The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-03

SAiJS was a DaDy grand kDaDe piano
her fathers wedding present to her. 4
roticeably pretty gift also was a hand
some piece of tapestry. Mr. William.
IS a graduate of Washburn. and mem
Der of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity
y
A committee of society girls will oc-
cupy the automobile boxes at the Grand
theatre when the operetta The House
that Jack Built is presented, and be-
tween acts they will sell candy. Tht
members of the committee are: Miss
Mary Mac Lehman, Miss Henrietta
Alexander, Miss Marguerite Parkinson
Miss Alice Larimer, Miss Helen Estey
Miss Clyde Bonebrake. Miss Dorothy
Porter, Miss Annie Laurie Hillyer. Miss
Jean Rodgers, Miss Helen Fowler, Miss
Margaret Brown and Miss Esther Clark
One of the beautiful flower choruses
in the operetta is composed of nine
teen girls who represent popies. They
are dressed in red with poppy petal hats
and make a lovely picture as they sing
and go through the drills with which
they enertain King Cole and the Queen
OF Hearts. The following girls COM
pose the chorus: Grace Dana, Jane
Alexander, Winifred Green, Esther
Eliienhans, Elizabeth Moore, Antoin-
cite West, Ella Waldron, Florence
Davis, Mamie Zahner, Josephine Sub
lette, Juliette Brown, Ruth Foster, Jean
Rogers, Alice Lyman, Adelaide Seeds,
Marporie Montgomery, Lillian Guthrie,
Marguerite Nicholas Marguerite
Gohlke. Next week the Warren NJ.
Crosby Dry Goods Company will dec
crate a window in which a Poppy
Lady will be represented.
IF all the records of the worlds his
tory were destroyed, and only a
knowledge of the kind of clothes worn
in different ages, preserved, it would
not be impossible to trace the progress
of civilization intelligently." Thus says
Madame Savarie, of Paris, who lectur-
ed at the Grand theater Wednesday
afternoon Madame is a woman whose
opinions on dress are authoritative, and
she is far more devoted to the artistic
than to the merely fashionable. We
get into the way of thinking" she said,
tina everything Partisan in dress is
good. The fact is that the well dress
ed women of Paris are few compared
to the number in this country. The
French woman of refinement and good
taste is conservative, and the extreme
fashions that are Objectionable, and
that are regarded as representative
styles, are not worn by the gentle
women of that country. In regard to
the narrow skirts (not considering the
extreme cut, for that is absurd ana
women of taste do not wear them)
some grumpy old men object to them,
but nevertheless 1 hope that every
woman Will use her influence to pre-
vent the return of the full skirt con-
tanning yards of superfluous material,
for the tube skirt is the most practl-
cal. convenient, and altogether charm
ing fashion of the day.
Madame Savarie had with her four
models, all women of excellent figure
and pretty face. One of them
French girl, was particularly interest
ing by marked points of difference be-
tween her form and carriage ana those
of the other models. In walking she
placed one foot sQuarely in front OF
the other, and stood always with her
feet close together, making the desir-
a bile narrow base. The speaker in
sisted on the necessity of correct stand
ing as an aid to artistic gowning- The
Oriental influence was strong in the
garments she is showing this year, ow-
ing to an eastern TRIP. recently made
by Worth, of Paris. particularly
striking gown of the Venetian type,
was an accordion plated dress in two
pieces, with an overdress of black
yelling. hand embroidered in Persian
colors and design. The foundation was
bronze color and chung to the form by
reason of the plating. The evening
coats made in Paris were narrow
around the bottom and wide through
the shoulders, and instead of being fas-
tened, are held together at one side
this also being an adaptation of east
arn robes. White blouses, instead or
colors to match the suit, are being
worn this year with tailored garments
1T is generally considered" Madame
Savarie said, that stout women must
wear close fitting clothes. but on the
contrary, clothing that Grapes, rather
han outlines the figure is better, when
he figures is not good. Last season
he silhouette might be represented by
TWO straight parallel lines, but this
year it is better represented by marks
IF parentAesis-
If Worth. Crecoll Cabot, were shown
The French tailored suits are made |
With longer skirts than American Wo- |
men like. as French women are less |
lctive. and consider the long skirts |
more graceful. Then the French NO
men have a proverb, To be beautliEi I
me must suffer-" and American wo- I
men don't accept the saying. By the !
anne token that they reject long sr<1res' !
hey refuse to wear long sleeves I'm |
shed with ruffs that fall over the /
land, and it is so with all other fash
ons that prove inconvenient or I'M
The lecturer assured her
udience that proportion counts more
han inches in a good figure, and there
5 scarcely any woman who need be IN
espair about her shape if she is SUI
cientIv careful about her corseting,
er gowning, and her carriage
Miss Reita Updegraff viii entertain
he Friday Afternoon Bridge club at
er home northwest of town tomor-
ow.
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Adams were
uests of honor at an informal recep-
on wednesday night at the home OF
.ev. adams sister, Mrs. Robert Steele,
nd Mr. steele. About seventy-hVe
eopIe called during he evening. Mrs.
. II. Adams and Miss Mildred 1eeper
ang for the entertainment OF the
1eSts Rev Adams is related to a