The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04

the national show at Burley's. In the
work shown by Miss Gussie Fuller
were plates of china made in 1880
er, Mrs. Ray, who has had them a good
many years, and is preparing them for
her grandchildren. The pattern is a
small realistic design. Mrs. Doncyson
had on display a salad bowl decorated
| in blue and gold, which was exhibited
in Chicago. Miss Julia Bollard's chloe
olate set with d Semi-c OnVentionaIized
| design of sweet peas, was much adj
| mired- Mrs ]. S. Ensminger brought
a vase done in a conventionalized lotus
| flower. The lines of the vase were
| good and the decoration admirably
| suited to it. Mrs. Howard Stuart dis
played some pieces that We're quite in
! diVidual, making in some of the work
an adaptation OF the realistic with the
conventional gold. Mrs. Charles Ham
mOnd showed coffee set decorated
with a c0nventionalized bleeding heart
on Bavarian china, which was very at
tractive. A lemonade set by Mrs. W.
! C McDoDough. decorated with a grape
design was one of the pleasing pieces
OF the exhibit. Mrs. c. H. A. Schwartz
had an ice cream set with a grape dec
Grafton. Mrs. Thomas Stevens eXhib-
tied a dresser set of colored enamel
decorated in a Chinese fashion. Mrs.
A. O. Wellman had on display a set of
luncheon plates with a border of green
and gold and Mrs. M. M. Blinn had a
dresser set in cOlOred enamel. Mrs !
W. P. Bishop had an ice cream set
done in raised paste, gold and enamel |
Mrs. j. X. Jones showed a coffee set
decorated in a conventional design, |
and Mrs Charles Jordan exhibited a |
jar which was one of the pieces at the |
national show. Miss Elizabeth Man |
speaker had d comport decorated in |
cOlored enamel. and Mrs Harry Ly-
man displayed a dresser set painted IN
Miss Bostock, of Hutchinson, who is |
visiting in Topeka, lent bowl of !
etched gold and cOlored conventional /
design for the affair. Miss Marie
Glover. who is a new member, brought /
a tray with peacock design, and an
and his mandolin orchestra played
during the receiving hours.
Mrs Robert w. Coppedge will have
an exhibit of oil paintings Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of next week in
the Manual Training building, room
10.
The Monday Tourist club will meet
Monday afternoon with Mrs Robert
Heinselman. 1905 Topeka avenue.
Mrs. NJ. A Laycock and Mrs. NJ. F.
Laycock entertained thirty-hve guests
at a thimble party Friday afternoon
street. and We're hostesses at a L O'Clock
luncheon today. Those who were
guests at the luncheon were Mrs. w.
H. Bowlby. Mrs. J. P. Wahle, Mrs r.
H. Cav. Mrs. 1. w Wilson. Mrs. Ralph
Ward, Mrs W. H. Bomgardner, Mrs.
c. w. Wright Mrs. George Fair. Mrs.
H Ward Page, Mrs H. w Putnam.
Mrs. f. r. Simon. Mrs J. w Stouffer,
Mrs. w J. Rickenbacher. Mrs B. H.
stark, Mrs F Z Gilman and Mrs.
Fred RhilljpS
Mrs. Dick Alden entertained the
Wednesday Bridge club at the Elks
hall. Substitutes were Mrs. B. F.
Bess Kaufman of Columbus, O., who
is visiting Mrs. Guilford Dudley.
The party given at the Elks' club
was attended by about $50 guests.
Those who had charge of the party
were: Mrs. A "A. GODDARD, Mrs.
Charles Spencer, Mrs. E. G. roster
Mrs c. H. Samson and Mrs Albert I.
Reid. The dancers, patrone sses and
cha perones and the guests which each
one was privileged to ask, made up
large party and card tables were pro-
vided for those who did not care to
darce Halls orchestra played, and
the pieces We're some of those
played at the Kirmess. The party was
quite informal, and there was no re-
eeiving line or decorations
The Monday Afternoon Bridge clIb
will meet Monday, November 6. with I
Mrs. A. K. Wilson, 1881 West street
A Topeka woman tells the story of
her life" as one of her stock jokes
which has contributed to her local fame
almost as much as Mr.. Frank Jarrelis ,
Chinese story has contributed to his,
or even as Judge POrter's agreement OF :
facts narrative has made him a hero
at stag parties The narrator tells
how in the heyday of her youth, among :
the roomers in her mothers houst, ,
was a young man who singled her out '
for his polite attentions, keeping her !
with flowers, bon-bons, and
theater tickets, and taking as much :
Of her society as she would give him.
Meanwhile she waited for him to {
speak up and 'spress hisself." But !
nothing was said that listened partic :
1larly well until one night a party was
given at the house, at which our he :
roine was the belle After the guests }
had ell left and the family started up {
stairs, the young man called her back, =
saving that he had something special
to saw to her and didn't think he want
ed to wait about it till the next day.
He disliked to annoy her, but felt that
he must get the matter off his mind.
He seemed much agitated. so she urged
him to speak out, assuring him that She Q
would .-ot be in the least annoyed, and
with a certain shy look that women
know how to mix into the expression
at Just the right time, she waited l = =
lon't want you to feel at all emba,-
-assed." he began, at what I am go :,
ng to say, but this morning l saw Il
he star bcarder washing his pet pup y
n the dishpan, and 1 thought you ought