The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-03

Mrs. c. H. Kouns was the guest Of
honor at a bridge party given this aft
ernoon by Mrs. A. w. Bronson. at her
home in Harrison street. Mrs. Kouns
has come to Topeka from the east as
the bride of Mr.. c. w. Kouns within
the year, and while she has been en-
tertained frequently at parties since
her arrival, the event today is the
first formal function in her honor.
Mrs. Bronson is regarded by her
friends as an unusually clever hostess
and her entertainments are both ire
quent and successful.
The decorations for the party were
in keeping with the approaching
Christmas season. Holly wreaths
were hung In the rooms. The parlor
was decorated with yellow chrysan-
themums, and in the living room were
poinsettas. Baskets of red roses and
red carnations stood in the dining
room. The Christmas colors were
used in the ices and cakes, and the
favors were little red bonbon baskets.
There were guests for eleven tables.
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Mrs. George Hayden will entertain
her bridge club Saturday at her home
in Quincy street.
The Duplicate Whist club was en-
tertained Tuesday by Mrs. Fred Free
man at the Country club. Substitutes
were Mrs. s. E. Barber and Mrs. Geo.
Parkhurst.
The next meeting of the club will
be held at the home Of Mrs. Harold
Chase.
All articles sold tonight at auction
regardless Of cost-Cathedral Bazaar.
ADV.
The amount Of gadding being done
by society this season has broken all
the records since the motor car
chased from vocabularies the verb ito
1oiter." and the tango turned the
waltz out to grass. The song. "An
Dressed Up and No Place to Co." is
losing popularity because 1t has no
semblance to reality. and the comedy
OF 1t is changed to tragedy because
the women have some half dozen
places to go at once and no time to
For Friday afternoon there will be
Mrs. George Hodges reception for
Mrs. w. E. Major, and as the invita-
tons are general to all of Mrs.
Hodges friends. practically all the So
ciety people will be interested in the
event. The same afternoon, the four
Metropolitan opera singers Of the
Radcliffe series will give their concert
at the Grand. At noon and in the
early afternoon the old settlers will
have a reunion. There are also some
bridge club meetings for that day,
and in the evening the Topeka FEEDER
alton OF Women have a guest meeting,
at which DR.. F. L. Loveland will lee
ture. Then the Helianthus club will
have a dance in the evening
Besides the club meetings for
Thursday. there is an cat home for
Mrs. S. B. Rohrer, given by Mrs.
Luther Burns and Mrs. Roy Bone, at
the Burns home; Mrs. H. o. Garvey
will entertain the Vignette club for
Miss Grace Page; Mrs. James Hayes
will have guests to q sewing party for
Miss Jean Horton.
The week ends with a tea at which
Mrs. H. A. Auerbach will be hostess.
Gaieties start bright and early next
week with a musicale-tea to be given
by the Matinee Music club Monday
afternoon.
The Alpha Delta men of washburn
college will give Christmas party
Friday night, Dec. IL, at their chapter
house, 1916 West Seventeenth street.
Among the alumni members who are
expected to attend the party are: Mr..
Irwin Clark Of Lawrence, Mr.. Neil
Rodgers of Oberlin, Ohio. and Mr.
John Shaw Of Kidder, Mo. The party
Mr.. Edwin Menninger.
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The regular meeting of the Music
Study club, which was to have been
held Thursday with Mrs. Ralph Cav,
will be omitted, in order that the MEM
beers may attend the State Music
Teachers convention, now in session.
The program for the club meeting
will be carried over until the next
meeting.
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All of the Washburn College classes
will have their pre-holidays parties
Friday night.
DR.. Sarah Kline and Miss Maude
Mary Kline will entertain at thimbles
Thursday afternoon at their home,
1O3 Western avenue, for Mrs. Edward
Patrick Of Boston. Mass.
The Ideal Bridge club had q bridge
luncheon Tuesday at the home Of Mrs.
C. d. Criswell. Mrs. w. o. Rigby and
Mrs. Albert Green played for absent
members.
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The College Alumnae club will hold
its regular December meeting Friday
afternoon. December IL, at the Y. w.
c. A. Before the meeting an informal
tea will be given for the college wo-
men of the city.
The women of the Sorosis club en-
tertained the Mothers club Tuesday
at the Provident association. DIR. Har-
riet Adams made an address, and a