The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11

cular skirt forming a one-piece gown
| Over the waist is worn bertha OF
| lace outlining a deep shaped neck NIL
ed in with black chiffon hnely tucked
Three fiat ermine tails form should
er pieces over the lace. Ermine stole
with tails and lace ends, is worn with
| this costume.
The Portia club will meet tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. q. f. Worley.
A wealthy and fashionable country
house hostess, az novel fashion OF
giving occupation to her guests, de-
posted in the hall of her country
house a large book entitled COM
plants of Guests"
| The hostess did not look at the book
| until the fourth day, when, to chase
away an attack of ennui she mad the
book brought to her room, ana TINS
is what among other things she read:
IF you are looking for motives Tor
divorce know some very good ones.
and am ready to inform you of them.
your husband is much too garru-
lous. If he goes on talking SO nucn
all your guests will go away.
my wife has been i'll all night; the
cooking is much too highly seasoned
for her.
The Athenean club gave a dance
| Tuesday evening at oHudson's. Those
present were Miss Gertrude Anderson,
Miss Mabel Miller, Miss Marguerite
Neugabauer, Miss Francis LaWlor'
Miss Gertrude Russell, Miss Anna NY
ers. Miss Lola Childs, Miss Elsa
Childs, Miss Lucille yCrites,t Miss Ger
trude Pierson, Miss Florence Gustaf-
son, Miss Lillian Stevenson, Miss Ma
RE Bartlett, Mr.. Chas. Ballotte, Mr.
Prentice Lanham, Mr.. Clifford Deppe,
Mr.. Sheldon Wilson, Mr.. Harry Mel
finger. Mr. Earl White. Mr.. Elmer Ny
ers, Mr.. David Gabriel. Mr.. WIN
sherman, Mr.. Russell Wilcox, Mr.. Roy
Lewis, Mr. Roland West. Mr.. Bert
Robson, Mr.. John Aberhauser and
Mr.. Ernest Gustafson.
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She was complaining that her shoes
needed polishing and he said :Id
take you down and blow you to
shine, but L don't think we have time
before dinner It was only O'Clock
and it had been 50 long since he had
read a joke about the Chicago girl S
feet that he doesn't know yet why she
is offended with him.
The Minerva club will have an eve
ming meeting Friday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs E. G. Foster, to which
the husbands of the members have
Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Morton Albaugh,
Mrs. c. H. Samson, Mrs. w. A. Pow
ers. Mrs w: P. Hemphill. Mrs A. S.
Greer and Mrs. H. Ward Page.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. w. J. Healy and Miss Bernice
Healy of Los Angeles are expected
December 16 to visit in Topeka and at
Lawrence where Miss Lulu Healy is
student at the University OF Kansas.
Miss Lulu Healy will accompany them
to Topeka for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. w. s. McClintock have
returned from a trip to Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. r. J. Parker of Newton
were in town today
Miss Helen Sharitt who has been i'll
for a fortnight is able to be out again
Mrs. Hougham and Miss Shesera
Hougham of Manhattan will spend
Christmas with Mrs. H. o. Carney and
Mrs. G. F. Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. kahr OF Kansas
CITY will be Christmas guests or MRS.
Louise Carnmack and Miss Kahr.
Miss Morris who has been with her
sister Mrs. H. I. Cook, 1913 Tyler street.
leaves tomorrow for California to spend
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Ehrsam and their
children of Enterprise will be holiday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Mulvane.
Mrs. A. D. Kendall of Valley Falls Is
shopping in town today
constance
leave Saturday for New York to spend
the winter will stop in Chicago en- route
to visit Miss Roberta WATSON.
Mr.. L. r. Clauser has returned to
Wichita.
Kansas City Journal: Miss Katherine
Kidder will be home from Smith college
and Mr.. Edward Kidder from Amherst.
December IS. for the holidays. Mrs.
Kidder is also expecting Miss Esther
Watts of Topeka to spend Christmas
with her.
Mr.. and Mrs J. G. Petro and their
family of Hutchinson are guests here
to see Mr.. 6. w. Petro who is i'll at his
home in North Topeka.
Mr. and Mrs Walter w. Colpitts Of
kansas CITY have returned from their
wedding trip to England
Mrs Darius G. Kline went to Decatur.
Illinois. today to stay until after the
holidays.
leave tonight for "trip to Colorado to
snend three weeks at the Wolff & Beal
The II. ii. club has already $500 in the
Mrs Earl Graham of Guthrie. Ok.
will arrive Sunday to spend the hol-