The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-09
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The first comfortably cool day in
months ushered in the new season of
social gayety; for the first gathering of
fashiona BILE folk since the summer set
in was the event of this afternoon,
when Mrs. G. A. Morse was hostess at
a large, formal tea, which is serving
also as her farewell to her many To-
peka friends. Mrs. Morse expects to
leave Topeka as soon as she can ar
range her affairs and will join Mr..
Morse in Chicago in a permanent home.
Mr.. Morse has been chief engineer of
the Santa Fe system, and the company
has transferred him to their Chicago
office. Mrs. Morse has entertained and
been entertained at many social func-
lions and has held a prominent place
in the local society world, which Will
make her going a matter of much re-
greet.
The Morse home, at 1921 Van Buren,
street. where the party is given, is pc
culiarly adapted to the successful en-
tertainment of large company of
friends, and it was more than usually
charming in its appointments today.
The piazza is one of the most invit-
ing places in town. 1t is wide and
roomy, with low-reaching roof and
wide, rough-stone foundation and pill
lars, which give it an air of seclusion,
and Mrs Morse has quantities of palms
and ferns around the ledge, and these
plants, with the vines, transform it
into bower, while houriShing bed
of geraniums at either side of the
broad steps, give it a homelike appear
ance. One end of the porch was en-
closed in a screen of dark green bur-
lap, and in the little recess it made
there were chairs and a dressing ta
BILE for the convenience of the guests.
The porch was fitted up with rockers
and rugs. and tables bearing vases of
flowers.
The drawing room, where the guests
were received is a large room, extend
ing the full width of the house, and is
finished in soft shades in the wall and
floor coverings. The mantel was
banked with ferns and palms and Mad
anne Taft roses. a flower of an exqui-
site new shade of pink. At the other
end of the room two tall brass vases
held big yellow chrysanthemums. The
piano also was banked with roses, and
a Cloisonne vase on a table was filled
with roses. In the den, where punch
was served, there were banks of ferns
and foliage and big feathery, purple
aSterS above the bookcases.
In the dining room a basket of Sun
burst roses. tied with tulle, formed the
centerpiece. The table was covered
with a spread of drawn work. Sun
burst roses also decorated the side
board, and the big chandelier over the
table was draped with smilax. over
the plate rail oak leaves and poppy
leaves were hung. and their tones har-
monized beautifully with the shades of
tan and brown in the wall decorations
Mrs. Morse and her house guest, Mrs
c. E. Denton. of Wichita received the
guests. Mrs. Morse, who is graceful
and charming hostess, was handsomely
gOwned in white brocade crepe meteor.
The gown was made with a train and
low neck. and trimmed with shadow
lace and CRYSTAL beads. She carried a
bouquet of American Beauty roses and
around her neck she wore a strand of
pearl beads
Mrs. Denton formerly lived in Topeka
and is the widow of the late Mr. c. E.
Denton, at one time secretary of state.
Her presence at the party today gave
her an opportunity to meet her Topeka
friends again. Her gown was a white
crepe meteor made with a tunic of
white lace.
There were many pretty gowns worn
today at this the first large party of
the season. Mrs. Abram Hammatt,
who was one of the assisting women,
wore wolfe gown of white and laven-
der, made with lavender trimming.
Mrs. w. A. Morton wore a striped silk
gown, in lavender, with lavender trim
ming, and many of the gowns of the
white summer material were in evil
dence
An orchestra. stationed on the second
floor, played during the hours of the
party.
The list of assisting friends includes:
Mrs. Abram Hammatt Mrs. w A
Morton. Mrs. H. w. Roby, Mrs. Ben
nett r. Wheeler. Mrs r. A. Burch,
Mrs. c. T. Trap and Mrs A. B. Quin-
ton. The girls who will serve punch
are Miss Dorothy Crane and Miss Gym
thia Monroe.
The wedding of Miss Leona Glenn
and Professor James Poole, took place
today at the brides home in Kansas
City. The affair was quite informal,
and there were no attendants. Miss
Lois Glenn, the brides sister. sang
before the ceremony. The guests will
be- relatives and some of the Wash
burn college friends of the bridal
couple. The bride has been teach
ing a few years in the piano depart
ment at Washburn, and Professor
Poole, in the botany department.
Among the Washburn people who
attended the wedding, some of them
stopping on their return from their
summer trips, are: Dean Horace
Whitehouse of the College of Music,
who has been spending the summer
Elma Marti of New Ulm, Mimi, Prof
Willoughby, who spent the summer
studying in Berlin, and Miss Helen
Phipps, who has. been at her home in
Chicago. Miss Ada Dykes of Lebanon
will also go to Kansas City for the
wedding.
E. w Howe, Mrs. Eugene Howe.
Miss Adelaide Howe, Miss Nellie Webb
and w T., Rell of AtcbiSOn arrival in