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The Irish standard., 1914-09-19
PROBATE NOTICE..
rider for IicnrinE Petition for Letters

Order Tor IicNrlDE Petition for Letters
Of Adnlinist RAJ lOn.
State OF Minnesota, County OF Hennc-
pin. In Probate Court.
In the Matter OF the Estate OF Henry
Erwin. Decedent.
On receiving and filing the petition
of Robert Erwin OF Hcnncpin County.
Minnesota. praying that Letters OF Adj
ministratiOn on said estate Issue to
him;
1t is ordered. That said petition be
heard and that all persons Interested in
said matter appear before this Court
on Monday, the 18th day of October.
1914, at 10 a. NJ, at the Probate Court
in the Court House at Minneapolis in
said County and then, or as soon there
after as said petition can be heard.
show cause, II any there be, why said
petition should not be granted.
And it is further ordered, That notice
of such hearing be given. by publish
ing this order once in each week for
three successive weeks. prior to said
day OF hearing, in the Irish Standard,
n newspaper printed and published in
said County, and by mailing Il copy Of
this order to all the hcirs-at-law Of
said decedent when their address is
known or can be ascertained by due
diligence, at least fourteen (14) days
before the date OF said hearing, unless
notice is waived.
Dated at Minneapolis this 10th day of
September, 1914.
By the Court:
JOHN A. DAHL.
Judge Of the Probate Court.
J. G. CALLAHAN, Attorney.
The Irish standard., 1914-09-19

Another stunning costume was
made with flaring lower skirt, as
we'll as the body of the jacket, of this
jetted material. The sleeves and
tunic were of velvet. The wide vel
vet collar had band of fitch around
it.
Cloth of gold and silver are also
used extensively. A wonderful gown
of black satin had a tunic of cloth
of gold and wide satin girdle, or
The Irish standard., 1914-09-19
PARIS FASHIONS IN SPITE OF
WAR
New Models Which Show Glittering
Jet, Paillettes and Rhinestones
Short Skirts and Wider


New York, Sept. 19.-The descent
of the stupendous war cloud which
has enveloped Europe was so swift
and all enveloping that everyone was
taken by surprise. Paris was full of
buyers from all the great American
retail and wholesale houses, complet-
ing their purchases for the winter
The order for them to leave within
four days or to be detained for an in
definite period was startling in the
extreme, especially as trunks would
not be transported. 1t was a case of
make or break with many of them
and it Immediately became a battle
of wits, for no one desired to leave
without their purchases, and inter-
esting stories are told of the tenacity
and ingenuity displayed.
The Irish standard., 1914-09-19
EARL KITCHENER

Earl Kitchener, who was recalled to
London az he was leaving England for
Egypt and appointed secretary Of state
for war.
The Irish standard., 1914-09-19

sash of black satin, swathed the
waist, the ends being tied in care
less bow at the back of the left hip,
in the midst of which nestled a bright
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construction Of the booths which Were
to be rented to .petits fabricantsf 81
Haf1o 70 enable them to dispose OF the
wares they and their families made
during the rest Of the year. The
booths are put up = week before
Christmas and remain until Z week az
ter New Years. And they do . very
good business.
AT 1880 we arrived at the church
or st. Sulpice, and were just In time to
get seats for tho mas which began
At midnight The building u . great
OLD stone church with . roof no high
you can scarcely zee 1t at night and
q stone flO0r-nOt . cosy place Tor
q winter evening. The music we heard
was worth waiting for. 1t began with
Dean Whifehouse say that the organ
was the finest church organ in Paris:
I know IT was lovelier that had
dreamed an organ could be. shall
be satisfied II the harps In Heaven
sound like 1t, and the choir OF st. Sui
ptce would not be out Of place there.
either. At midnight the choir began.
