The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-09
Topeka SOCIETY.
Lenten Quiet Has Settled Upon
the City.
Women Have Been DevOting
Themselves to Politics.
WEDDINGS IN SIGHT.
Several interesting Ones Sched-
uled For Next Month.
Notes Of a Social and Personal
Nature.

There have been few social affairs to
mar the quiet of the past week But
a few persons are observing Lent at all
strictly but the majority are interested
in other matters Never before have
the women of Topeka taken such an
active parts in the politics of the city
as they have for the past few months;
many women who are numbered among
the delightful hostesses or Topeka have
been spending most of their time in at
tending lea que meetings. ward meetings
and various other meetings and cOnsR-
quently have had little time to devote
to society
1t is runnored that after Easter there
are to be a number of Interesting we'd
dings and of course the brides to be are
busy connecting dainty articles for their
trousseaus or for their houses and SO
have no time for society now. Most Of
the other women who are not observing
Lent and are Interested in neither poll
tics nor weddings are busy planning for
the regular spring house cleaning and
wondering how they are to get all their
summer sewing done before the warm
weather comes.
The summary Of the social doings Of
the past week is therefore very brief.
Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. h NJ.
Phillips entertained about twenty guests
at supper. with Mr. and Mrs H r.
Giessler Of Oakley and Mr.. J. L. Pentzer
Of Iowa as guests OF honor The supper
was served on small tables at seven
o'clock and was followed by an irfol NAL
social evening.
Wednesday afternoon Miss Janette
Lord entertained the Fortnightly Euchre
club very pleasantly: there were a num-
Der of guests present and the club prize,
a fork was won by Miss Louise Smith
Thursday Mrs. P. G. Noel gave a
charming one o'clock luncheon in honor
of Mrs. Margaret Walker of Gslen's Falls.
n Y Covers We're laid Tor an even
dozen and the decorations We're of carna-
tons This same afternoon Mrs. q. 3.
Kirk gave one Of her defiGhtfu 1hiIn-
bic parties at her home on Monroe street.
There were about thirty guests and at
the close of the afternoon a course
luncheon was served on small tables
One Of the pleasant affairs Friday eve
ming was the annual banquet at The
home Of Mr. and Mrs Charles Adams
on Lincoln street The Hyperion club
gave its regular dancing party at Had-
sons hall. and Miss Emily Thomas and
Miss Lucilla Clark gave : pleasant af-
fair at Hartford cottage, Washburn.
A Pleasant Affair.
Miss Emily Thomas and Miss Lucilla
B. Clark entertained the pupils Of their
departments very pleasantly Friday
evening at Hartford cottage. Washburn.
The rooms were attractiveIy decorated
with palms, ferns, cut flowers and pot
ted plants, while innumerable cosy cor
ners added to the beauty of the scene
and the comfort of the guests. Games
and music made the time pass all too
refreshments were served. There was
one quite novel feature, the name Of
some noted person was pinned on each
ores back. after which they guessed the
given for this, the first a pretty poster
and the second a box Of candy. There
were about sixty guests
Porfia Club Meeting.
The regular meeting OF the Portia club
viii be held next Thursday afternoon at