The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-18

The first important afternoon party
of the spring was given this afternoon
by Mrs. w. G. Dickie, Mrs. Charles
H. Burger and Mrs. Frank S. Savage
at Mrs Dickie's home, 913 Lane
street. All that contributes to the
success of a tea, from the personality
of the hostesses to the perfection of
detail in all the arrangements, made
the party this afternoon a pleasant
event in the weeks entertainment.
The decorations were in keeping with
the season, and profuSion of apple
blossoms lent fragrance and beauty to
the rooms. The stairway was twined
with blooming twigs, the CRATE was
banked with the blossoms and bou-
quets stood on the piano and mantel.
The dining room, which is done in
yellow and delft blue, was especially
pretty, darkened and artificially light
ed. The electric lights were shaded in
yellow and yellow tapers were set in
brass candelabra. In the center of
the table was placed q. basket of JON
quils. The table cover was beauti-
full piece of Chinese work, of solid
hand embroidery, brought to Mrs.
Dickie by her brother, Mr.. E. ].
Morse, who spent a year in China and
the Philippine islands. Like most
oriental embroidery, it is medley of
birds and beasts, flowers and vege-
tables, but truly handsome piece of
work. The Dickie home has a sun
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bet was served this afternoon by Miss
Esther Dolley, Miss Margaret Shake
shaft, Miss Antoinette Clark and Miss
Mary Weightman. This room, with its
walls of glass, is as pleasant and at
tractive as it is unusual The polished
floor was spread with Navajo rugs,
and chairs and cushion and a bamboo
couch made it very inviting. Among
the curios in this room was basket
of Mexican weave. which was nlled
with flowers. Some Filipino brooms, |
with their short curved handles, and |
sparse brushes hung on the wall. A
rest room on the third floor was open |
to the guests also. Mrs. Dickie, who |
stood first in line to receive, wore a |
pink gown of the Philippine just
cloth, which is thin material WITH a
silk stripe running through it. This |
was made over pink satin, and |
trimmed in satin bands embroidered |
in a white floral design. and in the |
center of each of the flowers was a
group of blue seed beads. Mrs. Saw
trimmed in cluny lace and bands of
Baby Irish lace. Mrs. Runger's gown
was a thin white draped over blue. /
1t was trimmed in Irish crochet. She
wore in her hair a blue band en-
broidered in forget-me-nots. The as
ton, Mrs. Silas Porter, Mrs. Clarence
Bowman, Mrs. Carl w. Nellis, Mrs.
Robert Carver. Miss Ethelyn Harri-
son, Mrs. David Barton, Mrs c. E.
Gault, Mrs. w. L. Trump. Mrs. G. H.
Cope, Miss Nellie Kouns, Miss Sarah
Kouns, Mrs. Oscar Felix and Miss
Florence Doran and Miss Bess Doran
of Ell Reno, Ok. The girls who
served in the dining room are Miss
Mary MacLennan. Miss Louise Heath,
Miss Winifred Burch, Miss Dorothy
Scott, Miss Gladys Scott, Miss Mary
Weightman. Miss Margaret Shake
shaft, Miss Esther Dolley and Miss
Antoinette Clark.
In the sketch a pretty suggestion is
given for the use of bordered wolfe
and also the opportunity for display
ing one of the charming new sashes,
many unique arrangements of which
are seen this season. In this case be-
ing used with figured material, the
sash is of plain black velvet ribbon but