The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29
n SOCIETY CIRCLES.
List Up to Date of New Years Open
Houses.
GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY.



TAI ladies' who wiz receive New Years callers
whose names are NOT air.atiy an lle ISIS sven
the STATE JOURNAL not later than 10 o CLOCK
Monday morning.
Society has had its full quota Of Christ
mas cheer, with two large receptions,
one large reception with dancing, and
numerous smaller social functions during
the week. The usual floral decorations
have been happily varied with holly, mis-
tietoe and Christmas greens. Yet with it
all the customary formal aspect Of the
reception has not been lost
On next Monday this Will to some ex-
tent, at least. have been done "Open
house" carries with it, in spite Of the
full dress mpaniments, a delight
fully informal idea This pretty GUS
tom which formerly meant that the ladies
Of each house were made ready to receive
AL the gentlemen of their acquaintance
on the first day of the year, and that
every gentleman tried TO make greater
number of calls than every other gentle
man he knew. has come down to US. bat
slightly varied. from The old Dutch set
tiers OF New York, though Scotland also
lays claim to originating the custom.
The social observance of the first day
Of the year. and the custom Of the inter-
change OF gifts is older than the cele-
braJion Of Christmas in like manner. and
in France such observation Of il Is still
uneclipsed by that Of Christmas even
When the calendar year began IN
March instead Of January the old
Romans celebrated il and the suPersti-
tiOn that IL is imperative TO do we'll on
that day in order to be successful
throughout the year il also Of Roman
origin.
On New Years day the ancient Druids
cut the mistletoe.
There are several English supersti-
tions in regard TO New ears day. They
are TO the effect that the first person 10
enter the house that day should be a
man, and that his initials should be
straight lines. as Tom Hayes. but not
L Gorge Small. the initials Of which are
curved: that the man Of the house should
bring in something the first time he en-
tiers il that he did not take out: that
one should leave the house in the morn
ing until some one has entered it
A great many OF IOpeka's handsome
homes will be open on next Tuesday
5Iiss johnson and Miss Mabel Johnson
will receive at their handsome home on
west Sixth avenue, assisted by Mesdames
w. T.. Dickey Of Omaha. III. H. Bert Of
Quincy. Arthur Mills, Arthur Capper;
Misses Myra Williams, Nellie ClOugh.
Mary McCabe, Margaret Mulvane, Lulu
81 anspeaker. Lou Neeley. Alame Atchi-
son and Fannie Graham of LeavenwOrth.
The handsome home of Judge and
Mrs- A. H. Horton at Ninth and Harri-
son. viii be thrown open from to : for
II
amond Horton. Alice Prescott, Henrietta
Thompson. Bessie Gibson, Dora Furman,
Florence Greer. Franc Littletield. Jessie
Small, Marguerite Bradley, Hortense
Kelly. Mes DANES VIII Smith. Ed Small,
Arthur Murphy The visiting Young la
dies who viii receive with them are.
Misses Julia Street. Harriet Rolf Of Be
lott. Wis. Annie Ocheltree Of Olathe and
Marie Shiras Of Ottawa No cards. Miss
Horton and Miss Gemmeu Will also re-
ceive with the Pansy club.
Mrs. w. w. Phelps and Mrs Z I.
Sim will receive a. the home OF the lat
ter. 613 Tyler street from 2:3O 20 6:3O as
sisted by Misses COrinne Bone, Jessie
and Nellie Griffith and Frances Les of
Kansas City; Mesdames Horace Hall,
James Tanner. Frank Hobart. Charles
Nelson Misses Arlie and Cleo Ewarf.
Nina aud May Thomas, Julia and
Mary Walker, Lille and Zena
Freeman, Margaret W eiss, Mel
IL Whitehead. Grace Weaver,
and Dora Rowley.
Mrs. Harry Condo Ashby, Mrs. John W.
Farms worth. Mrs u IL Soper, Mrs.
Frank Holiday. Mrs. John Martin, Mrs.
Corrin Jewell Prescott, Miss Anna Bar
tholomew, and Miss Margaret Dudley,
will receive at Mrs. Ashby's home. 100
Taylor street. from 2 till 4.
Miss Daisy Lakin will receive at home.
First and Western avenue, assisted BY
Mrs. W. ~ West, Mrs. Norman Wear.
Mrs. Lindsay Pegues. Misses Edna Best.
Moon, Frances Moon, Dienst, Eleanor
Wilson. Lou Taylor. Edna Darrah, and
Frances Kellogg Of Leavenworth; May
Everett. Bethany aud Hattie Holman.
Mrs. James l.. King, 800 Topeka ave-
nue., assisted by Mines Ii. v. Hinckley,
Paul Hudson. win Eastman, DR.. Long
checker Of EmDoria. Harold Chase. Dell
keser, Willis Norton. +. s. Quinton-
Misses Name smith, Clemma Linn. and
Bessie King
Mrs. willard II Church. Misses Violet
Acshah Brewer. Harriet Adams, Elsie
\ valentine, Myra Nan HOuten. and Ona
Mcf adden. viii receive at 622 west
Eighth street
The c. o. D. club. consisting OF the
following young ladies. Misses Ada
Conkle, Margaret and Kathryn Collisi,
Marie and Kathryn Watkins, Edna Park
hurst and Halle Hamrick, will receive
New ears calls at the home Of the for
mer. 1Ol6 North Quincy street from
until o'clock. No cards.
Misses May Magill. Laura Dawes. Name
Bennett. Laura Weidlingiand Susie Guild
viii receive with Miss Mary Harrison
ct 1243 Western avenue.
Hiss VILLA Rogers will be assisted bv
Misses Mary Thompson, Nellie McCIin-
took and Cora Pen6eld
Aiiss Maud kidder. assisted by Misses
Maud and Roe Chesney. Nora and Ethel
Oliver, Maud Ellison and Irene BOYD
will receive, per invitation. at 301 East
Tenth street. on New Years day, from
20 p N.
Miss Myrtle Davis. at her home. 1894
Topeka avenue. assisted BY Miss Edna
Crane and her guests, Misses Kate
Crltchheid, Of OakaIoosa. and Nora Alc-
Carthy. Of Larned. Misses Vera Low
and her guest Eta Livermore, of Olathe;