The Christian Midnight the hymn
that il always sung. and the time was
that Of our own hymn that was called
the Austrian hymn The music was
all we could hear Of the mass. When
the choir was not singing. the organ
went ON alone. We knew the priests
were singing the Christmas mass and
In front Of the high altar. was child
in a manger cradle. with . man and
woman kneeling beside the cradle.
and the cattle all around. Sometimes
they have the shepherds and the wise
men. and the figures are left for a
week after Christmas-
when we got home the odor of roast
goose greeted US. but before we could
have dinner, the children had to be
wakened and dressed and allowed to
see the Christmas tree which had been
set up in my room, and the things
Santa Claus had brought 1 had loads
of presents of my own, and among
them a box of candy ordered from q
was polished wood bound with BRASS
(The candy was not SO good as you
would find in such a box at home. The
Americans have a reputation Tor car
ing more for sweets than anyone else.)
Some of the things from Topeka were
like the things we see in the Paris
shops, SO Topeka Is not far behind
aftereall.
The Reveillon dinner had quite the
traditional menu Of the French, roast
goose, stuffed with chestnuts, salade
Russo. finished with cheese. and
went to bed. The next day went out
to dinner at the apartment of some
art students, an American girl and a
French girl. All the guests were
American. and SO was the dinner
turkey and mince pie There was one
man in the company. and he had TO
carve the turkey, a thing he had never
done before.
seWell, it was an odd Christmas. but
shall always remember 1t as a pleas
ant one.'
A pretty petticoat which may be
made Of crepe de chine or batiste is
shown here on the left Two lengths
of shadow lace edging are turned with
scalloped edge out on either side of a
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heavier lace headin~ through which
q satin ribbon is run and tied in a fiat
two-looped bow. The center corset
cover for wear under lace or chiffon
blouses was made Of shadow lace
band about the bust with a shirred
band Of net finished on either edge by
a narrow lace frill and decorated with
a garland Of chiffon roses. Through
this net band a satin ribbon was pass
ed and tied in bow at the front. The
shoulder straps are OF shadow lace IN
sertion. Another pretty cover OF fine
white batiste is banded with shadow
lace and hand embroidery with should
| er straps of lace.
The last Of a series Of four enter
tainments was given Friday night at
the Central Congregational church. I'M
der the auspices of the Woman's So
ciety and the intermediate Endeavor
society. The church was crowded, and
people were standing at the back of
the audience room. The program was
given under the direction of Horace
WhitehOuse, dean of the fine arts de-
partment of Washburn college. MI.
Whitehouse appeared first on the pro-
gram, giving two pipe organ numbers.
Prelude and Fugue in E major, by
Saint-Saens, and the Marche Nuptaile.
by Guilmant.
The che pei choir, composed of sew
groups of songs, including the Ave
Maria Cherubim song (Gretchaninon)
Glory to the Trinity. Presentation Of
Christ in the Temple, Angels Ever
Blessed, In Silent Might May Song, and
a Cherubim song by Tschaikowsky- The
piano solos were furnished by Mr.. W.
| D. Boughton. and included Etude in F
minor. by List. RhapsOdies in E fiat
minor, by Brahms, Am Underestimate.
I'by Kullak. and Tarantelle. by Mosz-
kowski. Miss Helen Hogeboom sang
two short numbers, 20 Sea, Dreadful
Sea-" by Delibes, and Marriage Of the
Roses" by Franck- A Tschailkowsky
number was played by Miss Gladys
Cav, violin, Miss Phebe Gaylord.
cello, and Mr.. Emery Hunt viola
The entertainments have been pop
ular and successful and will probably
be continued during another season.
They may be made a permanent feat
ure of the work Of the societies inter-
ested They have furnished q high
grade Of recreation for those who
have attended them. The concert last
night was one Of classic excellence and
educational value
The woman's legislative club viii
have a meeting in Topeka Wednesday.
January q, at the First Christian
(; church. The building VIII be open early
(. in the morning, and some member of
! the receiving committee viii be 1T the
/ church to welcome those who arrive
from out of town.
