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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1902

Page

8

Ready to Wear Gowns Mark Fashion Peak This Season

New trends celebrate ready to wear gowns with Paris-inspired artistry and feminine lines. Emphasis on long skirts knee to floor, avoided padding, and slim silhouettes. bold flounces, plaits, and delicate boas in chiffon and mousseline. Easter hues and green yellow heart motifs appear alongside floral accents. Social notes follow with club euchre results, upcoming elections, and teas among Indianapolis society, spotlighting Mrs. Winter, Mr. H Winter, and Miss Woollen ahead of a May Sewickley visit.

Paris

Velvet and lace gowns and coats in varied styles and prices

A fashion feature describes gowns and coats in silk crepon and lisere, with Irish point lace and chiffon trims. Ranges of prices are offered, highlighting first come first served buying, high craftsmanship, and color blends from cream ta ffa ta to pale green and pink chiffons.

Social Life Notes From City Elites and Events

City social column lists upcoming weddings and engagements including Scott’s April 15 marriage, Miss Beeling and Mr. Heimlich wed at 366 North West, and Mrs. Rebecca C. Tilly's daughter Elsie Emily set to marry Dr. James Milton Miller of St. Paul. It records residence moves, club luncheons, nursery association meeting, and guests visiting from Rushville, Greensburg, Goshen, and New York with multiple receptions and travels across cities.

Scott Stoughton Fletcher North Meridian Street Alice Woods New York The Denison Floyd A. Woods Joseph Froliger Edward G. Hereth New Jersey Street Gertrude Wanner Goshen Marie Beeling George Heimlich West Street Leon ©. Bailey University Club Mary Josephine Wight William H. Cook Cook Miss Wight Frank H. Carter J. M. Irwin Chicago W. H. Russe Memphis Tenn William F. Coughlin James M. Alloways Florence M. Evans Asheville N. C Charleston S. C Oliver Springs Kappa Alpha Beta A. L. Lockridge Augustus L. Mason

Chevallier Club Ends Dance Season at Brenneke's Academy

Nevin plans a brief visit to Lebanon relatives. The Chevallier Club closes its season of dances next Friday at Brenneke's Academy and opens summer events at Broad Ripple on May 2. The Broadway M. E. Church Women Society hosts a monthly reception tomorrow afternoon with hostesses Mrs. Tevis, Mrs. Wingate, Mrs. Greenwell, and Mrs. Lane, assisted by a long list of ladies and by Rev. Tippy with a Browning poems talk, plus helpers Pettijohn and Atkinson on the programme.

Charles W. Fairbanks Elizabeth Dye Ida Davis Finley Ida Virginia Smith Morton Place Florida Bessie C. E. Bacon Miss Randall Maennercher Ladies’ Society Elizabeth Kettenbach A. Fish George Feeny Louis Marr Matilda Schmid Alma Hermany E. Perkins Henry B. Heywood Charles Emery Louis Wolff Emily Upfold R. O. Hawkins Robert Peebles Nevin Miss Woollen English’s Jane Kyle Gertrude Schleicher Stella Adams Mrs. Nevin Edward McKee Maria Foster Buchanan Agnes Duncan Claire Mawkins Ethel Farley Emma Martindale Nevin Lebanon Chevallier Club Brenneke's Academy Broad Ripple William L. Tevis Margaret Wingate Ries Ho Greenwell J.J. Lane Women's Society of Broadway M. E. Church

Suit Against Gas Company For Writ Of Mandate

A state petition was filed in the Superior Court to compel Consumers' Gas Trust Company to furnish gas to Ora Arthur at 6 Ashland Avenue. The case follows a prior Supreme Court ruling against the company. Judge McMaster signed the writ as the matter proceeds.

Superior Court Consumers’ Gas Trust Company Ora Arthur Ashland Avenue Arthur Supreme Court McMaster

Court Docket Items From Indianapolis Ledger

A summary of circuit and superior court actions includes multiple judgments and dismissals. Cases involve damages foreclosures notes and divorces. receivers appointed and claims approved. new suits filed including specific performance and mortgage foreclosures. appellate court entries and transfers noted.

Philip P. Efroymson Henry Marks Superior Court Edward Schoen Murtagle O'Connell Frank W. Flanner Frederick Falk Fred Glass the Capital National Bank Mary Wier Albert Peterson Hien Circuit Court Supreme Court

Raffle Draw Chooses Diamond and Dinner Set Winners

The Travelers Protective Association and the Commercial Travelers Club held a raffle in the clubroom last night. R. C. Adams of the Indiana Shoe and Robber Company drew the winning numbers, with the fiftieth numbers deemed lucky. The prize winning number appeared to be No 8862.

Travelers’ Protective Association Commercial Travelers’ Club R. C. Adams Indiana Shoe and Robber Company Sere

Colored citizens defend Crumpacker bill meeting report

A statement from Edward L. Gillam C M C Willis Charles W. Brown Isidor D. Blair W A Kersey and W H Chambers disputes a Sentinel account of a meeting at Jones Tabernacle. They say the gathering was nonpolitical and aimed to discuss Crumpacker’s constitutional enforcement effort, with no City administration or Mayor Bookwalter reference. They assert intent to organize for colored peoples’ interests while preserving rights to critique officials.

Jones's Tabernacle Congress Sentinel Crumpacker United States Mayer Bookwalter the Sentinel E. L. Gilliam Civic Alliance Commercial Club Indianapolis L D. Blair W. Brown Bookwalter Edward L. Gillam C. M. C. Willis Charles W. Brown Isidor D. Blair W. A. Kersey W. H. Chambers

Negro Murderer Captured in Waynesboro Ga

April 5 Floyd Reese, a black man, shot and killed Anthony Lane on Dr. McMaster's plantation. Reese is jailed in Waynesboro. The piece notes a dramatic jail scene and a whispered alarm about gas escaping as a bellboy bangs a door.

Waynesboro Floyd Reese Anthony Lane Dr. McMaster Reese

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