The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02

Miss Edna Bear, whose marriage to
Mr.. William Colvin will take place
June IL, was the guest Of honor at
an Informal thimble party at which
Afternoon. The company included:
Miss Bear. Mrs. Robert Shoemaker,
Miss Mildred Morton. Miss Helen
Crawford, Miss Beth Thompson, Miss
Helen Louise Crosby, Miss Mamie
Zahner. Miss Esther Clark. Miss Ariel
Nichols, Miss Mary Van Vechten.
Miss Elizabeth Mills and Miss Ruth
Wilson.
Mrs. w. T. Crosby entertained the
Fillmore Street Whist club today.
and Mrs. Paul Hudson and Miss Dolly
Curtis played for absent members.
day afternoon at the Country club for
the women Of the families of the
members. The program was fur
nished by a Troubadour Troupe. who
have been playing this season at
country clubs. The troupe is made
ano, fife. violin and horn, and they
are assisted by Miss Ruth Pancoast.
q reader. The music was of q lively,
popular character, and was well re-
ceived by the audience. Miss Pam
coast is a reader of a good deal OF
talent. She gave an Irish imperson,
alton, Admitted to the Bar" and
she read a story Of the Revolutionary
war She also sang one number.
sDreamland."
On account Of the threatening
weather, the company at the AFTER
noon party was not so large as was
expected, but a good many OF the
members went out for the dinner
dance in the evening.
A number Ct handsome gowns were
IN evidence at the party. Mrs. Har-
rison Morgan wore blue taneta suit
with ruffled skirt and blouse OF lace.
Mrs. Norman Wears costume was
changeable taffeta of blue and green.
with blouse Of deep cream lace and
wide girdle of the material OF the
skirt Her hat was small black
straw. Mrs. Arch Catlin wore white
embroidered gown with frills OF white
tulle at the neck and sleeves ana
was of tango colored silk. Mrs. H. A.
Auerbach wore lavender chiffon and
silk. trimmed with white lace and fig
ured silk. The girdle was OF silk In
Dresden colors. The hat was white
straw trimmed with wings in shades
of lavender and bronze. Miss Char
lotte West wore a gown of white swiss
edged with bands Of pink. The RUIZ
fles around the top Of the skirt were
edged with pink, and the girdle was
pink silk. Her hat was white with a
wreath Of pink roses around the
crown.
The Westlawnt Bridge club will
meet Wednesday with Mrs. L. w. Stan
lev at her home In West street.
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scientific Harvard student has
measured the hard work in modern
dances. He went to a dance and car
ried along two pedometers. one that
he attached to his leg when executing
the tango and the other when dancing
the hesitation.
In dancing the tango five times.
with encores he covered Az miles.
That makes an average Of over four
fifths Of a mile per dance. The hes
itation which was sandwiched In be-
tween the Maxixe and tango served as
a rest cure. for in four hesitation
waltzes the pedometer recorded only
q little more than a half mile, or one
eighth of a mile per dance. During
the evening which included about 20
dances, there are usually half that
number of tangoes, five or six hesita-
lions and the rest Maxixes. A dancing
couple therefore travels. roughly, over
IL miles during the evening.
In the course of a single Make
the masculine partner supports three