The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10


front and softly tied and appearing
to mold into the folds of the basque.
Sometimes these belts or girdleS are
apparently continuous, the closing be-
ing invisible. In the instance of the
basque above the belt has been lined
with a striped silk lin the tones of the
blouse material and this lining has
been turned uppermost on the over
tapping end. This same silk faces the
high collar and narrow revers. The
basque is of plain silk closed with
small jet buttons.
A series OF three parties. at which
Mrs. v. B. Kistler will be hostess next
week, include, an afternoon tea. ana
two afternoons at bridge.
The tea will be in honor of Mrs. Ed
win Kistler, who came to Topeka as
bride a few months ago. Before her
marriage, she was Miss Eileen Will
liams, of Wichita. and since coming to
Topeka, she has received good deal
of attention socially. but the party to
be given by her mother-in-law, Will
be her formal Introduction to Mrs. Kist-
ler's friends. Sharing honors with her.
will be Miss Josephine Perry who has
been away a good deal of the time for
the past few years. attending school.
She was graduated last spring from
in the east after the close of school
TO spend the summer with her people
at their summer home in Bernards-
town, Mass.
Those who will assist at the tea are
a few Of the young matrons and girls.
Mrs. James S. Hayes. Mrs. Robert
Pierce. Miss Eva Smith, Miss Isabel
Mills, Miss Marian Wea... Miss Marjorie
Rodgers. and Miss Frances Perry
The members of a committee of
Good Government women, appointed
by the president, Mrs J. D. McFar-
land, to attend the conference at the
Commercial club in the interests of
the Red Cross association. are: Mrs.
Frank Lindsay. Mrs. S. J. Hill, Mrs.
r. L. Cofran, Mrs. ]. v. Rowles, Mrs.
Lola Replogle. Mrs. b. B. Smythe, Mrs.
f. b. Wade. Mrs. George Epler and
Mrs. H. w. Foster.
A sewing party will be held Thurs
day afternoon at the home of DR.. Sar-
ali Kline and Miss Maude Mary Kline,
at which the garments will be finished
sewing parties.
The Child Conservation League will
have a meeting Tuesday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock in the POtwin Presbyterian
church. at the corner of Fifth avenue
and West street The program will be
as follows: Paper, The Moral Value of
Sex knowledge, learned in early cshild-
hood, by Mrs. Sieger; the Development
of Sex Truth through Nature Stories:
the Story of the Baby Poppy, by Mrs.
Schaefer; The Story of the Baby Bee.
by Mrs. F. E. Goodrich; The Story of
the Baby Frog, by Mrs. LuxtOn; The
Story of the Baby Fish, by Mrs. H. c.
Goodrich; the Story of the Baby Blue
Bird. by Mrs. Kirkpatrick; the Story of
the Baby Squirrel, by Mrs. F. E. Hale
All the members are urged to attend
the meeting.
The Washburn Girls Literary society
gave a tea Friday afternoon at the
Beta house in College avenue, for the
new girls at the school. The callers
! were received by the officers Of the
club. who are, Miss Corinne Ripley,
president; Miss Mona Thomas, vice.
president; Miss Frances Perry, secre--
tary; and Miss Isabel Savage, treasurer.
The girls who served in the dining room
were: Miss Maud McVey. Miss May
Tcmlinson, Miss Mary Balch, Miss Mar
jorie Lyle and Miss Miriam Ring. The
dining room was decorated in yellow
chrysanthemums and yellow dahlias,
and purple cosmos were used to deco
rate the receiving rooms. About a hum
dred people attended the party.
The w. G. and the w. B. literary So
cieties will have a party tonight. They
will go in line party to the Iris the
atre, ana return TO the cOife&e Tor pic
mic supper.
The literary societies will give mas
qCerade ball in the college gymnasium,
October IL
The schedule Of classes for the r
w. c. A. is as follows:
Monday: $40 p. m, advanced
gymnasium class; from $50 to 9:45
p. m, business course for girls be-
tween Is and FL years of age, with
recreation hour in the gymnasium; Z
p m, sewing. taught by Miss Maud
JerrOn; p. m, cooking, taught by
Miss Louise Raster: 8 p. M, English
| for foreigners. taught by Miss Loretta
Strickler.
Tuesday: $3.50 p. M. aesthetic
dancing; p. M, Bible. taught by Mrz.
c. F. Menninger: Z p. M, correct Eng
lish, taught by Miss Loretta Strickler:
p M. gymnasium fol. advanced be-
gfnners; p M, Bible. taught by Mtn1