The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-20
IN SOCIETY CIRCLES.
Mrs. C.. R. Hudson Gave a Pretty
Reception Yesterday Afternoon.
RECEPTION TO DEAN AND MRS.BODLBV
The oxford Club rs Give a Minstrel
Performance to Invited Guests at

The Oxford Club to Give = Minstrel
Performance te Invited Guests at
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The first large society event of the
week was the pretty reception given
yesterday from three till five in the after
noon and from eight till ten in the even
ing by Mrs. c. R Hudson and guest Miss
Waters, at Mrs. Hudson's home on To-
peka avenue.
Under the hands of the decorator, the
pretty rooms had taken on a semi-tropical
appearance.
In the hall tall palms stood in profus
ion and the staircase was thickly hung
with wild smilax.
Graceful sprays of the cultivated va
riety of the plant turned about the rope
draperies in the parlOr doorways, and
from one of these hung a large basket of
chrysanthemums.
Other cut flowers were used in pro-
fusion, yellow being the predominating
color.
In the dining room pink was the chief
color used, and it was seen in the honi-
ton centerpiece or the table, and in the
fragrant La France roses that every
where breRthed out the perfume imbibed
from their California home, having been
cut in the yard of Miss Waters home in
Los Angeles and sent on for the &C.
casion.
With the ice cream, delicious straw
berries, grown in Mexico and which Mr..
Hudson brought home with him from
Texas were served.
Mrs. Hudson received her guests in a
becoming gown OF white moussellne de
sole, with garniture of red roses.
Miss Waters, in a pretty creation of
yellow crepe and chiffon.
Miss Louise Willis met the guests at
the door in a pretty blue plaid dress.
and Miss Louise Allison, also in blue,
presided at the punch bowl
The ladies assisting were Mrs. ]. K.
Davidson, of Kansas City, in white satin
trimmed in fur.
Mrs A II. Connolly, also of Kansas
City, in black crepon with black and old
rose trimming.
Mrs. c. c. Baker, white silk, garniture
of cream lace.
Mrs. J. D. EcCune, old rose MORE
silk. garniture of jet, carried chrysanthe-
NUNS.
Mrs. D. J. Harding, wedding gown of
pink satin, trimmed in lace and pearl
trimming.
silk, bodice of mousseline de sole.
Miss Achsah Brewer, cream crepon.
trimming of cream lace.
Niles Edna Morehouse, pale grey silk.
trimmed with heliotrope velvet
Many ladies called in the afternoon,
aud gentlemen and ladies both came in
the evening, to pay their respects to the
hostess, and voice their admiration of the
beautiful rooms made yet more attractive
by strains of soft music from mandolin
club, which played during the afternoon
and evening.
Reception to Dean and Mrs. BOdIey.
The Guild parlors which are SO we'll
adapted to social affairs were further
decorated last evening for the reception
to Dean and Mrs. Harry |. Bodley. Uo-
der the skillful touch of decorator Hayes,
aided by the perfect taste of the ladies
in charge, the rooms were most home
like and cosy, and about three hundred
people called
Refreshments of ices. cake and coffee
were served, and the evening was most
pleasantly spent by the dean and his
parishioners in getting acquainted
The reception committee consisted of
Mrs. +. r. Millspaugh, Mrs. c. P. Boil
mar, Genevieve Collins, J. A Dennis and
l. S. Lauck, assisted by Mesdames Rich
ard Gundy, John Bradley, Daniel At
wood. J. c. McClintock, D. w. Nellis, D.
P. Lakiu, c. ]. Brown, P. c. Chamber
lain and A. c. Davis.
The decorating committee: Mes
danes Will Morton, G. w. Crane, Mrs.
Latham, A. B. Quinton and c. J. Brown.
The dining room committees: Mes
danes Samuel Davidson, William Hen
derson, C. b. Hamilton, A. c. Lacy, G.
w. Reed and A, L. Davis.
Those assisting were Misses May
Short, Ray Martin, Bessie Stewart, Grace
Jilson and Misses Luff, Bolmar, Lydia
BOlmar, Isbel. Elliott and Lakin.
Miss Beth Lingard furnished several
delightful piano selections.
A Novel Entertainments
The members of the Oxford club have
arranged for a unique and original So
ciety entertainment to be given at the
Rjou theater in the near future. The
entertainment will be in the shape of a
minstrel performance, participated in by
The thirty-five mem bers, the particulars
of which have already been completed
aud the parts assigned.
In the first part the entire club will
appear in West Point suits, full dress
uniform, with white duck trousers.
Frank Davis Dean Low, Will Wads-
worth and Tom Clements will act as end
men, and specialties will be introduced
by Dean Low 4 Hairy Williams. Two
particular features of the entertai vent
Nill be stump speech by Will W -ds-