The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-13

|OONAx
gathering of fashionable women
enjoyed the first OF the social salons,
this morning at the Governors
House, the official residence affording
an ideal place for the revival Of the
ancient French institution. The host
Mrs.. George Pritchard. Mrs. Silas
Porter and Mrs. Belle Swan. assisted
by the debutante ushers, Miss Mamie
Zahner and Miss Ariel Nichols.
Quantities Of garden flowers and
bowls of lilies of the valley made the
rooms fragrant. A French touch was
added by the harp music. following
the custom of the old salons of Paris,
furnished by Miss Ona May Miller.
During the intermission. Mrs. Allen
Sells sang twice. spring song and
love song.
Mrs Hodges, who received the
guests upon their arrival. was gowned
in blue crepe. the gown being made
with draped skirt, and the bodice of
charmeuse with white ground scat
tered with violets, ana yelled with blue
chiffon. Mrs. Pitchard wore a simple
gown Of midnight blue Canton crepe
embroidered with a large convention
allied flower, and trimmed in coral
colored silk and white lace. Mrs. Por-
ter wore a checked blue taffeta with
wore a figured soft silk in Dresden
shades. Miss Nichols wore a change
able taffeta in blue and sunset pink.
with a bodice trimming of white lace.
Miss Zahner's gown was white crepe,
draped with flowered organdie in
shades of pink. and worn with q pink
sash.
Miss Harriet Bogardus. becomingly
gowned in suit of turquoise blue
broadcloth. with white shadow lace
h%AS IAr h. ~
themes with a delineation Of Social
Ethics" the study of what people
| ought to do socially.
Miss Bogardus is a woman of inter-
esting personality. She speaks with
much animation, and her address,
and learned, she manages to make in
teresting to a high degree. She has q
{, decided New England accent, and she
has the French way of talking with
her hands as well as her lips. She has
| made an exhaustive study of French
customs, language and history.
The highest culture, the perfection
! of art. Miss Bogardus defined as ma
ture in her highest moods. Thus.
good conversation, one OF the fine
arts. is the most cultivated as we'll as
| the most natural thing in the world.
She said in part: 1.-THE salons were
the vestibules Of modern culture. It
| is indeed difficult to imagine that a
society more polite, elegant and intel
| lectual than that of the eighteenth
| century should ever have existed. And
| as good conversation was the key. the
foundation stone. any analysis Of the
| salon and its gifted leaders must be-
| gin with an analysis of the art Of con-
versation." Miss Bogardus then traced
the formation Of society from mans
gregarious instinct, taking society in
the broader sense Of human relation
ship. She spoke Of the superiority Of
the art of conversation over other
fine arts. since 1t is used all through
life and by every one. and if it is not
an ornament, it is always a necessity.
! She devoted part two Of her dis
course to the founder of the salon in
| France. Nine. de Ramboui1let, and her
| famous salon bleu," lit with a thou
i sand tapers. She paid the remarkable
| woman this tribute: I'm corrupt
age, she made virtue fashionable for
titled the morals and refined the man
ners."
The audience gave Miss Bogardus
the sincere compliment Of close atten-
| ton. She is a convincing speaker and
charming In her informality. original
ity and her artistry"
The second of the morning salons
will be held at 1880 o'clock Thurs
/ day. at the governors house, and Fri
day afternoon the last salon Of the
! series will be given at the home of
Mrs. D. w. Mulvane in Van Buren,
street.
A popular bride Of this month, Miss
Margaret Garvey, will be the guest OF
honor at party Monday afternoon
at which Mrs. Frank Griggs will be
street. The affair will be an after
noon at bridge.
Miss Garvey and Mr.. John Ro-
madka of Milwaukee, Wis, will be
married Saturday afternoon May %
Mrs. G. c. Bowman entertained this
afternoon at cards for her sister, Miss
Seymour, who is spending the sum
mer with her.
Mrs. Bowman will give second
afternoon at cards for Miss Seymour
Thursday.
Mrs Frank Thompson gave lunch
con for half a dozen women today II
Of Providence, r. l., formerly Mis-.
Harriet Haskell of Lawrence. Tht
guests were a few friends who former
ly knew the guest Of honor.
Mrs Mcdonald. who is now visiting
at the Thompson home. will go to Mrs
Charles Gleed's home to visit hel
Thursday.
Miss Pearl Green of Ithaca, N. Y.
who attended the Theta installation il
4ORCAS1 l<ASt WCCAs tbIlQ was lnC 3 ucS
of Miss Helen Estey. has gone to Law
renee. and will be entertained at
reception Thursday afternoon givel
by the Kappa Alpha Thetas of tn
university. Thursday evening the so
rority will entertain the members o
K. U. faculty for Miss Green.
=
The Research club will meet Thurs
day afternoon instead of Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. jaime
Clarke, 1909 jackson street.
1 Because Of her excellent work il
English Miss Elizabeth Wilson
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Will
son. 1888 Polk street, has been award
ed a fellowship at Chicago university