The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-01

liberty satin buttons and bias, folds.
The belt was also of liberty satin. and
| the bolero was of black f1let lace en-
broidered with blue. The yoke was of
| fine Irish lace.
| The ladies of the Kansas delega-
| ton in congress received together
Wednesday in honor of kansas day
| at the home of Senator Chester 1.
| Long. Mrs. Long stood at the head
of the receiving line, gowned in pale
blue chiffon and white lace. with an
| EN- bossed trimming of roses and a
graceful train. Several Kansas girls
who are attending Washington
schools. served tea and frappe in the
library.
Mrs. Curtis, wife of the junior SEN
ator from Kansas, wore pale green,
trimmed with a darker shade of vel
vet, and green chiffon; Miss Dolly
Curtis wore pale blue chiffon with
bands of pale blue velvet, and a large
black hat with long plumes; Miss
Bessie West of Topeka, her house
guest, was in pale pink with a large
black hat; Miss Estelle Skinner of
Winfield, house guest of Mrs. p P.
Campbell, wore pale blue with deli
daughter of the senator, wore rose
colored silk with tiny ruffles of the
same material. The school girl as
sistants were Miss Alverda Reese of
Wichita, Miss Florence Tuttle of
Wichita, Miss Harriet Beeler of Kin
sley, Miss Julia Willard of Leaven-
worth. Miss Jaffra Dorsey of Wicht-
ia, Miss Katherine Holmes of En-
poria, Miss Lillian Buick of Sylvan
Grove. Miss Marie Louise Robinson
Of Winfield, Miss Marguerite Lehman
of Wichita, Miss Katherine Silliman
of Kansas, who has lived in Washing
ton for some years and is skillfur
pianist.
The Sigma Delta Psi sorority of
Washburn college gave their annual
dinner at the Country club last night.
Miss Louise McNeal was toastmistress
and responses were given by Miss
Clara Fleishman, Miss Mildred Guild,
Miss Mabel Renwfck and Miss Helen
Morrow. The company included Mr..
Miss Marguerite Mills. Miss Rachel
Hotchkiss Miss Mildred Guild, Miss
Bess Renwick, Miss Mabel Renwick,
Miss Helen Morrow, Miss Clara Dan
iels, Miss Katherine Kellam, Miss
Marion Thompson, Miss Julia Larf-
Yetta Conkling, Miss Anna Hender-
son, Miss Helen Estey, Miss Madeline
Whitney, Miss Frances Brown. Miss
LaVere Langdon, Miss Daisy Monroe,
Miss Louise Kellam, Miss Isadel
Heath, Miss Grace Koontz, Miss
ElCiSiilildIi MISS Mlnnd Bauer, MISS
Edna Morrow, Miss Agnes Fisk. Miss
Mary Williams, Miss Nellie Kaster,
Mr.. Glenn Haughey, Mr.. Wfstar Will
iams, Mr.. Leo Haughey. Mr.. George
White, Mr.. Walter Wedding, Mr.. Carl
Bowman. Mr.. Jesse George. Mr.. Da-
vid Ferguson, Mr.. John Robb. Mr..
Osborne Larfmer Mr.. Sam FIeish-
man. Mr.. George Allen Mr.. Omer
Smith. Mr.. Alex Spencer. Mr.. Joe
Bennett Mr.. Warren Dunaway. Mr..
Coleman. Mr. Frank Boggs, Mr.. FL
mer Hill and Mr.. Glenn Millice
Mrs. w. W. Strickland will be the
hostess of the Friday bridge luncheon
club next week.
Whenever the Washburn music school
faculty plans concert they have been
led, by many experiences. to expect bad
weather. Last night Miss Helen
Phlpps the new teacher of violin gave
recital at MacVicar chapel, the first
or series of faculty recitals and the
hrst storm of the winter was co-inci-
dent Nevertheless more than 100 peo-
pie were present and Miss Phipps was
enthusiastically received. She is a mu-
sician OF no meager gifts and attain
ments, has full. rich tone and her G
string is particularly beautiful Miss
Phipps is teacher of violin at the IJni-
versity of Kansas at Lawrence as wen
as at Washburn.
Mrs Rousseau A. Burch and Mrs
Thomas J. Myers will entertain the
wednesday evening whist club next
week at Mrs. Burch's apartment. S27
Tyler street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Frost gave a
dinner last night for these guests