The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-05
\ SOCIETY CIRCLES.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY.

The first reception to be rendered by
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mills in honor OF
Mr. and Mrs. w. ]. Black occurred last
evening at the pretty home of Mr. and
Mrs. Mills on West Tenth street.
MT and Mrs. Black having but re-
Gently returned from their bridal tour
through California, their numerous
friends and acquaintances we're pleased
with this opportunity of extending in
person their congratulations and welcom-
ing them back as Mr.. and Mrs. Black to
their future home.
The decorations were unusually artls-
tic end beautiful The receivers and the
received in their pale tinted evening
gowns of dimities, organdies and hand
some silks made q beautiful brilliant
throng in the midst of the fairy-like sur
roundings.
The drawing rooms were perfect DOW
ers of green and pink. Asparagus ferns
were gracefully festooned over the dainty
white lace curtains and twined in and
out the many lights of the chandeliers.
3 Against the pale green tinted walls
Quantities of the same airy fern arched
itself over picture frames and dOOrways.
Immediately in front of the bay win
dow filled with palms and ferns stood
the receiving party.
Mrs. Mills wore a gown Of pink silk
null over pink silk and carried La France
roses.
Mrs. Black wore her wedding gown
of rich white satin, the waist cut low in
the neck and trimmed in strands of heavy
white pearl passementerie. The i'm
lmense sleeves were caught at either
shoulder with large pearl butterfly and
a crescent of diamonds rested little back
of her forehead against her dark hair.
Mrs D. Atchison, of Leavenworth,
mother of Mrs. Mills and Mrs. Black was
attired in a handsome black silk trimmed
in white and black brocade.
The manteI in this room was prettily
arranged with quantities of potted ferns
the pots covered in pale pink Grape It's
sue, and in the midst of this were small
vases of La France roses and numerous
lighted tapers.
The dining room was on the second
floor and here Miss Nellie PETER in a
gown of pale pink chiffon presided and
received thu guests. A csnterpiece en-
match, relieved the smooth surface of
table in the center of which was a tall
cutglass candlelabra holding five lighted
candles. A cutglass vase filled with
maidenhair fern stood on one corner of
the table and on the opposite corner was
similar vase filed with prairie queen
roses and maidenhair ferns were scatter
ed among the cutglass bon boneirs.
The assistants were:
Miss Hattie Mills, in handsome gown
of black crepon.
Miss Kate Adams, in pink Swiss and
pearl ornaments.
Miss Name Smith, in a light blue or
candle.
Miss Carrie De Bots, in white organdie
trimmed in lace, and
Miss Nellie PETER
The verandah was lighted with Japa-
nese lanterns, and tastefully arranged
with rugs, divans, easy chairs, and a
small table holding the punch bowl
Mr.. and Mir. Mills will give another re-
ception this evening, and this afternoon
Mrs. Mills will entertain ladies alone for
her sister.
Mrs. and Miss Elliott Entertain.
Mrs. Judge Elliott and her daughter,
Miss Fannie Elliott, entertained their
lady friends at reception yesterday af-
ternoon. The delightfully."- cool weather
was an extra inducement in tempting
the invited guests to this pleasant social
gathering, and from to 6 there was q
constant going and coming of friends
and acquaintance. Mrs. Elliott, in q
black silk gown with heliotrops silk
sleeves draped in black lace, and Mis-:
Elliott, in a dregs- Divine crystal silk
skirt with fancy waist oil
lemon and white striped grosQrair
silk, welcomed their guests as they en-
tered the reception hall, which was pref
tily decorated in cream and La France
roses
In the drawing room the mantel wa
tastefully arranged with quantities O
star-like daisies peeping out from tn,
midst of banking of asparagus ferns.
On table, in front of a small bay win
dow, filled with palms. was placed thu
well filed punch bowl, in charge of Mis-
Evel yn Clark of Portland, Me-, and His
Annie Jones.
In the library the decorations were
carnations, pansies and hydrangeas
Mesdames Frank Wear, Joab Mulvane
A. ID. Robbins, Eugene Quinton, E. [
Reddsn, ". G. Smyssr, Fred Fuller. LIE
Wolfe and the Misses Margaret Null
vane and Franc Littlefeld assisted
through the rooms and invited the guest
to the dining room, which was on tn
second floor. Here the first sweet pc
decorations of this season greeted tn
eyes of the many admirers.
A small handsome table of antiou
oak held the bon bon dishes, and in III
center. on glass reflector, stood a tai
cut glass vase, SLED with a dainty. feath
cry plant, known as gypsey phelia. il
which were studded quantities Of delicat
pink sweet pea blossoms
Other roses of the same srrangemer
were seen here and there in the prett
EOom.
ChiIdren's Party.
Master Wallace THOMPSON and Mi,
Anna McGrath gave a childrsn's part
yesterday afternoon from to in hone
of their cousin, Walter Lee, and Mi
Annals sister, Julia McGrath, both {
Kansas City. A spider web had bee
constructed of Irvine around a lars
tree and the girl and boy who first u
raveled his or her end of this uniql
device was awarded prize. Miss Bess
Bates and Mr. Hobart Mills succeed,
in being the fortunate winners. r
freshments were served towards evenin
Mrs. Thompson being assisted in tn
and the entertainment of the guests