The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-05

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One of the most important of the
autumn weddings is that of Miss Mar
guerite Mills and Mr.. William McPher-
son, whose engagement was announced
early in the summer. The exact date
of the wedding has not yet been fixed,
but it will take place in the latter part
of October. Miss Mills has recently re-
turned from a summers outing in
Estes Park, Col, and will begin soon to
arrange the details of her wedding.
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Miss Alice Ste-ens, of Pennsylvania,
was the guest last week of Miss Nellie
Kaster and Miss Louise Kaster- she
stopped on her way home from Cali
fornia- Miss Stevens was schoolmate
last year of the Misses Kaster at Sim
mons college, Boston, Mass. She was
entertained at a number of parties
during her visit, among them an in
formal affair at which the Misses Kas-
te~ were hoSteSSeS at their home on
Madison street, and a party Friday
land, who was also a school friend Of
Miss Stevens at Simmons. Miss
Stevens left for home Monday
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Mr.. Darwin Bradley left Sunday for
New York, and soon after his arrival
he will sail for Europe to spend a few
years studying voice. He will go at
once to Munich, Germany, where the
people are all reputed to be the kind
that eat, drink, and breathe music
from the cradle to the grave Mr.
Bradley has been known locally for
some time, as one of our best singers
and as possessing voice of remark
able promise. He was formally intro
duced to the music lovers of Topeka a. =
a musicale which his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bradley, gave last yee-at
the Elks club. He has studied in To-
peka and Kansas City, but after de-
ing to make music his profession. he
has chosen Munich as the training
school. He has not yet decided wheth-
er he will take his musical course in
the conservatory or individually, but
probably he will engage a private tutor.
He sails from New York September 12.
Mrs. c. c. Stillman of Morganville,
Kan. is the guest of her parents,
Judge and Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland. She
came to be with her aunt, Mrs. John F.
Park of Birmingham. Ala, who stop
ped to visit her sister Mrs. Mcfarland,
on her way home from California. Mrs.
Park is accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Katherine Park. Another daugh
ter of Mrs Parks. Mrs. H. H. Shaw
han. and her children, Dorothy and
Joseph. are also guests at the McFar-
land home. Mrs. Shawhan and her
family spent the summer in Wisconsin.
and will go from Topeka to Kansas
City. Kan, where Rev. Mr. Shawhan
has accepted the pastorate of the First
Presbyterian church Miss Katherine
Mcfarland returned today from Dover,
Kan where she has been visiting the
Horace Phillips family, to attend the
family gathering at home. Mrs. Still
man will return home the last of the
week.
The question as to whether or not
women choose their clothes with a view
to pleasing the men is now settled in
the negative. One of the society wo-
men of Topeka and, in many ways, the
pest dressed woman this town car
claim. has recently returned from the
perfectly goo1 hat that represents the
most exclusive and up-to-date mill
hnery. A man who saw the woman
wearing her new bonnet undertook to
describe it in the lucid way that men
usually employ in referring to WOmen'S S
clothes That hat" he said, was
in all the colors of the spec
trum; the peak pierced the blue, and
the base rested on the wearer's shoul-
derS. The crater emitted a volume of
plumes that looked like bank of
cumulus clouds. The thing was formed
in most unholy shape and was the
most vicious looking article outside of
Jail. never saw but one other hat
that looked anything like it. and that
was in Chicago, where I could dodge
into bar and recover from my flight
by the aid of Blue Ribbon. but here
there is nothing to do but wait till the
style changes"
Miss Karolyn Whittlesey has sent out
cards for the certificate recital of her
pupil. Miss Fay S. Freidberg. which
will be given at her studio, 109 East
eighth avenue, Wednesday evening,
6. at o'clock
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The Merrymakers' club will hold
their opening meeting of the season to-
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. V.
5. Robey, 112 East Fourth street.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. John Hamilton left Monday for
New York to spend a week or ten days. 1
From New York he will go to An
lover. Mass, to enter the Andover
academy.
Miss Dorothy Porter and Miss Clyde |
returned Saturday from
Kansas City. Miss Louise Spencer ac-
ompanied them to Topeka.
Miss Margaret Stubbs went to Law
Mrs. J. f. farrell and her children |
'eturned today from Manitou, Colo, |
where they spent the summer.
Mrs. J. c. Burnett and her daughter /
Mss Mary Burnett, and her hister |
Irs. Morse, and Miss Edith Connell I
eturned today from a trip to Colo |
ado.
Mrs. z. IT. Hazen and her daughter |
Marian, who have been spending the I
ummer in Manitou. Colo, returned |
lome today