The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

Miss Helen Harrison. and Miss Lois
Murphy. who helped in the dining
room: The program was as follows;
Danza Chadwick
Were 1 a Prince Egyptian. Chadwick
Sleep Little Tulip, Sleep. .Nevin
Mrs. DUNCAN.
AF1a n.a 6acn
~ III ''e' Miss Phipps. 1
The Wanderer ...............F Franz
Dedlcatlon -.-..'.....' franz
The Woods .;::::..... Franz
HeJ1re katl Hubdy
Miss Phipps.
Like Melting Tones. Brahms
Song of Spring ..........V Won Fielitz
Were My Song With Wings Provided
Mrs. DUNCAN.
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The Spalding Reading club has is
sued invitations for a party to be given
Easter Monday evening at the
Knights of Columbus hall. The club is
doing some charity work and to assist
them in raising funds they are giving
the affair as a birthday party" With
the invitations are enclosed little bags
in which the guests are to bring the
number of pennies equaling the num-
bred invitations have been issued.
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The Kansas City Star is out with
story on the Topeka Smart Set, and
here it is:
Monkey dinners being passe. the
Topeka smart set has found new di-
version to satisfy it's satiated appetite
to keep something going on. This de-
parture is known among the bored
ones as a dress up party
Now a dress up party is known to
nearly every little girl and little boy,
but the members of Topeka's 400 are
probably pioneers among the grown
ups.
This is the how of a dress up
party A young matron invites a few
of her set to dinner, with the sugges-
ton that dress up costumes must be
brought along by the guests. After
the dinner. dry. of course, because it is
in Kansas, the men and women are as
signed to separate apartm ents. When
they emerge the men are in women's
clothes and the women in the gar
m entS of men.
"It is now time to go visiting Mo-
tor cars are called and the guests visit
around and bring joy and diversion to
their friends.
''The police are at a loss as to how
to handle the dress up party situa-
ton. Ordinarily. when a man appears
on the streets in the apparel of a
woman, or woman parades in a
mans apparel there is sure to be an
arrest and an investigation. But be-
cause of the social standing of those
who engage IN this new diversion, the
peace officers admit that they know
not what to do
The author of the item was in To-
peka this week. and presumably a
guest at one of the said parties; thus
is he peculiarly qualified co speak. 1t
would be interesting to know what
means were used to compress the
portly figures Of some of the male
members of the "400" into conformity
with the slender, clinging lines Of the
straight or hobble gown, or whose sofa
pillows smoothed out the Fuckers usu-
ally to be found in masculine garments
when they adorn the female form
divine" interfering with that tailored,
non-baggy appearance. so essential to
the good dresser. In case the woman
of ample east-and-west measurements
changes costumes with man of lean
and hungry look, she can trust to luck
and double-stit seams. and serene
~ go to the party. Scandalous? Per-
haps, but scandal must he aired to be
deodorized.
The 1914 class of Washburn college
gave a banquet Friday night at Mills
tea room. DR.. Wilm was POSTMASTER.
The Freshman Girl Mr.. Stuart
Drum; 1.-The Freshman Boy" Miss
Helen Shaver; Cases" Mr.. Morris
Sanders; "A Glass Prophecy Miss
Verna Sjolander. Vocal solos were
given by Miss Munro and Miss Marie
Wickwire, and Mr.. Laurens White
more and Mr.. Charles Walp played the
violin. The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs.