The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-19
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.


evening at Mrs. Howe's pretty home on !
West Sixth street. This is the third OF
series of affairs which is being given
in the interest of the Orphans home
The decorations were palms, cut
flowers and greens. The chandeliers and
baniSterS were wound with evergreen
and in the second parlor, under can
opy of green, Miss Daisy Davidson and
Miss Ora Samuels served punch Miss
Davidson wore a pretty red satin frock,
trimmed with ruffles of chiffon of the
same color. Miss SamuelS was in a
dainty pale blue brocaded satin gown,
with pearl trimming.
On the mantel in the second parlor
were strands of smilax and large bowls
of carnations. Palms were in the din
ing room, and on the table, which was
covered with an exquisitely embroidered
lunch cloth, was a cut glass vase full
of fragrant white blossoms.
The guests were met at the door by
little Margaret Garvey in a pretty white
organdy frock, trimmed with valen-
ciennes lace and pink ribbons. Isabel
Dickinson, in a white cashmere gown,
trimmed in embroidered chiffon, and
Master Fabian Dickinson, in a sailor
suit of maroon velvet, showed the
guests to the dressing room.
Mrs. Howe and Mrs. Daniels were as
sisted by Mrs. w. G. Carney, Mrs. w.
A Dickinson, Mrs. d. o. McCray, Miss
Lena McCray, Miss Edna Carpenter
and the ladies of the Home.
Mrs. Howe wore a costume of black
brOcaded satin, with a front of Ameri-
can Beauty silk, OVerlaid with point
lace; she wore diamond ornaments.
Mrs. Daniels wore a black brocaded
satin skirt, with fancy silk bodice of
pink and green, trimmed with pearl
passementerie.
Mrs. Carney was in costume of
black satin, trimmed with crimson sat
in. and pleatings of mousseline de sole.
Mrs. Dickinson was in a black satin
gown, yelled in black net, and trimmed
with jet ornaments.
Mrs. McCray wore a handsome silk
costume, with yoke of pink satin,
yelled in white chiffon ana trimmed
with pasSementerie.
Miss McCray wore a green cloth skirt,
with a Persian silk waist, trimmed with
pink silk and black baby velvet.
Miss Carpenter wore black silk skirt
with fancy silk waist.
During the afternoon an excellent mu-
steal programme was given by Mrs.
Campbell, Misses Doncyson. Evans.
Carpenter and Evans, Mr.. Roy Baker
and Mr.. A. c. Collingwood. Among the
selections sung by Mr.. Baker were
Still as the Night by Bohm, Creole
Flower by Roton, and Daddy" Mr.
Collingwood sang Thy Sentinel am T.
by Watson. Miss Doncyson played the
"Minuet" by Paderewski. and Mrs.
During the evening music was furnished
by H. S. Lawrence's mandolin club.
A Pleasant Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Thompson enter
tanned about twenty of their friends at
a delightful little party Wednesday
evening at their home on Polk street.
All the guests were old university
friends who attended school at the same
time that both Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
did.
The decorations were appropriate to
the Observation-Disclosures of crimson, the
K. S. U. color, extended from the chan
delier to the corners of the room. At
the top of the wall on one side of the
room was the following inscription in
crimson letters, IAN Evening with K.
S. u On the walls in both of the par
lors were pictures of the students, and
old invitations and programmes which
all remembered; large picture of the
! university occupied the place of honor
on the wall.
Cards on which were questions per
tanning to the old college life were given
the guests; DR.. L. NJ. Powell and Mr..
T. L. Doran answered the greatest MINI
Der correctly and cut for the prize. Mr.
Doran was the fortunate one and re-
ceived a pretty picture Of the univer-
| sity, framed in red.
Refreshments were served, and small,
triangular crimson boxes, filled with
! bon bons of the same hue, were given
! the guests as souvenirs.
The RaIstOn Health Club.
The Ralston Health club held an in
! teresting meeting Tuesday evening at
| the home of Mrs. w. s. Charles on Har-
! rison street. The attendance was
| large, and the annual election of Off
GERS took place s. H. Downs was elect
| ed president; F. NJ. Kimball, first SEN
ator; Mrs. W: S. Charles, second SEN
| ator; c. D. Skinner, secretary; Miss
| Mabel Smith, recording secretary, and
| Mrs. Walter Wellhouse, representative.
The club will meet again in two weeks.
The Bachelor Club.
The Bachelor club enjoyed a pleasant
| party Wednesday evening at Hudsons
hall. The next one will be given Feb
| ruary ii.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
| Mccoy, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Lyman, Mr..
ris Schlegel, Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Rolf,
| Mrs. Will Hall, Miss Ella Bradford, Miss
| Katherine Ernich, Miss Russie Hit, Miss
| Edna Prescott, Miss Sarah Schneider
| Miss May DeClerque, Miss Lena Mze,
| Miss Anna Williams, Miss Mabel Hor-
| ton, Miss Minnie Carr, Miss Clyde Horn
| aday, Miss May Downing, Miss Lulu
] McMahan, Miss Jessie King, Miss Ethel
| HAYES Miss Lizzie Wilson Miss Eda
| Smythe, Miss Eta Hannigan, Miss Al
| ice True, Miss Alice Vanderpool, Miss
! Alma Menard, Miss Bartell, Miss Flor
| ence Van Tassel, Mr.. Benedict, Mr.. Roy
| Millice, Mr.. Charles Hoge, Mr.. John
Green, Mr.. Fred Click, Mr.. Frank Hun
gate, Mr.. Frank Dudley, Mr.. Earl era
| Olinger, Mr.. Fred Hale, Mr.. VIII Chute
| Mr.. Bert Hickerson, Mr.. Ralph Clauser,
( Mr.. Clyde Lawrence, Mr.. VIII Clauser.
Mr.. Ora Hubbard, Mr.. Emmett Rigby,
/ MI. w III hSII NIL OAAeAIASS -hCN1iCLdSAS
! Mr.. Frank Fleisch, Mr.. Stauffenberg,
| Mr. Arthur Hudson, Mr.. Al Wick, Mr..
| A. NJ. Bunten, Mr.. Harry Goodrich, and
| Mr.. Stout.
Notes and Personal Mention.
The Douze whist club will meet Sat
] urday afternoon with Miss Kate Gun
! Their.
| Miss Faith Andrews of Washington.
Kan. is spending the winter with her
| aunt, Mrs. A. A. Rogers.
| T. fn6aV
Hamilton, Mo-, is spend a couple of
| weeks with her daughter. Mrs. D. 2.