The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-19

Some CT the card clubs will begin
playing early in October The first
meeting OF the Duplicate Whist cIub
will be held Friday, October 4. with
Mrs B. F. Akers. 1918 Fillmore street
MIS- Akers will also entertain the
II; = nlst club at its first meeting,
Thlch VIII be the third Monday N
Miss Elizabeth Mcclellan will leave
Er1oay Tor St Louis, No. to enter
Washington university. She will be a
student in the fine arts department
and VIII specialize in designing and
book binding. This is her second year
10 beginning her course there she at
tended the Topeka high school She
IS the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. 9
/ Mcclellan OF Potwin-
Mrs. Thomas Frost gave a party
TUESDAY afternoon for her little
daughter. Betty, who celebrated her
birthday anniversary on that day
Thirty-seven little people we're guests.
A rally for the classes of the Y W.
C A VIII be held Friday night at the
association rooms. A series OF pictures
representing the work of the differ
ent departments will be displayed. The
arrair VIII close with a grand process
sion OF the students and teachers /
me public is invited TO attend.
Miss Flora Gordan will have three
gymnasium classes this year Ms
George stone Will teach French. Mrs +
agnes Voegtel will have the German {
classes Miss Kathleen McNutt viii I
teach painting; Mrs. Marie Price 4
Wear, will be instructor in fooled 4
leather work; Miss Lydia BoImar viii 4
sr viii have charge of the dramatic !
classes. Miss Hazel BaruWeu will /
teach expression; Miss Hazelle Love I
land viii be in charge OF the chorus. /
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charge Of the story telling depart
menr.
Quilts. such as were fashionable
three generations ago. have come
back Some few lucky housewives
have kept those that were bequeathed
TO them by their mothers and grand
mothers. but the large majority IF
those who would keep up with the
times, have to buckle in and make
some new ones to look like the old
ones, or have some one do it for them.
A handsome piece OF quilting in point I
OF pattern and perfection of work
manship- was displayed at the state
fair and received the first prize. II {
was made in the old Rose" pattern
a design used a hundred years ago
and called the Wing Rose. The back
ground Is white and the rose genuine
patch work. is in two shades of pink
set in the midst of four pink buds on
green stems The work was all done
by hand by the women of the Fifth
Division OF the Baptist church. Il
was sold for a good big price, and
some day it will be possession that
money couldn't buy. because 1T has
been in the family so long. don't you
know" This return to the gentle art
of making quilts seems to indicate
that woman's pursuit after the high
er culture" and the greater good is
not quite SO frenzied as it has been
the past few decades. and future gen
erstfons won't have to haunt the sec .
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en- fortunes to buy heirlooms TO prove
and establish their ancient aristoc-
racy- !
The Girls Guild Of the First Meth
odist church will meet Friday after ;
noon at 3-30 O'Clock at the church :
All the members are urged to attend :
The question that worries every :
woman when she comes to buy her !
new fall dresses or make over her OLD :
)neS- Is where the waist line should
be- Nearly everyone likes the high
waist line. and il is comforting u
know that II may be retained this SEA- ,
son In evening gowns the Junction :
II the bodice and skirt may be any :
where within reasonable distance Cf :
he normal line. and some of the :
imartest gowns show a decided ten =
iency toward a short effect Wide
;irdles are exploited on many OF the :
lev models i
Miss Eliza beth Holiday entertained ;
Ter sewing club "Wednesday at Eer 7
home on East sixth avenue
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Miss Louise Allison gave an iufor- :,
nal party Wednesday night for Miss s
Bertha ROwIes, who Will go to New $
FORK the last of this week to enter a
he Y. W C. A. National Training
school I
il
A New York woman who has lately re-
urnad from Paris, has given out some a
Partisan beauty secrets She says that a