The Good Government club, which
will act as hostess to the visitors, will
have a meeting at 10 o'clock in the
morning. followed by luncheon, and at
l. in the afternoon the Legislative club
begins its session.
Letters have been received from
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meet next Monday with 1lrA ". n.
RICHTER. The program Win be:
Visit to the Brazilian Co6ey Coun-
try" Mrs. q. d. Colburn: An Of
South America" Ars. Byron Davis:
The Amazon and Its Tributaries =
Mrs. s. s. BeggD-
This drawing shows q smart coat
suit whose style il particularly appro-
pirate for a young girl Of any age from
is to 20. sericeable serge was chosen
for this suit and frightened attractive
ly by the use Of heavy embroidered
bands as epaulets, cuffs and for the
fiat stole-like end which hangs from
beneath the girdle at the front. The
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arrive next week 10 attend the WoO-
ans Kansas Day club meeting ana -
be the guest Of 11rs. CuEnellA Curry.
Mrs.. 81. +. Seeds has 9une TO A61nGDo
to visit her daughter. ArA Anna
Spixxy.
MrsL Ben Bear and llrs. Charles
Barnes are visiting lGra. \. 8. HcCIoo-
key OF Usage City.
I Mrs. John Thomas Price gnvo .
luncheon Friday In the new sun par1ue
In the newly completed addition To her
house. Her guests were: MF1. A. -.
Ellis. Mrs e. E Babcock, Mrn. J. D.
Clark, Mrs. Ernest Prout, Mr.. d. ~.
Crawford. Mrs.. Harry Smith and lGlso
Prout.
Mrs David Baker Of SIS F1llmoso
street. gave . linen shower In honor
Of her daughter. Ethel. whose mar
riage to Mr.. Lee Campbell viii take
place Jan. 10. The house was dec
GRATED with red and white flowers,
and q centerpiece ON the table w.
made OF red and white hearts and q
basket of flowers. Miss Baker was
dressed in pink satin trimmed with
beads and lace. 4iss Baker has lived
In Topeka all her life. and her friends
here will be interested in the news Of
her marriage. The wedding will be
quietly celebrated. With about ffty
guests. including relatives and clo6o
fr1enda.
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Miss Alice Grady. Miss Elizabeth Dyer,
Miss Matilda Wulke. Miss Gladys
Harmon. Miss Ruby Laing. Miss Eu-
genia Growther. Miss Mabel Cook.
REGARDS. Miss Ruth Field. Miss Emma
Crabb. Miss Irene Hinsley, Miss Lii
liam Moser, Miss Adelaide Seeds, Miss
Ruth Rooster, Miss Hazel Bruce, Miss
Hazel Lolly. Miss Grace Scrinopskie,
Miss Florence s01ll. Miss Kathleen Ro-
Clara Ekstrom. Miss Ruth Arthur.
Miss Elsie Logan, Miss Sue McC1el-
land, Miss Faith Hamaker, Miss Amy
Swendson, Miss Jessie Scutfon, Aisa
Mary Ward. Miss Isabel Wilson. Miss
Ethel McClelland and Miss King.
. .
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. W. L. Jennings Of Clay Center
win arrive next week to visit Mrs. A.
A. GODDARD. She will attend the Wom-
ans Kansas Day club meeting. and viii
be one OF the assisting women at Mrs.
g. H. Hodges reception Thursday eve
ming.
TDr. 8. G. Stewart has gone to Florida
to spend the rest Of the winter.
Mrs. L. NJ. Powell and her daughter.
Elizabeth. will leave soon for Virginia.
Miss Powell will enter Helen's college,
and Mrs. Powell will remain In the
south for q visit of few weeks
Beaunot club Friday evening at her
home in East Tenth avenue.
Miss Sarella Hearrick OF Kansas
City II visiting her relatives in Topeka
this weekend.
