The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-24

Society people today seem to be oc'
cupied chiefly with getting ready Tor
tomorrow and tomorrow they will be
busy distributing tags. Some of the
society girls who drive the family car
will take parties of girls out IN their
machines for the work of the day. Miss
Marian Wear, who was given an auto
mobile by her parents for gradual
! ing gift this spring, will have party
of young people, and the company VIII
be chapercned by Mrs. Marie Price
/ Wear.
| The tea given by Mrs. Marco Nor
row at her home on Western avenue
| Thursday afternoon was attended by
> about a hundred guests. 1t was de-
| Eghtful party complimentary to Mrs.
| J. A Roosebloom of Nation, ILL.,, and
Miss Bess Thompson of Kalamazoo,
Mich, who are visiting at the Morrow
! home The rooms were as cool as it is
possible for the interior of house to
be when the outside is blistered and
| sizzling The drawn blinds excluded
the sun, and the electric fans did their
best to make the guests comfortable:
! The freshness of garden flowers and
Ialms throughout the house emphasize
ed the contrast between the rooms ana
the whitening atmosphere without. A
basket of pink sweet peas formed the
centerpiece on the dining table Mrs.
Morrow, Mrs. Rooseboom and Miss
Thompson stood in line to receive the
guests. Mrs. Morrow wore hand em-
broidered linen trimmed in hand en-
boom wore a dainty tucked chiffon cut
low at the neck and finished with
strands of pearls. Miss Thompson
dress was white 'batiste with lace and
embroidery trimming. Mrs. Morrow
was assisted by Mrs. A. L. Nichols,
Mrs. George Crawford, Mrs. B. f. Ak
ers, and Mrs. Marie Price Wear. Punch
was served by Miss Marian Wear and
Miss Mildred Guild.
The principal event for today is the
bridge party which Mrs. Anna Wilson
gave at her home, 516 Topeka avenue,
this afternoon. The affair was compli-
:oentary to Mrs. Wilson's daughter
Mrs. J. B. Furry. of Muskogee, Ok, and
Miss Lutte Briggs, of Atchison, who is
visiting Mrs. Furry at the Wilson
hcme. About 80 guests attended the
party.
The Girls Guild of the First Method
oeption July 1 at the home of Mrs E.
S. Pettyjohn, 723 West Sixth avenue.
The hours will be from to 6.
An English woman recently landed
at New York and came straight to To-
peka to live Her life here has been
a series of surprises. At first she was
astonisaed not to find buffalo and In
dams running through our main street
and expected hourly that the rangers
and cowboys would ride into the town,
get drunk, shoot holes in the store
buildings and make it uncomfortable
for tenderfeet. She. would have had
some respect for us if some Of those
things had happened, but now she
thinks we pretend to be civilized and
still don't know the first syllable of
sood form. For example she made
shopping trip one morning and saw IN
one of the stores woman in lace
gown cut with train and a low neck
and worn with a big black picture hat
She Immediately inquired if people in
Topeka entertained at so early an hour,
and if So did they wear evening cos
tune. She finally found some one Who
could tell her that the over-dressed
woman whom she took to be a social
leader was a notorious character who
had never seen the interior of the
dwelling of any society woman in town
The Britisher is now convinced that we
are becoming metropolitan; for she had
known Of similar occurrences in Lon
don.
The Wedding of Miss Eleanor Sims
and Mr.. Fred Hill will take place Sat
urday morning at 10 o'clock at the Sims
home on College avenue. The wedding
will be a quiet one on account of the
recent death of the brides mother. |
Mr.. Hill arrived Wednesday from Chi
cago.
Miss Nellie Richardson, of LaHarpe, |
and Mr.. w. J. Dreisbach of To-
reka, were married Thursday morning
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Laury of LaHarpe. Mr.. Dreisbach is
a member of the grocery firm of Dreis-
bach Brothers, and will bring his bride
to Topeka to live. After a short visit
to relatives in Kansas City, they will
come to Topeka and will be at home
at 21S Harrison street.
Mrs. J. N. Porter entertained about
forty guests Thursday in honor of her
sister, Mrs. S. H. Ralston of Pittsburg,
Pa, and her daughter, Mrs. Hearick,
who has been visiting in the east for
left for Pittsburg this morning. and
Mrs Hearick accompanied her for a
few months visit.
A few of the Gamma Phi boys and
their girl friends were entertained
Duane Gilmore in Westlawn. The
guests were: Miss Lois Seger, Miss
Mollie Sipes. Hiss Hazel Boast, Miss
Minnie Middaugh, Miss Grace Lukens,
Miss Lucille Lukens, Miss Florence
Hamilton Mr.. Chester Thomas, Mr..
Clifford Deppe, Mr.. Duane Gilmore,
Mrs. Frank Hamilton, Mr.. Charles
Wise, Mr.. Merle Seger, Mr.. Paul Van
Ness and Mr.. Leo Gilmore.
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Miss Helen Bissel1 of Topeka and
Mr.. o. L. Phillips of French, N. M,
were married Tuesday afternoon at
the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
E. T. Bissell, 1918 Jackson street, by
Rev. Glendenning. Only a few friends
and relatives were present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips have gone for a wedding
trip east. and will make their home
at French. N. M.
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Notes and Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Mulroy of Chi
cago will arrive Sunday to visit Mrs.
Mulroy's mother, Mrs. A. B. Jetmore,
and her sister, Mrs Albrecht Marburg.
Mr.. Mulroy will return home Monday
and Mrs. MulrOY will remain until the