The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-01

the hall to the south, by glass doors
OF loaded panes. with knobs and fas-
Jennings OF antique silver, is tho living
room, which runs the full width of
the house in length. It is "a feet from
east to west, and IT feet wide. The
walls are done in q very pale shade
Of rose, ana the woodwork is mahog-
any. The furniture is polished ma
hogany, and a new concert grand
piano is part of the furnishing. A
large fireplace is on the south side
OF the room between the glass doors
leading to the piazza
At the back of the hall and opening
from the living room is the den and
lounging room. which is finished in a
shade OF rose deeper than the walls
of the living room. At the north of
the den is a breakfast room, with
cupboard for the breakfast china and
silver. and a quaint English breakfast
table of walnut Beyond the break
fast room is the kitchen with all the
new-fangled devices for making the
life of the housekeeper long and
happy.
On the north Of the front hall is
the dining room. and between this
room and the kitchen is the buffers
pantry. The dining room walls are
tinted a straw color, and the furniture
is dull mahogany.
The house is equipped with the in
direct lighting system, with chande-
Her chains of silver and bowls Of ala
baster.
The second floor has a bedroom fur
nished with an I'd fashioned four
poster set, and in another room there
Is to be a set of Circassian walnut.
The walls In the va 'ous rooms are
grey, ashes of roses and straw color.
The stairway opens upon q library on
the second floor. In the third story are
a ~ u
sleeping rooms, and numerous clothes
presses and closets
The basement is the special delight
OF the young members of the family
They have the room below the living
room for the ball and billiard room
The room is finished like the rooms
above stairs; 1t has q big fireplace, an
electric lantern for throwing pictures
on screen. and a photograph to play
Tor the dancing for informal dancing
parties.
Among the pictures in the house
are some painted by Mrs. Paxton's sis
ter, Mrs. Hawkins of California. who
visited n Topeka a few years ago.
She has a canvas called Ruth and
life.
MRS. A. NJ. Petro gave a New Years
dinner at ler home, 1923 Topeka ave-
nue.. for the following. guests: Mr.. AL
vim Roper, the pianist with e. o. Ex-
cell, who is here for the intercollegiate
prohibition association; John Parks,
former state printer: Mr.. and Mrs. Nell
son Petro and their daughter Marjorie
W.T. fe''0 and the,F son Kelsey.
Saturday afternoon, at 3 O'Clock. a
very interesting talk on Current Events
Will be given by Mrs. ]. A. Ross of
Kansas City. at Unity church. This
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Mrs. Ross is giving under the auspices
or the U and club. Tickets for these
| talks have been sold but il anyone not
holding series ticket wishes to attend
| this lecture or any of the following
| ones they may do so by paying the
single admission fee of one dollar at the
door. ----e- 1879. g - s.ssa
1t Is a rare opportunity for the To-
| peka people to he able to hear Mrs.
Ross and learn ina short afternoon the
principal happenings of the, world. To
read all that Mrs.sRoss has to tell would
take hours and to be able to get this
Information in such a short time Is
something no one should miss. The
proceeds obtained from these after
Moons will be used by the u and
club in their charitable work this win
ter. Topeka people are well acquainted
with this club Of women and the money
spent by them goes where it is really
needed.
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Mr.. Roscoe Stubs and Mr.. Paul
Stubbs entertained with a dancing
party last evening at their home on
Wind Hilr' in honor of their house
party. The ball room was attractively
decorated with Christmas bells and
nor and Mrs. w. r. Stubs and Miss
Margaret Stubs. The house party in
cludes Miss Stella Stubs, Miss Hazel
Stubs. Miss Evelina Bias. Miss Phyllis
Dunnette. Miss Helen Trovillo, Mr..
| Woodman Gibson. Mr.. Arthur Law
Howard Laslett, all of Lawrence; Miss
Marion Hoover OF Baldwin, Miss Jean
Lindsey, Miss Isabel Stewart and Mr..
Sam Stewart of Topeka, and Mr.. Le-
roy Hostetter Of Great Bend. Kan.
The dance guests were Miss Airline
Griffith, Miss Elsa Barteldes, Miss
Eleanor Atkinson, Miss Margaret Fitch.
Miss Virginia Goff, Miss Mamie Goff.
Miss Ethel Keller, Miss Lois Burke.
Miss Angela Fogarty. Miss LUCILLE
Smith, Miss Helen Wagstaff, Miss Ag-
mes Bias. Mr.. Dwight Buchanan, Mr..
Carl Arching, Mr.. Roy Gress, Mr.. Her
by McCurdy. Mr.. Walter Keller. Mr..
| Cargill Sproull. Mr.. Harlan Russell.
Mr. Charles Griesa, Mr.. Scott Griesa
and Mr.. Lawrence Hughes.-Lawrence
Gazette.
i The C. o. DIS of the junior class OF
| the high school will have New Years
Il party Saturday Afternoon at the home
of Miss Helen Wright, 1875 Clay
street. All members of the club are
cordially invited.
The w. T. K. club will meet Tues
day, January 5, with Miss CampdOras
800 Harrison street =
The Spalding Reading circle will
meet Monday evening, January 4, II
the Knights Of Columbus club room
at 7:45. The evenings entertainment
is in charge of Mrs. C. c. Henshaw.
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Miss Helen Crawford and Miss Bet
Thomson gave an auctiQn-brldG