The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23

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The flowers of the late summer and
autumn that show in their color the
stored sunshine of the seasons, were
used in the decorations this afternoon
at a yellow tea" given by Miss Ruth
| Wilson, complim entary to Miss Pauline
Hudson of the City of Mexico A bank
of golden glow, tied with yellow
tulle, formed the centerpiece of the
dining table from which the serving
was done, and bouquets of yellow
flowers were used in the library and
/ parlors. The hours were from to 6,
| and the guests were the girls of the
debutante set. The hostess was as
sisted by Miss Sophie Smithmeyer of
Lawrence, Miss Leona Curtis, Miss
Edith Updegraff, Miss Dorothy Bar
Der, Miss Mary Van Vechten, Miss
Edna Bear, Miss Lucille Mills, Miss
Elizabeth Mills and Miss Bess Thomp-
son. Two little girls, Bette Frost and
Miss Wilson's niece, Anna Furry of
Muskogee, Ok, presided at the punch
bowl in the library. In accordance
with the color scheme of the party,
Miss Wilson wore a frock of white
with yellow trimming.
Miss Hudson returned today at
noon from Kansas City, where she
spent a part of the week with her
grandmother, Mrs. j. K. Hudson.
The West Side Forestry club will
meet Thursday, August %. at the
Country club. Mrs. F. P. MacLen-
nan and Mrs. T. E. Dewey will be
read a paper on Birds of Song
She has a collection of stuffed birds
that she will take to the meeting,
showing some of the varieties with
which her paper will deal.
Mrs. J. N, Rhoades of Newton is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Radcliffe
and Miss Myrtle Radcliffe. She was
the guest Of honor at a thimble party
given for her this afternoon by Mrs.
Radcliffe and Miss Radcliffe, at their
home on Lane street. The guests
were: Mrs. Rhoades, Mrs Frank
Bradley, Mrs. w. w. Wikidal. Mrs. c.
F. Menninger, Mrs. F. A. Rooster,
Mrs. E. G. BrowneII, Mrs. George
Payne, Mrs Frank Grote, Mrs. A. A.
Hayes, Mrs. A. F. Daily, Mrs. c. L.
Wore. Mrs w. Metzdorf, Mrs. Oscar
Felix, Mrs. Charles Locknane, Mrs. E.
P. Jordan, Mrs. F. L. Benjamin, Mrs.
D. G.. Haggart, Mrs. w. w. Yates,
Mrs D. B. Griscoe. Mrs. Ed Grote,
Mrs. A. G. Kline, Mrs. F. R. Frost
Mrs. ]. NJ. Hill, Mrs F. L. Park, Miss
Lucille Grote, Miss Edith Grote, Miss
Ora Grisso and Miss Ruth Rulings.
A crowd of young people will have
steak roast tonight at Martins hill
for Miss Sophie Smithmeyer of Law
renee, VINO is IN TOpeka visiting Miss
Ruth Wilson.
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Mrs. Charles Wore gave a bridge
party Wednesday at her home, 1880 To-
peka avenue, in honor of Mrs. J. T.
Huntington, who formerly lived in To-
peka and is now on her way from Wis
consin, where she has lived the past
few years, to make her home in Cali
fornia, and for Mrs. Isaac Barth, of
Albuquerque. N. NJ. who is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Luther Coppock.
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Mrs. Isabel Macarthur gave a luncheon
Thursday for Miss Florence Putnam
and Miss Jennie Putnam of Worcester,
Mass. Miss Harriet Gibson of Marion
Ia, DR.. and Mrs. H. w. Putnam and
their son, Gibson, and Mrs. NJ. Wright.
The Misses Putnam are sisters of DR..
Putnam, and are guests at his home.
Miss Gibson is Mrs. Putnam's sister. !
and is also her guest.
Recently it was rumored that pow
dered coiffures were once more to be
the fashion of the day, and great ex-
citement was occaSicned when, in full |
fllment of this prophecy, two of the |
Ney Souers manikins appeared at the |
races with locks powdered snowy white. |
One wore a gown of mauve and pink /
chiffon draped in soft folds about the
feet. with touch of flower embroid
cry on the sleeves, the other a less