The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-25
IN SOCIETY CIRCLES.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY.

Personal Items OF Interest About To-
peka People and Visitors in Town.
A home wedding which was beautiful
in it's simplicity, was that of Miss Nellie
Irwin to Mr.. Allen j. Papen of Las
Cruces, New Mexico, last evening at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Mary
E Irwin, at 1923 Taylor street.
Although the wedding was private,
the house was prettiIy decorated for the
occasion, and all the arrangements were
in accordance with good taste.
The front room, in which the cere-
mony was performed, was a bower of
green with bowls of white carnations
upon the cabinet. The young couple
stood upon white rug, in front of
back ground of green, which was re-
Iieved by a tall Gala lily on a small
stand near by. After Rev. Charles NJ
Sheldon had pronounced the words of
the impressive ring SERVICE the company
sat down to dainty supper in the dining
room, in which the prevailing colors,
white and green, had been preserved. a
tall bohemian glass vase in the centre of
the table held white carnations, and
green asparagus fern was scattered
loosely upon the cloth. The brides
gown was very dainty and pretty. being
of white brocaded silk, made with bout
FAINT sleeves and stock and rosettes of
chiffon. She carried shower bouquet
of white carnations tied with wide white
satin ribbon.
The bride has made her home in To
peka always, and is known by her many
friends to possess great strength and no
blllty of character, fortitude and sweet
ness under all circumstances.
Mr.. Papen is an energetic, upright
young business man, Kansan born, but
has made New Mexico his home for
many years. He is the editor and lessee
of the Las Cruces Weekly Republican,
and proprietor of the Southwestern Farm
and Orchard, another Las Cruces paper.
The young people will remain in Tope-
ka few weeks before leaving for their
home in New Mexico
A Wedding Anniversary.
On Saturday evening DR.. George F.
Ashton was most agreeably surprised by
his charming wife, and numbe of their
friends were quite as agreeably enter
tanned. Not until Mrs. Ashton began the
arrangements for an evening at cards
did her husband guess that the occasion
was other than a happy coincidence of
friends calling at the same time. The
occasion was the twelfth anniversary of
Dr. and Mrs Ashton's wedding, and no
celebration of an event was ever more
thoroughly enjoyed Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Palmer,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Lewis, air and
Mrs. William Wadsworth, Dr. and
Mrs. Z. i. McCurdy, Alr. and
Mrs. Charles Eagle; Misses Maud
and Lolita Kanney, Miss Madeline Tres
trail; Messrs. Frank Davis, Floyd McDon-
aid and Harry Williams contested for
the prizes which were won; the ladies
first prize, souvenir spoon, by Mrs Lee
Jones, and the gentlemen's first prize.
silver blotter holder, by Mr.. Lee Jones.
The BOBBY prizes, package of chewing
gum and cob pipe, were given to Mrs.
B. I. Lewis and Mr.. Harry Williams.
For the Kindergartens.
Mrs. A. B. Chamberlain at her home on
Morris avenue, assisted by Mesdames
Neal, Parmelee and Moore, gave a de-
lightful tea yesterday afternoon for the
Lowman Hill kindergarten auxiliary.
The dining room and parlors were
beautiful with pOtted plants and flowers
The invitations contained tiny silk bags
and the following poetic appeal:
This little bag we send you,
That you may place theron
A penny for each birthday
And year that you have seen.
But if you cannot come
And your IN crest does not lag.
We will accept IN place thereof,
The pennies in the bag"
In response number of ladies filled
the house, and a large basket was filed
with bags of money. The genial hostess
made every one feel at ease and the
afternoon will long be remembered as
one of social and intellectual enjoyment
After delicious lunch, Mrs Mary Stone
Gregory of Boston, gave one of her
charming talks on kindergarten princi-
pies.
The petition now before the legislature
in behalf of kindergartens, was discussed
by the ladies who felt that money thus
appropriated would prevent crime and
preclude the need OF some of the amount
appropriated for jails and reformatories.
Among those who enjoyed the afternoon
were: Mesdames Bowman, Wash burn,
ST., Washburn, Jr., White, Ost, Conron, Stan
ton and Woolger.
Minor Social Mention.
Mrs. W. A Johnston returned to her
home in Minneapolis Tuesday.
Mrs. n. c. Mcfarland and Mrs. S. E.
Sheldon will receive calls with Mrs. E..
n. Morrill, and Miss Grace Morrill, again
on Tuesday afternoon at the Copeland
Miss Blanche JOerger, of Leavenworth,
arrived Tuesday to visit Mrs. D. A.
Clements for few weeks.
Judge KelsO and Mr. Ellsworth ingalls,
of Atchison, are at the Copeland
Mr.. {. S Reed, city attorney of Ere
donia, Kansas, and Mr.. n. T. Cantrell, of
the same place. are in the city
Miss Bessie Gibson will visit in Olathe
soon.
Major T. j. Anderson is i'll.
Mr.. a. A Hurd is in Chicago.
The amusement committee for Ingle-
side consists of Mesdames James Belcher,
7. w. Scudder and d. Atwood. They
are the ladies who will have direct
charge of the ladies' minstrel show
which will be put on by Topeka ladies'
at the Grand, February and s.
Mrs A. Ii. Horton is convalescing from
a serious attack of la grippe
Mr.. Cliff Holbert who wants to be an
Atchison police commissioner, is in To-
peka.