The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-16

Mrs. John Clarke Harmon entertain
ed the Fillmore Street Whist CLUB Fri
day afternoon. The substitutes were
Mrs. Dorr Norton of Kansas City, Mrs.
Augustus Zahner, Mrs. Granville c.
FOss, and Mrs. William T. Crosby. Mrs.
John E Lord will be the clubs next
hostess.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Grace ca
thedra1 will give missionary tea in
Monday afternoon to meet Bishop
Millspaugh's guests, Bishop futile OF
Missouri, the presiding bishop of the
church, Bishop Edsan of Minnesota
and Bishop Hare of South Dakota A
general invitation to all the women of
the parish is extended. The bishops
will give addresses on the missionary
cause. The visiting bishops returned
from the missionary convocation of the
church at Kansas City With Bishop and
the former in the services at Grace
cathedral Sunday. They will leave
Monday afternoon for their homes and
early hours for the tea have been ar
ranged on that account.
OF course it is not the first time such
thing has happened in Topeka but
they do say that a trousseau which
bride with fond thoughts of one lover
in mind Will be finished for her we'd
ding to another man. Her friends who
have been sending contributions to her
enga cement box with little notes of
well wishing including the name of her
first fiance are now learning that they
mentioned the wrong man.
Speaking of engagement boxes so
many of the girls are starting them
and some on such slight provocation
that it really looks as though the GUS
tom were reverting to that very old
fashioned one of beginning a girls
rousseau before she were out of the
school room and before any sutton for
her hand had appeared, except that in
those days it was the brides parents
and not her friends who filed her
! chest Some of the girls have started
| enga cement boxes before they have re-
! ceiVed their enga cement rings and 9TH
ers who have been collecting betrothal
| gifts for several years are still silent as
! to the exact date of their weddings.
Another scheme is to announce from
/ time to time. at least once a year, that
! the wedding viii take place, say that
spring or fall. Il have given her
( things for her box three different times
now one of the girls said yesterday.
land she has worn every one of them
| out. The next time I'll wait until her
wedding invitations are actually is
sued" But then an engagement or
| even a prospect IS ilOl really uStSS-
sary 'fWhat are you going to give
me for my box?' a debutante still I'M
| der 20 asked a group of her friends the
/ other day. There was a chorus Shrek
of establishment and inquiry as to the
| fance. 20, I haven't made up my mind,
yet" she answered innocently. LAS q
matter of fact nobody has asked me
but then I'm sure to be engaged some
time and I'm just dying to start a
box"
The Duplicate Whist club met Fri
day with Mrs. Harold T. Chase and
| will meet next time with Mrs. caro-
B. Merriam.
The D. D. Whist club will meet Mon
day with Mrs. Ben Akers at the home
of her mother. Mrs. Mary O'Brien-
Miss Emile King will entertain the
Wednesday Afternoon Whist club mex
week
Miss Hila Hinckley will be the hos
tess to the Progressive Grande cluD a
its meeting next Friday.
The Helianthus dance at steinberg''
Friday night will be an event OF mex
week
The Croenia club will give an even
ing at cards at the home of Miss Eliz
abeth Gavitt next Friday.
It is rumored that among the new
figures which may be introduced at tn
next cotillion led by certain promi
nent young Kansan. very popular
Topeka society, is the 'lock-step
/. Mrs. e. A. Austin gave a party thi
, afternoon to introduce Miss Rache
Locke and Miss Ruth Locke. whose fam
, ! lily has recently moved to Topeka fror
Holton, asking to meet them Miss Pm
Reed Miss Mary Dallas Gage, MIS-
Margaret Garvey, Miss Mildred Pom
: dexter. Miss Ella Davis, Miss Margare
Russell. Miss Helen Sharitt, Miss Grac
Overnayer. Miss Virgil McGrath, Mis-
Mabel Holloway, Miss Margaret Wen
come. Miss Nellie Kouns, Miss sara
Kouns. Miss Gertrude Hankla, Mis-
, Myrtle and Miss Loretta Murphy.
Mrs. Daniel ]. Small gave smal
, chafing dish supper Friday evening TO
a her guest, Mrs. McKenney Of Brooklyn
I n. Y, asking some of her friends VIII
! live at the Wintrode.
Mrs. Harry J. Bone is at home Thurs
days at 304 Eighth avenue west.
Among the engagements which al
though not formally announced ar
none the less definitely arranged ar
that of a Topeka girl of the debutant