The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20

Dates for some of the spring
! dances have been set, and the young
people who think they have passed a.
dull winter, are quite eager for the re-
newal of the gayeties that preceded
the days of deep snow and cold
houses and halls. A dance Thursday
night at Steinberg's and the Phi Delta
Theta dinner dance Tuesday night
/ March 26, will be the large dances be-
! fore Easter, and after Easter there is
| the Varsity dance for April Is The
February 81, win be given soon after
Easter, and the Assembly club will al
| so have an after-Easter ball. The
! Tivoli club is planning a dance to be
given soon.
The never-failing interest that wo-
men take in good clothes and late
styles, can be relied upon to lead them
in flocks, and droves, companies, bat
talions and brigades, to any place
where handsome garments are to be
seen. A fashion lecturer at the Grand
theater, has twice packed the mouse
with as intent audience as ever
watched high tragedy or screaming
| comedy enacted on that same stage.
1t costs nothing to look, and next
to actual buying, window shopping is
a supreme pleasure to women OF rash-
ion.z Berkson's store had their annual
opening Tuesday afternoon, and the
store itself, the entrance. and the side
walk out in front were pretty Wen
packed most OF the dIlSTAOOA. ~
of handsome gowns and spring wraps |
we're on display in the salesroom, the |
fitting rooms, and in the windows An
orchestra stationed in the office al the
rear of the store, played throughout
the afternoon, and callers were gwen |
favors of carnations and spring bios |
sons Miss Leroy of the Majestic |
theater, acted as model for the display |
of some of the new gowns and cloa AXIS; |
It seems that Norfolk Jackets will |
continue to be worn this year, and |
number of the long clOaks showed |
com bination of bright cOlors with
white or light tan One OF the white
serge cloaks was made with cerise |
collar and lapels. and another had a |
trimming of green velvet and small
buttons. A number of the gowns OF
heavy. elaborate embroidery will be a
good deal used.
The Ceramic Art club will be enter [
tanned Friday afternoon by Mrs. J. q.
Doncyson and Mrs. J. K. Jones. at the
home of Mrs. Doncyson, 728 Topeka
avenue. There will be an election of
officers.
The Art club met Monday after
noon with Mrs. Guilford Dudley.
The Elwell Bridge club was enter !
tanned at luncheon Tuesday by Mrs. |
Harvey Powell at the Virginia. Be
were three guests.
DIR. Helen Brewster Owen of Ithaca, |
n Y spent Tuesday in Topeka. She |
went to Manhattan today to attend a
luncheon to be given by the Riley |
County Suffrage league. Mrs. w. r.
Stubbs, Mrs. w. A. Johnston and Miss
Helen Eacher, went from Topeka to |
Manhattan. and will be among the !
guests of honor at the luncheon.
The Golden Rule club will give a
charity tea Friday afternoon. March |
%, at the home of Mrs. S. s. Rice. 423
TAYLOR street. The hostesses will be: !
Mrs. Frank Hughes, Mrs. A: Beine' !
Mrs. W. NJ. Archer, Mrs Q. E. Hunt |
Mrs. G.. f. Sheard. Mrs. W. E. Week I
ley A program will be given as fol- |
lows: Piano solo, Miss Elwina Pugh; |
vocal solo. Miss Frances Walsh: trio, |
Miss Maize Weekley. Miss Lola Curry |
and Miss Arie Weekley: reading. Miss !
Nanon Herren: vocal solo. Mrs. Frank |
Thomas; duet. Miss Alice Rice and
Miss Edna Anton; reading, Miss Ona
May Miller. All friends of the club |
are invited.
The daughter of a Topeka man who |
had planned a southern trip for ms
family, asked to be allowed to remain |
al home because her fiance lives mere, |
and she likes his company better than |
any stupid railway journey and loahng |
about health resort with lot OF |
invalids. But the family insisted that |
she go with them. and in giving re- |
luctant consent she said: Let us be |
off then. so 1 can begin serving my |
term at once" Her sentence is an IN |
deetrminate one. and she has now
served only a few days. but a lonely |
young man about town has donned |
black suit in token of his bereave-
ment and is watching for the fair |
weather flag that may mean the re.
lease and return of the Gagged bird"
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Miss Myra Smith of Highland Park |
will give u farewell party Tuesday |
evening, March &c, in honor OF MISS
Atlanta Ritter who will leave soon to
make her home in Artesia, n. M. The |
Ritter family will go to New Mexico |
to join Mr.. Ritter, who has been IN |
Artesia for some time on account OF |
his health, which is improving in that
climate.
The wedding of Mrs. Nellie Martin |
and Mr.. Edwin F'lad took place Mon |
day evening, the ceremony being per
formed by DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon. |
They will have apartments on West |
Sixth avenue for the present, and later |
number of years has conducted a sew
ing school and dressmaking establish |
ment on West Sixth avenue, and her |
wide acquaintance among the Topeka |
women makes the event of her mar |
riage an affair of good deal of in
terest. Mr.. Flad is a druggist.
The Mysotis club will meet Thursday |
afternoon with Mrs. M. F. Rigby, 71e |
Harrison street.
The Thursday study club will meet |
Thursday afternoon with Miss Lovelia |
Hilty. 1926 Topeka avenue.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Helen Estey, who is teaching in |
the Emporia College. has returned to
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