The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-28


of the winter, probably in February.
and plans are being made to bring TO
Topeka a collection of hundred pic
lures for the event. The exhibition has
been given in Lawrence in previous
1 years. with success.
,
A party to introduce young matron
and an out-of-town visitor was given
Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. +. h
+ Crosby. and the guests of honor were
the hostess's daughter-in-law. Mrs.
Bernard Crosby. and her sister, Mrs
Minnie Horner, of st. Louis, Mo The
younger Mrs. Crosby was formerly Miss
Mary Daniels. and her marriage to ar
Crosby took place last June, and was
followed bv a wedding trip abroad, ana
So while the bride is well known in To-
4 peka. having lived here most of her
n life and been prominent in social and
musical way, she has not met a large
/ number of her friends since her mar
7! riagc until yesterday. She was attrac-
| lively dressed in a gown which she
! brought with her from Paris, a white
| satin, with a bolero of green, with a
! trimming of rose point lace and pearls
! Mrs. Horner, who is woman of broad
| culture, literary and artistic tastes. is
| to remain in Topeka with her sister
/ during the winter. She has visited here
] before and was not a stranger to many
} of the callers. Her gown was violet
| charmeuse made with pannier skirt,
1
| E. H. Crosby stood at the head of the
| line to receive her guests. Her gown
was satin of an American Beauty
! shade yelled in net, and on the bodice
| and around the bottom of the tun1c
were bands of beaded embroidery in
/ Persian colors. Mrs. A. T. Daniels, the
| mother of Mrs Bernard Crosby, also
! stood in line. Her. gown was brocaded
/ satin and trimmed in DucheSSe lace.
/ The Crosby home has been completed
nd tho n r.
| day was the first large party that had
! been given there, except an evening re-
| ception last spring for the bankers who
| were assembled in Topeka in conven-
| ton: so many of the guests at the tea
| Wednesday found special interest In the
| event on account of the beauty of one
| of the handsomest houses in town And
| it is not idle curiosity, nor an interest
! for which anyone need apologize, for
the home is an expression of one phase
of the individuality of the owner, and
as important. in its way, as anything
that the hostess says or does. The
promise of the simplicity and artistic
outline of the exterior of the building, |
is amply fulfilled by the interior. The
hall. which runs through the center of 4!
the house is finished in mahogany and
white enamel. On the left is the draw |
ing room. with it's furniture of hand |
carved mahogany. The parlor and Nv (
ing room and a little breakfast room
after the old English fashion, occupy |
the south side, and on the right is a |
large dining room, with its Oriental
rugs and massive furniture of plain !
black walnut, and soft tones in the wall |
decorations. The chandelier OF nam
mered copper and the silver candelabr:i |
are in keeping with the general tone
of the room. A den has been fitted up |
with desk and easy chars, in the upper
hall.
Ices were served on the third floor
in the ball room which was fitted up /
with quartet tables and a nook screen
ed orr with palms and blooming plants Z
where Halls orchestra played during
the hours of the party. The serving
upstairs was done by number OF
young girls, including Miss Dorothy
Barber, Miss Ariel Nichols, Miss
Esther Clark, Miss Edna Bear, Miss
Mamie Zahner, Miss Frances McClin-
took, Miss Mary Van Vechten and
Miss Esther Kleinhans. Miss Gladys 4
Clifton of Los angeles, Mrs. Crosby's
niece also assisted. She is an attrac- 1
tive girl tall and blonde, and with
poise and self possession unusual in 4
SO young a woman. Her gown was 1
blue broadcloth, made on straight, sim
pie lines. and trimmed with bands of I
white broadcloth. Il
The occasion brought out a good Il
many new gowns, making the scene Il
brilliant enough to rouse enthusiasm /
in the blaSe and case hardened party Il
gO6cS, as wei DIS the OuuS III GIl6II
first season. A gown of close fitting
gray velvet, made with a train and
a Robespeirre collar, was worn by Mrs
Jack Dillon. Mrs. Earle Williams wore
white satin with a drapery of black
net and in her hair was q Grecian
band. Mrs. Charles Barnes, who as
sisted in the dining room, was gowned
in pink charmeuse, with pearl trim
ming on the bodice, and the drapery
of the skirt was caught in band of
pearls above the train. Miss Meta
Robinson wore a jacket suit of mouse
colored velvet brocade.
Among the guests from out of town
were: Mrs. Harley Reisman of Chi
cago, who was with her mother, Mrs.
A. b. Quinton, and Miss Frances Dor
sey of Cambria, Mo-, who came with
Miss Marian Wear, whom she is Wis
iting.
The house was decorated for the
party in large bouquets of yellow
chysanthemums, and on the dining ia
BILE was a large basket filed with Lib
erty roses and steVia, and tied with
red ribbon.
The women who assisted Mrs. Crosby
We're: Mrs. A. Marburg, Mrs. A. Zah-
ner, Mrs. Walter Golden, Mrs. Earle
Williams. Mrs. Frank Merriam. Mrs.
c. w. Merriam, Mrs. w. A. Morton,
Mrs. John Norton, Mrs. NJ. F. South
wick, Mrs. T. c. Biddle, Mrs. A. w.
Knowles, Mrs. Frank Hobart, Mrs. S.
]. Bear, Mrs. W. T. Crosby, Mrs. S.
E. Barber, Mrs. George Parkhurst, Mrs.
Robert Carver, Mrs. Charles Barnes,
Mrs. George Noble, Mrs. Frank r.
Millspaugh, Mrs. John c. Harmon, Mrs
E. S. Clark, Mrs. F. P. MacLennan and
Mrs. A. A. Weiskirch.
Among the girls who will entertain
for Miss Lenora Stubs, prior to her
marriage to DR.. Robert Stewart, is
Miss Annabel Garvey, who will give a