Mrs. Gray Of the State university and
Miss Edith Snow Of Lawrence were In
Topeka Friday to attend the concert
by the Flonzaley Quartet. at the Grand.
Miss Lulu rordyce is Ill at her home
in Taylor street.
Miss Hattie Tanner Of Lawrence will
come to Topeka next week to attend the
Woman's Kansas Day club meeting.
and will be the guest Of Mrs. T. F.
DOran.
Mr.. W. A. Wfllett left Friday for
Blackwell. Ok, called by the death Of
his father. Mr.. George A. Willett-
Mrs T. d. Humphreys Of 1901 Har-
rison street left Tuesday afternoon for
an extended visit to st. Louis and other
eastern points. She has been In poor
health since the death of her father
last October and has been ordered to
go away for a change. II she finds the
change beneficial she will not return to
Topeka until she has thoroughly recov-
cred her health.
Miss Mary Quigley of Colorado
Springs il visiting Mrs. D. H. Forbes
Miss Annabel Garvey, who attends
the Graduate school of the State uni
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Gar
vey.
Mrs. Clarence Hall OF Lawrence win
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collar was q white faille rolled away
from the throat and spread in sailor
width at the back increasing the breath
Of the youthful shoulders. The inden-
tation marking the waist-line was
scarcely noticeable. the broad loose Cir
die of self-tone silk increasing the
apparent size Of the waist and creating
a practically straight line from Shout
der to hem.
The West Side. Forestry club met
Thursday with Mrs George Huron. at
hostesses were Mrs. Huron, Mrs. J.
A. Kelley, Mrs. Ward Burlingame and
Mrs. Frank Montgomery. A paper on
The Homes OF Queen Victoria was
read by Mrs. NJ. A. Low. Miss Emily
Crow sang Boat Song by Harriet
Ware. and Il Love You Truly by
Carrie Jacobs Bond. Miss Leila Cald-
well played her accomplishments
Miss Nygren gave a piano solo, 'valse
Chromatique," by Benjamin Goddard.
Guests of the club were: Mrs. w. w.
Kitchell. Mrs. Hale. Mrs. Frank
Forbes, Miss Mary Quieley of Col
orado Springs, Miss Crow, Miss Cald-
well and Miss Nygren.
The Topeka Avenue club will meet
Friday with Mrs. w. C. McDonough,
~ AyACA StIcSIs ana Will De enter
tanned at bridge-luncheon.
. = .
The story Of the Partisan celebration
OF christmas is Interestingly told in a
letter recently received by Mrs. Harry
Iasker, from her sister, Miss Jean Ne
vile Campbell. who is now living in
faris. Miss Campbell is at present
making her home with an American
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Cowden, of Dem
Yer, Colorado. who are living at IL BIS
hue du Val-de-Grace, Paris. Miss
campbell was born and brought up in
topeka, graduated from Washburn
college, and took her NJ A. degree
from Kansas university in the depart-
ment OF Romance Languages. She
was assistant to Miss Bass, of Wash
Durn Tor two years. and last year had
the chair of Romance Languages at
historic Hiram college. Hiram. Ohio.
with which President Garfield was
long connected She went abroad in
June of last year and studied in the
University at Grenoble, and in the fall
she travelled in Switzerland and
france She is now attending lectures
at the Sorbonne in Paris
part of her letter follows: I'VE
had a real French Christmas. and that
means staying up all night about. In
fact, that's just the meaning OF the
French name for the celebration, Re-
veillon. The Cowdens have a French
girl who comes every afternoon to
teach the children-and to grown-ups
too.-to speak French. She stayed
with the children Christmas eve so the
rest of US could go to midnight mass
and prepared Reveillon dinner for
U.s. About nine O'Clock we Jared forth
and walked long way on the Grande
Boulevards, took a tram along the
Boulevard st. Michel. across the Island
and along the Boulevard de Sebasta-
pol, and then walked to the Opera
All the boulevards were thronged
with people and lined with little
booths. A Partisan named Colet had
made fortune in the manufacture of
these booths, where trinkets and toys
are sold. When Colet died he left q
large fund to the city to use in the
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The above rrcdueo. Of taken
81 to the family a hne
No
to b gsound.
