The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-02
IN THE SOCIETY WORLD.
New Years sociabiIity Occupied All
Circles Yesterday.
LEAP YEAR CHANGES THE ORDER

snoQtI Ia1l into utsuSe, the sterner sex
spent the extra day given them in 1896
by holding RECEPTIONS yesterday.
And right well they did the honors;
the duties of host sat lightly and be-
comingly on their shoulders, and they
presided with surprising ease at punch
bowl and coffee urn.
at Mr.. George NJ. Mobiles Home.
Mr. Mobiles handsome home on Har-
risor street was one of the places thrown
open to guests. and Mr. Noble, who is an
ideal host and charming entertainer, was
assisted in receiving by his sons, Mr..
Walter Noble and Mr.. George Noble Jr.,
as well as Messrs. Clarence Mn Merriam,
L. ID. Osborn, Charles B. Thomas, Robert
Hackney of Milwaukee, and Burr
Lakin
The beautiful rooms were made more
inviting with plants, vines and flowers,
carnations predominating, and serving as
favors for the callers.
In the dining room where frozen
punch, bonbons, waters and sailed al
monds were served. a luxuriant grow
ing fern formed a centerpiece. In the
library Mr.. Mobiles mother, of Decatur,
Illinois. served Russian tea.
The Professionals at Judge Ouinton's.
Judge Quinton, in his spacious home,
which was profusely and tastefully deco
rated with palms, smiiax, and cut flow
aud evergreen 50 appropriate TO the
season, was assisted in receiving by the
Professional club.
Little Alfred and Eugenia Quinton
directed the callers to the dressing
room, while Fay and Helen, assisted by
Mary Moore, fastened the favors on
them. These Yyere folders with the
names of the hosts on the first page and
a calendar On the last. Inside were
spaces for the names of the party of call
ers, as we'll as the several points at which
they might call. The gentlemen in the
receiving party were Messrs. A. B. Quin-
ton. James L King, w. A. Morton, James
Moore. E S. Qdinton, p. H. Adams, Ed
, ward Wilder, George w. Veale, Jr., c.
F. Jilson, l. r. Mum and George w.
Cr@ne. Mrs. Quinton presided at the
chafing dish and the guests were served
with delicious Welsh Tarebit waters,
olives and coffee. Mrs George w. Crane
assisted the hostess and orchestra
furnished music.
Monday Night Club With Mr.. Sutton.
Another of Topeka's elegant homes
which was e mecca for yesterday after
moons fair callers. was that of Mr. c. S.
Sutton.
The light was excluded and the in
terror made gay with many flowers and
green's. Smilax and palms here had an
addition in sprays of the pepper plant
with its red berries. In the dining room
WAS prOfusion of floral decoration, and
ION the table was beautiful chrysanthe-
mum embroidered cloth. Delicious re-
freshments were served here. Screened
by palms in the hall, Aeolian mandolin
orchestra discoursed continuous music
In the back parlor punch was served
by the gentlemen.
The favors were especially unique.
White cards with script letterin each
had fastened to them one side with
brass headed tack a chestnut. Above
were the words, ave wish you the same
1852 1885, ana Oei0" "A Happy Leap Year
Above the names of the party was the
Inscription Monday Night CIub-below,
Chest Nut Men, reversing the order of
the letters.
The gentlemen in the party were listed
thus; Charles Samuel Sutton. Joseph
Randolph Hankla, Benjamin Tucker
Lewis, William Willard Webb, Erastus
Hollingsworth Crosby. Chester Burns
Reed, William Charles Garvey, and
Clifford Gran Baker,
at Mr. VI. A. Lows Fine Home.
The young men were not behind their
seniors in dispensing hospitality, and one
party of them received with Mr.. Dean
Low at his elegant home.
The usual decorations here had an ad-
dition in the form of heavy graceful
sprays of trailing Spanish moss, which
was draped everywhere from the spa
clous parlors below up to the third floor
over the doors of the ball room and re-
Elected from its polished surface.
The merry party of young men here
receiving and serving guests consisted of
Messrs. Dean Low, Howard Wood, Frank
Davis, Thomas King, Thomas Clements,
Harmon Ryus, Homer Low, Captain
Hickman of Lexington and Will Deford
of Ottawa
Miss Berenice Hovey of Colorado
Springs served punch in the hall; from
an open doorway came the sounds of an
orchestra.
Mrs. Low presided at the coffee urn in
she dining room, where salad aud other
refreshments were served.
In the library callers met Mrs. Hovey
and Mrs. Low. ST., and were presented
by the former with a dainty souvenir,
diamond shaped, bearing, beside the
names of the receiving party. this coup
let, dedicated "to our callers:
"A lovely apparltion sent
10 be a moments ornament"
"a Happy New Year, ornamented the
Grst page, and the monogram 7. 0. c. on
an ox's head.
MIR. L. Benefits Home Open.
At the hospitable home of Mr.. E. Ben
nett his son E. Jr., assisted by twenty of his
young friends dispensed the New Years
hospitality as we'll as the best of them
which is really faint praise for the
charming ease of manner with which the
young mon ministered to their guests.
The hosts assisting the chief host were
Messrs Warren Akers, Albert II. Horton,
sr., Lawrence Cham beriain, David
Lakin. Roy and Charles Fletcher of
Atchison. George Penfield, Russell Will
hite. Cecil Wilson, Walter Smith, Floyd
Mcdonald, Fred Gillett David Sibley,
Everett Dallas, Fred McGifin, John
Tinker, Ernest Council, Harry Howe,
K7fovd Ratvor and CIvda GrubhS Tha-a