The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-30

close fitting, the little fullness which
1t boasts being gathered into deep,
tight cuff; This h, Consists insists Of a plain ain
two tucks and another linen band
embroidered in a darker shade of
blue. This embroidery is also used
as an epaulet, and as little square
tabs on either side of the box pleats
in front. The outer edges of these
two pleats are closely buttoned with
crochet buttons, which continue to
the top of the collar.
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Mrs. Wilbur J. Green and Mrs. W. A.
HarShbarger will give a thimble party
Friday afternoon at Mrs. Green's home,
1916 College avenue. Forty guests have
been asked.
The Topeka Avenue club will meet
Friday with Mrs. John Fritts, at her
apartments at the Terrace.
Mrs. E. A Major entertained at cards
this afternoon for Mrs. J. P. Murray
of Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Major will give
thimble party Thursday afternoon for
Mrs. Murray.
The Minerva club will meet next
Monday at the home of Mrs. Z. R. Pax
ton, 615 Polk street. Mrs. Paxton and
Mrs J. D. Heym will be hostesses.
The meeting of the city federation
will be held Thursday afternoon al
$3.50 o'clock at Unity church. on To-
peka avenue. On account of the
change of the place of meeting from
the First Baptist church to Unity
church, some necessary changes have
been made in the program, and two
harp solos have been substituted fol
the organ numbers. Miss Desaulniers
of Moline, Ill, who is considered g
harpist of unusual talent, has consent
ed to contribute two numbers to the
entertainment of the afternoon. The
program, as it has now been arranged
will be as follows:
| Address-"Some Incidents of MY
| Trip in Switzerland and Italy," Mrs
Isabel Macarthur.
Vocal solo-Miss Lucille McAfee.
| Address while She Waits,'' DR.
Edna Day.
Harp solos-Manzanilla (Rodyn)
! Josephine (Navone), Miss Desaulniers
1 Vocal solo-Mrs. Frank Thomas.
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I Mr.. Lee Sidwell, formerly of To
peka, was married October 8 to Mis-
Marie Shocks of Philadelphia, Pa
They will be at home after Decembe,
1 at 23S West 106th street, New Yorl
city. Mr.. Sidwel for many years wa
bookkeeper for the State Journal an
is now secretary and treasurer of tn
Columbian Magazine, New York.
H The bride of today was asked, whe1
the news of her engagement first be
|; came known, if she intended to hav
big church wedding. Indeed no,
she answered. IF can summon tn
courage to crawl down my own stair
II way and enter my parlor at a fairl
II steady gait in the presence of my fam
II lily and his, will think 1 have don
my best" And it would seem that
II procession through the church aisl
under the concentrated gaze of two o
4 three hundred people, would be a ter
rifying situation. On the other hand
\. those who have gone through with !
say it is not so hard as it looks.
sentimental old maid once suggeste
to a bride who had been married il
church and gone through the ceremon
without any apparent embarrassment
that she supposed the thoughts of tn
bride were fixed on the sweet solemnit
of the occasion and the grave responsi
bility of the act But the bride said
'sYou got it wrong You must just at
/ tend to business getting down tina
i aisle, keep the distances right, coun
4 off the pace, keep in line with the pro
cession. and come in under the wire Of
II schedule time" A simple enough rem
4 edy for embarrassment, surely.
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Miss Maym Parsons gave a buffe
luncheon Tuesday in celebration Q