The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-25
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A very pretty wedding on Wednesday
evening was that of Miss Louise Shu-
mate and Mr.. David NJ. Hoover of St.
Marys, which took place at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Shumate, on Tyler street. AS Mrs. J.
w. Going played the wedding march
the bride and groom entered and stood
on a white rug in the bay window of the
parlor; the window was transformed in
to regular bower with palms, aspara-
gus ferns and white chrysanthemums.
The ceremony was performed at eight
o'clock by DR.. A. S. Embree. The bride
was given away by her father.
The guests were received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Shumate and Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt
of Burlingame. Assisting through the
rooms were Mrs. J. c. McClintock, Mrs.
J. Coates, Miss CaIlie CutteI and Miss
Gail Clark.
The rooms were all prettily decorat-
ed with palms, asparagus and chry-
santhemums. After the ceremony re-
freshments were served in the dining
room. There were about fifty guests
present, many Of them from out OF
town.
The bride, who is a pretty blonde,
looked charming in a dainty white silk
gown, trimmed with chiffon and pearl
passementerfe; the skirt was made with
a demi-train and the waist was full. She
going away gown was of gObelin blue
cloth, braided in black and trimmed
with deep wine cOlored taffeta; she
wore a small hat and gloves to match
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover Will be at home
to their friends at 1906 Tyler street for
the winter. after the 18th of December.
Reception at Bethany.
The annual Thanksgiving recital and
reception was given Thursday evening
at Bethany college and was attended by
q. large mum her of guests The
gram occupied an hour and a half, from
1880 until 9, after which an informal re-
ceptiOn was held. The rooms were ap-
prODriateIy decorated and the guests
were received by Bishop and Mrs. Mills
paGgh, Dean and Mrs. J. w. Sykes and
Miss Anna ]. Hooley. Refreshments
were served in the dining room during
the evening.
Pleasant Party.
Mr. Walter H. Vesper and Mr. Louis
r. Vesper entertained a few friends
very pleasantly Wednesday evening at
the home of Mrs. F. A Rooster, on Ty-
Ter street. Punch was served during
the evening by Miss Flora Vesper, and
a. dainty luncheon was served. The
guests were Miss Edna Guy, Miss Myr-
tie Wellman, Miss Ada Pulley, Miss
Elsie Graves, Miss Ethel Mclaughlin,
Miss Anna Pulley, Miss Katherine
Graves, Miss Carrie Vesper, Mr.. Carol
Forbes, Mr.. Win Heron, Mr.. Ellis Pull
ley and Mr.. Frank Forbes.
Mules anu FGESOHdA mGUIAOMs
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bonebrake of
Usage City are visiting Mrs. Bone
brakes mother, Mrs. J. B. Thompson.
Miss Weiss and Miss Grace Weiss
have issued invitations for a card party
next Friday afternoon.
Z. J. White went to Kansas City
Thursday to attend a large dinner
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Turner left at
noon today in Mr.. Turner's private car
for a. trip through Colorado and Mexico.
Miss Harriet Taylor, international
secretary of the Y. w. c. A. will be the
guest of Mrs. T B. Sweet, at 231 To-
peka avenue, while she is in the city.
Saturday afternoon, November 20, the
members of the Y. w. G. A. will give q
reception in her honor at the home of
Mrs. Sweet.
The Bachelor Girls were pleasantly
entertained Wednesday afternoon by |
Miss Helen Thompson The guests were |
Miss Ruby NickerSOn of Chicago, Miss |
Lois Tefft, Miss Bessie Hayden, Miss |
Emily King, Miss Kate Critchfield of |
OskaIoosa and Miss Helen Smith. The |
Tefft.
Miss Louise Hopper left Wednesday
for Illinois to visit her grandmother, |
who is very i'll. She will return Mon |
day.
Misses Nell and Maud shafer of Usage
City are in the city the guests of Miss |
Mary Wilson
Mrs. J. B. Thompson entertained at a |
family dinner party Thursday.
Mrs F. P. Baker has gone to Denver !
where she was called by the serious i'll |
ness of Mrs. Harry Sharp's little daugh- |
ter
Miss Ella ScoviIl is spending a few /
days at her home in Seneca.
Miss Lillian Whitelock has returned |
from a six weeks visit in Chicago with |
Miss Libbie Hazlett.
Mrs. J. NJ. Miner and son Claude re- |
turned Wednesday night from a visit |
in "A tchison.
Mrs. ChiIcoth and daughter Ramona /
Of WamegO are shopping in the city to- |
day.
Richard Thomas spent Thursday In
Kansas City.
Miss Ida Stookey, who attends the /
Commercial college, is spending a few
days in the city with her parents.
Mrs. Thomas Edgar and Mrs. Robert |
Osborne Of Frankfort, Kansas, spent |
Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Smith Mrs. Osborne will return to her |
home in Marshall county next Monday. |
but Mrs Edgar, mother Of Mrs. Smith, |
viii stay until the holidays.
George Barry and Roland Evans |
spent Thursday in Kansas City.
Mr.. Frank Thompson was pleasantly /
surprised by a number of his friends |
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