The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-05

You IL Would gladly have heard for the
And when a man walks in the way for
Think You of the things you have happily
And spare him the sting of your tongue.
| Do I do that which I've sung?
Well it may be I don't, and it may be
1 do,
| But I'm telling the thing that Is good for
Edmund Vance Cooke in Hush"
! The fake conversation which usually
| does duty at parties had a much need
| ed rest at the reception and dance
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Norman S. Wear
r. Krauthoff of San Francisco. In
stead of the overworked "Awfully-
| lovely party how pretty all-the-
girls-are looking = iSn't-the music
Perfectly Grand L could just die
waltzing," there was q. new topic, fur
nished by the beauty of the hostess
and her sister, Mrs. Krauthoff Every
body was demanding the impossible,
attractive of the two. When Mrs.
Wear and Mrs. Krauthoff were the
beautiful Misses Dienst," this was a
never falling subject of discussion in
Topeka and the old controversy was
revived last night. A new one was
also presaged by the presence of
Miss Marian Wear, who was one of
the group of school girls including
Miss Laura Hall, Miss Leona Curtis,
Miss Mary Alexander, Miss Marguerite
Koontz and Miss Frances McClintock,
who served ices. Miss Wear is
charming young girl and in a few
years when she is going about to the
grown-up parties with her mother,
people will be raving about them and
arguing as to which is the prettier.
The Wear reception and dance was
the first large entertainment of the
kind this winter. excepting the club
dances, and it brought out the most /
-I0 mo n inc
clothes this season. Mrs. Wear was in |
a pale yellow satin directoire gown, the |
decouetage trimmed with gold lace
and embroidery and Mrs. krauthon |
chiffon cloth embellshed with some |
gorgeous passementerie in silver and |
gold applied on the bodice in bolero |
effect and in wide band on the skirt |
to simulate a tunic. Among her orna- |
ments was a wonderful bracelet, a |
dragon of gold and jade and diamonds, |
which was made especially Tor her |
in Japan. Mrs. James P. Rowley and |
her daughter, Miss Floyd ROBINSON, |
were, as usual, greatly admired
girl has no more valua BILE accessory
than a youthful and beautiful mother |
and Mrs RoWley and her daughter are |
always mistaken for sisters. Mrs. |
RoWley was wearing, last night love- /
ly draped princesSe gown OF Whlte
brocade silk, the bodice trimmed with |
pearl passem enterie and gold lace |
Miss Robertson was in a black lace en- |
pire gown with sequin trimming. Mrs.
B. F. Akers wore most effective
sheath gown of brocaded silk IN |
striped pattern of blue and white. ex- /
tremely becmoing to her high !
bred, distingue type. Mrs Al
brecht Marburg was in point
lace and diamonds. Miss VII
of blue and white lowered chiffon.
Mrs. L. H. Mum wore one OF the most
gowns seen in Topeka TINS
season-a silver sequin empire Win d
silver ornament in her lovely gray
hair. Mrs. ]. c. McClintock's gown I
was of black lace over pompadour
silk. Mrs ]. c. Mohler was especially |
attractive in an empire of White lb-
erty satin trimmed with exquisite rose
point lace. A remarkably good look
ing gown was worn by Mrs: schuyler
c. Nichols. 1t was of pale blue cord
ed silk, a directoire of simple and ar
tistic lines with some beautiful import
ed lace on the bodice and silver fringe
and tassels. Mrs. w. J. Fitzgerald S
gown was of black messaline and Ara
bian lace. Mrs. George w. Parkhurst
wore pink and white pOmpadour SILK.
Mrs Robert d. Garver's was stun
ming gown of shell pink liberty satin
with a pompadour border in pastel |
shades edging the bolero and tunic.
Mrs. David E. Palmer was in pink mes
saline. Mrs. John Clark Harmon wore
yellow silk. Mrs. w. L. Trump was in
handsome gown OF white embrold-
cred chiffon. Mrs. A. B. Quinton wore (
a directoire gown of white silk trim
med with embroidery. Mrs. Harley
Reisman of Chicago was in pale blue |
liberty satin. Mrs. Ilif w. Felix wore
her wedding gown of white satin and
Irish lace Mrs William T. Crosby
was in a white chiffon gown with a
border in shades of blue and gray. Mrs.
A. w. Dana wore pale blue crepe de
chine trimmed with val lace, the
skirt bordered with a band of black
satin. Mrs. Don Mulvane was in en-
broidered mousseline. self trimmed in
a corded design. Miss Mary B. Moore
wore a lovely gown of silver Spangled
chiffon over taffeta with shoes and |
hose to match. Mrs. Thomas B. Frost
of the City of Mexico was a chic and
dainty figure in pink messaline trim
med with lace of the same shade. Mrs.
David w. Mulvane wore gown of
pale. gold chiffon over satin with a
gold ornament in her hair and carried |
a bouquet of violets. Her guest, Mrs.
Fred Dumont Smith of Kinsley, was in
an afternoon toilet and wearing a pic
ture hat. She carried a round bouquet |
of pink and red roses. Miss Nellie |
Millspaugh wore a particularly attrac
tive empire gown of pink satin with a /
sort of OverdresS of printed chiffon in
pink and white. Her couture arrange
ment was especially becoming and was
completed by gold bandeau. Mrs. |
Albert T. Reid wore her beautiful pale |
blue satin directoire gown. Miss |
Frances Cornell wore a directOire of |
yellow satin and her guest, Miss Clara
Kassuba. of Milwaukee, was in a pale |
pink silk trimmed with white lace and |
wide bands of gold braid. Mrs. Will |
liam S. McClintock was in white crepe |
de chine with red coiffure ornaments, |
shoes hose. and fan. Mrs. Charles E. /
Gault wore white wolfe over taffeta |
with silk cord trimmings. Miss Helen
McClintOck wore yellow silk and lace |
and her bouquet was of violets.
The arrangements for the entertain /
nrent were perfect and although about |
three hundred invitations were extend |
ed there wos no crush. The Steinberg
suite never looked more attractive. |