The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-28

Furman lead a discussion on the sub
ject WAS Marie Antoinette a victim
or an evil genius of the French revo-
lution?" The next meeting will be held
in two weeks at the home of Miss Mary
Thompson.
Notes and Personal Mention.
The Thalia club will meet this even
ing with Misses Santa and Fe Waters.
Miss Jean Frost will leave Friday for
a weeks visit with relatives in Gales
burg Illinois.
The tenth annual meeting Of the Kan
sas Woman's Press association will be
held in Topeka May 5.
The Neighborhood High Five club will
be entertained next Tuesday evening
by Mrs. George Mccoy at her home on
J. NJ. Valentine, of Admire, is spend
ing a few days in Topeka with his par
ents
Captain and Mrs. Rag1and expect to
leave in few days for Atlanta, Ga,
to live.
A certain Topeka girl is showing her
defiance of superstition by wearing
three opal rings on one finger.
Miss Alice Prescott will entertain the
DOuZe Whist club Saturday afternoon.
The c. c. club will give a dinner
party next Tuesday evening at the
home of the Misses Hagar on Topeka
avenue.
A woman's desk may be fitted up with
elli 5OA u VI QdlIlly 1OliG1 OpCLSlS, Out
nine out Of ten prefer to open their
letters with hairpin.
The FOrtnightly club has presented
another picture to the public schools.
Mrs. D. S. Griffin, of Denver, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. L. Sheehan.
Mrs. Charles McClintock is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Price,
in Atchison.
The Portia club will meet Thursday
afternoon. March l, with Mrs. D. c.
will he ho T1ol
meeting for the election of officers.
Miss Theresa Rossington has returned
from weeks visit with friends in
Leavenworth.
Mrs. Sharrard and Mrs Gardner, of
Meriden, were in Topeka to see Stuart
Robson, Tuesday evening.
The Progressive Grande club will
meet Saturday afternoon at the home
of Miss Charlotte Parkhurst, in Potwin.
Warren NJ. Crosby returned Tuesday
from his eastern trip.
The Violet Party.
charming affair for this season of
the year is the violet party. The rooms
should be decorated with the fragrant
little blossoms, and each guest given
card on which she is to answer a num-
Der of given questions, with words made
from the letters in violet" The prize
should be dainty bit of china. deco
rated with viOlets. If favors are to
be given, tiny bunch of viOlets will
be the most appropriate. A pretty
fancy in refreshments is to have for the
last course meringues, tied with violet
ribbons and a bunch of violets thrust
through the ribbons on top.
For Spring Wear.
With the close of February the win
ter wardrobe has about accomplished
its purpose. Women begin to weary of
furs and heavy wraps, and are pleased
to transfer their attention to the IA
brics and fashions for spring. The stores
are especially inviting during these Of
tenttmes dark, dull and dreary days of
declining winter. They seem to have an
ticipated the color, light and bloom of
the vernaI season, which we are all long
ing for and to browse among the wealth
of spring fabrics, exquisitely beautiful
in their manifold tints and diversified
design, and the profusion of dainty and
diaphanous rainbow tinted materials
for the approaching summer time, is
like getting fOretaste of the season
when nature has CARRIED the trees in
green and sprinkled the meadows with
buttercups and daisies, and of the rose
decked days then not far off.
Not few women are making up their
summer wardrobes. Certainly every
wise woman has begun to think what
she will select for spring. The decision
should not be difficult, for the exhibits
of fabrics in the stores were never so
abundant, diversified and artistic. There
is something to suit every taste and ev-
cry pocketboOk.
The new satin foulards are beautiful
both in texture and colOring, and SO
lustrous and soft that they look like
panne. Whether you choose the deli
cate pastel colors or the brighter tones
they are a desirable purchase and fur
nish the foundation for an effective cos
tune.
The designs in spring foulards are of
great variety, but especially beautiful
are the Persian patterns, wrought in
Oriental colors. Crepe foulard is nov
city full of artistic possibilities 1t is
close kin to the exquisite crepe de
chimes, which have long since been Civ
en- a prominent place in the list of ia
vorite fabrics for artistic, beautiful
gowns Possessing delightful possibili-
ties in the fact that it lends itself to
soft and artistic folds is a dainty ia
brio called satin de Paris. 1t belongs to
the crepe de chine and crepe de Paris
family, though the sheen is more lus-
trous and the crepe-hke weave not SO
diScernible as in these.
silk and wool material which is
very much liked is lansdowne and is
perfectly smooth, like satin-faced cloth.
btu soft and dainty in texture. 1t is not
new, btu as it is not costly and has so
many of the fashionable qualities, it
fills a place between the cheap and the
very expensive materials, which every
woman cannot afford to have. The pop
ularity of the crepOn WeaVeS has by no
means abated, and the new designs are
extremely rich in appearance
IN severe IalIOI-n1dQe costumes the
plain skirt with one or two boX-plaitS
in the back is the favored style, but in
the more ella borate costumes the side
and box plated effects are universal.
Some of these plaits start from the
waistband and are stitched to within u
or IA inches of the bottom. Others start
from 10 to y inches of the top where
they commence as tiny pinched-up
tucks and from whence they broaden
out to inch wide plaits, near the foot.
The majority of the Elton coats touch
the belt in the back and are long point
ed in front, but cut as If double breast
ed in width but allowed to extend
straight forward rolling in reveFs from
the opening. Often the back and side
of the Elton are confined by a wide
stitched band of the cloth pointed in the
back and closing after passing beneath
the center fronts, which are left loose.
AS to trimmings. next to the popular
finish of silk machine stitching, use will
this spring be made of fine silk gimps,
which vary in width from a quarter TO