The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04


the First Presbyterian church and will
be military wedding with the cavalry
colors predominating. Most of the
bridal party will be from out of town
A number of eastern and southern gir.S
will attend Miss Moreland and Captain
Cullen's groomsmen will be his brother
officers from the Second Dragons and
other regiments. Captain Van Vooriss.
military attache at the White House,
will come from Washington to be the
best man.
Miss Moreland has made her home
with her aunt and uncle in Topeka for
a number of years and has a wide cir
Gle of friends here to whom her we'd
ding is of much interest both on her
own account and because of the prom
inence of her family Captain Cullen,
who is on an extended leave, has been
in Topeka most of the summer and has
made many friends here. He will join
his regiment. low stationed at Fort
Des Moines, Iowa. after the wedding
Philippines. where the regiment has
been ordered for the next two years.
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Miss Florence WEIGH asked a few
girls for luncheon at the Mission tea
room today for Miss Nell Osborn of
Coffeyville. guest of her sister, Miss
Grace Osborn.
Miss Osborn will go to Kansas City
Wednesday for a few days and then
home.
Among the most delightful vacation
experiences of Topeka people this sum-
mer was the visit which Mr.. and Mrs.
James Moore and their daughters paid
to the Cheney estate in New Hamp-
shire, where they were house party
guests for ten days of Madam Cheney
and Miss Elizabeth Cheney. MADAM
Cheney Is the mother of Mr.. B. P.
Cheney of Boston, Santa F'e director
and wealthy capitalist who comes to
Topeka sometimes to confer with Mr..
Charles S. Gleed who is his legal rep
resentative and who married Miss JUS
Arthur. who was before her marriage,
a leading American actress The
ed this summer, is one of the mo st
beautiful and extensive in New Eng
land. 1t comprises 1000 acres and is
situated in the lovely New Hampshire
hills, about three hours run from Bos-
ton. There is a lake on the place VITA
boat and bath houses, a wonderful park
of wide expanse, beautiful gardens and
orchards, and noble buildings. Beside
the great house where the CheneyS
spend most of their time, and where
they entertain a continuous succession
of house parties there are number Ct
small cottages which. they invite their
friends to use for the season and one
of these cottages has been offered To
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore and their family
for three months next summer. The
photographs of the estate which Mr..
and Mrs. Moore Drought nome WOuAQ
open the eyes of people who are some
what impressed by few acres and
little bungalow in Kansas. The stables.
equipped with every modern conVen-
fence and device. with quarters for the
servants, billiard rooms and baths aid
reading rooms, architecturallv notable
and very large must have cost more
money than block of houses on
Rhinestone avenue. There are forty
five thoroughbred horses on the estate
Mary Moore learned to drive a four-in-
hand during her visit Each set of har
ness occupies glass case. Thirty men
are employed as gardeners and assist |
ants to keep the grounds in perfect
condition. The servants quarters arc
more luxurious than the houses OF
many people in comfortable circunl- |
stances. They have their own club |
house for their recreation hours, with
a we'll stocked library, gymnasium and
all that sort of thing. There is dairy |
on the farm, a model of it's kind and a
blacksmith shop and the gardens AMI
green houses are marvels. Mrs. Cheney |
all the business, plans the |
audits the accounts and |
in fact looks after every detail Be
sides being such a capable business wo- !
man Mrs. Cheney is a gifted musician. |
She is a pianist of more than ordinary
and has composed some
things which have been favorably re-
ceived by the critics. Madam CheneJ-
of so remarkable a family must be.
Though past her eightieth birthday she
Is youthful in heart and mind AMI
vigorous. She is fond of out
tobogganing and every winter joins the
coasting parties on the big hill on the
estate which is a favorite winter sport
of the winter house parties.
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Miss Glen Davis and Miss Elizabeth
n Uh
IN California for six weeks, returned
Friday and Miss LIE Bar will be here
4 few days before she goes to Kansas
City. Miss Davis leaves tonight for
New York city to be gone about two
weeks on her usual fall visit to the
smart shops and importers. One does
cot often see two such handsome young |
so stunningly gowncd as Miss |
Davis and Miss LIE Bar. When they en-
cred one of the tea rooms yesterday, |
,Iowded for the luncheon hour, a little !
ouzZ of admiration followed them. Miss |
LIE Bar, tall and regal blonde, was
r coat and skirt suit of heavy white |
crash, the long military coat trimmed !
With round crochet buttons, topped with |
big hat of gray with many uncurled |
q tr;ch feathers. Miss Davis, whose |
height and bearing make her equally |
2 oticeable and who wears her always
good looking clothes with such distinc- |
ion, was in a yellow linen moyepage |
gown, the long bodice portion elabor-
3tely braided with narrow brown linen |
soul ache. Her big milan hat was faced |
with dark blue velvet and trimmed |
with white satin and wings. Miss LIE |
Ear and Miss Davis are two of the |
3leverest and most capable young bust |
sess women in Kansas and make
ng either husbands or touring cars if /
their tastes ran in those directions. |