The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26

11OVeS. f1anCOcK
Mr.. and Mrs. W41ittson. Mr.. and Mrs
E. c. Shinn, M. and Mrs. Norman Jury
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Knapp, Mr.. and Mrs
Hayden, DR.. and Mrs. Benton, Mr.. and
Miss Mabelle FOUGHT. Mrs. Justice Shu-
make and Miss Hazel Reed
Mrs. George 6. Wilmarth and Mrs
John Sargent will give a luncheon and
8 O'Clock tea at the formers home on
West Eighth avenue, january 49, in
compliment to the following Lawrence
women who are to be their guests for
ing: Mrs. Alvord. Miss Alvord and
Miss Ida Alvord, Mrs. HAGEN and Miss
Hazen, Miss Edwards, the Misses Saw
age, Miss Hanscom. Mrs. Bolt, Mis-
John Haskell, Mrs. Hester Hanback,.
Beulah chapter o. z. s.. win give a re-
ception in the Masonic temple Wednes-
day evening, January 80. A cordial in
vftation Is extended to all members of
the order to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.@J. Marshall have an
nounced the enga gement of their daugh-
ter, Pauline and Mr.. B. G. Voorhees, of
ST. Joseph, Mo. The wedding will take
place in April. Mrs. Marshall and Miss
Marshall have been spending the win
ter in Los Angeles. Cal, and expect to
return in March Mr.. voorhees, is on
the reportorial staff of the st. Joseph
News-Press.
Holton Signal: Don't believe in
signs. There is nothing in them A
Holton woman saw the last new moon
over her ri-ht shoulder. and not
through brush. The next morning she
began the day by falling off the back
porch with a pan of dish water in her
hands. She had just anointed the
bruises and changed her clothes, when
her kitchen stove exploded. scattering
SCOT all over the kitchen, blowing the
- HI 1Ef obi
stairs room, running a new carpet and
covering every object in the room with
SCOT. When she finally got things in
some kind of shape, and the outside
she knocked over a lamp and spilled
kerosene oil on the part of the carpet
which had escaped the SCOT. But she
gathered what strength and courage
she possessed, and secured things up
as well as she could. Through all the
trials of the day she comforted her
self with the thought that the girl
who was coming in the morning to
work, would be recompense for any of
the days vexations. Just as she was
getting supper she was called to the
teleph one and informed that the girl
had changed her mind and was not
going to work for her. So pin not
your faith to signs.
At a beautiful ball lately in San
Francisco five favor figures were
danced in the cotillion, the description
of which is interesting, says the Wash
ington, D. c., Star. In the first the
cherry figure, a young lady gowned as
the picturesque cherry girl in the IA
nous old English print. entered rolling
a two-wheeled cart laden with fasc1n-
ating little hats fashioned of crepe
paper and covered with delicious cher
ries for the maids and smart bouton-
nieres of cherries and tinsel for the
men. This figure, marching one.
I4 he n
and tinseI held by the men. The sec
ond figure was no less attractive,
Folly assisted by ''Pier-
rot" distributed the favors. Partisan
fans were given to the fair dancers,
while the men received silver pencil
holders tied with gay ribbon A state
ly marquise with powder and patches
was intrusted with the favors for the
third figure Vatican bags In all COL
crs of brocaded silk for the girls and
tapestry match boxes for their part
nerss The faxors for the fourth figure
were the most unique OF all p Two
young girls CARRIED as peasants were
the bearers of these, the girls receiv-
ing bird cages and danced the figure
with the pretty captive cages each
holding live canary, and hung by
colored ribbon to their wrists. The
men received long wands, ribbon be-
decked. which they carried over their
shoulders. The sensation of the even
ing, however, was the final figure.
huge pink rose wheeled into the bali
room, and upon opening, disclosed an
other of the dancers as charming
butterfly, who distributed tissue tulips.
some three feet high. in the center or
which were electric lights. The lights
in the ballroom were darkened Wnen
the figure was danced, and nothing
more beautiful could be imagined
than the effect of the graceful flower
bearers with their electric lighted
posies General dancing and supper
terminated the affair.
Notes and Personal Mention.
DR.. Lawrence S. Chamberlain who
has been the guest for some time OF
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. CHAM
berlain will leave next week for Ced-
accompany him for an extended visit
in Cedros and San Diego, Cal.
Mrs. George c. Corning of Boulder,
Col, arrived yesterday to make an ex-
tended visit to her daughter, Mrs. Nat
Black and Mrs. D. L. Lakfn.
Miss Mary Ouigley of Colorado
Springs is the guest of Mrs. d. H.
Forbes.
Miss Helen Smith went to Kansas
City yesterday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Mr.. Ike Campbell of Wichita was in
own last night for Miss Dorothy Will
sons dance.
lance in Lawrence last night
Mrs. Sidney Cook of Leavenworth is
expected Monday for visit to her sis |
er, Mrs. ]. J. Everingham.
Atchison Globe: Mrs. Burr Lakin, I
Who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. !
r. H. Davies. left this morning for st. I
louis in response to telegram from
Ter husband announcing that he had
Lccepted a position there and for her |
o join him at once.
Miss ollie Beal and Miss Daisy
Mitchell of Valencia and Misses Eta /
nd Hester Hewins were the guests or /
drs. ]. E. Clark OF $40 Western ave-
Tue for the week.