The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28

| Talk about your beauty shows! You
should have seen that bunch at the tea
given by the Lambda Alpha lambda
girls for their visiting sorority sisters at
the home of Miss Hazel Howe yeSter-
day. Not in a long time has there been
| such showing of youthful charm in
one assemblage in Topeka. The local
| L. A. LIS were the hostesses, the visit
| ing L. A. LIS guests of honor and among
| those asked to meet them were the
Owls and other bellies of the Mellins'
| Food crowd. There were present also
few Old Things who have been out all
! the way from one to five years and al
though in some circles they are regarded
as very fresh and attractive they owned
yesterday that in contrast to school girl
loneliness they felt as faded a sum-
mer hat the latter part of August. The
tea was really charming. The decora-
lions were not elaborate for the hos
tesses wisely left that detail to the COM
pany but the veranda and the rooms
We're attractively adorned with garden
flowers and greenery. Miss Howe, Miss
isabel Heath Miss Gertrude Mulvane
and Miss Mary Sutherland received and
Miss Julia Wellhouse, Miss Helen Shar-
lit, Miss Nadine Lyle, Miss Corinne Cos
ton and Miss Emma Bolmar assisted.
In the dining room Miss Helen Lindsay
and Miss Gladys Scott seated at opposite
ends of the attractive table served ices
and there were number of the younger
girls assisting in this room.
Last night the men friends of the hos
tess sorority were given an opportunity
to meet the visitors at a garden party
at the home of Misses June, Helen and
Frances Mitchell, 1907 Buchanan street,
and tonight there will be a banquet,
Tor L. A. LIS only. at the home of DR..
and Mrs. Willis A. COstOn whose daugh-
tiers, Misses Corinne and Rachel Coston,
are members of the local chapter.
BY the way. some of the visiting girls
are wearing awfully good-lookin' clothes.
One wonders what girls who dress so
deliberately at seventeen will wear at
twenty-five. There was one dainty little
thing at the tea yesterday who looked
for all the world like a Vatican Shop
herdess. All she lacked was the crook
Her gown was something airy in light
blue and she had on a stunning hat with
black and white plumes but the piece de-
resistance of her toilet was a Perfectly
Grand renaissance lace coat which
would have made 'em sit up and take
notice at a grown-up reception. Then
there was another girl in darling pink
and white striped. grenadine Empire
gown trimmed with Dresden ribbon and
still another in an exquisite white prin-
cesse all lace and hand tucks and en-
broidery and there were no end of at
tractive lingerie gowns. Miss Frank
Duncan of Denver who has visited in
Topeka a number of times and is very
popular here is attending the conclave.
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which she was very easy to look at.
Somebody wondered at so many of the
visitors wearing silk and even wolfe
gowns on such a warm day: they look
beautiful, of course, but one would think
they would be uncomfortable. But grac-
ious me! Those girls who have had
grand new clothes made for this occas-
ion, do you think they aren't going to
wear them regardless of the weather?
woman, young or old. never feels un-
comfortable as long as she looks well.
One of the older chaps was asked to
take a visiting girl to the dance tomor-
row night, SO he asked a friend to look
her over at the tea and let him know
If he had drawn a lemon. Last night
she telephoned him the result of her in
vestigation. 'There'n be no lemon!'
she said. They are all the sweetest
things you ever saw and If it wasn't for
doing without them you'd eat them
alive"
IT wonder If it would be proper" a
girl said yesterday, ito publish the an
the stuff is off between my Steady and
me, and that there is a vacant hammock
in our backyard?"
Ottawa Herald: Mr.. and Mrs
Charles w. Goodin have issued invita-
tions to the marriage of their daugh-
ter. Miss Edith Aldene Goodin, to the
Rev. Edward L. Skinner. which will be
celeDraIeQ on MONDAY, the second Oh
September, at noon. In Grace Eptsco-
pal church, corner of Fifth and Lo-
Gust streets. 1t will be simple church
service. The ceremony will be per-
formed by the Right Rev. Frank Mills
paugh of Topeka. bishop of the do
cese of Kansas. The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs.
Skinner will go directly to the farm,
six miles northeast of Ottawa. which
Mr.. Skinner purchased last spring,
where they will live. Mr.. Skinner was
until last spring rector of Grace
church. He gave up the rectorship to
go on a farm for his health.
Miss Ellen Murphy of Atchison will
visit Miss Jeanette Wolcott some time
this fall. And. o say. have you heard
about Miss Ellen Murphy of Atchison?
Welll Well! The Topeka girls may
as we'll prepare themselves for the
worst right now because wherever
Miss Murphy goes she makes trouble
for the other girls.
Mrs Harry G. Larimer gave a
breakfast this morning followed by
bridge in compliment to Miss Frances
Harris of Ottawa and Miss Coats of
Kansas City. who are the guests of
Mrs. Charles Skinner. The Invitations
Dick Alden. Mrs. Nat Black, Miss
Ethel Davis. Miss Jeanette Wolcott,
Miss Julia Larimer Miss Alice Lakin,
Miss Gala Cuttell. Miss Quinton. Miss
Fay Quinton. Miss Permelia Curtis.
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The marriage of Miss Bess Elder
and Mr.. Harry Day Rodgers of Los
Cal. will take place at half
after s o'clock tonight at the home of
the brides mother. Mrs. A. {. Elder,
On Monroe street.
Among the Topeka young people
who will go to Kansas City. Kansas,
for the Delta fraternity conclave, Sep
TENDER 5, and 7. will be Misses Helen
Lindsay, Marie Lagerstrom, Grace
Koontz. Ann Troutman. Dorothy Por-
ter and Clara Freshman. Mr.. Harry
Gaunt Mr.. Harry Curtis, Mr.. Darwin