The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12

The hostess who wants the p~rettiest name
cards for her summer luncheon or score
cards for her little morning card party
will take a piece OF wall paper wherein
are scattered graceful leaves in cool shades
OF green and OF moderate size. The leaves
are cut out, following exactly the pattern
and pasted on a sheet OF thin cardboard,
which is then cut exactly the shape OF the
leaf. For place cards the name Of the
guest Is written across the leaf, and. SCAT
tered about the table. the cards make a
charming part Of the decoration The
greater variety OF leaves one can get from
her wall paper the p~rettier the effect, OF
course. For the score cards the blank
card on the reverse OF the design Is used.
and the cards, tied with Ieaf-green and
white ribbons. are dainty and pretty ad-
5uncts to the party. The big roses and
poppIes which one can get from the wall
paper designs are also exceedingly effective
used In this way. and IL one Is carrying a
particular scheme OF decoration she can
easily make her cards accord with her COL
ors and flowers.
mo, I'm not going away at all this sum-
mer," said the girl In the Powered dimity
and the picture hat, over her cool rasp-
berry salad. I'm going to have one OF
those lovely home summers that you read
about, you know, when you stay In your
own back yard all day and sit out on your
lovely cool veranda all evening, or else
go driving or automobiling. It's ever so
much nicer to stay at home where you
have everything you want right at hand.
than 1t Is to be cooped up in some seaside
hotel, or to go visiting and have TO tear
around a hot town IN search OF pleasure.
I'm just rejoicing In the lovely. restful time
I'm going TO have as soon as the rest OF
the family get off to the seaside"
The girl In the trim runabout frock and
the sailor hat set down her glass with a
little thud. well. I'm going away and
going pretty quick, too, / can tell you. /
had one OF your lovely. restful stay-at-home
summers last year and 7 can't want any
more"
why. what happened?"
What happened? Everything that pos
went OF East and I stayed at home TO revel
zines and all the ct ceteras. I think 1 had
4CfCAc0 Onc-AdAA AOuI lHC hiSt ~
noon when there was the widest excite
ment. Some way the kitchen of the
next-door house caught fire and for a time
the whole neighborhood was in commotion.
In the midst OF 1t they brought over a
maiden aunt who had been iii and who
was 50 overcome by the shock that they
couldn't take her back nome for a week
and Of course all that time 1 had to half
way look after her. and any way the whole
family was in and out so much that there
wasn't any time to devote TO my r~eveling.
Then the very day that they moved her
back home Uncle George and Aunt Maria,
from down In the southern part of the
State, appeared on the doorstep and, of
course I had to fall on their necks and
weep, and insist on their staying right there
with me and nowhere else. And they did
three mortal weeks. i trotted them around
town dutifully, took them up in the mon
ument and everywhere else that they spoke
of. Every time I looked at my hammock
out there under the trees / groaned ir
spirit Then they went home and a day
or two after mother and the girls came
home. fat and brown from their month by
the seaside. And here was poor me all thin
and pale and limp from my restful vaca-
ton"
The picture-hatted girl sighed sympathet-
tcally. You poor DEAR" she said, could
anything be worse than to have your nice
summer spoiled that way" The other girl
smiled a smile of sad "reminiscences. yes
there was something worse than that
Cousin Jane came up In the course of the
winter and she told some of the rest of the
relatives. and In the course of time it trav.
eled around to me. that Aunt Martha had
set her heart on staying at one of the big
hotels. but that they were afraid that oul
feelings would be hurt IL they didn't give
US the chance Of asking them to stay a
our home. and so they came out and 1 wa:
so insistent that they were afraid that
would be offended IL they suggested staying
anywhere else. And that's why L declin,
any more stay-at-home summers"
"
suggestions to
Pretty lace edgings in various widths ant
including the wave bands which form sucf
q pretty trimming. are shown In black anC
white for 3 cents a yard.
XXX
Burnt leather Is still exceedingly good fol
all kinds OF uses and one of the new thing.
An this line is a shopping bag OF gray
channels with a design in soft dark color!
and mounted In silver.
XXI
The large hairpins with which womer
love to deck their locks just now are to b.
found in one Indianapolis store for II cents
apiece. They are not particularly prett,
but they are smart at the moment and tn,
low price will add TO their popularity.
x
The lovely silk shawis which are the mos
desirable wrap for those summer evening,
when one wants just a suggestion of a wral
have all been reduced I'm price and the 81
ones may now be bought for s.. while tn,
ones that sold for 81 or So are down to littl,
more than a dollar.
Big handkerchiefs with f~amboyant Dor
ders are announced as "g~entlemen's hand
kerchiefs." but they are not intended 70
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