The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-02

the second story of the, great mansion.
| Huge palms were placed everywhere
and the lower floor of the house was DIS
muck like the out of doors with gard
! witches fitting helter-skelter through
! the dim night as possible
| The fairyIike effect was enhanced by
/ the open windows looking from the re-
/ ception hall out into the hydrangea
/ court garden in the back Here my
riads of tiny parti-coIored electric
/ lights giistened from invisible wires
I that swung lightly in the night winds
THE Countess de San Esaben of the
! Spanish embassy was SNOWFALL, wear
! ing a wonderful costume of silver bro
cade, the bodice draped with tulle and
/ hundred snowballs hanging. A
novel effect was produced with frosted
I ivy orna mented with diamonds. She wore
a pannier skirt, many snowballS and
her slippers We're ornamented with ivy
and tiny snowballs-
Mrs Richard T. Wilson came as a
fruit vender. wearing a white satin
skirt decorated with hundreds of ap-
pies The head was decorated with a
hat made like cherries. From her
basket Mrs. Wilson presented n-r
friends with fruits.
Mrs James P. Kernocheen wore an
elaborate costumS representing the en-
press OF China.
Mrs Preston Satter White of New
York as Queen of Night wore in her
corsage thousands of dollars worth OF
diamonds fastened with silver invisible
chains
Mr. and RMS. Benjamin P. Williams
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Ferne Haun, to Mr.. Harold
Arthur Lepper. the wedding to take
place the latter part of this month.
Miss Josenhine weaver entertained a
few friends Thursday evening in COM
pIiment to Miss Blanche Houts and
Miss Grace Houts. of Hiawatha, who
have been visiting her. Miss Weaver
and the Misses Houts were schoolnates
last winter at EmpOria, where they
were students in the Kansas State
Normal school The guests at the
party were: Miss Blanch Houts, Miss
Grace Houts. Miss Florence Gritton,
Miss Vera Furman, Miss Mildred
Jones, Miss Elsie Hirchman, Mrs. Rus
sell StockIer Miss Inez Samulson,
Miss Portia PenweH, Miss Marie Car
yer. Miss Vennie Kirk, Miss Dorothy
Overmyer and Miss Letha White.
The West Side i :. g T. L. held
meeting Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs John Marshall, in Potwin. Tie
following officers were elected: Mrs.
Nina Pitcher, president; Mrs. Lucretia
Forbes, vice president; Mrs. Ida Whit
comb correspondent secretary; Mrs
Mabel Roudebush, recording secretary;
Mrs. Ida Marshall. treasurer. Vice
presidents representing different
churches. were chosen as follows: Mrs
Alice Wright, of the Baptist church;
Mrs Roudebush, of the Christian
church; Mrs Laura Strain, of the First
CONGREGATIONAL church; Mrs. Jeanette
Courtney, of the First NJ. E. church;
Mrs Emma Samuelson, of the Potwin
Presbyterian church, and Mrs. s. A.
Thompson, of the First Presbyterian
church. After the program there was
a social hour.
The ankle watch is the latest fad of
the smart set down east. Fifteen of
them were worn at a masquerade party
of the Judieth Country club, at Mar
ragensett Pier. The fashion seems TO
have been suggested by the wearing of
anklets affected by actresses.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. Harry Curtis arrived today from
rest of the summer with his parents.
Senator and Mrs. Charles Curtis Mr..
Curtis was a student in the University
of Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. John r. Mulvane ex-
pect to leave some time next week for
a summer vacation trip.
Miss Ona May Miller will sing the
offertory solo at the First Congrega-
tional church Sunday morning.
Mr.. Hal Whiting. who is visiting his
grandfather. Mr. A B. Whiting. will
leave Sunday to visit friends and rela-
tives in Colorado and California.
Mr.. E H. Crosby will leave Monday
for Estes Park, Col. to join Mrs. Crosby