The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-02

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Tuesday was as perfect a day as
though it had been made expressly for
the numerous callers who thronged the
streets the entire afternoon. The custom
Of making New Years calls has been
popular in Topeka for many years, and
it still clings. though in the surrounding
towns and most of the eastern cities it IS
almost obsolete.
The custom of receiving and making
New Years calls is a delightful one ana
is indeed a fitting way in which to usher
in the New Year and it is hoped that it
will long remain in favor in Topeka
This New Years there were few re-
ceiving parties but they We're All large
and included even more OF the older So
ciety women than this young ones IL
was fully demonstrated Tuesday that
the older men enjoy making New Years
calls as well as the younger ones ana IN
many cases more SO.
One of the notable parties of callers
was composed OF: Mr.. A. A. Robinson,
Mr.. P. 1. Bonebrake Mr. Eugene T.
Their cards bore at the top, "Fifth-an-
nual tour Of the Youths club wishes
for happy New Year, and the names
followed.
Another party which is as welcome as
it is Wen known and which makes the
annual tour each year is the Ad Astra
quartette; this year they sang at each
house appropriate words set to the tune
of the "Old Oaken Bucket" Their cards
were big obIOng affairs containing the
pictures OF the quartette, Mr.. Shaver,
Mr.. H. l. Shirer, Mr.. David Bowie and
Mr.. James Moore, with a sad looking
little Cupid in the fore ground intently
cycling a 1901 calendar. and Father Tine
in the back sharpening up his scythe-
Mr.. Edward Dennis, MI. Earl Case, Mr..
John Abrahams and Mr.. Charles Elliott
at nd F1 sad
another party; their cards were vivid
red, lettered in black, and wished all a
RED Letter Century"
Mr. Harley Reisman, Mr.. Wallace
Thompson and Mr.. Burns Williams call
ed together. Their cards contained a
tiny silhouette of the frontispiece of the
Black Douglas March. and the following
verse:
Like knights of old,
We sally forth
To greet you maidens fair,
And wish you all
This New Years Day,
Full many a joyous year"
DR.. r. S. MCGEE and Mr.. F. B. Bacon
composed another party and on their
cards was the following verse.
Don't call US I1idlets
Or Of immature ages,
We're men of two centuries,
They call US the sages''
Kellam, Mr. Roland Medlicott, Mr. Phil
Daley and Mr.. Clark Daley was anoth-
er party that made music everywhere it
went.
Mr.. T. A. McNeaI. Mr.. Albert T. Reid.
Mr. Arthur Capper and Mr.. James A.
Troutman probably had the most unique
cards OF the afternoon; they contained
clever cartoons of the four gentlemen.
her RI H-- Av-f1. I
Murphy, Mr.. Frank Paley Edison, Mr.
John Ellsworth Weaver and Mr.. William
Hale Eastman. There We're many other
parties but most Of the men went by
tWos and threes.
AT Miss Guibor's.
Probably the place where they had the
pest time was at Miss Edith Guibor's,
there were about 80 girls in the party
and many of them had never received
before. All were prettily gowned and it
IS needless to say that they had more
callers than any one. The favors were
tiny imitation full dinner pals" which
by the way contained bonbons The dec
orations We're charming; in the parlor
PINK was used and yellow in the back
parlor, while red predominated in the IL
brary- White roses, ferns and sunilax
helped to make the dining room a pretty
resttul spot. In the evening they enter
tanned corresponding number of young
men at dancing party at Hudson's
At the Y. M. c. A.
The largest party of all was at the
I. NJ. Q. a In the receiving party
were many OF the best known society
women OF the city. The rooms were
deliberately decorated with yards end
yards of evergreen ropes, holly and
mistletoe. In all Of the doors were rope
portieres of evergreen From the cor
ners Of the rooms to the chandeliers
were evergreen ropes which formed a
pretty canopy overhead The color
scheme was carried out in red in the
dining room. In one corner Of one OF
the parlors was an artistic Moorish
corner piled with cushions. The floors
were carpeted with pretty rugs In the
evening an informal affair was enjoyed
by large number of guests. The pro-
gramme consisted Of music and a. gym
nasium exhibition participated in by
about thirty men. The fayOrs in the
afternoon were two little triangles-the
Y M. G. A. emblem, and the words
Mind Body, Spirit''-tied with yellow
ribbons; on the back in gold letters
We're the words THE New Century, and
the following couplet.
Great is IL in this Dawn to be alive,
But to be young is very Heaven"
At the Y. W. :. A.
Equally as attractive were the z. w.
g. "A. rooms, and the ladies who re-
caiYed there. The coiors used in aI OF
the rooms were red ana green; palms,
evergreen ana red carnations predoni-
mated. In a little red-declxed room OFT
OF one Of the parlors punch was served