Of
lev Dianon
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New York. Jan. 24.-Surroeate
Fowler has signed an order fixing the
tax that the various legatees under
the win OF John. Jacob Aston must
pay the state. Tho principal Lena
tees and the taxes to DO paid un0or
the new ruling. follow: Nadeliuo
on $s.67s.777. Ava Alice Muriel A.
tor. $177,670 tax ON @4.S51.7sS; VIII
liam Vincent Aston. $1,743,307 On
$6S.955.190; John Jacob Astor, $780,.
2O6 on S2,917072.
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wish to express my heartfelt erax-
itude to all our friends for aanisennee
and sympathy and the beautiful Aow-
ers sent at the time OF my recent h.
reavement through the death of nv
husband. MRS. J. =. HAYDEN.
(Adverttsenent.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-24

Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Busey ANNOUNCES
the engagement of their daughter. Jes-
sica Marie, to Mr.. Frank E. Wells: the
wedding to take place Wednesday ev-
ening, January Is. at 1543 Fillmore
street, where the bridal couple will
make their home.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-03
Peary Reception

Mrs. Robert Z. Peary. wife OF Rear
4 Admiral Peary, U. s. N, was hostess
| yesterday afternoon at one of the most
| charming receptions ever given in Wash
/ ington, when she presented their daugh-
ter, Miss Marie Ahnighito Peary, to their
many Washington friends.
| Their home in Belmont road was
thronged with distinguished residents of
the National Capital, Cabinet officers and
| their wives, and prominent army and
l navy officers. The floral decorations in
| the rooms were wonderful Two huge
panels, one entirely formed of American
| Beauty roses, and the other OF pink roses.
| stood near where the hostess and her
daughter received, and arranged through
| out the rooms were palms, ferns. and at
| least go beautiful bouquets sent the in
\ teresting young debutante.
over the mantel in the drawing-room
was draped the flag which Mrs. Peary
made for her husband over sixteen years
ago, and which he carried with him or
| his different expeditions to the frozen
north. 1t bears many scars. for the ad-
\ miral removed pieces from 1t to mark
each "farthest north" point reached in
his different dashes for the pole. He tore
| 4 diagonal strip from its folds and left
It flying proudly at the pole. The missing
pieces are filed in with white, and pic
turesque Old Glory shared attention with
the heroine Of the hour. Other interest
! ing trophies of Admiral Peary's famous
trips to the north were scattered through
out the rooms and excited much interest.
Mrs. Peary wore a handsome gown OF
dark peacock blue velvet trimmed with
point lace. Miss Peary wore a charming
gown OF white brocaded chiffon and car
ried an armful of pink roses.
Miss Peary, known throughout this
country and Europe as the SNOW baby
besides other attractions. has the unique
distinction of being born in a place which
bears no name. She declares that event
took place at - deg. and a min. north"
She has made six trips to the Far North.
Mrs. Gilbert II. Grosvenor assisted Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Peary in welcoming
their guests, and the handsomely ap-
pointed tea table was presided over by
Mrs. Ralph =. Barnard, Mrs. Alexander
Fl. Semmes. Mrs. Alexander p. Stewart,
and Mrs. Emil Diebtsch. Of New York,
aunt of the debutante.
Others assisting were Miss Lila Kahle
and Miss Helen Kahle, Of New York,
house guests of Miss Peary, and Miss
Emily Stewart. Miss Jean Holmes, Miss
Doris Drain. Miss Dorothy Campbell. Miss
Esther Whiting, Miss Zenaida Merriam.
and Miss DoI othy Trout.
Among the guests were the Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Josephus Daniels,
the Paymaster of the Navy and Mrs.
