The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-08
Society

Mr.. Albert T. Reds exceptional ar
: tistic versatility and prodigious lnous-
try have found a new object IN me
mural decoration of the Topeka cruz
on which he is now engaged. Inc cruz
house at Sixth and Harrison street Is
INTELLECTUALLY one OF the most notaotc
buildings in Topeka and under MT.
Reds direction the interior promises
to be made as artistically complete ana
satisfying as the exterior. Mr.. Relo
has completed his designs for the en-
tire building, has finished one room
and is now at work on another. Al
though this is his first professional com
mission in this line of work 1t Is not
entirely new to him The mural Gee
Grafton of his studio at his mouse,
Thirteenth and Fillmore streets, Is MS
own work and is especially effective
and successful There Is no haroer
worker in Topeka than MI Reid IN
addition to his regular cartoon work
and illustrations for books and maya
zines he conducts with Geo Stone, an art
school, publishes a newspaper in LeaE-
enworth, is active in politics, pronl-
nent in society" writes good Dit anu
occasionally, by way of diversion, com
poses a piece of popular music Al
though his specially in art is black anu
white his cleverness in handling color
is revealed by the work he is now DO
ing at the Topeka club. The caro- room IA
on the second floor which Is finished Is
done in Dutch blue with the 1rteze IN
black, Write and blue and the ~eeAlns
in buff. The whole design is Mr.. REQ 3
and the frieze was painted by him: II
shows a clever figure study of chess
and card players and the drawing and
detail work are exceptionally gooa--
The second floor dining room Mr. Reld
is working on now The 1rieze de-
sign Is a Dutch scene, windmills, canals
and all that sort of thing. The wall be-
low will be in a rich brown shade The
club room on the second floor promises
TO be the most effective of all. The
walls will be green pane!ed with oak
strips, with a six foot stein rail and
wide frieze showing a brilliant hunt
ing scene. When the room is compile
ted a stein night will probably be
given to allow the members of the club
an opportunity TO contribute 10 the
stein rail The halls will have an oak
wainscoting. the walls above decor
ated in conventional designs and the
club dining room on the first floor will
have a frieze of conventiOnaliZed grape
design. The ladies' reception room
will be in green The lower part of the
walls will be tinted pale green and
there will be a bric-a-brac shelf with
brackets at about six feet from the
floor. and a balustrade above. The
frIeze decorations will show a pair of
gorgeous peacocks on the west WALL
the rest of the frieze in a conventional
design of delicate cOlOring- The design
for the ladies' dining room is also con-
ventional.
Miss Frances Connell will give a
bridge party tonight for Miss Katha-
rine Sneve of St. Paul, and Miss Kath-
aryn Holmes of EmpOria. The others
asked are Mr. and Mrs. William z.
Drechsel, Mr.. and Mrs Charles L.
Mitchell. Miss Eva Smith, Miss lisa bel
Smith. Miss Maud Grimes, Miss Helen
Miss Dorothy Wilson, Miss
Nellie Millspaugh. Miss Floyd Roben-
son. Miss Eleanor Wheeler. Miss Edna
Herhst, Miss Helen MeCHntock. Mr..
Dana MacVicar, Mr.. Charles Magaw,