The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
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Eczsl blue lawn or orsandie Of
- some kind said Mayme, wav-
ing her curling tongs by way of emphasis.
Last summer got so tired of my eternal
white dimities and muslins that L wore
once and then had to send TO the washtub
with the consequence that they were worn
out before the summer was near gone and
i was broke most of the time by my laun-
dry bills. Don't talk 10 me about the
beauty OF freshly Numbered clothes. I'm
ready TO put up with a gown that never
sees the laundry If only it looks clean-and
that's why I'm resolved that If L don't get
a single other dress this summer I'll have
a dark blue lawn
Bet you DON'T" said Jane from the
depths OF her easy chair. Nobody ever
gets the clothes that they're absolutely re-
solved not TO do without. You wait and
see; IL you have dark blue lawn this sum-
mer I'll buy you a hve-pound box Of candy
so there!'
'Well. I just will have one" protested
Mayme. II know absolutely that l want
one and what would be the sense of not get
ting il? You just wait and see." Eyes, I'll
wait. You'll get 1t just the same way you
had the scarlet challie house gown this
winter. Don't you remember last fall you
said that no matter what happened you
were going to have a little scarlet house
gown this winter: if you hadn't another
rag to your back you'd have that You were
tired of being forced to wear either your
shirtwaists or your best frocks at home in
the evening and you thought that every
girl ought TO have some such little frock
And then-well, you know as well as L do
that you got that expensive crepe gown and
one or two party frocks, and nights when
you weren't going TO a dance or the theater
you just sat up In your shlrtwa1st and
tailor skirt and entertained your callers
just though your little scarlet house
frock had never been dreamed Of"
Yes, l know L did, groaned Mayme,
but that crepe thing swamped me for the
whole winter and just had to have one or
two little dancing gowns and by the time
they were made l had 10 wear just shirt
waists on every in-the-between occasion.
Anyway / don't see that you have occasion
10 talk. What did you do last summer?
when your sister brought you that lovely
blue sunshade from Paris. and didn't you
swear by everything you could think OF
that this winter you were going to have a
whole pale blue outfit? Though what con-
nection a blue sunshade has with blue
winter outfit, L can't see And didn't you
rush In on the strength of your determina-
ton and buy that magnificent long blue
plume for the blue hat that was TO be part
of the OUTFIT? I'd like to know now where
your blue plume and your blue sunshade
and your blue suit are?"
Jane swung her slippered feet unabashed
We'll, the plume and the sunshade are
IN the lower drawer of my chiffonier,' she
returned And the pale blue outfit is still
In the air But that only goes to prove
what / say. Just sure a girl makes
up her mind that she will have a certain
kind of gown or hat for the coming sea-
son. or die in the attempt why. she will
have something totally different as pos
sible. Now, honest, did you ever know
that 10 fail? Did you ever know one girl
that got the things she swore she was 60
ing to have? No; and you never will-you
just watch"
turned Mayme. But that doesn't alter the
fact that I'm going to have a blue organdie
this summer, If I haven't anything else"
Mary Adelaide is young, but her extreme
youth does not dim her own faith in her
self. She has that spirit which never knows
that it is vanquished, and though she
doesn't know all about any one subject in
the world she never admits a lack of in
formation in regard to anything, either to
her people or to herself-the latter the most
important.
One Of the subjects on which Mary Ade-
laide lacks total enlightenment is dog. Mary
Adelaide owns a dog which is the apple OF
Gcr DFlB0t, DfOWn eye, 10 1el less
prejudiced orbs the dog may not be the
most desirable example of the canine spe-
eies extant. He is a fat, curly puppy, full
OF fun and frolic but there is no denying
that he is just dog. Sylvia's dog, however,
Is different. Sylvias dog is water spaniel
CT pure breed ana great beauty, and Sylvia
has heard the older members of the family
descant upon doggie's good points and his
honorable pedigree and has accordingly
formed an exalted notion of his dogship.
They sat together on the doorstep the
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little dogs.
NV doggie's the smartest." said Sylvia.
'sWhy. he just knows everything you say TO
him Ny papa says so.
Mary Adelaide shifted. "Ho, is that all
Well, my doggie. he can talk by by. He
could now, only he's too young. Babies
can't ever talk just at first. you know" she
Svlyia's ewes clouded. well. don't
care she returned aggressively. "My dog
gie's a pure water spaniel and yours amt,
Mary Adelaide hesitated. Dog breeds were
Greek to her. but she must crush the up
! don't care II ne amt. My dog Is better n
that Ny dog. he's between water spaniel
and IA male.
The popular game of bridge whist has
established itself firmly in Indianapolis and
the society women here are taking UP the
game with enthusiasm. The popularity OF
bridge is none the less pronounced because
IL has been somewhat delayed In reaching
indianapolis, but as yet IL is played II
rather a quiet way. Bridge parties, as
rule. include only enough players for one OF
two tables, but that doesn't alter the fact
that the little parties are among the most
ENJOYABLE OF the seasons companies
such a delightful lenten amusement,
n the way one woman puts IL. who nnds
In the smallness and the quietness of tbs
companies an excuse for their being In the
lonten season.
EDO we play for money" says one WON