The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19

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which Mr. and Mrs. Harmon have given
in their beautiful house completed about
two years ago. The receiving hours are
from 8 to IL O'Clock and the assisting
Mrs. Charles M. Sheldon, Mrs. John
Bradley, Mrs. Carroll B. Merriam, Miss
Kate Gunther, Miss Anna Harrison.
Miss Helen Smith, Miss Mary Thomp-
las Hambleton, Miss Berenice Fuller,
Miss Allabelle Troutman, Miss Kate
Clough. Miss Mary Whitton, Miss
Grace Terry and Miss Mcintosh
ct know my furs are Inexpensive
said a girl today, land I should not
wear them if 1 could afford Russian
sable, but it makes me P. d. NJ. to
have woman speak slightingly of them
because they are not sables and then
go around all winter with mufffer tied
around her own neck"
Mrs. v. B. Kistler gave luncheon
today for Mrs. Edgar Etter. The 9TH
ers asked were Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey,
Mrs. Edward w. Thompson, Mrs. A. D.
Gray and Mrs. ]. D. Mcfarland. The
table was decorated with meteor roses.
1t is always a shock to hear a big
resonant important voice, that sounds
as if it belonged to somebody born to
command and then turn around and see
a small Insignificant weak-chinned man
Thanksgiving day will be celebrated
by the local chapter of the, Knights of
Columbus, mems organization of the
Catholic church, with a dinner at the
Copeland and a large reception and
dance at Music hall.
The fashion makers have introduced
the Bedouin skirt. Why "Bedouin" no
one seems to know, but if it's name is
not suggestive, it is just as charming
1t is fashioned of cloth, always that of
soft pliable texture, or else OF some one
of the chiffon varieties of velvet. Silk
has not the desired qualifications. There
are nine breadths, each 81 inches at the
bottom and q inches as far as the hip
line, or about nine inches from the top.
At that point each breadth is abruptly
slanted on either side equally, so that
when the breadths are sewed together
the top portion is inclined toward the
shape of the hips, but with sharp
point in the seam at the hip line. from
that point the surplus material at each
seam is folded back in nicely shaped
V-the top having been first scanned,
and finished with Misunderstanding.
and sometimes an ornament OF some
sort. The fullness below forms a Killed
effect around the skirt to the back seam,
and there a full half-yard is left free
where the skirt is put into binding.
This extra material is carefully arrang-
ed in jabot effect, the lower edge being
skirt. 1t is a complicated model, and
one difficult of description, but in APP
pearance it is exceedingly simple and
very graceful .'------,f raj ~-,-
The Sigma Delta Psis of Washburn
met with Miss Clara Freshman yes
terday.
Miss Mary Meade has returned from
visit to Miss Alice Parsons of Chanute.
nd Parsons
both entertained in her honor.
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The Beatus club will give dance at
Hudson's tonight.
The Ramblers' club will give a chart
ty tea at DIR. Eva Harding's apartment
Thursday afternoon for the benefit or
the boys public playground. A gen
eraI invitation is extended and small
contributions toward the playground
fund will be gratefully received.
A Topeka girl wears lavender almost
exclusively but not because she is so
crazy about it; she was given an anne
thyst necklace and she has to dress to
the necklace.
The next Assembly dance will be
given at McRae's Thanksgiving night.
In the middle of the bridge game the
girl with a cold said in voice of tragic
longing: 20, 1 do wish I had some
gold beadsr' But the others didn't See
her looking at the neck of her VISA
Wis and exclaimed: 20, Don't you!
With chill sauce! Do you suppose we
could find some at the bake shop?"
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Cooper entertain
ed a small company informally at cards
last evening at their house, 500 West
street in honor of Miss May Fraser of
Scotland, who is visiting her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Campbell.
You talk about the True and the
Beautiful: can you beat the Bert Will
liams proverb, Let it alone?" Some
Topeka chaps well known and prom
inent in society,"" thought they'd play
a joke on the police force, but it result
ed disastrously for them. The next day
laugh over the incident themselves, de-
cided that they ought to keep the joke
in their own exclusive circle. so they
sent one of their number, ~-ho is big
and good-looking and popular and
knows how to spread the salve, to the
offices to KEEP it out of the
papers. Now, as it happened, the re-
porters hadn't even heard the story I'M
til they got it from the Friend Who
to Fix 1t. But of course the
they had all the details they published |
them. Moral: Look out for the Friend |
Who Wants to Fix 1t, and Let 1t |
Alone.
Miss Hazel Risteen will entertain in
formally this afternoon for Miss May |
Fraser of Perthshire, Scotland. who is |
the guest of her cousin, Miss Jessie |
Campbell. |
Mrs. J. w. Ripley gave a children's |
party yesterday afternoon for her
daughter, Margaret, who celebrated |
her sixth birthday.
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The Felicity Whist club met this |
afternoon with Mrs. c. E. Foote.