The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-05


girlish. This Individual coat is Of a
new English cloth, soft and feecy and
coral-co.ored with trimming of otter
and lining of hamster fur. The cap
of shirred velvet Is trimmed with the
| fur ornaments that are called Scotch
hoods. A big muff made of the coat
material is trimmed with otter.
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The February meeting of the To-
peka Federation of Women was held
Thursday, and consisted of four morn
ing meetings, and a matinee musicale.
The board of management held a
meeting at ten o'clock in the morning.
Twenty new members have been
added to the federation roll. and there
| is still q waiting list. Those on the
waiting list will be voted in as there
are vacancies in the membership list.
The limit OF $50 members has been
reached.
A meeting of the art department
was held in the morning in the read
| ing room of the city library. An adj
dress was made by Mr.. George Stone.
who spoke about the pictures that are
hung on the walls of the reading
room. He called special attention to
the picture by Charles Grippe. Hol-
l lanu DOdI SCcHc, Cdicu VII TIC
Beach," Another picture he men,
toned was one by Steele. and also a
picture by Albright, The Evening
CALI Mr.. Albright is~an artist who
has won w6fl q wide fame He at one
time made his home in Kansas, and
now maintains arresidences, near Chi
cago.f Mr.. Stonestold of the painting
/ of a picture of corn field. "a, canvas
which he has in the library. He
agreed to paint the most difficult
Kansas. scene he could find. He
worked for a long time to obtain the
reflection of the tints in the sky on the
field that he particularly desired. He
said that he was travelling through
Kansas after he began work on the
painting, and looking from the car
light he wanted to reproduce. When
he went home he painted it into the
II picture.
Mr. Stone was one of the commit
tee that was chosen to buy the paint
ings that adorn the walls of the hall.
At that time some members of the
committee objected at the high col
oring in some of the landscapes. That
was a good many years ago, and the
later artists are now making the COL
oring so much more vivid that those
convases seem almost tame COM
pared to later works.
II At the meeting of the department OF
civics and justice Mr.. w. p. MacLean.
supervisor of physical training in the
t public schools of Topeka, made the
L address. He told of the need of the
city for more Fairgrounds. He said
that Topeka ought to have at least
| five such grounds. ct is not so essen
tial that a playground be extensively
equipped" he said, "as that it be con-
Quoted by a capable person. A good
playground manager is worth more in
accomplishing the purpose of the
playground than all the equipment
that can be put into it,
The household economics depart
ment held a meeting in the morning,
and about two dozen women read rec
ipeS that might be used in making up
a suitable menu for breakfast, dinner
supper or tea. It is the plan of the
department later to collect recipes and
make cookbook from them.
| The cafeteria luncheon was served
at one o'clock. and about two hun
dred women were there for the lunch
con.
An afternoon meeting and musicale
was held at the First Presbyterian
church. The audience room was
Il comfortably well filled, and the ush-
ers for the afternoon were: Mrs
|, George Allen. Mrs. E. G. Foster, Mrs
Il B. H. Pugh. Mrs Frank Whitmor<
and Mrs. H. w. Putnam. Mrs George
II Parkhurst, who is chairman of the
Il music committee of the federation
$50, esAAN
Il collaborating with her in the after.
Il Moons entertainment was Mrs. Mar
garet Fowler Forbes, violinfst, OF Kan
sas City. The accompaniments were
II played by Mrs. Robert Carver. The
II program was begun with two shor
| songs. and the Vision Song from
! Madame Butterfly. That group wa:
Il followed by Lalo concerto for piano
| and violin by Mrs Forbes and Mrs
Il Carver. A second group of song.
/ by Mrs. Parkhurst closed with Rog
| ers's Captain" which appeared tt
please the audience particularly well
Il Mrs. Forbes's number that received
| the heartiest applause was "a Child,
|l Dream by Ysaye. Ysaye's music
is much in favor locally, and Mrs
| Forbes has special ability in its in
Il depreciation. She has. we understand
been a pupil of that master The
Il program closed with a group of songs
| by Mrs Parkhurst. closing with PRO
Il testations." a composition by Norris
Mrs. Forbes played the violin obligate
4 for that selection.
II Two evening concerts will be given
| in February under the auspices of the
Il music department of the federation
1 The evening OF February 10. Mis-
|! Helen Hogeboom will give the pro-
| gram with the assistance of the
II Washburn string quartet. and the sec-
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