The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-15

the gown material of gray, straps
shoulders, trims front of waist and
skirt and holds around the knees the
fullness which forms the upper por-
ton of skirt. touch of black vel
vet is introduced on bodice and skirt
Around the bottom OF the skirt is a
band of chinchilla. A black velvet hat
with shaded gray plume is worn with
this
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Miss Marian Walp, who is stu
dent at st. Mary's college, Rochester,
ILL., is home for a visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Walp. The Q. U.
l. Il. girls of the 1910 class of the high
day afternoon at the home of Miss
Grace Eldridge, on Harrison street.
She will return in about week to re-
sumo her school work.
Miss Lucille Elicit of Kansas City,
Miss Ruth Ewing of ElDorado and Miss
Laura Pendleton and Miss Helen Pen
dleton of Lawrence arrived this morn
ing to be guests of Miss Lenora Stubbs
and to attend party which Miss
errors house. The affair was quite
informal and was attended by about
forty guests. and the hours of the tea
were from four to six.
The Sigma Delta Psi girls will give
spread Saturday night at the Sorority
house.
The Good Government club held a
meeting Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. L. F. Sherman. The pro
gram consisted of Suffrage Notes. by
Mrs Emma Sells Marshall, and a paper
on -Alimony,'' by Mrs. Frank Lindsay
The annual election resulted in the
choice of the following officers: Mrs.
Lee Monroe, president; Mrs. Emma
AH.-ey
]. D. Mcfarland, second vice president;
Mrs. E. E. Roudebush, secretary; Mrs
Fred FarnsWorth, treasurer; Mrs.
Lucia o. Case. auditor. Fifty-two new
members were voted into the club, and
a campaign for a thousand members
will be begun at once. There will be
ward chairman appointed for each
ward.
A woman who attended a dinner
party one evening recently, wore
gown of heavy white lace made over
messaline 1t had one of those skinny
skirts which ruStleS a protest at every
step against walking as a duty, a ne
cessfty, or a sport. These skirts always
register a complaint when the owner
takes them out for exercise, but the
wise women have been able to silence
their objections and compel good ser
vice by weighing them down with
little bits of lead in the bottom. But
the skirt in question had not been thus
cowed into submission, and being little
peeved at having to serve as both dress
and petticoat for the costume, the skirt
began an upward climb on its work of
revenge. Creeping. creeping silently,
onward and upward it went. The even
ing wrap covering the gown flew open
and admitted several yards of cold air
which went straight through the lace
overdress and struck the wearer with a
sense of chill in the props of her
being" At the same time the woman's
escort noticed the air of agitation in
MS companions manner, and both he /
and she looked and discovered the |
cause at the same time The lace skirt |
was clinging with the caressing gesture |
20 fashionable for garments these days. |
-evealing more than it concealed Of two |
ong stretches of black stockings, top /
bed by a patch of white, and finished |
With a twisted roll of pink silk Then
n pity the charitable cloak tapped
Jack in place like the curtain drop on
he last act.
The Recreation club will be entertain
ID Tuesday, March 10. by Mrs F. G. Il
and Mrs. J. p. Kelly, at Mrs
Selly's home, 80 East Seventh street. L
Mrs. w. L. Trump will entertain the II
}. D. Whist club Monday afternoon at II
Ter home on Van Buren, street.
The alumnae girls of the Sigma Delta
With Miss Daisy Monroe
Miss Lenore Monroe and Miss Daisy
Monroe had two ia bles at bridge We'd |
lesday afternoon for Miss Julia Ash