age that is dowdy we are hard down on.
And still the much mooted question,
Does black age?" remains unsettled
Each woman DESTROYS of making the
| most of every personal charm must answer
ii for herself
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

James Ford Rhodes. in February Atlantic.
The Funeral Grafton Of Pericles" is
pretty nearly what was actually spoken.
else II is the substance of the speech
written out in the historians own words.
Its intensity of feeling, and the fitting Of IL
so well into the situation, indicate IL TO
be a living contemporaneous document. and
at the same time II has that universal ap-
plication which we note in so many speeches
of Shakespeare. A few years after our civil
war, a lawyer In a city OF the middle West.
who had been selected to deliver the Dec
grafton day Grafton, came to friend OF
his In despair because he could write MOTH
ing but the commonplace about those who
had died for the Union and for the freedom
OF a race which had been uttered many
times mefore, and he asked for advice.
Take the Funeral Grafton of Pericles' for
a model" was the reply. Use his words
where they will ut. and dress up the rest
to suit our day" The orator was surprised
ITO find how much OF the Grafton could be
used bodily. and how much with adapta-
ton was germane to his subject.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

Harper's Bazaar.
Waists of tucked lawn and narrow inser-
ton, with the groups of tucks and the
bands of insertion running diagonally, are
much in demand by the young person who
aims at slender effects. The slim young
woman is equally partial to the tucked
waists made with dainty lace-trimmed
bolero, which ties at the corsage in a sailor
knot with long ends. Waists made entirely
of bands of embroidery insertion and wash
ribbons are among the effective spring
novelties. The insertion and the ribbon al
ternate with each other in vertical lines.
One of the prettiest of the new stocks
suitable to wear with lawn shirt waist
consists of tucked silk stock in pale blue
yellow or pink. with silk bow appliqued
with two butterflies of mousseline de sole
embroidered in white silk. Silk stocks are
also a novelty. showing white gauze bow
in front appliqued with cream lace designs
Neckties of narrow black velvet, embroi-
dered with white silk polka dots and hav-
ing the long ends finished with black and
white silk fringe, are another new fashion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

The Criterio

The Criterion.
Speaking of New Years resolutions-and
speaking of them is vastly different from
making or keeping them - a charmingly
frank young woman said: II made only
one. 1 will not smirk." To "smirk'' meant
to her all that is insincere in facial and
mental greeting; all that is inharmonious
TO ones mental and moral makeup; al
that is unnecessary and unwholesome. II
meant to put lines in her face which nature
never intended, and lines in her character
which nature never intended, either Her
laconic resolution certainly marked a ster
In acknowledgment. and cannot be toe
highly recommended or too quickly passed
on for the sincerest fiattery of all. 1t Is
also to be hoped that she will live up to II
for the little embraces much. The simple
infinitive Ito smirk' covers an infinity OF
attendant abuses. We have tight corsets
in our moral as well as our physical attire
and to ''smirk' is certainly one of the
wasp-waisted variety.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

Home Companion.
There is nothing so difficult to judge as
table linen: no fabric where authorizations
or exact qualities are so difficult to discern,
In other than high-grade establishments,
where one must depend upon personal judg-
ment for the purity of the fabric, there are
a few points to keep In mind. Pure linen
is hard and slippery, never soft and plia-
BILE. If moistened finger be applied to an
all-linen cloth the moisture will at once
appear on the other side, whereas in mixed
goods it will appear slowly or not at all.
The flax odor is always noticeable i'm lin
ems, and every woman should learn to rec
oonize IL or its absence
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Educated.
Chicago Tribune.

The educated Indian, fresh from Carlisle,
had returned to visit the tribe of his
fathers.
In silence, as the braves sat around the
wood fire in the center of the tepee, the
calumet was passed to him.
individual pipes, please" he said.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04
A Hollow MOckery.
Golfers Weekly.

GOLFERS weekly.
Teacher-What Is the meaning Of the
word 'excavate?"
Scholar-To hollow out.
Teacher-Give me sentence in which the
word is properly used.
Scholar-The small boy always excavates
when his father whacks him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04
Gentility.
Detroit Journal.

OctrOlt JOurndl
Reginald had a purpose in keeping the
tryst punctually.
He came at the appointed hour. Beatrice
was not there.
The minutes sped. Reginald waited until
thirty of these had speeded.
Then he heaved sigh OF relief.
..She is half an hour late. at least" he
exclaimed. with giistening eyes. "She is
not bourgeois, after all"
The qualities Of real gentility inevitably
betray themselves. sooner or later.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

ana I'm whatever lettering But this has
nothing TO do with the manuscript note.
and il will take more than Fashion 10 con-
vince US otherwise. Even so great an au-
thority must remember that "a shoemaker
should stick to his last"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

Chicago Tribune.

