The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-07

and Mrs. Whitcomb, Mrs Whitcomb's
mother Mrs. L. M. Giegs and her
daughter. Mrs. N. c. Alden, and heI
two sons. Mr.. and Mrs. S. s. Beggs
and their son and daughter have re-
turned, Mrs. G. o. Smith and her
daughter, Mrs. G. Hoyes, and Mrs. c.
! Kelley have also recently come home
from the mountains. Topeka people In
Manitou attended the all-states day
! celebration, where a Kansas man.
Judge Schimerhorn, of Garnet, was
given a silver loving cup as a prize
for the best Grafton of the day. Ii
was also a Kansas automobile that
took the prize in the parade, following
! the Indian festival and the marking
of the Ute trail.
| The report of the secretary of the
Kansas travelling libraries for the two
years ended June 80. 1912, shows tina
the system is growing into one OF the
most useful departments in the state
During the years referred to 1,1OO IL
braries of so books each were sent OUT
over the state, covering 63S towns ano
every county except one The total
number of books circulated III tnat
time by the travelling libraries, com
mission was 81, 800. Reports from the
various localities served show that each
case of so books had an average OF
81 readers, and an average Circulation
Of 1872. THIS gives a total circulation
Ills
in 1911-12.
There is to be a marked change in
the STYLES of shoes for the coming
season. Light colored spats will dis
appear, and a general return to hlsn
black shoes is predicted. outtoneu
shoe that is scheduled for the autumn
is made with the short front and has
golosh of patent kid with uppers OF
black suede or cloth.
Roudoir shoes for this season are
Turkish slippers of velvet, lined with
satin to match and finished with 4
chou how of satin. The heels are low.
For evening wear brocaded low shoes
will be good. The bows are sewn DOVE
so as not to break the line of the root:
and are finished with small buckles
cold and silver brocade can be worn
With anv evening gown, and dress shoes
will have the Louis heels. The bronze
shoes, worn a few years ago, Will pc
fashionable again and VIII pc worn
with stockings of the same shade.
Rev. Robert Gordon will speak to-
night at City park in the interest OF
equal suffrage under the auspices OF the
Good Government club
The Auburndale club had meeting
last night which was addressed by Mrs
Frank Doster and Mrs L. .. case
Mrs. Isabel Macarthur gave a suffrage
reading. Prizes were given to the chill
dren for the prettiest bouquet of wild
flowers brought to the meeting INC
first prize was a picture and the sec
ond a pennant. Votes for women
buttons and bags of candy were given
to all the children.
n
Miss Jennie Blinn announces an 'at
home~ Tuesday, October 1, when she
will receive her pupils and friends
from four to six in the afternoon and
from eight to eleven in the evening at
her studio, 900 Kansas avenue.
y
Rudolph CAM, the eminent Swiss
pianist, is to appear in the Parkhurst |
concert series this winter He was
born in Zurich. February "a, 1877, and /
egan his musical education with les
sons on the violin; he actually made
his debut at the age of twelve. He
studied in the Chicago Musical col
lege, but returned to Berlin to devote
himself to virtuosos career; then
became far famed as pianist and re-
mains unsurpassed in his interpreta-
tons of Lisz. He has played in he
Theodo ore Thomas orchestra. is IA
Vorite soloist in the Boston Sym
phony. and has written a concertstick
and cadenza that are charming. The
demands upon his time are enormous
and his short visits to the United !