The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-24

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News has been received in Topeka of
the engagement of Miss Mary Garden
hire, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs SamueI
Gardenhire of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
Mr.. Walter Myers, of New York city.
Both of the young people formerly lived
in Topeka, and were we'll known here
Miss Gardenhire is the granddaughter
of Mrs. A. B. Jetmore, and a niece OF
Mrs. A. A. Marburg, and quite num-
Der of years ago her people went east
TO make their home. Mr. Gardenhire
is the author of some recent novels.
among them THE Silence of Mrs. Har-
old" which was one of the very pest
sellers of a few years ago, and ur-
pie and Homespun,' which immediate
Iv followed it. Like Byron, who wrote
to a friend in answer to congratuia-
tions he could say: Il awoke one
morning and found myself Famous
The Myers family left Topeka some
years ago and moved to Omaha, NED:
later going to New York Mr.. myers
sister Mrs. Ernest Warner, formerly
Miss Jessie Myers, has occasionally
visited in Topeka as the guest OF MISS
Reita Updegraff and other friends
Mr. Myers studied law at Columbia
university. and also took a business
course at that school. He is now in
charge of the twelfth estate OF the
CORTLAND Palmer properties IN New
York which is considered an advanced
position for so young man.
Myers and Gardenhire families kne"
each other in Topeka, and recently the
two young people have renewed their
acquaintance in New York. Their court
ship began Immediately, and though no.
exactly a case of '1ove at first sight
it has been n rapidly developed second
sight AFFAIR. The date of the Wedding
is set for September 26.
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Mrs William Stanley, of Wichita, -
visiting Mrs Albert Patten. MIS- rat
ten entertained informally at bridge
H-riday in Mrs. Stanley's honor, at her
home. 1923 Western avenue. Those VINO
nlaved were: Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. George
Mitchell. Mrs. Terrence Ewart of Chi
caro Mrs. George Hayden, Miss Vir-
ginia Meade. Miss Jessica Short, mis-
Mamie Veale and Miss Alice Meade
Mr. and Mrs Fred lies will have
dinner marty tonight at their nome IN
Highland Park. Those who Will go
out from town t. be guests are: MI
and Mrs. J. NJ. Meade, Miss Helen
Meade of Kansas City, Mrs. Terrence
F,wart of Chicago, Mrs. Mary Lakln'
Miss Alice Lakin, Mrs. A. l. Lauck
and Mr.. and Mrs. I. S. Lauck.
Mr. and Mrs L. ]. Coppock enter
tanned at cards Friday night for Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Barth of Albuquerque,
N M. and Mrs. ]. Huntington, who Is
on her way to California to make mel
home Those who played were; MT
and Mrs. Barth, Mrs. Huntington, MT
and Mrs c. NJ. Hill, DR.. and Mrs ii
r Hogeboom, Mr.. and Mrs. N q
Rurge. Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Habig'
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Lagerstrom, MI
and Mrs. c. E. Lagerstrom' Mr.. ano
Mrs. G. Blanchard. Mrs. Coppoeks
mother, Mrs. Dennis, Mrs. r. f. Far1
and Mrs. Harry Guthrie.
The story comes from Steubenville,
Ohio, that the latest innovation IN so
ciety circles there is a new method
of putting babies to sleep. Mrs
Zanier was attending a bridge party,
when the nurse, who was at home tax
ing care of the baby, called the
mother by phone and told her that
the child had been crying an hour
and was still at it. Thereupon Mrs
Zanier instructed the nurse to put the
baby in a basket on a stand near the
telephone and hold the receiver to its
ear Then she sang lullaby into the
transmitter, and the baby slept,
whether from wonder or exhaustion
the story does not say. The sugges-
ton seems to be a timely one, in these
days when so many of our own bridge
playing matrons are mixing the busl-
ness of card playing with the pas
Mrs. B. H. McKibben and her
daughters, Peggy and Mamie, have
moved from Belpre. Kan, to Topeka,
and the Misses McKibben will enter
Washburn college. The family will
occupy Prof. E. c. Wins house on
College avenue. Mrs. McKibben's son,
Mr.. Fred McKibben, was formerly a
Washburn student and studied in the
law school Later he attended the
Chicago university and is a Phi Delta
Theta man. He is now practicing law
in Dodge City.
The Phi Theta Phi fraternity will
give subscription dance Friday, Au-
gust 80, at Garfield park. Mr.. Hugh
Crawford, Mr.. Phil Lockwood and Mr..
Clifford Deppe are in charge of the
affair.
The fancy dress ball which Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt gave at
their splendid residence, Beaulieu, will
go down in history as the most ex-
travagant affair of it's kind ever seen
in Newport. Its whole tone and color
was of the effete east; distinctly ORR
entail. But no prodigal maharajah
could have exceeded it in luxury and
gorgeousness.
The dance cost $4,000. it is esti-
mated by the few fashionab les who
have a taste for arithmetic.
They estimate, too, that the women
whose grace and beauty adorned the
occasion wore S1O,0OO,OOO worth of
Jewels.
Diamonds, pearls and rubies gilt