The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-21

ing of the travellers. The ices carried
ont the color scheme, and the cakes
were in the form Of hearts ana oosteo
with red candy beads.
Those who sat around the table were:
Miss Ouinton. Miss Kepley, Mrs. FREQ
Davis. Mrs. Russell Frost, Mrs. Frank
Griggs, Miss Hazel Howe. Miss aaxei
Nelson, Miss Margaret Garvey. MISS
Grace Koontz. Miss Hazel Risteen'
MISS Mary Graham and Miss Pnil heeo.
Ms. Jonathan Thomas and her niece.
Miss Carolyn Thomas, entertained at q
tea Thursday afternoon at their home'
SIS Harrison street, between the hours
Of 3 and 6, and after the reception the
hostesses gave a dim party for the
assisting women. who were Mrs. VIII
liam Walker Of South Bethlehem, Pa.
who is visiting Mrs. Guilford Dudley
Miss Carrie Crosby of Minneapons,
Num-. who il the guest OF Mrs. "A. =.
Hammatt, Mrs. Wilbur CLANCY OF Lew
istown, Ida, who il visiting her sister,
Mrs. Irene B. Russell. Mrs. Charles
Brooks Thomas, Mrs. A. A. Robinson,
Mrs. NJ C. Hammatt. Mrs. T. D. Ham
matt. Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Dudley, Mrs.
F. r. Millspaugh, Mrs. E. 8. Quinton.
Mrs. L. B. Kendall. Mrs. 8. 8. Estey'
Mrs. p. g. Noel. Mrs T. F. Carver. Mrs.
yer, Mrs. ]. C. Gafford, Mrs. J. r. Shell
ton. Mrs. Herbert Armstrong. Mrs.
Belcher. Mrs. A. L. johnson. Miss Lucy
Kingman. Miss Murphy. Miss Mary
Thompson and Miss Haywood.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Thomas and her niece. Mrs. Thomas
gown was a handsome black lace. with
q foundation of black charmeuse, worn
with pearls. Miss Thomas wore white
crepe. meteor. figured with flowers in
natural colors, with white ostrich trim
ming.
The decorations for the party were
distinctive and beautiful. In the re-
ceiving room, which is finished in pale
pink and cream, with green hangings.
the decorations were pink and lavender
Over a long mirror was a wreath OF
lavender orchids and from the top OF
the wreath were hung garlands of pale
pink Killarney roses, and maidenhair
fern, festooned above the windows on
each side of the mirror. and reaching
don the side Of the easements. A
handsome decoration in the library con-
sisted Of ferns banking the mantel and
orange colored pom-poms. The dining
room was trimmed in maidenhair fern
and beautiful centerpiece on the table
was formed by cluster of five vases
each containing a bouquet Of white
roses and the rare yellow orchids which
are new in decorations and in high
favor in the east. Ferns were banked
on the top of the sideboard, and or
the mantel were ferns and small vel
low chrysanthemums with red oal
leaves Bouquets OF pink roses were
used to decorate the rooms upstairs.
Mrs. M. c. Hammatt and Mrs. E, 8
Quinton sat at the table in the dining
room and did the pouring. Mrs. Ham
matt was gowned in violet crep,
meteor and Duchesse lace. Mrs. Quin
tons gown was pink crepe with a drap
cry of baby Irish lace Mrs. William
Walker wore old blue charmeuse Will
a drapery of white silver embroidered
net. and her bouquet was a corsage O.
pink roses and violets. Miss Crosby
wore pink crepe meteor trimmed will
white shadow lace. Mrs. Clancy wor,
rose crepe de chine. with a bodice O
shadow lace. and the trimming o1
waist and tunfc Of gray fur. Mrs. Rus
sells gown was black lace over blu
charmeuse.
Mrs. L. H. Mum wore a beautiful
gown of blue and taupe brocade, will
lace bodice, and at the back Of thu
gown between the shoulders was golt
embroidered butterfly. Mrs. w. T
Crosby had a handsome toilette O
taupe and old blue crepe meteor, witt
a trimming of fur on the sleeves AM
bodice. Her hat was old blue ant
taupe to match the gown. Mrs. Charlie
Brooks Thomas wore a pearl brocade:
crepe meteor, with brocaded velvet il
self tone on the bodice. The costum,
was made on simple lines and was ex
tremely striking. Mrs. Norman Wea
wore modish tailored suit of blacl
reppe cloth.
The Monday Whist club will NEE
Monday of next week with Mrs. ]. u
M. Hamilton.
The Fillmore Street Whist club me
this afternoon with Mrs. Norman
Wear at her home in Topeka avenue
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