The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-18

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Miss Grace stone. OF Emporia. who
sang Claimants AT Dawnfne.' and by
Miss June Mitchell, who played the acc
compartment for the song, and ITO .
Water Lily" by Mcdowell. for the en-
trance OF the bride and bridegroom.
The brides gown was white ripple
crepe meteor made with short surplice
bodice. trimmed with real lace. and ac-
Gordon pleated skirt The neck was
cut V-shaped. and the panel in the
back of the skirt hung straight from
the shoulders. Her bouquet was OF
orchids. white roses and lilies Of the
valley
An informal reception was held after
the ceremony. and those who assisted
were: Mrs. C. N. Nelson. Mrs. J. C.
Lagerstrom. Mrs. Carl Erickson, Mrs.
Il. u. Whitfield. Miss Helen Whitfield
and Miss Helen Mitchell.
The. wedding trip of Mr.. and Mrs
Collinson will include trip to New
Orleans, La. a journey by boat from
New Orleans to New York. and the re-
turn route by way of Philadelphia.
where they will visit Mrs. Collinson'a
sister. Mrs. Joseph Bowers. After their
return to Topeka they will live at the
Lyle home.
Mrs. Collinson's going away suit was
OF brown broadcloth trimmed with beav-
FER. The coat was made with circular
peplum and high collar. The hat was
brown felt with q trimming of fur and
| gold ribbon
c1ety women of Topeka and has moved
IN the head set from her debutante
days. Mr.. Collinson is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Collfnson. of Houston.
Tex, and holds the position of chief
clerk to the general manager of the
Santa FEE, Mr.. C. W. Kouns. There is
not better liked man than Mr.. Collin
| son among tho hrQfnaSC nj
Topeka. He is a member of the COun-
try club and dances with the Helian-
thus crowd.
Mrs. John Ross of Kansas City
made the fifth of a series Of addresses
at Unity church aSturday She spoke
of the difficulty which America has
had with England on account Of the
shipping business since the beginning
OF the war. She enumerated the COM
| plants that the United States made
of England's seizure of American
| goods for search. and she also explain
ed the matter from Englands point OF
view. England has overhauled Amer
lean vessels for contraband goods. and
then sent the ships away from the
ports for which they were bound, for
further search. Americas note to
England asks that after search in
one port, the vessels should be allow
ed to go on to their destination. Amer
ate between absolute and conditional
contraband goods. England COM
plains that America is sending to Ger
many. through neutral nations. the
copper from which caps and car
tridges are made, and that such ma
terial. even in a raw, state. is contra
band. However. the relations between
the two nations continue friendly, and
the communications that have passed
between the countries and frank and
reasonable.
Mrs. Ross pointed out some Of the
important results of the fighting in
Europe, already apparent in the diff
ferent countries. In Russia it has
holic drink of the country Is abolished,
and probably will never be manufac-
tured in Russia again. In France the
war is resulting in a religious revival;
in England. it has drawn into closer
unity the elements of the British en-
| pire. and it has been the reason for
an alliance between; Sweden, Norway
and Denmark. -.s-e-s-e si.is.ts
Mrs. Ross told Of the step the Eng
| lish women are taking in organizing
and training for military. service. The
real purpose of their action is not to
go to the front and fight. but in case
of invasion they. being soldiers, in the
technical sense of the term. can resist
an invading army and be treated as
soldiers and not taken out and shot
without trial. as they could be if they
were noncombatants. English wom-
en- do not mean to be in the same
position as the defenseless ones at
home in Belgium have been in. =
Mrs. Ross will give the sixth lecture
of the series in two weeks.
.a4s
Once more the glass of fashion
threatens to become an hour glass
judging from the shadow cast by COM
ing spring fashions. Hips and busts
q % !, Lot r,,t nd civ he f~oo
of the city and waists are to be yanked
or squeezed in inch by inch. oh there
| is really no sidestepping it any longer
the popular figure for 1915 is going to
be the figure 8.
And not only is the 1915 waistline go
ing to be content to be pinched in-its
going to take a flying leap from the
long or Moyen Age line to the short or
Empire effect. Some jump. too, from
just above the hips to just below the
bust not to mention the wasteful skip
ping Of few centuries from the Middle
Ages to the Empire period.
Almost all the perky little suits of the
omnipresent putty color cravenette
! show the short WASTED effects with
cunning little strap like belts just be-
low the armpits. Suits of white serge
for southern wear and tan toned
pongees, now more popular than ever
on account Of the fashionable penchant
for any shade that smacks Of Coffee,
khaki. sand. putty. tan or ecru tones,
are all short of waist and also Of jacket.
the latter either belonging to the
abbreviated box coat variety or falling
short and rippled from the encircling
Empire belt
| Little one-piece frocks and dresses of
silk or cotton fabrics are Invariably
short WASTED and long sleeved with full
beruffled skirts. Many of them also
boast the high collared neck and ar
girl will make her last years photo
| girl will make her last years photo
graph look like an alien being.-Mar-