The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
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The series of notable entertainments
for Miss Anna Marie Nellis before her
marriage to Mr.. Albert Charles Pnll-
lips of Seattle, which will take place
tomorrow evening, ended with a dinner
given by Miss Meta Robinson, VINO
will be Miss Nellis maid of honor
Monday night. Unquestionably the
most beautiful room in q Topeka house
is the Robinson Pomegranates dining
room magnifcently done in the Jacob
can style, and it was particularly at
tractive for this occasion. The long
oval table, with covers for twelve, was
all in pink and white, the colors which
will prevail at the wedding In the
center was a Dresden bowl, the design
Aphrodite rising from the sea, over
flowing with Killarney roses, and en-
circled by dozen Capo Di Monte fig
urinas from F'lorentine palace, dane
ing girls who bore garlands of sTnilax
with pink rose buds. There were IN
dividual bouquets, brides roses tied
with white tuIle for Miss Nellis, pink
roses tied with pink satin ribbon for
the other young women, and bouton-
nieres of valley lilies for the men. The
place cards were twin hearts with
pink rose bud border done in water
colors, and the bonboniere at each
cover was in the form a full blown pink
rose. Pink candles in tall. many
branched candlesticks of silver lighted
the table There were thirteen courses,
and ingenious touches. The toilets car
ried out the color scheme. Miss Rob-
inson wore a lovely lingerie Empire
gown of hand embroidered muslin and
val lace and necklace of pearls. Miss
NelliS was in a rose pink satin princess
trimmed with cloth of gold applied in
q scroll design around the decol-
letage. She wore a diamond pendant,
one of Mr.. Phillips wedding gifts.
Miss Best of Kansas City was a pic
ft1r in ElTnTa Of mil uni h.
erty satin in soft pink shade. Miss
Florence Reed of Wichita wore a gorg-
eous tunic gown of printed tulle over
pink satin. Miss Bess Campbell was
in a white lingerie gown. The men
were Mr.. Phillips, and his cousin, Mr..
Charles Albert Phillips, also of Seat
tie, Mr.. Frederick Wallis of Kansas
City, who will sing at the wedding, Mr..
Albert T. Reid and Mr.. John Waters
Miss Nellis and Mr.. Phillips made
Miss Robinson's dinner the occasion
of the presentation of their gifts to the
bridal party. Miss Nellis gave her at
tendants violet pins made from scarabs
which she brought from Egypt. Mr..
Phillips gave his consin, a scarab fob
and the other men scarf pins of
amethysts set on a double row of lotus
leaves in gold. The amethyst is Miss
Nellis' birthstone and the lotus flower
the sacred flower of India, is favorfte
design of Miss NelliS and Mr.. Phillips
who met in China, and became be-
trothed in India. Miss Nellis' engage
ment ring is a half circlet of diamonds
set in design Of lotus leaves and last
night Mr.. Phillips gave her neck
lace of lotus leaves in gold and
amethysts with huge amethyst pend
ant on double row of lotus leaves.
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Mrs Fraser w. Coles guests at a
bridge party this afternoon for Miss
Fay Quinton were Mrs. A. B. Quinton,
Mrs. Harley Refsman of Chicago, Miss
Quinton, Miss Eugenia Quinton, Miss
Robert D. Carver, Mrs. w. W. Wikidal,
Mrs Harry Rigby, Miss Hazel Risteen,
Miss Reita Updegraff, Miss Ethel Est
berg. Miss Julia Lariner. Mrs. julius
Snattinger, Mrs. Joseph Morgan, Mrs.
Charles L. Mitchell Mrs George
Davis, Miss Mary Moore, Miss Hazel
Howe and Mrs; Elf Felix.
Mrs. F. w. Watson will give dinner
for the assisting ladies following her
reception for the city federation of
clubs at her house on Topeka avenue
Friday afternoon. The members of her
executive board will assist.
The federation meeting Thursday
will be held at the Commercial club,
top floor Of the Crawford block on Kan
sas avenue. There is an elevator and
the club rooms are most attractive.
There will be a short programme beside
the annual election and the new state
president, Mrs. c. c. Goddard of Leav-
enworth and the last state president,
Mrs. Eustace H. Brown of Olathe, for
whom Mrs. Watson's reception will be
given. Will be present.
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Miss Alice willard and Miss Hen
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