The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-30

presented to Miss Garvey and the guest
OF honor. Mrs. Carney wore gown of
violet net. Miss Garvey wore white
| charmeuse with drapery Of net, edged
with white fur and finished with pearl
trimming. Miss Garvey is at the head
of the English department in the Law
rencS high school. a position to which
she was elected after taking her NJ. A..
degree at the state university the year
following her graduation from Welles-
ley college.
Miss Paul wore 4 pale pink char
| meuse draped with silver embroidered
chiffon and lace.
The Garvey house was in holiday
dress with the trimmings Of red and
green that mark the Christmas season.
The serving was done in the dining
room. where red ribbon. intertwined
with holly, crossed the table. Candel-
abra, set with red candles, stood in the
center Of the table. banked with holly.
Mrs. Speed Hughes and Mrs. DeWitte
c. Nellis sat at the table by turns and
poured tea. +as- ttt
During the afternoon little Georgia
Hodges. the daughter of Governor and
Mrs. Hodges, danced the "Glow Worm
for the entertainment of the guests. and
responded to an encore. Little Miss
Hodges composes some of her own
dances, interpreting some pieces of
music in her own way.
The assisting people included num-
Der OF young women who are home from
school. for the holidays, and some Wis
| itors. Miss Ethel Dobbins. Of indiana
polls, Indiana. who is visiting Miss Ber-
nice Fuller. was among the helpers.
She was gOwned in pale green crepe de
chine. with a trimming of white lace
Another out-of-town girl was Miss Eff
fie Mulford, who is making a holiday
visit to her aunts. Miss Effie Graham
and Miss Lola Graham. She will leave
In a few days to accept a position as
teacher Of domestic science in the high
school on San Antonio. Texas. She is
a graduate of the State Agricultural
college. and has spent good deal of
time in Topeka in the last few years.
where she has large circle of friends.
She was asked to assist at the party
yesterday. and wore gown Of yellow
satin draped with chiffon embroidered
in silver. Mrs. Albert Charles Phillips.
of Seattle, Wash. who is visiting her
parents. Judge and Mrs. DeWitte c.
Nellis, this winter. wore a gown of sea
green velvet. with trimming of lace.
and piping Of rose velvet. Miss Ruth
Bauer. who is a student In Bryn Mawr.
and is visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Bauer. wore pink satin
draped with chiffon embroidered in tiny
rose buds. Miss Alice Hughes, who is
home from Wellesley college, wore pink
| crepe DuCLCOI, Will al OFGTuTCSS Vi
shadow lace. and a quaint little lace
cap. Mrs. Speed Hughes was gowned
in grey silk with collar of italian lace.
Mrs. Robert Shoemaker wore brocaded
white crepe de chine, with fur trim
ming, and the bodice material combined
with Duchesse lace. Miss Bernice Full
ler's gown was of pink taffeta. with the
skirt of wide nounces. and the bodice
of accordion pleating. Miss Katherine
McCarter wore dark red satin yelled In
black chiffon.
Miss Margaret Melick Of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, was among the callers She
wore a suit of dark brown broad
cloth. Miss Mildred Fuller. one of the
seasons debutantes. wore a suit Of
brown velvet. with short loose jacket.
Miss Margaret RUSSELL who assisted.
wore gown of accordion pheated rose
crepe de chine. with bodice and short
tunic of handsome lace. Miss Mar
guerite Kiene wore a black suit with
BODICE of accordion pleated chiffon
combined with pink satin. Her hat
was a black velvet OF military shape
with a feather pom-pom trimming.
Miss Sophie Smithmeyer Of Lawrence
wore a black velvet suit, with large
black hat. Miss Ernestine Kline, who
is home for the holidays from Goucher
college. Maryland. was one of the
guests The guest of honor from the
Atlantic coast was introduced to a Wis
itor from the Pacific coast. Miss Irwin
Of San Diego, who il visiting Miss Mat
tie Payne.
The list OF those asked to assist for
the afternoon included: Mrs. Garvey,
Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Philips, Mrs. s. J.
Brandenburg of Oxford, Ohio. Mrs.
Charles p. George, jr., of Fort Riley.
Mrs. Robert Stewart, Mrs. Robert
Shoemaker, Miss Bauer, Miss Hughes,
Miss Fuller. Miss Dobbins. Miss Helen
McClintock, Miss Mary MacLennan.
Miss Helen Estey, Miss Russell Miss
Muhord, Miss Altha Watson, Miss
Mamie Zahner, Miss Helen Louise
Crosby. Miss Guenn GODDARD. Miss
Leona Curtis, Miss Katherine McCar-
ter. The little girls who helped in the
dining room were Juliet HUGHES. Mar