The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-10
SOCIETY.

Continued from Preceding Page1
The Beta Sorority of Washburn COL
lege will have dinner party Satur-
day at the home of Miss Mildred Lewis.
nifty will celebrate founders day at a
dinner tonight at Mills Tea room. The
party will be attended by the MEM
bers and pledges, and responses to
toasts will be made by: Mr.. Merrill
Ream, for the active chapter; Mr.. Will
liam Whitcomb for the pledges. and
Mr.. Irwin Keller for the Gamma NJ
Alumni.
1t is astonishing to learn how many
Topeka women have been interested
in the collection Of dolls and how
absorbing a fad it is. At the First
Presbyterian church an exhibit was
held yesterday and today in which
some of these collections were put on
display.
large and unusual assemblage Of
dolls is owned by Mrs. George H.
Whitcomb. who has bought dolls in
all parts of the world where she has
Travelled. Peculiar among them are
two Frau Kathie Kruse dolls. made
entirely of cloth and painted and
of Kathie Kruse is that her husband.
a sculptor, was opposed to having his
children play with dolls. In response
to their pleas for dolls. their mother
Il,
toy exhibit in Munich, her dolls took
the prize. Afterwards her husband
designed dolls and she made them,
until her fame has gone abroad and
collectors seek her wares. Mrs. Whit
comb also has a doll that dives, which
she got in Paris, and she has wax
doll brought from London in 1873.
There is a pair Of dolls, not more than
an inch and a half long, that are
dressed in crocheted clothes, and
toll hui 0rrffPa OaftaG
crocheted garments of green. purple
and white, the English suffragette
colors. This doll was sent to Mrs
Whitcomb by her son, Mr. Philip
Whitcom, who is living in England:
In this group is a Syrian doll. made
of a single stick of wood. and there Is
a little Goose Girl doll and an Alpine
! climber. both made in Germany. The
Munchen Kind is in the collection
This doll is a copy Of the central fig
ure of the Munich coat of arms, and
it is a figure that is copied on all their
government paper, on their stems and
dishes, ETC. Some of the dolls are
named for people that the Whitcomb
There are Billy Brandenburg and Joe
Switzer. Richard Hanchette and a
pretty little doll that they have named
Eva Bailey.
The c. r. McLellans have a collec-
ton of dollars and doll furniture,
which includes little paper doll. cut
out SIS years ago. In this group Is
also doll wearing overalls that were
made about fourteen years ago by
Alexander Loomis and are fair sam
pie of boys ability in needlecraft.
There is a dolls dresser Is years old.
and little bed with rope springs, In
this collection.
The curiosity in the doll family, is
the midget Of the collection. 1t is a
doll belonging to Airline Milan. and is
SO small that it must be looked at
through a manifying glass to be
recognized as having the form of a
doll.
Mrs. Jack Dillon has some dolls in
the exhibit that have come from re-
mote parts of the world. Among
them, Ramah from India, dressed as
dian dressed in buckskin and beads. a
Turkish lady. a doll from Bethany,
Palestine. and one from Smyrna.
Marian Reid has in her collection
Of dolls, some from Mexico, Norway.
Japan and Switzerland. Mrs. George
Eagle brought a doll that is nearly q
hundred years old. and wears a chif-
fon dress that was put on 1t in It's
, infancy. Mrs. George w. Reed lent to
, the display a doll that is dressed In
I the styles Of the fifties. with long tight
t basque and pantalets showing below
the skirt. The doll itself is very old
and is shown with an old dolls bed.
The Copper collection of home made
some time ago, occupied one corner
of the room.
| .
| Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Ruth Bauer, who is a student in
Bryn Mawr college, will arrive the last
Of next week. and will spend the Christ
mas holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. G. Bauer.
Mr.. Charles Blakely, who 10 a student
in Northwestern University, Evanston,
ILL.,, will arrive December 10. for a va
cation visit to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C.. G. Blakely.
Mr.. Clarkson Millspaugh, who is in
business in Oklahoma, will come to
Topeka the week before Christmas for
holiday visit to his parents. Bishop
and Mrs. Frank r. Millspaugh.
Mrs. F. w. tombstone. of Dutton, Ok
lahoma. is visiting her mother. Mrs 8.
Devendorf Mr.. Johnstone win arrive