"You would laugh, Mr.. Veeder." the
young woman said. ito hear my little
can only get as far as the W"
THAT is quite right. too, Miss Effie," an
swered the young man, edging a little
nearer. HE calls me W dare say, be-
cause come after u +"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

Golfers Weekly.
Said Mrs Gadabout. who had come to
spend the day. to little Edith:
Are you glad to see me again, Edith?"
"Yes. MN. and mammals glad, too" re-
piled the child.
lis she?'
Yes. MN. She said she hoped you'd
come to-day and have 1t over with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04
A Drop i'm Real Estate.
Judge.

JUICE.
Onther Rhode-There's been a terrible
drop in real estate out my way.
Stayat Home-Ahi thought business was
booming everywhere. What's the cause
still hard times?
Onther Rhode-No; cyclone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04
Saying the Agreeable Thing.

Mrs. Cobwigger-This is a splendid cure
for a cold I've given you.
Mrs. Crawford-As 1T comes from you,
dear, I'm sure ii must be. You don't know
how sorry L am that haven't a cold, so I
could try it at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04
A Short Wait.
Life

Mrs. Slimson-Ive wanted the drawing
room refurnished for long time, but my
husband has always said to wait until the
things were really useless.
Mrs. Catterson--How are you going to
manage il?
Easy enough. The baby is In there
now"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04
Reasonable in Some Instances.
Dhiro 6AlDbio Dr0cc

Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Naggett-This paper says that in
some parts of the Philippines a wife can be
bought for 81. Isn't that outrageous?
Mr.. Naggett-Oh, don't know. Proba-
bly, some of them are worth it,"
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No Wonder.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
Mary" yelled the poet.
What is it, dear?" asked the patient
wife.
''Why don't you keep that kid quiet?
What on earth's the matter with it?"
II don't know. dear; I'm singing one of
your lullabieS to the poor little darling
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Circumstances.
Jewish Comment. - s..

JSWIsH - -l-------
Parson Meekins Ito convict)-My friend,
remember we are here to-day and gone to-
morrow.
Convict (calmly)-You might be, but 1
amt.
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

One Won't Know the Difference.
Life.
Dust the drawing room, Jane; I'm going
to have q visitor"
'Shall dust it for a lady or for gentle
man?'
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
I Pryobll.albly.,.

Come here" said the broker, de-
tanning the bank president by the lapel
OF bis coat. 81 Il want to tell yon a
story about q friend Of mine. u Awhile
ago he: was travelling, and he had to
stop Mt ID small town. He went to the
best hotel In the place, but 1T wasn't
much. II consisted principally 81. the
bar. Well, my friend walked into tile
bar and noticed q sign hanging on the
wall bearing these words: MEG innis
NJ. Met inn;s. 81 u 3i 5sS5
u 5'. Is that your name q my friend said
to the proprietor. who vas serving
drinks. s,5. ;5 a M
4 !" Sure it is,' was the reply. ~
5" Pardon my curiosity ~ said my
friend. but 4 honld like to know what
that NJ stands for.
II - No ofinse sor. That ~ stands for
McGinnis. 4 NJ Il WI; 5is3 q:
!. Then your name is McGinnis Me-
3Gin1is Ginnis r 81 3s55s
!; !" '1ndade It's Just thot w
\ !. rhsn you'll excuse me ,ifs / d.
serye, NY friend said, that y0u ~
probably of Irish extraction !. NJ
York Commercial Adyertisss
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS N
Il or Burglars Blow Open tho
safsot the Bank AZ N ont .$s2
N fort, Wis 5S& l5S. 55
\ Explosion Arouses the Citi-.
y zsns and the Thugs Try
to Escape. VI
1 RACE WITH HAHD J
Crooks Desert Il helr Convey
ance and Take Refugetn
81 i$ IS q Hayloft 5 n
Pursuers Open Fire. Wound
One and Force Themsto
4 Surrender.

LAHcAsrER, Wis, Dec a. Four
burglars blew open the safe Of the r.
+. Stevens bank at Montfort with
nitroglyoerin ct o'clock 9 q. Nj.
Dornn. who lives near BY, hearing the
explosion, put his head ont Of the vim
dow and yslled :Fire' . number y
times. This scared the burglars, who
put ont their lights and ran TO the de-
pot, where they had . handcar ready,
and started east. Seven Montfort men
took another handcar and followed
them. overtaking the burglars hand
car three miles this side Of Ridgeway,
which they found tumbled down the
Bal 7D'-om there they tracked them
3 hale further, where they found taem
IN the loft of barn. The Montfort
men opened fire on tho burglars from
below and 10 shots were fired, one Of
the 1bnrglars being shot in the leg.
They were finally oyerpowered and
brought here. No money vas secured