The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY.

CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY.
The Ticknor club celebrated its
twentyfourth birthday anniversary
Monday afternoon with thmble party
given at the home of Mrs. John B.
Dougan in North Tenth street. The af
fair was also in the nature of an in
formal reception. The club was organ
4zed in eighteen eighty-nine and has
had the same president ever since.
The house was beautifully decorated
throughout with jonquils. The flowers
were sent by Mrs. Held, Of New Lon
don, Connecticut, former member of
the club. In the receiving line were
Mrs. Dougan, Mrs. Gilbert Durham,
Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Harry Mather, Mrs.
Leonard Lemon, and Mrs. D. L. Math-
or. Mrs. Mather acted as
president of the club in the
absence of Mrs. Dennis Several
interesting letters were read from non
resident members of the club. These
were much appreciated by the mem
bership. Mrs. Fred Lemon gave an i'm
personation Of a perfectly good cook"
A valentine story, which by the way
was very pretty, was told by Mrs. E.
B. Grosvenor. Several numbers were
played on the victrola. A part of the
afternoon was spent at needlework.
The guests for the afternoon were
Mrs. James Stanley of Indianapolis,
and Mrs. H. r. Lemon Of Centerville.
A luncheon was served late in the af-
ternoon. Those present were Mrs. ].
M. Gates, Mrs. Earl Coate, Mrs. e. B.
Clements, Mrs. F. o. Chambers, Mrs.
John B. Dougan, Mrs. Gilbert T. Dun
ham, Mrs. E. B. Grosvenor, Mrs. Mary
Grant, Mrs. I. M. Hughes. Mrs. L. T.
Lemon, Mrs. d. l.. Mather, Mrs. Harry
Mather, Miss Mary Mather, Mrs. Fred
Lemon, Mrs. Fred Miller, Mrs. r. M.
Rea, Mrs. J. E. Weller, Mrs. J. M.
Wampler, Mrs. Charles Bond, Mrs.
Clara Malsby, Mrs. A. H. Kelsey, Mrs.
Frank Land, Mrs. H. T. Lemon and
Mrs. j. M. Thurston.
KNOWS STATISTICS, BUT NOT
WOMEN.
Edward Atkinson who figures down
fully estimated that a woman may
dress herself well on sixty dollars a
year. Atkinson may know statistics,
but he doesn't know women. He is
Q magician with most figures but he
has not mastered the mysteries of fe-
male figures.
A magazine writer who claims to
IA w HI p,
robe makers and milliners and all
Iother available sources of information
estimates that six thousand women of
New York spend not less than forty
ImNlion dollars or an average of six
khousand dollars each, on their yearly
FwaEdrobes.
II these figures are correct, then
less than one per cent OF the women
of New York spend on their clothes a
sum greater than Is devoted to the
city's gigantic school system and near
~ forty per cent of the entire munich.
pal bugdet.
Atkinson might say that these six
ttho0sand dollar q year dressers do not
Apess we'll They turn themselves into
modistes' and mfIliners' mnnikins
They are animated showcases of lace
and jewels. One of the agencies OF
the orpulent perhaps Is that. though
she may own twenty gowns, she can
not wear but one.
Humble Mary Ann radiant in her
new diraity. for which she has saved
months and months, into every little
line of which Is fitted healthful cheer
and into every seam is sewed self-re
spect. has just as much pride and com
fort, and excites honester admiration
in wholesome hearts, than does the
gorgeously gowned lady who makes a
mere manikin and showcase of her
self
Vanity has virtues. 1t prevents the
rich from being misers, misery to
themselves and a menace to business
1t is a good thing that people who
have more money than they know
what to do with should spend it anc
let 1t get into the hands of those who
have more need than money.
The selfishness of the luxurious
thus becomes a fountain of good
species of automatic altrusm.