Co~ie, Mrs. James Pinchot, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Graham Bell, the Speaker and
Mrs. Champ Clark, Miss Genevieve Clark,
Col. and Mrs. George Harvey, Pay Direc-
tor and Mrs. Lawrence Heap, Com
modore and Mrs. MacFarland, DIR. Acker,
Miss Madeleine Edison, Miss Dorothy
Harvey, Miss Imogene Thomson, Miss
Alice Wilkes Preston.
DIR. and Mrs. Frank B. Kirby and
daughter. of Chicago. are stopping at the
Hotel PowhG tan.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-03
Mrs. Gibson's Tea

Mrs. Richardson Gibson was hostess
at an informal tea for young people yes
terdsy afternoon, from 4 until o'clock.
at her residence in Corcoran street, for
her young daughter. Miss Mary Duncan
Gibson, who will be a debutante about
three years hence.
Christmas greens and red roses formed
the decorations for the occasion.
Among the guests were Misses NaoE
and their house guest. Miss Mary Pres
ten, of Baltimore; Miss Jeanette Heron,
Miss Minnie Blair. Miss Anna Montgom-
cry, Miss Theresa James, Miss Dorothy
Smith, Miss Margaret Crosson, Miss
Beatrice Mallon. the Misses Morales.
Miss Mana Hamilton. Miss McCallum.
the Misses Switzerland. Warwick, and
Aterbridge Montgomery, James Heron,
Montgomery Blair. jr., Bacon James.
Worth Bagley Daniels, Roderick Mallon,
John Morales, and Robert Smith.
Miss Genevieve Clark and her house
guests, Miss Dorothy Harvey, of New
York: Miss Alice Preston, of Baltimore;
Miss Helen Cox, of Ohio: Miss Edison.
of New York. and Miss Imogene
Thompson, of West Virginia, were the
guests of honor Of Miss Agra Bennett
of West Virginia, at a large the dan
SAINT at the Willard yesterday after
noon.
Quantities of pink roses and ferns
formed the decorations. with corsage
bouquets for the guests, who numbered
The Washington herald., 1914-01-03
Van Orsdels Return

Justice and Mrs. Van Orsdel have re-
turned from Beatrice. Nebr., where they
were called by the death OF Mrs. Van
orsdeIs mother, which occurred Decem-
Der 10. They were accompanied home
by Mrs. VaD~ Orsders father. Mr.. Bar
mum. who will spend the winter with
them.
Mrs. lie Roy Con will be at home in
formally at 2SO3 California street Fridays
in January.
Mrs. Wickliffe Rose and Miss Rose will
be at home this afternoon from ) until
o'clock.
Master william II. Vanderbilt, accom-
panied by his governess. Miss North, has
arrived at the Shoreham from Newport
and viii be Joined today by his mother.
Mrs. French Vanderbilt.
The College Women's Club Of Washing
ton will begin its series of Monday aft
ernoon teas January s. These teas are
held each year during the months ~
January. February. and March. for the
purpose of bringing the members together
in an informal way. They will be held
this year, as they have been before. in
members gathering at o'clock for an
informal hour before the program begins
The club is divided into sections,
geographically, for social purposes. and
each Of these sections is in charge OF one
The Washington herald., 1914-01-03
PLANS TO ENTERTAIN
WOMEN DEMOCRATS
Mrs. Taylor Wants Wives of Congress
men to Be Hosts to National
League Delegates.

Mrs. Edward T. Taylo-, wife of Repre-
sentative Taylor, of Colorado, is planning
20 have the wives of various members of
Congress entertain the women from theiI
States. who come to Washington as dele
gates to the convention of the Women S
National Democratic League on Janu-
AIRY I.
The convention will be held at the New
Willard Ho,el and delegates from every
part of the country viii! attend. Several
hundreds re expected. These delegates.
for the most part. are women of State
and nationa! prominence. and their COM
ing IS expected to stimulate Washington