The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

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The Assembly club will give their
last dance before Lent Tuesday Night
February 20, at the Eiks hail.
The last of the big afternoon parties
scheduled to take place before Lent
was given Wednesday afternoon, Mrs.
F. P. MacLennan and her daughter'
Miss Mary MecLennan, hostesSes. me
company was a large and tashlondDle
one, and there were more than the
usual number of handsome gowns,
The accessories of decorations anu
music, contributed their snare 10 ln9
pleasantness of the afternoon. SIM SIM
lax and tulips were used to decorate
the living room, a large, home-llhe
room which combines drawing room
and library, and in the dining room
there was a basket OF PINK roses tleu
with pink tulle. The fireplace was
hung with smilax, and pink tapels
under small oriental shades. stood on
the manteI. The ice cream was m
ed with a red heart in the center OF
a white block. and the cakes we're
heart shaped, in keeping with the res
tiva1 of St Valentines day.
Mrs. MacLennan, who stood hrst 10
receive the guests, was goWned "a q
light shade of blue, and on the poulce
was a trimming of gold embroidery,
Miss MacLennan was dressed IN Wnlte
creme de chine white fringe finishing
the drapery on the bodice and the
+1,1jc of the skirt Miss MacLennan
has a lot of charming girl 1rlenos III
town and out of town, and they were
represented in her list of asslstants
yesterday by Miss Helen Hackney anu
Miss Alice Brown of Atchison, MISS
Katherine DOlman of Lawrence, MISS
MaebeiIe Stokes of Chicago, Miss Hel-
en- Fowler of Kansas City, MISS mary
Alexander. Miss Cornella Gleeo' MISS lss
T,enora Stubs, Miss Henrietta Alex
ander Miss Alice Larimer. Miss Mar
r-nerite Parkinson and Miss Mary
DALLAS Gage. Miss Hackney helpeu
in the dining room. Her gown Wa
black lace draped over cedar coloreo
satin Miss Brown wore blue SATIN
draped with chiffon with a yoke OF
silver net Miss stokes IS Vlsluhg neI
grandfather Mr.. G. W. Findley- Sne
a good many friends among the young
or girls Miss Dorothy Barber VIII
have guests Friday in her honor MISS
Katherine DOlman formerly liveo nelS
and is a frequent visitor at the Mac
Lehman and Alexander homes she
vas prettily gowned in pink silk at
the party yesterday. MISS foWier was
introduced to Topeka society peopie
about two years ago at muslcaiS
given by Mrs. MacLennan for her anu
her sister. then Miss Margaret FoW-
Ter now Mrs. Stuart Forbes For the
past few months Miss Fowler mas
made her home in Topeka. she was
beautifully goWned yesterday IN law
ender silk draped with chlHon, anu
she wore a band OF velvet IN ner nan
and carried a bouquet of vlolets MISS
Cornelia Gleed in whom Is centereu
good deal of interest now on account
of her approaching marriage, the ualS
of which is the subject of a good deai
of speculation, was dressed IN rose COZ
ored broadcloth. Miss Stubs wore
her first gown made with a train II
was a lavender silk with net menu
and a trimming of cream lace WhlCH
extended in a panel at the BACK OF tue
skirt to the end OF the long tram am
Miss Mary Thompson. VINO was one
of the assisting women. was goWneu
in pink satin and chiffon mrs " !.
r. Stubs poured coffee during q part
of the afternoon. Her gown was plue
velvet with a tunic Of white net en-
broidered in gold beads.
other assisting friends were; Mrs
r : GIeed Mrs Reid Alexander MIS-
Mrs. Charles Allen Mills, Mrs r. NJ
JolIev. Mrs. S. S. Estey, Mrs E H
Crosby. Mrs. Scott Hopkins and MISS
Nav Kellam- And another helper Tor
the afternoon was MIS-. Joiley 49,. liula5
daughter, Caroline She was engaged
in the dining room with the serving,
and she was quite as dignlhed ana
seif-possessed as any grown-ulp- J., sh E
wore a pretty white frock and mad q
big pink bow in her brown curls-
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A small crowd all out of proportion
to the worth of the entertainment. lis
tened to a concert Wednesday night at
the First Presbyterian church, given
by Harrison Keller, violinist. 1t is pro-
babe that the recital came too close
on the heels of the Kubelik concert.
and besides the musical appetite of the
town has been pretty we'll satisfied
lately. Nevertheless. Mr. Keller's pro
gram was one Of the best that has
been given in Topeka this winter, and
added TO its intrinsic interest was the
fact that the musician is a Kansas
man, brought up and educated in Kan
sas- He studied at Lindsborg, and his
briiIiance as a pupil led to his study
in Europe His master in Germany,
where he spent four years, was Witek,
recognized as one of the best teachers
of the day. While still in mis- early
twenties, Mr.. Keller plays with fir
ish. ease and understanding that places
him far beyond the limits of ordinary
talent His choice of numbers and his
rendering of it is rather of the emo
tional than the intellectual type. 1t
was tuneful and full Of melody, and
its grasp firm and true. while through
Il there is q veIvet-footed delicacy OF
step. He unites, in a way, the free
dom and seif-assurance of the west