The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18

fon roses. These same little flowers
combined with green silk cord are
used as frogs across the front and
catch up the sleeves. The skirt por-
The girdle Of pink satin ribbon il
looped in a bow at the front.
The Music Study club had meet
ing Thursday at which an interesting
Brahms program was given. The num-
bers were:
Symphony in D. Major -four hands)
Miss Elsie Chapman and Mis- Ethel
Grant.
F. Minor Sonata-Mrs. Tasker.e
Adagio Op. 119 No. 1; Intermezzo OPP.
1893 No. 2: Intermezzo Op. 119 No. B
Miss Chapman.
Group Of Russian Songs: When I
See Those Little Feet Of Thine (Ruben-
stein); Not Angels (Rubenstein); May
Heart All Beauty Takes From Thee
(Rubenstein); The Song Of the Bark
Forest (Borodine); Heavenly CLOUDS
(DarganrjskD-Mrs. B. B. smythe.
Barcarolle (Grodski)-Mrs. Tasker.
The next meeting will be a picnic
held in May at the home Of Miss Ethel
Grant. and a program will be given
The second annual spring party OF
the Spalding Reading circle will be
given Tuesday night in Kellam hail
The proceeds Of the party will be used
for charity. ~.
Miss Helen Davis. of Kansas City.
who is visiting Miss Alice Hughes,
was the guest Of honor at a tea given
Friday afternoon by Miss Hughes. A
good many invitations were issued.
and the company included many OF
the girls and a number OF the young
matrons who are prominent In So
'cial way. The party was one OF the
occasions that brings to ones atten-
ton the number Of pretty and well
can boast of.
The affair yesterday was pleasant
for a number of reasons, one OF them
being the charm and "hominess" OF
the Hughes place which Is one OF the
old houses Of the town that has not
suffered from the zeal OF remodelers
and renovators who change their
dwellings as they do their clothes,
with every passing architectural
fancy. The rooms were prettily dec
grated for the party. with vases of
jonquils in the living room, lilies and
spring blossoms in the parlor. On
the dining table, a Marie AntOinette
basket filed with apple blossoms and
tied with tulle. stood in the center OF
the table, and peach and apple BIOS
SONS stood on the buffet.
The guests were admitted by two
little girls, Mary Elizabeth Stitt and
Virginia Grace Alspaugh. who often
extended their welcome so far as to
meet the callers at the gate and es-
cort them upstairs. The children
wore white frocks with wide ribbon
sashes.
Miss Hughes and Miss Davis stood
in the parlor to greet the guests. Miss
Hughes was gowned in white crepe
with bodice and tunic of shadow lace
of MISS
Davis wore blue crepe meteor with
trimming and drapery of white lace
and corsage bouquet of violets.
Miss Davis is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. d. Davis, who formerly
lived in Topeka. Their home was in
Potwin and they were prominent IN
social way. Some eight or nine years
ago they went to Kansas City to live
Miss Davis is an attractive young
woman and accomplished. She has
musical ability, sings well. and Is q
skilled pianist.
The hostess Of yesterday is
charming girl of the younger set. be-
ing still a college girl. She attended
the Emma Willard seminary, fash
,, ionable school of New York, and this
year she is a student in Washburn
College, and a sorority girl.
The assisting girls who helped In
the dining room were: Juliet Hughes
Gladys Scott, all of whom wore white
dresses with pink sashes and bows
Miss Alice Larimer poured coffee and
| Mrs. Warrick Updegraff sat at the
! table and served ices. Mrs. Upde-
graft wore green taffata with bodice
| OF shadow lace. Miss Larimer wal
gowned in pale blue charmeuse drap-
| ed with shadow lace.
Other assisting friends were: Mis-:
Antoinette West. Miss Polly Mowers
Miss Gertrude Gray. Miss Anita Weis.
kirch. Miss Winifred Burch, Miss JUL
cite Brown, Miss Ruth Wood, Mis-.
Jean Lindsay, Miss Joy Paxton, Mis-.
| Gladys Scott, Miss Elizabeth Moore
Miss Miriam Foster.
| Miss Weiskirch wore a white gowr
| embroidered in colors. and trimmed
with lace. The girdle was pink satin
Miss Ruth Wood wore a light blus
crepe meteor with an overdress o.
/ shadow lace. Miss Jean Lindsay wa.
gowned in pink crepe de chine will
! trimming of white lace. Miss Char
lotte Vests gown was white chiffon
Ornamented with pink flowers mad,
over rose colored satin. Miss Foster