The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

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and are set into the armhole without
fullness. The heavy embroidery ap-
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and skirt have been slashed for g
distance and a small piece of the linen
inserted beneath while the edges OF
the opening are finished with row OF
linen buttons and their attendant but
ton-holes on the opposite side.
An interesting exhibit by the art
department of the high school was
held this week under the direction
of the art teacher, Miss Kathleen
McNutt, in the manual training
building.
The collection contained a group of
paintings by Merrill Gage. who was
| formerly a student in the department.
Later he studied in the Henri school
in New York, and last winter he was
| in California for the season, and
while there he painted some coast
pictures. The largest group in the
| exhibit shows a misty morning on the
| shore, the rose tint of early dawn is
| on the sky, and the mist is rising
| from the water. Then there are four
| small canvasses the first a scene later
in the morning, the second a picture
| of a cliff with the light reflected
| from the water. The third shows a
| cliff with the mountain pines, and
the fourth is a scene of the beach
and the surf. Mr.. Gage expects to
go on with his art work and will take
| up sculpturing.
| Some pictures of interiors were
/
| cially interesting one was the picture
| of a room done by Miss Thea Baker.
She was given the outline of a room
| and it's position in the house and
| told to draw in the furnishing and
| the wall and floor decoration. The
| result was a charming study in in
terror designing and coloring- There
| were also some good interior sketches
| by Miss Elizabeth Culver.
| The bookbinding branch of the de-
partment was particularly interesting.
| The exhibit showed some account
| books, kodak books, bound in fooled
| leather, and there was an old worn
| copy of Moore's poems rebound in
| leather by Maynard Walker, and the
| binding was so toned as to look old
| in harmony with the appearance of
| the pages.
! On the walls were number of char
| acter study heads, drawn from liv-
/ ing models.
] ture of poster work, and is doing
| some commercial advertising on a
small scale. In the exhibit are post
| ers which were used to advertise the
art exhibit, and some of the high
school plays. The work of Mr.. Paul
Cooper had a prominent place in the
collection. Abe Gordon, former art
| pupil, has done some excellent poster
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Miss Pauline Haynes had some
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worked out her designs at the high
school and did the decorating in a
| private studio. The pieces attracted
| great deal of notice.
A stenciled curtain for which Miss
Florence Peterson, a second term pu-
Pill. made the design, was attractive
and gives promise of considerable
talent.
The art department has grown in
numbers and importance in the past
few years and has given the initial
training to a number Of students who
expect to make art their life work.
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The Topeka Alumni chapter of Phi
Delta Theta, will give a dinner and
smoker Thursday night at the frat
| house, for the seniors of Washburn
college. who are members of the Kan
sas Beta chapter of Phi Delta Theta
The dinner for the seniors is an :Ln-
nual affair given by the alumni men.
The West Side Forestry club will
hold its annual picnic Thursday. May
%, at the home of Mrs. Harry Forbes
west of town. There will be a basket
dinner, and a wild flower hunt.
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Miss Nanon Herren gave a reading
of Prince Chap Friday evening at an
entertainment under the auspices of
the D. A. r. Miss Herren, since her
return from Boston, has been giving
readings in Topeka, and over the state, |
and her most important number, |
hitherto, has been Madame Butterfly. |
The entertainment last night was the |
first at which she has given the Prince |
Chap, piece of three acts, which, in |
many ways, proves even a better |
exponent of her talents than Madame |
Butterfly. The story concerns a poor |
artist who goes abroad to study, ami |
adopts the child of his model after her |
death. His sweetheart rejects him on |
account of the child and marries a rich /
sutton. The marriage turns out to be |
unfortunate. and after the death of the |
wealthy and cruel husband the widow i
tries to win back her former lover. |
who meantime has achieved fame and |
riches. The adopted daughter of the
artist has now grown to womanhood. |
and tho last scene shows the design ]