The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18

Winter fingered in the lap of spring to
such purpose this year that al frescO
entertainments. usually seasonable in
this latitude as early as May or even
April. We're out Of the question until
last week when Mrs. Charlie Holidays
garden party esta blished a precedent in
Ehis respect Partly, perhaps, because
ut was the first of its kind but largely
on account of The beauty of the HolH-
day lawn, and indeed the whole 1901
block on East Fifth street, the affair
IS generally spoken of as the prettiest
Of the season. An unusual number of
lovely gowns were worn, most of
them for the first time, and the effect OF
so many dainty summer toilets on the
Nelvety green lawn and wide shady
verandas contributed to the notable
success Of the party.
I never saw such a charming group
Of girls before in Topeka" one of the
guests said in speaking of the garden
party. Most of the ladies wore their
hats but the girls were bareheaded and
Wnen came upon them in little
group on the lawn late in the afternoon
their loneliness quite took my breath
away. Miss Bessie Hayden was in the
dearest pink rose organdie-the big
cabbage rose pattern have seen this
season The skirt had three hOunces,
one at the hem, one at the waist and
one between. each edged with val lace,
and the bodice was made with a deep
yoke and bertha. It was over a peach
blow silk slip and she wore a pink lib
erty silk sash and a pink tulle rOsette
IN her hair and looked like q dainty
aquarelle. Miss Florence Rossington
was in a lovely Paris muslin trimmed
with exquisite Irish point insertion
bands at least four inches wide inset
IN both bodice and skirt. Miss Eleanor
Wheeler wore a white frock of Persian
lawn or some of those sheer, fragile
materials, the full gathered skirt fin
tShed with a knee fOunce formed of al
ternating groups of fine tucks and
valeuCiennes insertion and with a wide
friU of val edging on the bottom, and
the rOund-necked bodice formed entire
y of tucks and insertion. Miss Helen
Smith had on a. pink crepe de chine
bodice with deep white lace collar
embroidered in pink silk which she
wore with a white wolfe skirt. Miss
Helen thompson wore a White Bedford
cord skirt and a white wash blonde
bodice. shirred. Then there was Miss
Emile King in a Powered batiste with
lace yoke, the three-hOunced skirt trim
med with ruchingS of white lawn; Miss
Hazel Fassler in a. Powered organdie.
an Empire wreath pattern in pink rose
buds trimmed with narrow green vel
vet ribbon edged with val lace ruched
and applied in scroll design on skirt
and bodice, and Miss Jeanette Lord in
a white wolfe skirt and white WASH
blonde waist. Mrs Holiday herself
wore an ecru grass linen trimmed with
bands of blue and blue sash. Mrs.
Frank Holiday who received with her
wore one of the loveliest gowns have
seen this summer-an exquisite white
Paris muslin trimmed with val lace of
a. feur de lis pattern. Mrs. P. G. Noel
was also I'm White-batiste. I think.
trimmed with quantities of magnificent
Yak lace. Mrs. Frank Lewis wore a
stunning linen gown of a creamy tone
and combined with elegant linen lace.
The killed skirt had a broad front panel
of the lace. and many small pearl but
tons trimmed the bodice which was
al IL
pointed collar Of the lace. Mrs. Robert
Pierce had on a Dresden organdie trim
med with Irish embroidery and val lace
alternating on yoke and fiOunces. Mrs.
Frank Hobart's gown was one of the
prettiest there-a simple thing in white
wash blonde with wide tucked flounces
on the skirt and a transparent yoke
finished with a deep tucked friH. Mrs.
Bennett R Wheeler was in a cham
payne fOulard with small pointed vest
and deep, vOluminOus sleeve frills of
delicate accordion plated chiffon She
wore a big black picture hat and look
ed beautiful OF course there We're lots
of other pretty toilets. many of them
worn for the first time but I can't re-
member them all I only know there
wasn't a dowdy woman there and I
never saw so many charming and effec-
tive gowns before at a. Topeka func-
ton"
If the EmDorfa girls and women,
some of whom Topeka people had an
opportunity to meet and form an
opinion of this week when they were
in town for the Elks' ball game and
reception, are not models of propriety
II is not through any negligence on
the part of William Allen White. edi-
tor of the Gazette. who reads them
regular homilies on department and
whose editorials are more than half
the time preachments to women and
girls Mr.. White loves to point
moral or adorn "A tale with episodes
from life in EmDoria- or elsewhere.
and these comments on the divorce
suit of the Duchess de Valencay, for
merly Miss Helen Morton of New
York. was a recent effort in this line
with the title. 1.-The Princess Comes
Home"
A few years ago Emporia girls who
have all their lives dreamed of princes
and dukes coming to take them away
, from their sordid environments, read
with great eagerness the details of
Helen RIorton's marriage to Comte
Bosom re PerigOrd now the Due de
Vslencav She was the daughter of
Levi 2. Morton. vice president under
Harrison and a man of much wealth
and prominence. Now she is living
apart from her princely French hus-