The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06

Miss Mary MacLennan will give an
informal tea Saturday afternoon for
Miss Constance Pember of GAINESVILLE.
Wis, who arrived today to be her
guest.
The Assembly club will give their
next dance Thursday night, January 26.
at the Elks club.
The Potwin 500 club has been re-
organized this year. and the first meet
ing was held last week with Mrs J. c.
Emahizer. About sixteen of the Pot
win people were members last year.
and number of others will be asked
to join the club this season
IN spite of predictions. the narrow
skirt is still fashionable, indeed in a
more flourishing condition than ever.
1t is being shown in the advance
spring models, and is even narrower
than before A yard and half about
the hem is wide, as many of them
measure much less than that. These
skirts do not permit of an athletic
stride IN walking, but women have
learned how to manage their steps s,
as TO glide along with no apparent in
convenience. For evening wear, a new
long skirt has been devised and Is
called the swallow tail train" On the
front and sides it scarcely touches the
flour, and in the back 1t has a train
train Is panel shaped and narrow, with
the edges slightly rounded.
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Mrs. Bert Green gave a card party
this afternoon for Mrs. John Green of
The Varsity club will dance tonight
at Steinberg's hall
Miss Carolyn B. Whittlesey will give
a musicale Saturday evening, January
z, at her studio, 100 East Eighth ave-
nue..
The little 4-year-old lad had been
turning over In his mind the stories
his mother told him and reached some
ed to his mother like this: Jesus and
cock robin were just alike, weren't
they?' How is that, son?" the moth
er asked. They were both killed by
bad folks was the logical answer.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Nathan Price left Thursday
night for Pittsburg, called by the ill
ness of Mrs. Clarence Prices mother.
Miss Bertha Hull who has been at
tending Washburn college this winter,
will leave Monday to enter college az
Oxford, Ohio. She will accompany Miss
Jean Rodgers and Miss Marjorie Rodg-
ers, who will return to Oxford to con-
tinue their school work there.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Rohrer have re-
turned from FIT. Wayne, Ind. where
they spent Christmas with Mrs.
Rohrer's people From FIT. Wayne they
went to ST. Louis for a short visit, re-
turning to Topeka Wednesday.
Miss Josephine Norton who spent
the holidays with her mother. Mrs.
Willis Norton, has returned to Ann
Arbor. where she attends the Michigan
university.
The Helianthus Literary club will
meet Friday. January 10, with Mrs. J.
E. Gall
Miss Elizabeth Evers, of Chicago, is
here to spend a week with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas S. Lyon,
1880 College avenue.
Mr.. Ralph Rohrer, who spent bis hoI-
iday vacation in Topeka went to La
fayette. Ind. to visit his sister, Mrs.
William Crockett, before returning to
school at Ann Arbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Hill and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. E. Lagerstrom went to Kan
sas City this afternoon to attend the
Hippodrome at Convention hall and to
spend Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Hubbard, of Chicago, is
visiting Judge and Mrs. 7. F. Carver.
The Edwin E. Brookins family have
moved from 1921 West Eighth street
TO 1882 College avenue.
Mrs. B. L. Stotts and her son Wal
and Mrs. Eugene B. Stotts. APT Blu
chanan street
Mr.. H. o. Carney will return Satur-
day from a trip to Washington, D. c.
Mr.. John Robb of Swanwick. ILL.,.
is guest at the Phi Delta house.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Smith and Mrs.
George Hunt will spend Saturday and
Sunday in Lawrence with friends.
Mrs. R. T. Herrick of Kansas City
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
P. Davis.
Mr. M. E. Clark of Junction City is
here to attend the funeral of his
granddaughter, Catherine Clark,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E1on s.
Clark. Mrs. Dale Hebrank of Inde-
pendence, Mrs. C1ark's sister. is also
here for the funeral.
Miss Rachel Coston is spending a
few days in Lawrence.
Mrs. Guy Delhi, who has been visit
| ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H