The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-28
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Social Calender Eor This Wei.

this evening at the home Of Miss May
Downing.
TUESDAY-Miss Kate Ernich will en-
terrain at cards in, the evening.
WEDNESDAY-AIrs A. Bergen and
Miss Bergen viii give a reception in
the afternoon. The K K. ball viii
take place in the evening. A social
and musical will be given at the home
of Mrs. w. ". Gavitt in the afternoon
for the Orphans Home.
THURSDAY-The o. N. 0. club will
dance at WetherelPs hall.
FRIDAY-The Informal club will give
their regular dance at Hudson's hall
The Viennese club viii dance at Har-
mOny hall. Miss Kate Ernich viii en-
terrain at cards in the evening.
SATURDAY-The H H. club Will dance
at Hudson's hall
A Delightful Reception.
A fitting close to last weeks gayety
was the pretty reception given Satur-
day afternoon by Mrs Horton Miss
Horton, Miss Prescott and Miss Rosa
mOnd Horton. All afternoon the street
was thr0nged with handsomely GOWned
ladies coming and going. Although one
Of the largest receptions of the season,
there was not crush as there SO often
is at receptions, for this home is ad-
mirably arranged for an affair of this
kind and the wide halls and spacious
rooms accommodated a large number
OF guests.
The two par1ors on the south of the
hall and tea room on the north We're
simply but prettily decorated with
Spanish moss and Alabama smilax,
which made an effective background for
the dainty gowns and fetching hats;
the dining room was in red and white
chrysanthemums and moss.
On either end of the dining table,
which was covered with exquisite linen,
and lighted with pretty candelabra, was
placed a tea and coffee service and
these refreshing beverages, with waters,
were served by daintily gowned maids
and matrOns; in the room ahead of this
the sa me refreshments were served from
two small tables.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Horton in a handsome black silk grena-
dine, with a vest of green silk overlaid
with embroidered chiffon, and outlined
with applique embroidery.
Miss Horton wore q black silk skirt
with a pretty waist of American beauty
silk, the yoke of white satin, overlaid
with frridescent passementerie.
Miss Prescott was in a jet trimmed
gown of black silk, with bolero and
yoke of red velvet and the front of red
silk, overlatd with black lace.
Miss Rosamond Horton wore a pearl
gray pOplin, trimmed with cut steele,
with a yoke of finely tucked pink silk.
The following ladies assisted through
| the rooms: Mrs. Frank Hobart. Mrs.
| John E. Lord, Mrs. George Wilmarth.
| Mrs. G. J. Brown. Mrs. Herbert BoaI
Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Mrs. Frank Pres
colt, Mrs. Annie Ripley, Mrs. Frederick
! Brown, Mrs. Fred Bonebrake of Usage
City. Mrs. Frank Lewis, Mrs. Fred Cole.
| Mrs. Mark Blinn, Mrs. H. o. Carney,
| Mrs. c. F. Spencer, Mrs. Elizabeth
| Quigley of Colorado Springs, Mrs. T. J.
| HanIla, Mrs. A. w. Dana, Mrs. Solo
mon Stoddard of Kansas City, Mrs.
/ David Palmer. Miss Myrtle Jetmore,
| Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Priscilla
| Alexander. Miss Ranney, Miss Lolita
/ Ranney, Miss Emily Elliott, Miss
/ Pearlade Prescott, Miss Whiting. Miss
/ Martha Bradshaw, Miss Flora Mayo,
/ Miss Arlie Ewart. Miss Lucille Mulvane
! and Miss Zena Freeman.
Miss erchar Futerfsius
Miss Nellie Lercher entertained the
! Fairvfew Advancing Society" Satur-
! day evening; the time was spent in
/ playing various games and Miss Ida
| Paramore won the prize Refreshments
! were served and each guest was given
a chrysanthemum as souvenir.
/ Those present were Miss Mary Knox.
! Miss Ida Paramore. Miss Lena Lesser.
! Miss Allie Knox, Miss Ida Smith, Miss
! Faye Groshong, Miss Mary Knox, Miss
! Maude Smith, Miss Cora Smith, Miss
| Carrie Knox, Miss Anna Davis. Miss
Lillian Grifhths. Miss Blanche Smith,
/ Mr.. Fred Lesser, Mr.. Frank HerzOg, Mr..
| Ed Knox. Mr.. King Reans. Mr.. Roy
! Peck. Mr.. VIII Smith. Mr. Philip Lesser,
/ Mr.. John Lercher Mr.. Courtney Smith,
/ Mr.. Chas. Lercher.
Notes aud Personal Mention.
Major and Mrs A NJ. Harvey and
/ little son have returned from a visit
with Mrs. Harvey's parents in Missouri.
/ Miss Gertrude Willett spent a couple
Il
/ Miss Elizabeth Samson spent Thanks
/ giving in Kansas City.
! Judge and Mrs. George w. Clark Wis
! tied in Kansas City a few days last
| week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Miller enter
! tained at a family dinner party on
/ Thanksgiving at their home eight miles
| west of town Those present were Mr.
/ and Mrs. J. R. Wilt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.
! Lucas, Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Miller and
/ Mr.. Harry Miller
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! a few friends at an informal rabbit sup
| per Saturday evening at her home on
! Monroe street.
| Although New Years is five weeks off
! and seems much farther, a great many
! ladies have commenced to agitate the
/ subject of receiving parties; judging
| from the present aspect of things there
| viii be large number of receptions.
! As New Years comes on Sunday Mon
/ day will be utilized instead
| Miss Harriet VanAmburgh has re-
| turned from Holton where she spent
| several days.
| Adrian Sherman spent Saturday in
ROssvilIe.
Dr. c. E Menard visited his parents
/ on Fillmore street last week
! Miss Kate ErniCh will give the first
I Of a series of three card parties Tuesday
/ evening at her home on Quincy street.
/ She will give the second one Friday
evening and the third some time next
The following programme viii be
| given at the Stedman club this evening:
1 Story. Mrs. McLarty: poem. Mrs. HaT-
| graves; paper. L. H. CrandeTl: story
| Mrs. COney. and poem, Mr. Bradbury
j The responses will be upon the subject
| Winter" and the members are limited
/ to twenty lines.
/ The Western SOrosfs held a very in
! terestng meeting Saturday afternoon
4 al Unity church.
/ Mrs Peter Nelson and son Rov have
| gone to Pueblo 10 visit friends
! Prof. J. A Huffman of Chicago viii
| give an instrumental and vocal concert