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

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lace, the lower portion of the silk is
gathered into girdle of plain brown
silk. OF this the cuffs are made and
brown chiffon in kerchief style wells
the ecru net yoke. Broad bands of the
heavy lace cross the skirt diagonally.
The under sleeves are of the net. With
this was worn a fascinating turban
with a full crown of brown silk and
the brim laden with buttercups.
Mrs. Zerelda Bowie and Mr.. A. E.
Hart were married Monday afternoon
at 8 o'clock at their new home in Kan
sas City. The brides father, Major j.
D. Barriger, of Omaha, and her sister,
Mrs. Walter Hayes, of Kansas City,
were the only guests. After the we'd
ding Mr.. and Mrs. Hart left for
southern trip. Mrs. Hart formerly lived
in Topeka and has many friends here
Topeka man bought a new brown
suit this morning, with hat, overcoat.
and shoes to match. His progress down
Kansas avenue, supervised by three
proud women, was a spectacular affair.
The poor man had been given no time
to rid his good clothes of any threads
the tailor may have left, and so the
women undertook to get him picked"
en- route to their destination. They
laid violent hands on all the rawlings
in sight, and then supposing that all
was well, he proceeded in the vanguard
of the march down the street But
there he made his mistake. Instead of
vainly strutting in the foreground, he
should have chosen an obscure place in
the rear of the procession. The women
| equinted up their eyes and bored int
the broadcloth ahead of them, and be-
gan a hunt for price marks and more
| loose threads. At the next halt, they
| hoisted the poor mans coat over his
| head and proceeded to do a thorough
woman-like job in pulling hastings
| Even his hat didn't escape, and by the
time they got to the pin-feathers. he
was struggling to get away, and was
making a fairly orderly retreat, with
| the women close at his heels. reaching
| for specks of ina ginary dust and fam
ming at invisible dandruff.
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Mrs. Carl Trap entertained her
| bridge club Monday afternoon. The
guests were: Mrs. Fred Gillespie, Mrs.
| Cecil F'orter Mrs Ward Speelman, Mrs.
G. Henri StraWn, Miss Marguerite Mills,
Miss Corinne Coston, Miss Helen Sharitt
Miss Eugenia Quinton, Miss Effie
odluleT, MISS f1dZel move, MISS I'd
Robinson, Miss Ella Davis, Miss Ber-
nice Johnson of Atchison Miss Flor
| ence Welch, Miss Hazel Jones and Miss
Grace Koontz.
The Chaldean club will give its an
nual banquet Monday night, April 80,
| at the home of DR.. and Mrs. W. F.
Bowen, sol Western avenue.
The N. w. club and their husbands
| gave a surprise party Monday night for
| Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Bonebrake, who will
leave the first Of next month to make
| their home in California. The party
was given at the Bonebrake home, 100
Harrison street, and the guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonebrake, DR.. and Mrs.
c. E. Hulett, Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. De-
Almond, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Brooks.
Mr.; and Mrs, F. M. Drake, Mrs L.
Beard, and Mrs. Padgett.
The illustrated lecture, Through Fin
land and Russia to be given by DIR.
e. S. Pettyjohn, at the First Method
list church, will be an interesting event
of Friday evening. The lecture is given
unde- the auspices of the Business
Mems Bible class and the Girls Guild.
Mrs. William Roper gave an Easter
party for her daughters, Jessie and
kathleen, at her home on Harrison
street. The guests were: Esther We'll
ton, Mildred Welton, Helen Stoddard,
Marion Stoddard, Marguerite Barnhill,
Alberta Bland, Earleene Bland, Helen
Thorp, Isabelle Taylor, Gladys Handy,
Josephine Handy, Eloise Monroe, Isa-
bel Monroe, Irene Bousch, Marion Ro-
per, Lourin Zook, Donald Welton, Chas.
Rice, Egbert Whitney, Howard Roper,
Allyn Roper. Mrs. Roper was assist
Mrs. w. L. Taylor. Mrs. L. E. Hum
phrey, Mrs. Belle Handy, and Mrs L.
L. Roper.
Notes and Personal Mention
Miss NIyra Rodgers and Miss Ruth
Monday in Topeka with Miss Mary
MacLennan.
Mrs. Don Mulvane and her children
will go to Portland. Ore, in June, to
visit Mrs. Mulvanes parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. C. Freshman.
Rev. Percy Silver will be a guest at
at the party the women of Grace Ca
thedraI guild will give Wednesday ev-
ening at the National hotel, and will
make an address.
The Mission Study class of the c.
E. society of the First Congregational
church. will meet Monday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. White, 900 Lincoln
street.
Mrs. Harry c. Williams of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, is the guest of her sister,
Miss Ella L. Morgan, 612 Tyler street.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Bailey of 800
Lane street will leave next week to
spend a year in California. During
their absence their house will be oc-
cupied by Mr.. Stewart, who has been
transferred by the Rock Island from
the Chicago to the Topeka office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Short will go
to Peoria, Illinois, "Wednesday to spend
a few weeks.
Miss Helen Frost will leave Thurs