The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
IN SOCIETY CIRCLES.
Big Reception Given to Chief JUS
tice and Mrs. Martin.
GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY.
Personal Items of Interest About
Topeka People and Visitors in Town

Personal Items of Interest About
Topeka People and Visitors in Town
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TIE most important event OF the social
season was the large reception and
dancing party given at Library hall by
MI and Mrs. Charming J. Brown and Mr..
and Mrs. James Willis Gleed. introducing
Chief Justice and Mrs. David Martin to
Topeka society.
Library hall, which is SO splendidly
equipped in its interior ar rangement for
entertaining a crowd was artistically and
tastefully decorated.
The stairway was canvassed and fur
Their made inyiting to the arriving guests
by tete-a-tetes, growing plants and softly
shaded lamps.
Pictures and statuary we're draped
with many sprays OF the beautiful south
ern smilax which looked as if it had
grown where it chung SO gracefully.
The radiators were hidden by profu-
sion of floral decorations in white and
yellow chrysanthemums and palms.
Above the stage one of the most
charming Innovations in the decorative
idea attracted the attention of the gueets.
This was the tasteful draping in the
place of the drop curtain, of two large
American flags.
Below them immense palms were
clustered so as to effectually screen the
ioiu a0n tho from
those in the main hall. The music and
supper rooms were divided by handsome
EN- broidered screens.
The polished surface of the table re-
fected a Bohemian glass vase of huge
pink aud white chrysanthemums, which
sat on pretty embroidered centerpiece.
| The small south room by which the
supper room was approached was made
coy and homelike with chairs, settees,
mported rugs and pink draperies and
| decorated with pink roses and smilax.
| From a large Doulton punch bowl on
q small table in this room punch was
| served all evening.
The north room was similarly fitted up
as a tete-a -tete nook with draperies and
rugs, red shaded lamp and red roses.
The corner where the receiving party
| stood was carpeted with white fur rugs
and banked with a large pyramid of
| palms.
The entire effect of the decorations
was artistic and beautiful, and evidence
ed the perfect taste of the hostess.
The guests were greeted by Mr.. and
! Mrs. Brown, Judge and Mira. Martin, Mr.
| Gleed Miss Florence Greer assisted by
| Mr. and Mrs. ]. F. FARRELL. The ladies
assisting throughout the evening were
| Mesdames 4. H. Horton, Nv. D. Gilmore,
W. A. Johnston. s H. Allen, F. r. Mills
paugh, c. K. Holiday, T. H. Church,
John Farnsworth, a. F. Handy, Ed Kel-
Burnham. A. II. Thompson, He bert
Armstrong, NJ. C. Hammatt, William
Morton, Albert Latham, Eugene Ware. W.
| c. Campbell, Richard Gundry, Harold
Chase, Harry Garvey, Dell Keller,
! Frank FARRELL, Charles Spencer, Frank
| Thompson, A. D. Gray, Frank Willard,
and Miss Mary Horton, as we'll as Miss
| Greeris, associate members of the Pansy
club, consisting of Mrs. Arthur Murphy,
| Mrs. w. c. Smith, Mrs George Crawford,
Misses Dora Furman, Franc Littlefeld,
Rose Horton. Alice Prescott, Jessie
Small, Maud Stacey, Nettie Thompson,
Bessie Gibson and Marguerite Bradley.
Mrs. Brown was charming as always
in soft white silk, decellete effect, en-
traine, and trimmed with lace and gold
! passementerie.
Mrs. Martin was becomingly gowned
in a skirt of black silk velvet with bodice
of soft cream colored silk. slightly decol-
lete with black jet outlining the neck;
diamond necklace.
Miss Greer was in pretty gown OF
dresden figured rose colored tatfeta.
Mrs. Horton, black silk with jetted
net yelling yoke of old blue; carried
American Beauty roses.
MRS. Gilmore, black silk, pink carna-
tons.
Mrs. Johnston. black silk garniture of
duchesse lace and pink silk crepe.
Mrs. s. H. Allen, black silk, trimmed
in lace.
Mrs. Millspaugh, black and white silk,
lace trimming
Mrs. Holiday, black velvet trimmed in
jet
Mrs Church, black and white silk,
lace trimmed.
Mrs Handy, black satin garniture OF
lace aud jet.
Mrs. J. c. McClintock, handsome re-
ception gown drsped in lace.
Mrs. Durham, black silk, garniture of
jet. II
Mrs. A H. Thompson, figured china
silk in pink and tan, lace trimmed.
Mrs. Morton, white mousseline de sole
yelling white silk.
Mrs. Albert Latham, pink MORE silk
garniture of duchesse lace.
Mrs. Ware, rose and olive colored bro
caded silk, garniture of pearl passemen-
terie.
Mrs. W. C. Campbell. cream silk, trim.
med with lace and chiffon
Mrs. Gundry, cerise waist of silk black
satin skirt.
Mrs. Harry Gsrvey. embroidered chit
fon over pale blue silk.
Mrs. Keller, pale blue china silk
Mrs FARRELL, pink taffeta, trimmed il
pink chiffon.
Mrs SDa0car OOld tinaaI atripad chif