The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

background for a pretty woman. The
parasol pictured here is of Chinese
any attached to the inner side of the
parasol while the outer side looks like
any plain flat -sunshade.
j. j. j
Mrs. Fred Wilson gave a party to-
day for her little daughter, Helen
Elizabeth, in celebration of her sew
enth birthday anniversary. The af-
fair was an Easter party, and the fa-
little chickens. Helen Elizabeth is a
pupil in the primary department of
the College of the Sisters of Bethany,
and her teacher, Miss Lusk, was in
vited as a guest at the party. The
boys and girls who were asked to Gel
citrate with the guest of honor were:
Amy Nancy Janis Bacon, Jane Eliza
beth Bacon, Eugenia Olive Bacon,
Helen and Esther Reid, Esther DID
BILE, Elizabeth Patten, Elizabeth Null
vane, Clifford Baker, Philip Kaye,
Miriam Chesney, Alice Van Petten,
LeReine Belford, Muriel McCleary,
Katherine Krammer. Gloria Petrik,
Streight Lauck, Aline Haverfield, Jane
Dorcas Powell, Edward Perry and
Katherine Hayes.
The Ceramic Art club inserted in its
years program, an afternoon devoted
to the study of Japanese art, The
meeting, to which some guests were
hidden, was held at the home of Miss
Gussie Fuller, with Miss Fuller and
Miss Marie Witwer as hostesses. The
members of the club were asked to
wear Japanese costume. They attired
themselves in their best kimonos and
embroidered Jap or Chinese coats, set
their eyebrows on end by means of
burnt cork, called a jit and went to
the party.
Pieces of Japanese handicraft and
specimens of their art were used in
furnishing and decorating the rooms.
me FullerS have two hand carved
tables and piano bench, as well as
mum Der of small pieces of Japanese
work, that were given them by friends
who have travelled in the Far East.
Some army officers who are friends of
the family have brought back to the
states with them, pieces of japanese
art, from their travels in the Orient,
and Miss Ethel Dobbins, also a return
ed traveller, has given to Miss Bernice
Fuller a nicco wood table. Miss Dob
bins visited Miss Fuller last summer
in Topeka.
Roll call at the club was answered
by items on Japan. A number of the
members brought with them pictures
or embroideries done in Japan. The
program for the afternoon consisted
OF some papers on Japanese art. Miss
W1twer read an article on Japanese
EN- broidery; Mrs. J. K. Jones spoke
on Modes of Education in Japanese
Art and Mrs. W. G. McDonough,
who was not able to be present, sent
a paper on ''Hokusai-''
After the program a Japanese cere-
monial dinner was served 1t was
such a dinner as the Japs have on
state or governmental occasions. There
are five different dishes served in one
course. The tea is served in the little
bowls that have no handles, and the
salad, the fish and the rice are eaten
with chop sticks At the party yes
terday forks were finally resorted to,
after a reasonable effort had been
made to master the intricaeies of sue
cessful chop stick manipulation.
Mrs. F. W. Watson, who has large
asked to talk informally on the sub
ject OF Japanese art. She showed
some articles from her cabinets, and
explained the process of cloiSonne
decoration. The Watsons have room
in their house furnished entirely in