The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07


the clothes ordinarily worn by poems.
! Miss Grace Dana will exhibit a doll
! with a wig made from her mothers
! abundant and beautiful hair, and Miss
Marian Dana has a thousand mile
teddy bear" doll, that is twenty years
old. The impression that the teddy
bear toy Is late invention is wrong.
Mrs George Eagle will display e.
doll about ninety years of age. 1t is
| wearing a red chiffon dress that is
| the only costume it has ever had. 1t
| belonged to Mrs. Eagles aunt before
| 1T came into her possession. Miss
Lois Lindsay has a doll the face of
which was painted by Mr.. George
Stone, and she will put that in the
| exhibit. Mrs. James will exhibit a
| musical doll, that is. one that sings
when it is wound up. Mrs. Otis AL
len has an old doll that will wear
dress which it wore at a dolls we'd
pies will show doll sent her from
| Hong-Kong. wearing a Chinese cos
tune. Miss Helen Brier will exhibit
an old doll that has been in the family
good many years:
Mrs. w. A. Morton was hostess at
a meeting of the Monday Whist club
| today, and those who played for alb
sent members were: Mrs. Isaiah Hale
Mrs. Charles Mitchell and Mrs. ]. c.
McClintOck.
| The Monday Bridge club was enter
tanned today by Mrs. H. A. Perry. The
substitutes were: Mrs. Harry Seery,
Mrs. w. E. Mcvey, Mrs. George
Mitchell, Mrs. H. B. Hogeboom and
Mrs. George Bowman.
The National Cloak, Suit Skirt and
Dressmakers association held a con-
vention in Toledo, Ohio, recently and
decided on the styles they would advo-
cate for 1915.
cut short with a chic appearance;
plaits. bands and yokes permissible
to lend variety. The flare of the skirt
makes necessary short suit Jackets in
various outlines the tendencies of
which are dip fronts, fullness below
the waist. belted effects and close set
buttons.
The coats will be medium and short
| effects, not to exceed knee length with
flare and ripp1- on the sides: small
| collars high wasted, belted and close
buttoned. with patch pockets.
Materials in favor will be
serges, poplins. coverts novelty
weaves. silks. gaberdines, voiles and
chuddahs. Favorite colors will be put
ty, sand, beige, and battleship grey,
| and the other colors to be used chief
ly will be Copenhagen or Labrador
and black. The association voted
funds for national bureau of public
ity in connection with its style bureau
This action follows the recommended
ton made by J. p. Gaviland of Chi
cago, retiring president. who urged
that the women of America be taught
the advantages of American made
styles and creations.
There will be just one exception to
the All-American dressed woman in
the coming spring and summer-that
will be fad for embroidered top
boots. which has been decreed in
Paris. Skirts will be six inches from
the ground.
AS usual clever woman has helped
herself to the best of masculine garb
for her own needs. She has taken
his new piccadilly raglan of Scotch
mixtures or English tweed and lifted
it bodily to her own fair shoulders.
There to do for storm coat, q motor
coat, hiking coat or travel coat of
much and varied service.
novel raincoat of Transparent rub
berized crepe de chine is the latest
chic covering to keep milady from the
wrathful elements. They come in
lyellows and are as durable as they APP
pear delicate. Perky little hats tc
match make up a moisture proof out
fit guaranteed to keep their lucky
sas.
You are sure to be spotted as ultra
smart if you are wearing a leopard
skin coat this winter. There seems tG
be something particularly fitting about
this feline fur that adapts itself t.
most types of femininity.
Certainly not. Geraldine, no catty
fnsfnuatfons are meant) There'i
something fascinating1y barbaric and
elemental about 1t that makes 1t es
ipecially alluring on a sinuous brunette
with glowing olive skin and scarle
lips and dusl<y eyes
Thus coated lovely woman has /
lon the leopard whose skin she d
sporting in AZ much - she can chang