The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-20

still highly approved by the best finan-
ciers; Mrs ARA Clark, Love in a Flat:
Miss Helen Hogeboom, Blessed are
they who resist the temptation to COM
NIT matrimony, for theirs is the king
dom of eaven where there is no mar
rying or giving in marriage; Mrs. j.
w. Going, The Husbands of the Ladies'
Music club; Mrs. S. J. Hodgins, Dis
stance sends enchantment but not in
the case of absent members. We want
them with US; Miss Allabell Trout
man, Should President Roosevelt APP
point Secretary of Music clubs?
At least one Topeka chap is wearing
the right sort of waitscoat with his
evening clothes; pale gray with just
three buttons. 1t is by the number of
buttons-three-coun them = three =
that you can tell whether a mans even
ing waistcoat is all right this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark Harmon
have been at home in their new town
house on Governors Square for about
two years and it is one of the show
places of Topeka, but many of their
acquaintance saw it for the first time
in all the charm of it's perfect compile
ton, on the occasion of the reception
which they gave last night with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Merriam whose
attractive house, another of the new
residences on Governors Square, is
next door. A more perfect example of
the Colonial, as to interior as well as
exterior, than the Harmon house, could
not be conceived, for the decorations
and furnishings are in absolute keep
ing and complete in every detail and
the house, aside from the cordial spirit
of hospitality which pervades 1T and
which made the reception last night so
agreeable an occasion, is delightful and
satisfying in itself. The special decora-
tive additions for last night were con-
fined to the use of many lovely mowers
gorgeous chrySanthemumS, perfect
American Beauties and carnations. Mr..
and Mrs Harmon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Merriam received in the big south room
on the first floor and here the flowers
were yellow and white chrySaQthe-
NUNS, particularly effective with the
mahogany woodwork and furniture and
the candles repeated these colors. The
halls had chrysanthemums and and in
the balcony on the second floor and IN
the den and smoking room on the third
floor where a number or attractive
young women were assisting, there
were pink and white carnations, the
dining room, which is done in red was
especially lovely with American Beau
ties and red candles About three nun
bred guests enjoyed the occasion which
was among the largest and most fash
ionable of the season. The assisting
friends included: Mrs. E. B. Merriam,
Mrs. Charles NJ. Sheldon, Mrs. John
Bradley, Mrs. Carroll B. Merriam, Mrs
John e. Lord, Mrs. A. w. Lacey, Miss
Kate Gunther Miss Louise Kellam,
Miss Helen Smith. Miss Kate Clough,
Miss Hambleton, Miss Mary Douglas
Hambleton, Miss Grace Terry, Miss
Maud Mcintosh, Miss Mary -Whitton,
Miss Allabelle Troutman. Miss Berenice
Fuller and Miss Mary Thompson.
II
Mr. and Mrs. MILFORD Edward Nelson.
ALP North Seventh street, Kansas City,
Kansas have sent out invitations for
a reception Tuesday evening, November
26. to meet Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hunt
ington Ware and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Ralph Nelson. Mr.. and Mrs. Ware have
recently moved from Topeka to Kansas
City, Kansas where they are at home
at $50 Oakland avenue.
There are so many town farmers in
Topeka now that a woman simply mas
to be up on agriculture more or less In
order to keep up her end of the con-
versation. Bridge and golf are no long
er enough A guest at fashionable
reception given in Topeka last night |
claims that she talked on agricultural |
topics all evening. The rain suggested |
the subject, half the men she met were |
town farmers and they were all in the |
best of spirits. The crop prospects en- |
tirely consoled them for the injury to |
their feelings caused by having to pay |
cab hire. Instead of the usual nasty |
nice party talk about so many peO- |
pie considering the bad night and how |
lovely everybody was looking. she talk
ed of wheat and alfalfa and deplored |
the fact that the hog market had gone |
off so since the recent financial furry.
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Mrs e. ScahiI entertained very
Tuesday afternoon at her
home, 40 Monroe street, in celebra-
ton of her son Arthur's tenth birth
day. She was assisted by Mrs. John
A Taylor, Miss Name James and |
Miss Mary Cushing. The. invitations
included Loretta Banks, Lorenza
Banks, Harvey Haines of Sabetha, Ed |
James, Mildred Stanton, Georgiana
Frances Metzger, Gertrude
Lannan, Hannah Kelly, Margaret /
Connors, Katharine Cushing, Mary /
Ella Fitzgibbons, James
McGinnis, Thomas Cushing, Mark
Johnny Scahill. William
Cushing, Lester Covert, Emmett'i
Dougherty, Edward Ashton. Clifford
Standard, Francis Johnson, Charles
Connors.
Mrs. Edward w. Dennis and Mrs. +
g. w. Hunt gave a thiInble party to-
day at the home of the former I'll I
Polk street, in honor of Mrs. Clarence
a. Matson. Mr.. and Mrs. Matson and I
heir children will leave some time
soon for California to reside per- /
nanently.
Mrs. George Port Ashton has al
Teddy Bear potato which she brought L
home from New York The Taddv