The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-18

AI of her friends twice this
WAAN week-Wednesday she gave
49, a bridge party for eighty
guests, and Friday afternoon
she entertained at a tea. The hours
were from to 6. and about $50
guests called during the afternoon.
The porch, with it's palms and rugs
and the cool rooms of the house were
pleasant and inviting after the heat
and dust of the streets The dining
room was especially attractive in a
decoration of pink and white. A spread
of elaborate and exquisite drawn work
covered the table and in the center was
a basket of pink roses. and extending
from the basket to the chandelier
were two slender gilded posts, wound
with pink tulle tied at the top with a
large bow. At each corner of the table
were crystal candlesticks set with pink
tapers covered with pink shades. The
ice and bonbons were pink. There
were bouquets of yellow flowers in the
hall and parlors. Mrs. Mum has her
own garden and some of the flowers
were taken from it. including bou-
Quet of roses and sweet peas. and she
also has an immense Boston fern ror
a perpetual decoration.
Mrs Mum and Mrs. Julia Farms
worth Soper received the guests, ana
the following friends assisted through
the rooms: Mrs. S. E. Barber. Mrs.
John Switzer, Mrs. Albert Z. Reid, Mrs.
Mrs. George Crawford, Mrs. Harry
Seery, Mrs. Charles Blood Smith, Mrs.
Margaret Wiggin and Mrs. Merrill
Mills.
Mrs. Munn's gown was a truly artis-
tic creation of net over chiffon, with a
trimming which combined beads and
rich embroidery in a str1kingly beauu-
full effect. The dress was made with
a net yoke ornamented with crystal
beads and outlined by gold BEADS,
which extended down the front OF the
skirt, edging the panel, which had a
floral design of Venetian embroidery
The train of the skirt, which lay about
thirty inches on the floor. was deeply
embroidered in the same pattern
Long flowing sleeves of net hung from
the shoulder and were fastened with
the short under sleeves with blue
ribbon The net of the sleeves also
was embroidered in beads. She car
ried a bouquet of sweet peas. Mrs.
Soper wore black embroidered net
over a background of white. me
round neck was finished with trim
ming of pearls, and the embroidery on
the bodice was worked IN the FORM OF
a bolero The net sleeves were short.
Mrs. Soper carried bouquet of roses
Mrs George Parkhurst wore a gown
of yellow chiffon over foundation OF
the same color. The yoke was net,
and the short sleeves were worn with
long white gloves. The front or the
bodice was embroidered In yellow ana
set with pearls, the trimming narrow
ing at the bottom of the waist ana
forming the front of the girdle MIS-
Margaret Wiggin wore draped prln-
cesse of soft white silk with an en-
broidered floral design. with a touch OF
b1ue in the flowers about the yoke.
Mrs & E Barber was dressed IN ecru
net over yellow silk. The bodice was
embroidered in a rose bud pattern anu
the same design was used 10 oui t.t
the overskirt. The sleeves were snort
and worn with long yeilow gloves
Mrs. A. B. Quinton has asked the
following guests to a dinner which she
will give tonight for her son, Mr.. Al
fred Quinton, who returned Ih VI l,'a y
been a student this year: Miss Bertha
Hull Miss Dorothy Porter, Miss Dor
othv scott. Miss Esther Rodgers, MISS
Ann Troutman, Miss Marian Wear,
Pierce Mr.. Robert Pierce, Mr.. Oar
win Bradley. Mr.. Dick Reed, Mr.. War
rick IJpdegraff, Mr.. Chappelle Foote
and Mr.. Alfred 0uinton.
The regular weekly dinner dance
will be given at the country cruz 20,
dance being given Wednesday night at
the country club, but at this writing
the momentous question has not oeen
fully decided by the promoters. AIteI
a few more hours of deliberation and
counting the cost a verdict may be re-
turned.
The important event Of next week,
announced thus far, is a reception at
the Country club Tuesday afternoon
to be given by Mrs. c. B. Merriam.
Between two and three hundred peo-
ple have been invited and Mrs. Mer-
Ram has asked about a dozen trlends
to assist her.
The Monday Whist club will meet
Monday afternoon of next week with
Mrs. A. Marburg at her home Ala
West Tenth street.
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Mrs. Walter Bates, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bates of Denver, and MT.
Harry Bates left today for Cincinnati,
where they will join Mr.. Bates and
his son, Mr.. Albert Bates. Their new
boat. which was built in Cincinnati, Is
now finished. 1t Is sixty horse pow
er. sea going yacht and is provided