The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-22
Some of the Fads
of the Smart Woman
rope and America Have
Peculiar Ways

A fad that makes people comfortable is
surely to be commended. The Princess of
Pless, in study forks, knives, spoons, etc.
insists that she does it. solely in the in
terest of her guests. She never allows a
high centerpiece on her table, for instance
she permits only the necessary things at
she has special combination spoon and
fork. so that her guests may have not only
their lobster. but gravy too; for cutting
up lettuce and spaghetti she has a combi-
nation fork and SCISSORS, and so on and
so on. The princess is credited with in
Producing a fashion at her table that she
insists was a necessity. On the occasion of
a certain great banquet that she gave not
long ago, her guests were confronted with
what looked like a couple of primitive
thimbles, fashioned of rare old silver with
the Pless crest engraved on the sides of
them. The princess's invention enables one
10 hold the leg of any bird with safety and
style and at the time to keep the
fingers from getting greasy.
The Countess of Warrick. who has a
fertile brain and wealth of golden brown
hair, decided that a jeweed net would be
just the one thing in the world she needed
TO complete her costume at a recent big
reception. 1t was she, by the way who
revived the old fashion of wearing a single
curl hanging down her neck to the
shoulder And now the net, made of gilt
tering diamonds, and the hair all loose in
side OF II. The effect is really charming.
The Duchess of Devonshire has hands
that have been modelled. She calls atten-
ton to them uniquely. She wears what
may be called medallion gloves. They are
of soft kid, held at the wrist with a single
clasp, fastened with a medallion miniature
The duchess also has gloves of delicate
fiesh-color tint, fashioned with lust one
lace medallion set in the back through
which the pink knuckles CLEAN seductively
The Duchess of Westminster, the beauti-
full Princess of Pless's beautiful sister,
has a fad of wearing shoes to match her
gowns, particularly in spring and summer.
She has a collection of white. red, gray,
tan and even blue buckskin Oxfords that
cidentally ii may be remarked that the
duchess has extremely small feet
Gladys Deacon has a fad, or one may call
1T a fashion, for ii has already been
copied. AT the races she wears the colors
of the horse she favors not only pinned
TO her shoulders, but also in the laces and
bows Of her shoes This is a subtle COM
pliment. because it is troublesome to lace
ones shoes with colors. However, with
white shoes. which she wears constantly,
the effect is most fetching.
have fad for cooking and have favorite
recipes. Mrs. Peter Martin. formerly Miss
LILLIAN Oeirichs. is a devotee of the chatting
dish and invites her friends to little SIM
dish with great skill. She has a recipe for
cooking reed birds and potato balls that
cannot be excelled. Mrs John Jacob
Astor loves salads and desserts and has
discovered many new combina tions the
secrets OF which she will not disclose Her
pride is macaroon- basket. for which the
ingredients are pruneS, macaroons, whip
ped cream and sherry Mrs. Payne Whit
ney. formerly Miss Helen Hay. adds to her
literary ability a fruit salad that is pro-
nounced delicious. This she makes of Mala-
ga grapes, bananas. orange Juice and shred
ded endive and serves it in banana skins
with a mixture of French dressing and
mayonnaise. Mrs. George b. De Forest
loves baked things. vegetables or fruits
one Of her luncheon dishes is original and
delicious. This Is nothing more or less than
large Bartlett pears stuffed and baked
until brown.