The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. r L COfran and daughter Grace
were the hostesses at a very pretty re-
ception Thursday afternoon at their
home at 1868 Topeka avenue. The house
was darkened and lighted with artificial
lights and this combined with the soft
music furnished by stein Derg'S orchestra
produced a charming effect and 1t was
such lovely day that all the daintiest
gowns were out in full force
In the first parlOr where the receiving
party stood. the decorations were of
/ green and white; the bay window had
+ grill work Of asparagus and the chan
I deIer and the picture moulding were
draped with the same graceful plant
I the mantel was banked up with palms
! and white roses smiled from the nantel-
The second parlOr was in yellow and
green and the dining room was IN red
I and green; on the table was a beautiful
" EN- brOidered lunch cloth and the table
and sidebOard were both decked with
I quantities of red roses; the chandelier
and candelabra were shaded WITH
I red The banisters were wound with
( asparagus and palms were in every con-
4 ceivable place In a pretty little room,
/ decorated in pink and green, punch was
/ served by Miss Edna Carpenter. Miss
! Clyde Hornaday and Miss F1Osste Knox
| Miss Carpenter wore a pink and white
/ organdy over pink silk; Miss HOrnaday
was in a yellow organdy trimmed with
! black ribbon velvet and Miss Knox wore
a. blue and white Organdy.
| In the receiving party were Mrs
/ Cotran, Miss Grace COfran, Mrs George
/ o. MathewsOn of Emporia, Mrs John
! Horning. Mrs. J. F. Daniels, Mrs. Ed
4 win Knowles. Mrs. John Sargent and
[ Mrs T s Mason Mrs. COfran wore
/ white silk skirt yelled in duchesse lace,
I with bodice of American beauty taft
I feta; the yoke was of white silk Illusion
I and bands of steel passementerie-
Miss COfrau wore dainty pink bro
cadad satin. with a low round neck and
carried pink roses
Mrs MathewsOn was in brown satin
trimmed with point lace and blue chiffon
with diamond ornaments.
With a black brOcaded satin skirt.
Mrs Daniels wore fancy waist OF
checked silk, with trimmings Of bead
paSSementerie and black ribbon velvet
Mrs. Horning wore a black brocaded
silk skirt with fancy blue and black
silk waist
Mrs. Knowles wore a black satin skirt
with a pretty silk waist with garniture
Of duChesSe- lace
Mrs Sargent was in a black satin
with trimmings of yellow satin
Mrs Mason wore a brown cloth skirt
with a fancy silk waist.
Assisting were Miss Matte Knox, in
a figured black silk with lace yoke,
and Miss Florence Hillyer. IN black
skirt with a pretty light silk waist
Miss Berenice Fuller. Miss Effie Hazeu
and Miss Winnie PETER. in pretty light
organizes assisted in the dining room
Little Miss Mary MatheWsOn IN a
pink silk frOck showed the guests up
stairs where they were assisted by Miss
Mary Moore in a yellow organdy and
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organdy.
A Seven O'Clock Tea.
Miss Jennie Simmons entertained
/ twelve OF her friends at seven O'Clock
| tea Thursday evening complimentary to
I Miss Nellie Post of Springfield. III. and
Miss Ollie Hayes Of Springfield, Ill The
evening was spent IN playing cards
Her guests were Miss Post, Miss
! Hayes. Miss Daisy Hayes, Miss Anna
I Crane, Miss Lulu F'Ordyce, Miss Myrtle
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IsenhOwer. Miss Eda Smythe, Mrs;
Anna GLIB. Miss Eta Hannigan and
Miss NedeIe Griffith
Santa Fe Club Dance.
The Santa Fe club. which is COM
posed of young men in the Santa Fe
Offices. gave their evening dance Thurs
day evening at Hudson's hall The at
/ tendance was large and a very pleasant
evening was spent by the following
Young people: Miss Rose Sheffield. Miss
May DeCIercq, Miss Alice NanderpOCl,
I Miss Venice Whitney, Miss Dora Berg
man, Miss Mayne White, Miss Jean
nette Peppin, Miss Nellie NeviIl. Miss
Eta Beck Miss Alice True, Miss LeOna
] sage. Miss Clara Adams. Miss Maud
/ Adams. Miss LOttie Steinberg, Miss
| Sarah Shrieber, Miss Mary Irwin, Miss
Maud Kfnbau. Miss Vera Clauser, Miss
y Rae Chesney, Miss Hulda Pickens, Miss
| Joe Pickens, Miss Crisa TuttIe Miss
I Nellie Kirk, Miss Edith StOlphe, Miss
I Edna Prescott, Miss Helen Butterfly,
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| Miss Vita HIT, Miss Octavia Greenwood,
( Miss Bee Hayes. Mr.. c. d. Speer, Mr..
I z. NJ. Deuning, Mr.. Kent Chesney, Mr..
! Frank Dudley. Mr. Morris Stevenson,
1 Mr.. Charley StoIphe, Mr.. Ora Hubbard.
/ Mr. Charles MarkIey, Mr.. Frank Bevelle,
I Mr. J. B. Sias, Mr. Earl NJ Graham,
{ Mr.. Norman Jury, MI Herb BOltz. Mr.
I Robert Irwin, Mr.. Arthur Hudson, Mr..
{ Fred Brown. Mr.. Brewer Oleson, Mr..
/ Andrew Bunten. Mr.. NJ. C Came. MI
/ Louis Wingert, Mr.. Frank Hungate. Mr..
| Fred StauTenberg. Mr.. Webb Steven
/ SON Mr.. George Evans, Mr.. Frank Mid
( dIetOu, Mr.. Frank Sturgis, Mr. Harry
/ King Mr.. r G. Bradford Mr. TheO
Rickenbacher and Mr. Harry Van
/ Nordstrand-
The club viii dance every two weeks
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. EIIery NJ Murray, of
| Tuxtepec, Mexico. are visiting a few
I days with Mr. and Mrs. F. Q. PopenOe,
/ at their home in Highland Park They
/ are en- route from Iowa to Mexico
/ Mrs J T. Stevens and daughter, who
! are visiting Mrs. Stevens mother, Mrs
I Cumrnius. have returned from a short
visit with Mr.. and Mrs William kemps
at the Kemp farm
Mr.. Edgar Arnold Is in Fort Worth,
Dean J. W. sykes of Grace Cathedral
| will return Saturday morning at ten
| o'clock from Washington. D C.
Prescott & Co have the plumbing in
I DR. Bucks new residence in North To-
/ peka-
Jaccard's engraved visiting cards
| wedding invitations and MONOGRAM sta
tionery- Topeka agency with Adams
/ Bros. Printers. III Kansas avenue.