The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
AN ELABORATE EVENT.
The Reception to Justice David
Brewer
OF THE U. S. SUPREME COUR
Given by the Topeka Club Last Even
1ng-A Snowy society Affair.

Given by the Topeka Club Last Even
1ng-A Snowy society Affair.
Aglow with many lights, abloom with
flowers, and redolent with their perfume,
was the elegant home of the Topeka
club last evening, when it was thrown
open for a reception complimentary to
Chief Justice David ]. Brewer, by the
Topeka club members of the bar
With the exception of the one at the
east entrance, all the outside doors were
fastened, and the halls converted into
cosy hooks aud bowers of green.
In the front vestibule handsome side
board sat against the front door, decora-
ted with palms, and bearing huge punch
bowl, from which punch was served
throughout the evening.
The hall at the east entrance was also
filled with plants, and on a small table
sat another punch bowl The small din
ing room to the right of the east entrance
was a color study in green. The chan
delier was draped in smilax and orna-
mented with shades of crimped green
paper. The mantel and radiator were
covered with palms and ferns. An ex-
quisitely wrought centerpiece of pure
white drawn work, caught the prevailing
color tone from a square of nile green
silk beneath it, as did the small doylies
on which sat the vases at each corner of
the table filed with white carnations,
just tinged with green. These unique
floral decorations became quite popular
as souvenirs to the gentlemen, who car
ried them away as coat flowers.
A large vase of them sat in the center
of the table also. A banquet lamp shed
its soft light from a small table in the
corner, through a shade of the same
verdant color.
The hall mantel was heavily banked
with palms, and the door just beneath
the stairway was hidden by luxurious
growth of green.
In the reading room the mantel was
decorated with plants, and in both par
lors tall palms and waving ferns orna-
mented each mantel, while row of prim-
roses dropped across the entire front of
each.
From the top of each broad doorway
smilax hung in festoons, and large hang
ing baskets swayed back and forth, COW
cred with white and red roses and carna-
tions.
The large dining room looked like
fairyland indeed.
The chandelier was hung with smilax
and the lights all shone through red
globes and shades of the sa me color.
ing over its edge was a luxurious wreath
OF smilax, from which rose twenty-five
electric lights shining through red
globes Tall lamps sat about covered
with red shades. The sideboard was
decorated with palms, ferns and Ameri-
can beauty roses, and a tall vase in the
center OF the table, filled with the same
fragrant flowers, rested on
beautiful drawn work centerpiece.
Near each end of the table
more American beauties shed their fra
GRANGE from two small vases. These
beautiful effects were due to the COM
bined efforts of Mrs. Arthur Mills, Miss
Myra Williams and Miss Eleanor Will
son.
The receiving party consisted of Judge
and Mrs. A. II. Horton, Colonel and Mrs.
A S johnson, Colonel w. FL. Rossing-
ton and daughter, Miss Theresa: Mr.
IL. T. Dillon, Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Brown,
and Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Sharritt;
Judge Brewer being supported on either
side by Judge and Mrs. Horton and Mr..
and Mrs. Charming j. Brown.
Elaborate refreshments, consisting of
oyster patties, salad, sandwiches, GRO
quotes, coffee, ices and cake were
served by Mrs. Holyoke, under the di-
rectiOn of Mesdames A Fassler. Frank
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Clemma Linn. The ladies were
richly and becomingly gowned;
: Mrs. A H. Horton in black brocade silk
! with yoke of blue silk under jetted net;
trimmings of jet and cuffs of the blue
silk; carrying red carnations and wear
ing the same flower in her hair.
Mrs. Claiming ]. Brown, heavy corded
cream silk entrain, with trimming of
gold brocade and lace.
/ Mrs. A. 8. johnson in pink and white
! lowered silk with bouffant sleeves of
pink silk.
Mrs. h. P. Dillon, rich cotelette yellow
silk trimmed in cream lace and yellow
chiffon and ribbon; collarette of pale
blue velvet fastened with diamond stud.
Mrs. George F. Sharritt, heavy black
corded silk, bodice of brocade petunia
silk, sleeves of black satin, trimmed in
iridescent passementerie; carried pink
carnations.
Mrs A L. Williams, rich black armure
silk with trimmings of jet; carried red
carnations
Miss Theresa Rossington, liberty silk
in silver and pink brocade, garniture,
mOusseline de sole and pink hyacinths.
Miss Myra Williams, empire gown of
delicate pink taffeta silk with dainty
flower of slightly deeper hue, demitrain,