The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
c)OCETY

At the tea given yesterday after
noon by Mrs. A. A. Weiskirch in honor
of her visitor, Mrs. Julius Goldschmidt,
more than a hundred guests were re-
ceived between the hours of and 6.
The house was literally draped with
smilaX, hung above the doors and win
dows and twining the chandelier. There.
was a bouquet of red carnations in the
library, and a vase of exquisite sweet
peas stood on a table in one of the
rooms upstairs. On the dining table
there was basket of ionquils and sur
rounding it were little baskets of tube
roses suspended from the chandelier
with strands of narrow ribbon. The bon
hons were yellow, and candelabra at
opposite ends of the table. were wound
with smilax and set with yellow tapers.
Mrs. Weiskirch is woman of perfect
taste in her entertaining. There is
feeling at her house that nothing is
lacking and nothing is Overdone in an
atmosphere that is genial and refined:
Mrs. WeiSkirch wore an embroidered
lace robe over pink satin, the bodice
finished with a black satin bow and jet
trimming Mrs. Goldschmidt wore a
black satin princesse gown with gar
1iture of jet and beaded ornaments
and a black beaded shawl fell from
the shoulders in a rich drapery- The
yoke and short sleeves were of net.
Mrs Weiskirch was assisted through
the rooms by Mrs. Albrecht Marburg'
Mrs. J. w. f. Hughes, Mrs Margaret
Mrs. ]. w. F. Hughes. Mrs. NJ. Wiggln,
Mrs. E. H. Crosby, Mrs. VIM. Macferran'
Mrs. H o. Garvey, Mrs. T. J. Myers,
Mrs. George Eagle. Mrs. John Br1er,
Mrs. Charles Spencer. and Mrs. +. M.
Bonebrake. Miss Wilhelmine Marburg
and Miss FLOYD Robertson poured the
tea and chocolate. and Miss ANITA
Weiskirch and Miss Thedora Smith
served. Mrs. Myers wore a white dress
with Persian trimming around the bot.
tom of the skirt and the net yoke OF
the bodice was finished with erm1ne
tails Mrs. Garvey wore a pink satin
princesse trimmed in bands Of black
beads and beaded ornaments. Mrs.
Wiggin wore a gown of White satin EN-
broidered in gold and draped with hello
of black fur around the bottom of the
skirt, and the plain white of the satin
foundation came to point near the
hem of the skirt i'll front. The yoke
and short sleeves were of white net
and trimmed in beads. The bodice was
trimmed in black lace fastened with
Jet and she wore two jet ornaments
in her beautiful hair. 1t was one
Of the handsomest costumes worn in
Topeka this season. Another beauti-
full gown, whose owner doesn't care to
claim it publicly just now, was
gold chiffon made over blue satin.
There was a girdle of gold beads ana
strands of gold beads across the upper
sleeves were finished by bands of fur.
There were many beautiful gowns worn
by the other guests. Mrs. Charles
Blood Smith wore black net over
black satin foundation heavily trimmed
in let and beads. Mrs. E. S. Petty
john wore a blue broadcloth trimmed
in Irish point. Mrs. Hiram Dillon wore
a grey suit with ermine furs.
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Mrs. Julius Goldschmidt was the
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today given by Mrs. Albrecht Mar
burg. Mrs. J. w. f. Hughes has ask
ed a dozen guests for Wednesday, af-
ternoon in her honor. Mrs. Gold
schmidt is a woman whom Topeka
people are glad and proud to know.
She is the widow of a man who held
for 20 years one Of the most distln-
guished posts the nation has to give:
He was consul general to Vienna and.
later to Berlin, and was the youngest
man who ever received an appointment
in the consular service. Mrs. Gold
schmidt was a Milwaukee girl and the
sister of Mrs. Harris of St. Louis who
visited at the Weiskirch home last
spring. Topeka people will remember
Eer as charming woman and the
mother of the st. Louis girl who mar
ried a man of the Austrian nobility,
whom she met during visit to Vienna
with Mrs. Goldschmidt. her aunt. Mrs.
Goldschmidt is a beautiful woman
whom age has touched only with
softening hand, and a person eminent
ly qualified by her graces and brilliaDt
mind to move in the highest social and
diplomatic circles Of Europe. She will
be the guest of her brother, Mr.. a. A.
Weiskirch, and Mrs. Weiskirch for
short time, and Will go abroad again
tc join her daughter who is being edu-
Gated in Italy.
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Miss Alice Griffin and Miss Marie
Vanderpooi entertained at luncheon and
cards this afternoon at the home of
bliss Vanderpool, 300 Woodlawn, for
the Beta girls of Washburn. The COM
pany included: Miss Gladys Scott, Miss
Hazel Arnold. Miss Eva Hartwell, Miss
Hulda Chaplin. Miss Helen Lindsay,
Miss Una Lyle, Miss Lenora Stubs,
Miss Winifred Burch, Miss Grace
Gaines Miss Dorothy Brown. Miss
Helen Brigham. Miss Marian Dewey,
Miss Helen Brigham, Miss Edna Hall.