The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-16

Invitations were issued FRIDAY Tor a
tea which Mrs. Joseph Benjamin Belts
and her daughter, Miss F'reda Belts,
viii be hostesses. Wednesday after
noon December p from to 6 o'clock
The Belts home a S25 Buchanan street
has but recently been completed, and
is one of the handsOmest new houses
in town. Miss Belts is attending col
lege in Glen Elder, n. y, and will
spend the holidays with her parents.
Miss Belts has also invited guests for
a bridge-luncheon Friday afternoon,
December 90
good many affairs for Miss Esther
Rodgers and Mr.. Robert Pierce are be
ing planned for the holidays by the
girls of the bridal party and other
friends but arrangements are beng
delayed, for some of the young people
who will be coming home from school
for the season, and the dates VIII be
determined somewhat by their arrival
Miss Elizabeth Holiday. who is to be
Miss Rodgers maid of honor. will give
a. dinner party for them and there will
be a number of afternoon affairs for
Miss Rodgers during the next two
weeks.
Invitations have been issued by Sen
ator ]. E. Brewer, of Abilene. for the
marriage of his daughter, Grace, to
Grant Willis, of Klrwin, Kan. Miss
Brewer and Mr.. Willis both have
friends in Topeka. and both Of them
are graduates of Washburn college.
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A certificate recital will be given to-
night at Miss Carolyn Whittelsey's stu
do by one of her pupils. Miss Norma
Petro Others who Will have part IN
the program are Miss Dorothy Park
hurst Miss Emily Seery. Miss Esther
Bradbury. Miss Dorothy durham, Miss
Ruth Tandy ind Miss Enid Stricken
will sing Miss Norma is girl of
quite remarkable talent and something
of a prodig.- She is only Is years old
quires at least four or five years more
of study than she has had
Miss Daisy Monroe will entertain her
bridge club Monday afternoon.
The holiday dances will begin next
week. the first being the varsity at
Steinberg's Thursday night The alum
nae Owls will give their dance FRIDAY
night. and the Tivoh club have their
holiday ball Christmas night. me
Helianthus, Tuesday, December 20, the
Assembly the following Thursday and
the Lambda Alpha Lambda Friday
night. December %.
Among the Christmas cards of local
authorship this year is one bearing
verse by Miss Effie Graham 1t is made
in postcard form and printed in two
tones of brown with conventional Dor
der.
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The Ladies' Music club met Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. George Park
hurst and Mrs. Robert Carver at their
home on Tyler street. Guests of the
club were Mrs. Herbert Armstrong.
Mrs. John Carver Miss Williams, Miss
Kerr and Miss Hildebrand- The fol-
lowing program was given.
Mcclure DeDUSSy
Miss Ethelyn Harrison.
He Is Kind" Observation-Disclosures. Massenet
Mrs. Frank Thomas.
Ballade ..-..--.- DebuSsy
Mrs. Robert Carver.
Paper Observation-Disclosures. Debussy
Miss Ellen Parkhurst.
Reverie Observation-Disclosures. Debussy
Mrs. Charles Kleinhans.
lie Cid Observation-Disclosures Massenet
Mrs. George Parkhurst
La File aux Chevoux de Lin''....-.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LebuSsN
Melodie Observation-Disclosures. Massenet
Miss Gladys Cav.
Elegy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Massenet
-Enchantment Observation-Disclosures. AIassenet
Mrs Swan.
open Thy Blue Eyes. .Massenet
Every Kiss Is a Song" .....- Massenet
Miss Bernice Fuller
Duet BararOlle INSTRUMENTATION fenbach
Mrs Frank Thomas and Mrs L. s.
Ferry.
x
A dress worn by Topeka woman
at a party at which She was one of
the hostesses recently was described
as IAN imported gown that the wearer
brought from Paris on her return
from abroad last fall" The fact is
the material was bought somewhere
on Kansas avenue and the owner
made it herself at one of the local
sewing schools But one of the penal
ties of going to Europe is that for
al all oil
will be suspected of being Paris made.
The meeting of the Ideal Card club
has been postponed from next week
to January ,. when it will be held at
the home of Mrs. F. E. Parr.
Miss Alice Lakin entertained her
bridge club Friday. Mrs. Paul Mont
gomery was guest
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The rumor that the hoop skirt is to
become fashionable again got its start
in a Paris shop where one of the
model in which a small hoop was used
in the sleeves and one in the tunic
overskirt He processes the utmost
surprise that the impression should
have gained ground that he nurposed
to introduce the hoop skirt The hoop
skirt and the autom Obile don't apuear
TO hitch" and as the auto has come
to stay. the hoop skirt has gone TO
stay.
The advance styles show that the
linens for next season will be of the
coarse finish variety and materials of
heavy. loose fibre will be used. not
only for entire dresses. but also to
trim taffeta- The coarse hbred cotton
and linen goods began TO be worn last
summer and fall, but the demand for
It Will he much greater next season.
We arc told that the narrow skirts
viii still he worn. but will be made
with q self-trim. that is. fiat ruff1es.
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terial.