The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-03
N 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.

reception at the nome or MISS n ina
Garvin on Harrison, from to 6. The
reception hall was made very cosy with
rugs and potted flowers. The parlors
were Hastily decorated with palms, ferns,
and cut flowers The mantels were
prettily banked with palms and the
chandeliers and pOrtierS were draped
with smilax. In the dining room Misses
Emma Marmont and La Verne Brubaker
served tea and cakes from daintily spread
tables. Miss Nina Garvin received in
white silk, with trimmings of Fedora
lace, white slippers and gloves and car
ried hyacinths and carnations. Miss
Ethel Wood, in pink silk with white lace
overdress. her cOrsage bouquet was pink
roses Miss Beulah Parker, in pale blue
crepe with trimmings of velvet and &C
cordian pIeated silk. Miss Josephine
Marmont, in cream Henrietta with bout
FAINT sleeves of brocaded silk, her dress
was outlined around the neck with small
red flowers, red slippers and gloves COM
Dleted the costume. Miss Carrie De
Obert in pink crepe trimmings of cream
lace, pink slippers, gloves and flowers.
Miss Emma Marmont in white swiss
with blue satin trimmings, the square
yoke was outlined in forget me nOts.
Miss Pearl Brubaker, in blue Henrietta
with white silk trimmings. Miss Blanche
Johnson in royal purple silk with white
satin accordian pleated trimmings She
wore white slippers and gloves and car
risd white roses. Miss La Verne Bru-
baker wore slate colorsd silk outlined
around the neck with lilies of the valley.
The young ladies entertained their gen.
tiemen friends in the evening.
Taylor-ROdgers.
A church wedding characterized by
simplicity in all its appointments was
solemnized at the First Congregational
.
when Rev. l. BlakesIey united in mar
riage Miss Elizabeth Rodgers and Mr..
Egbert Ross Taylor. Card presentations
at the door was observed, making the
personnel of the attendance exclusive
and obviating the crowding of the
church.
The Christmas holly and evergreen
decorations were still intact and added
to these was a profusion of palms and
potted plants covering the pulpit By
o'clock the friends of the young couple
had filled the church. AS Mr. Roehr
played the wedding march, the bridal
party entered, the usher preceding them
down the east aisle and the bridesmaids
down the west. Fred Frost and Lewis
Roby, Frank Beck and Charles Worrall
preceded the groom and his best man
they were met by the maids
and the bride walking in the fol-
lowing order: Misses Nellie Clough and
Ruth Nash; Miss ClOugh in pale green
mOuseline de sole and china silk, waist
of the silk, and carrying large bouquet
of pink roses; Miss Nash in pale yellow
china silk, carrying white roses; Misses
Fannie Blakesley and Ada Taylor, sister
of the groom; Miss Blakesley in delicate
green silk. carrying pink roses, and Miss
Taylor in pink hina silk. sunset roses.
Miss Jennie Rodgers. sister of the
bride, was maid of honor; she walked
alone, wearing white moUseline de sole
yelling pale blue silk, and carried red
roses. The bride came next. leaning on
the arm of Mr.. S. NJ Wood, who gave
her to the groom at the altar.
She was gowned in bride-Iike simple
ity, in white duchesse satin en- train.
The bodice was covered entirely with
vandyke plaitings Of mousseIine de sole,
and her bridal veil of white illusion fas-
tened with lilies of the vally, fell in
graceful folds to her feet Her bouquet
of brides roses was interspersed with
sprays OF lilies of the valley.
DR.. Blakesley pronounced the words
OF the marriage service. and after it was
finished offered congratulations to the
young couple. The bridal party left the
church and were driven Immediately to
the home waiting for Mr.. and Mrs. lay
lor at 11O1 Seward avenue. Supper was
served and the bride cut the cake Miss
Jennie Rodgers, maid of honor, securing
the ring. The many elegant and hand
some presents received by the young
couple were much admired by the
guests. Miss Rodgers has long been
prominently identified with church
in Y. W. c. A. circles, having
been secretary Of that organization in
q Ostumwa, Iowa, during the summer.
She is also an active worker in the Y. P
s c. E.
NE and Mrs. Taylor are at
home to friends in their new home in
Oakland. Among the guests present
from out of the city were: Miss Newman
and Miss Wood of BurIingame. and Mr..
Sperry Baker of Paola, nncle of the
bride
Minor Social Mention.
Mr. Rush Spurlock has been visiting
his mother and brother in junction Civ
The holiday family gathering was nota-
BILE on account of the long residence in
Kansas OF those composing the family
group The family has resided in Kan
sas SO years. John Spurlock. the pres
ent county commissioner of Geary coun-
~ was born in the state. W. B. Spur
lock was once representative from JEFF
ferson county.
The Daisy club, composed of Misses
Ollie Markley, Violet Stewart, Edna
Flood, Marguerite Markley, and the
Misses Robbins, will entertain their gen
Glemen friends at Miss Markley's home
on Friday evening
Miss Villa Patterson of Carbonate.
has been spending the Christmas vaca-
tIon with Misses Juneau.
Miss Nellie Cunningham, who has been
teaching in the public schools at Wichi-
ia for the past two years, returned to her
school to resume work yesterday after a
pleasant visit with relatives and friends
in Topeka.
Mr.. F. E. Sheldon, who has been tc
Kansas City, returned yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Sheafor were much
surprised Tuesday evening by forty oil