The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-16
IN SOCIETY CIRCLES.
A Busy Week Is the Coming
One.
GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY.

Personal items OF Interest About
Topeka People and Visitors in Town.
Persons sending social items to this depart
ment Will please give their name and address IN
order to secure publication
Society's gay whirl grows madden and
merrier each day and its devotees are
kept busy threading the maze
The past week has been rather full
with receptions and teas. and the next
two weeks are already nearly full with
social functions. ranging from the small
and early to the most elaborate recep-
ton and dancing party combined.
Mrs. c. r. Hudson entertains Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs C. Il. Guibor and Mrs. G. c.
Baker will entertain, each at her own
home, Wednesday afternoon and even
| ing.
Thursday has more than its share. Mrs.
F. P. Baker having out invitations for
that day as has Mrs. E. l. Copeland for
thimble party the same afternoon, and
Misses Gertrude and Mary Roberts for
reception in the evening.
Mrs. Jonathan Thomas will receive
Friday. as will also Mrs. Weiss and.
daughters Misses Margaret and Grace.
with dancing in the evening.
Many invitations are already out for
the week following also, and several
events spoken of indefinitely as well.
Mrs DeIahay will give a reception
soon, as will Mrs c. J. Brown.
Mrs. Marburg will receive on Tuesday,
| November &c.
Miss Dennis will give a reception on
the 9th.
Mr. and Mrs. D. ]. Harding have is
sued invitations for the same date at
Hudson's hall. They read dancing en-
masque at $50" This party is given
chiefly to present an opportunity for the
hostess married friends. to meet Miss
Carrie Waters of Los Angeles, very few
young people being invited
The Oxford club will dance the same
evening at Library hall.
Seven O'clock Tea
The secoEd of a series of teas, which
are pretty social innovation, originated
in Topeka by six popular young men was
given last evening by Mrs. E. B. Merriam
for her sons Mr.C. B. and Mr.. G. NJ. Mer-
Ram. The company sat down to a four
course tea, around large table decorat-
ed artistieally with beautiful chrysanthe-
NUNS and fragrant American Beauty
roses.
After the delicious menu and other in
terssting subjects had been leisurely
discussed the gentlemen retired to the
smoking room.
Later, music, convers alton, dancing
and other informal amusements passed
the time most pleasantly.
These teas are the most entertaining
of social affairs in that they gather to-
geiher company of congenial people in
d delightful way.
The first was given by Mr.. Charles
Thomas. and the next of the series will
be by Dir. Ned Osborne, the date not
yet having been decided on. Those in
vited for last evening were: Misses
Jessie Small, Dora Furman. Henrietta
Thompson, Mary Thompson, Franc Lit
tlefield, Margaret Dudley, Alice Hood of
En- poria, Clara Biddle of Emporla, Ros-
almond Horton, Alice Prescott, Mary
Lakin, Maud Ranney, Lottie Ranney,
Marguerite Bradley, Nellie McClintock;
Messrs. Walter Noble, VIII Alexander,
C. NJ. Merriam. Julius Wedding, ii. F.
Murphy, Charles Thomas. Theodore
Hammatt. Robert FurmaD, Burr Lakin,
| Harry Valentine, Fred Wolfe, Paul Tor
rington, Ned Osborne, C. 2. Merriam,
| Harry Weaver, Thomas Flanneily of
! Kansas City and A H. Plumb of En-
| poria.
General Social Notes.
Mrs. j. L. Shellabarger's handsome
home on Harrison street was the scene
Yesterday of one of the weeks prettiest
and most enjoyable receptions, by Mrs
| Shellabarger and daughter, Hrs. Will
MacFerran -o
MIR. Clarence Merriam will visit over
Sunday in Lezvenworth-
Mr.. Jacob August of St. Joseph is Wis
ting his sons, A be and Dave August
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Frost are enter
tanning at dinner this evening Mr., and
Mrs. Jonathan Thomas. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
| Weiss and Mrs. E. G. Ray of Chicago.
The Philharmonic society will meet
Monday in Guild hall.
DR.. and Mrs. G. P. Ashton entertained
at dinner for Mr. J. B. Clay on Wednes-
day evening.
The first Pansy club informal at home
will be in the afternoon, the next one
will be in the evening.
Miss May Kellam of Richland, Kan.
sas, is the guest of Mrs. Viii MacFer-
ran.
0The invitations for thel next Sans Pa
reil party to be given on the evening of
December 6, will be out next week.
Miss Jessie Small will entertain her
whist club next Saturday evening.
Mrs. ]. s. Coe entertained her high
Eve club Wednesday afternoon.
The Duplicate Whist club will meet
on the afternoon of Tuesday, November
20, with Mrs. Eugene Quinton.
Miss Edna Morehouse was surprised
last evening By a dozen of her young
friends in celebration of her birthd ay.
Miss Arlie Ewart will entertain her
whist club at her home, 105 Greenwood
avenue, Potwin place. on Monday even
ing.
MIR. s S stackhouse, of Davenport
Iowa, who is the guest of MIR. A. f.
Horner's family. will leave on Monday.
Mr. F. 2. Baker will leave for New
York tomorrow, to be absent some time.
Mira. Speed Hughes and Miss Margaret
Mulvane entertained at cards on Wed
nesday afternoon forty-eight ladies.
Mrs. Hughes pretty rooms were decor
Hted with white and yellow chrysanthe
NUNS, and the afternoon was one of the
weeks most enjoyable ones.
Delicious refreshments were served
and cards formed the Amusement thonrf