The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27

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Mrs. d. L. McEachron gave q thimble
party this afternoon. complimentary to
Miss Norma McEachron and Miss Har-
rfet McEachron. who are her house
guests. Miss Norma McEachron IL on
her way from Iowa to California. and
is stopping to visit her uncle and aunt.
Dean and Mrs. McEachron- Miss Har-
riet McEachron. who il a student In
Oberlin college, 10 with her parents,
MI. and Mrs. Acker McEachron. of
Waterloo. Iowa. visiting at the d. L.
4cEachron home.
The guests this afternoon had an in
FORMAL musical program. which includ-
ed readings by Miss Lillian Stone who
IL studying, among other things, dra-
matte art in the Chicago university;
vocal music by Miss Carolyn Lovewell
ana Miss Helen Shaver and Miss Al
hson Shaver. violin music by Miss Har-
net McEachron. and piano numbers by
Miss Ethel Grant and other girls of
the company who play.
The guests included: The Misses Nc
Eachron, Miss Isabel Mills, Miss Eliza
beth Mills, Miss Ruth Bauer, Miss Helen
Estey. Miss Lillian Stone, Miss Dor
othy Gieed. Miss Rebecca welty, Miss
Alison Shaver. Miss Helen Shaver.
Miss Marian Walp, Miss Katherine
McCarter. Miss Jessie McCarter. Miss
Ethel Grant, Miss Ruth Kinxman.
Miss Hermione Van Laer, Miss Frances
wheeler. Miss Mary Helen shirer. Miss
Grace Gaines Miss Helen Shirk. Miss
margaret Vest. Miss Florence White.
Miss Olive White. Miss Carolyn Love
well. Miss Gladys Cav, Miss ruth
Raster, Miss Louise Raster. Miss Alice
dugxins, Miss Lucille Chandler.
. . .
Inc kellam Dance Han.
written by a mere man. but bearing
society editors O. ky
me keiIam dance han was opened
this week with a dance by some local
Club or othcr-it doesn't make much
Hinerence which-and the date dent
matter And the fact that a dance hall
was OPENED. or dedicated. don't make
"'uen dnIerence, either. But this hall
Is dinereit- So different, in fact. that
II Is entitled to a place In the list IT
1cteNa srectaltfes that people poir;
out To- trends and visitors with prii,
iiaces OF class in their particular, line
.rls kellarn hall is the finest ,ockIrx,
nnes- ''.I,ro.nted dancing hall i'll the
state and will rank with any hall Ut The
KIND IN most OF the cities Of h. wes
Itr tEat matter. There are p-cba nlv
RS o. da-cing halls or studios tor pa
viIi-ns. r whatever you call them. rat
a.. more ornate: have more eiIdiae- ard
ir"t"rrk ind brincie fringe al lie. .r,-
IL, rs and al that sort of tn; - P...
WIN u Genes to a mere matte. Of real
simple. 1S-carat class without the
trimmings Or varnish. this new hall he
Icngs to the major leagues. if it is 10
Gated in a Western League town.
The new hall was built to order. Abe
Steinberg. the orchestra man and
dance specialist, went to E. B. Kcllam
:; long time ago with the proposition
Z cave real dance hall on .he TOP
Etor OF LIS new building at Sixth and
Jackson These men figured for soE.c
t'ii,e - the deal and finally entered
into contract. Charles Steinberx and
Mrs Lizzie Hall also are interested in
the hall the hall was delivered to
sreinberg one night this week on
chest Of the violin has wandered with
in its wall and the feet on its polished
fiCcrS are never still.
A newspaper man wandered in there
the other night when the doorkeeper
wasn't looking and the floor MANAGE
was discussing Mendelssohn with the
head fiddler. The intruder got his
moneys worth. 1t was a pretty sight
and almost reconciled him to what he
hcs always regarded as the foolishness
ct dances.
The stairway up the hsu 3 marble.
II you T'easc. The lobby Is in ha-,l-
wood. has lots of room. Has two
dressing rooms to the north, kitchen
and dining room to the west and the
dancing floor to the south. A cute
little stairway leads ur to the orches-
ira FOX and there is a box on the sldc
fer few people to sit and view ire
dance from a vantage point.
This orchestra arrangement IN fne.
The musicians sit in balcony arrange
meEr UP above the dancers at tn, north
Snd Ct the big hall with an out-curve
railing to keep them there and they
give an air to the dance that ca mot be
gained elsewhere. Under the orches-
ira Is a. plate glass mirror that covers
a pane, half the width of the room.
And the dimensions of this dance room
are So by ~ feet Not an inch less
The floor is like silver. The walls
white as snow. The invisible lights
hang in urn chandeliers at intervals
from the ceiling in stately rows The
ceiling is white. too. and in panels
window hangings; no other splash of
color in the room except for girl in a
white dress who was wearing a red
sash.
After one has looked around a wh.Ic
the class of the place soaks in. There
has not been a single effort male To
decorate this hall or varnish it or aud
fancy work or gliding to give it = fic-
titious value to the eye or opinion. It's
builder depended on class alone for the
Ilsce it should have in the hna1 analy-
Fis. Spotless white walls. ceiling the