The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-17
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Mrs. Dudley, of Fort Riley, widow
of the late General Dudley, is guest
at the Charles Blood Smith home Mr.
and Mrs. Smith gave dinner party
Thursday night in her honor, at their
! home, 327 Topeka avenue. Covers
were laid for twelve. Mrs. Dudley ex-
poets to return home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Willis F. Gross. of
Boston, Massachusetts, who are visit
ing Topeka friends, were guests at
dinner Thursday night of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Snyder. After dinner there
was an informal party at the snyder
home, and the guests were old friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gross, who formerly
lived in Topeka.
The fraternities and sororities of
Washburn college will have line par
ties tonight to the college annual out
door spring play, which this year will
play will be given in the amphitheatre
back of Boswell hall 1t is an event
in which all the college people are
much interested, and is given by the
Washburn Dramatic club.
Mrs. w. F. Bowen entertained her
card club Wednesday afternoon for
her sister, Mrs. T. J. Kennedy, of
Junction City, who is her guest.
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opening were issued today by the sec
rotary Mr.. E.-A. Tirrell. The opening
will be held Wednesday evening, May
%. Dinner will be served from six to
eight O'Clock, followed by dancing.
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The Alta Vista club will meet Mon
day with Mrs. T. ]. Hankle, SIS West
ern avenue.
The Good Government club had
EI1rC oU
afternoon at the Country club. The
reception was for the women attend
ing the grand chapter of the Eastern
Star. The officers of the club, Mrs.
Lee Monroe, Mrs. E. S. Marshall, Mrs.
j. D. Mcfarland, Mrs. E. E. Roude-
bush, Miss Gertrude Barnes, Mrs.
Farnsworth, Mrs. Lucia o. Case, as
sisted by Mrs. Carr Taylor, and Mrs.
George Gallon, of Toluca, Illinois,
stood in line to receive the guests
Mrs A. o. We1lman had charge of the
serving, and a musical program was
in charge of Miss Maud Mary Kline.
Mrs. Monroe made a suffrage address.
The rooms of the club house were
decorated with spring flowers. and
about five hundred people called dur
ing the afternoon. About fifty women
signed as new members.
When the women of Dover and Over
brook want a stunning gown they have
it made in Topeka; a Topeka woman
who wants the best plumage in the
flock gets it at Kansas City; the Kan
sas City bellies must shop in Chicago;
the Chicago women in New York, and
the New York women in Paris, and
some of our local ssbest dressers" skip
the intermediate stations and go
straight to Washington or New York
to have their gowns made. But lately,
a Missouri woman faced about the 9TH
er way and came to Topeka to get
some sewing done preparatory to an
Eastern trip. One of her gowns, PLAN
ned and made in Topeka by a To-
peka designer was a. black and white
striped silk, combined with black net
and heavy white lace, and made with
an extremely striking and original ar
rangement of the stripes. The owner
of the gown is now at the Vanderbilt |
ten to friend here that her gown at
tracted the notice of the best dressed
people she has met, and member of
the staff of Vogue" the criterion of
good styles in this country. has asked
her to have her photograph taken, |
wearing that dress, and let him publish |
the picture in his magazine So little |
old Topeka is arriving with the styles |
no less than with the traffic policeman |
and the pipe organ fund.
Mrs. James Wood will give a line
party to the Auditorium Saturday af- |
for the members of the Ideal |
literary club.
The Thursday club win have line
party to the Majestic for the Saturday |
matinee.
The Kissing conservatory gave a re-
cital today at the studio for the young
err pupils. The children who furnished
the program were: Naomi tombstone
ThaddeuS Harper, Charlotte Glenn,
Thelma Robinson, Leo Harper, Ella
May Howe, Donna Perry and Lyle Ben
son. The program was made up of
piano, violin and vocal numbers.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. c. W. Pickett and her daughter,
Mrs. Jack Julian, of Kansas City, Kan
sas, are guests of Mrs. Silas Porter
and will remain few days.
Mrs. K. T. Richards, of Galesburg,
is visiting Mrs. Oscar Neil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis F. Gross, of Bos-
on, Massachusetts,, formerly of To-
1eka, are visiting friends here. Mr..
Gross is making a lecture tour, and will
cave for Wisconsin in about two weeks.
Mrs. D. A. Clements is the guest of
Mrs. T. J. Hankla, at her home On
Western Avenue
guest of Col. and Mrs. George Veale.
Miss Isabel Smith returned Thursday
hight from a short visit to friends in
KANSAS City.
Mrs. Margaret Wiggin is here from
Kansas City visiting her sister, Mrs.
George Eagle.
Miss Phil Reed, who is student at
he Normal school, Emporia will spend
and Sunday with her parents
Dr.. and Mrs. C. B. Reed
Mrs. c. L. Higbee of Cleveland, o.,