The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-10

Always one of the most attractive
places in Topeka the residence of DR..
and Mrs. George p. Lux at 1858 West
ern avenue, is especially beautiful at
this season and was an ideal scene Tor
the garden party given by Mrs Lux
Thursday afternoon in honor of a
new conner to Topeka, Mrs. c. NJ. Mertz
of 1412 Fillmore street, formerly OF
Ohio. The guests were entertained
both indoors and out and the house
was almost as full of color. fragrance
and bloom as the lawn and garden, for
the latter had lent quantities of its
choicest flowers which were arrang-
ed in graceful bouquets for every avail
able space in the rooms. and still had
plenty left for its own adornment.
The pink, white. lavender and dark
crimson phlox, now at the height of
their splendor. were used chiefly Tor
the decorations of the house and Veran-
das, although the latter are so garland
with vines and so gorgeous with flower
boxes and hanging baskets that they
need nothing to supplement their every
day charm. DR.. Lux is one of the
most successful amateur horticulturists
In Topeka and his place shows that he
has no little talent for landscape gar
dening, for he has achieved in a lin
tied space sn incomparably lovely ef-
feet. The garden in the rear of the
house, completely screened from the
view of the street by a tall hedge,
overhung by a variety of trailers ana
climbers, is as beautiful spot as
could be, imagined. There are no flower
beds to break the expanse of broad,
grassy lawn in the center out an
around the edge is a wide border or
flowers just now in the riot of mid
summer blossom, rejecting every tint
of the rainbow. A catalpa tree, per-
feet in it's symmetry, is in the S-9ter
OF the garden and under this was the
w t1iCh Misses Augusta
TAYLOR and cara Gage presided. Mrs
Lux was also assisted by her sisters.
Misses Grace and Helen Cockrell and
Miss Carol Gage. and the others ask
ID. Storrs, Mrs. r. H. Cav. Mrs. IL.
NJ. Ives, Mrs. ]. NJ. Beasley, Mrs. Bert
Whelan. Mrs Frank Smith. Mrs. j. Z.
James, Mrs. E. M Cockrell Miss Eva
Mayberry of St. Louis, Mrs. A "A.
Hayes. Mrs. ]. B. Heck, Mrs. L H.
Greenwood. Mrs Robert Merrick. Mrs.
w. S. Lindsay, Mrs. A. T. Daniels, Miss
Mary Daniels, Miss Clara Daniels, Mrs.
Harry Foster, Mrs. Prescott of Los
Angeles, Cal, Mrs. A. T. Lucas, Mrs.
M. f. Rigby, Mrs. John Mc1nnes OF
Kansas City, Mrs. ]. P. Kelly, Mrs. w.
A. Harshbarger, Mrs. E. H. Hemus,
Mrs. ]. C. Lovitt. Mrs. A. l.. Jameson,
Miss Julia Whitmer, Miss Lugrace
whitmer. Mrs. F. r.. Frost, Mrs Bert
Roehr, Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. H. b.
Lautz, Mrs. A. ]. Stout. Mrs. F. l.
Campbell.
A vinewood picnic party this after
noon and evning includes Mrs. c. E.
Morton, Miss Leona Snyder of Detroit,
Miss Katharine Mann, Miss Sadie
Baird, Miss Mildred Baird. Miss Mabel
Glass. Miss Grace Hill, Miss Katharin
Weber.
The Fillmore Street Whist club met
Thursday with Mrs. George A. Clark.
Mrs. Schuyler Nichols and Mrs. E. A.
Thrill played for absent members. The
club has disbanded for the summer and
will not meet again until the hrst
Thursday in November.
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Miss Hildegarde Hurley has asked
d few of her girl friends for dinner
at the Country club tonight.
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Mrs. w. NJ. GIanville, 1s5 Arter