The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-14

Kansas City.
In speaking of the dinner-dance in
Wichita for Governor and Mrs Arthur
Capper, at the Wichita club, one or
the papers of that town says OF the
affair:
1.-The prettiest party ever given at
the wichita club" was the verdict OF
many who attended the dinner ana
dance given last evening by mempers
of the club to pay honor to Governor
and Mrs Arthur Capper and the gov
errors military staff, who were W1ch-
tia guests yesterday.
The dinir room was attracuVeIy
arranged with small tables, seating
from six to twenty-four. Miniature
sheayes of wheat conferred the tables,
SURROUNDING vases filled with pink
roses and ferns. The excellent dinner
was culled from Karsas products ana
the ice cream was moulded IN the
form of yellow sunflowers.
Mrs. CapPer went in to dinner with
Mr.. Henry Lassen, acting president OF
the club, and Governor Capper took
in Mrs. Lassen. Mr. Fred Stanley
escorted Mrs. David Mulvene and Mr.
Mulvane and Mrs. Stanley were part
nerS.
After the dinner the entire second
floor was thrown open for the dance
Programs and formality were dis
persed with, and everybody danced
Governor Capper, be it known, is an
adept at all of the latest steps and
foxtrotted and hesitated until ten
O'Clock when the official party le1r
the club for a brief stay at the Forum:
The party returned IN an noCf ana
dancing continued until the governor
left shortly after midnight in order TO
catch his train.
Mrs. Capper, who was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F. lnnes' ana
Mrs David Mulvane who was enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stanley,
rap1aipaT iT Wichita until this after
noon.
TT has beer beautiful day. said
Mrs. Capper last night, 'and we have
enioyed every moment of our stay.
Every one has apologiZed about the
rain but I'm sure we couldn't possibly
have enjoyed ourselves more had the
day been fine, although we would
liked to have seen your new speedway
and the races this afternoon. gre
wore a gown of green pussy-wllloW
taffeta under chiffon, trimmed with
gold lace ard fur
Mrs. David Mulvane Joined Mrs.
Capper in expressing her pleasure at
the hospitality shown by Wichitans
1T has been busy day for US, she
said, but I'd like to begin and go all
over it again. I'm not bit tired and
am having a perfectly lovely time
Mrs. Mulvane, an attractive woman
gown of white satin, yelled with green
| chiffon.
! Miss Hndegarde Hurley of Wash
ington, d. c., formerly of Topeka, was
one Of the guests. Mrs. Cyrus Hall
Mccormick III of the wealthy Chi
/ cago family of that name was also a
guest The McCormicks the Third are
| living in Wichita, and at the time or
their coming west. their residence IN
a Kansas town was much discussed in
| the society columns of the Chicago
papers.
sunny day like yesterday brings
out the new trig costumes OF the 1all'
the street was of blue silk poplin-a
pretty bright blue, it was, snort OF
| skirt, edged with dark fur, and worn
with a close fitting, pointed vestee OF
| heavy material in Persian colors. The
color was of the same stuff as the vest
A black velvet was worn with hat
| of black velvet, with fur trimming
around the rim, and two short stream
| ers of black satin at one side, ending
in tassels. Tied loosely around the
waist was a sash of black satin, with
the knot and sash ends at the left side
A black velvet gown, worn wlthou
The fur was around the bottom of the
skirt, it edged the collar, the wrists
and there was a band of it around the
armholes. The dress was tight fitting
and the raised belt was trimmed IL
big, shiny buttons
All the women who have no new
fall clothes thus far are hurrying Il
buy them before the party days of tn
near future. The scramble for suits i
show in itself, and a look-in on tn
suit departments of any of the larg
stores will give an exhaustive study il
the present styles. These new suit
) are truly elegant, in the rich material
and the fashionable new trimmings
but one doesn't need to expect com
bination of beauty Ind style without
2 price The tariff, they say, range
, clothes. That means that the womel
simply are obliged to dig deep int
: kind husbands bill pocket, and the
invade his change purse for the rest.
5 Mrs A A Scott and Mrs Wilt
: Coston will be hostesses at two partie
next week. There will be an after
noon at cards at Mrs. SCOTS home il
West Tenth avenue, Friday, Octobe
g %, and the second affair will be
l. tea at Mrs. Coston's home, 1919 Blu
chanan street, Saturday, October %.
I j = 4.
The junior class of Washburn col
y lege will have a party Friday evenin
u at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Mat
: ! Weightnan.
;, One is constantly impressed wit
: the idea that there is no such thing a
- distance these days. For instance
4 the domestic affairs of the capitol i
Washington are discussed about a
: freely right here in Topeka as the
are anywhere. Bridge table talk turn
h toward the White House, and an as
tonishing amount of personal and III
innate gossip is going the round
"a Our wornenfolk, of course, eat it u
~ with as much relish as if we had a
= known the president and his familie
past and to-be, for the last twent
b years. And, by the way, had yo
II thought that Mrs. Edith Gait, by he
marriage to the president, would b'
come the mother-in-law of a CRANE
ia ~