The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09

ans Federation of Clubs met this
morning ar the home Of Mrs Frank
Whitmore on Clay street Mrs Rob
ert Parks Bennett had charge of the
program OF Christmas music. The
woman's chorus Of the federation had
their first rehearsal this morning
Miss Gladys Cav deserves a great
deal Of credit for the interesting pro
gram, of chamber music which waa
given last evening at Unity church
with the Ladies' Music club as host
chamber music came to be so called
because IN the oIden times, when the
kings all had their musicians, they
played in the rulers cham bers, hence
always played soft music. usually
string Instruments Milton once said
that the music in heaven would be
sCruged Instruments and the harps
would all be in tune and those who
heard the concert last night were con-
yinced of the fact
Miss Cav wore a becoming gown
OF yellow silk com bined with gold lace
and white fur She was assisted by
Miss Alice Hurd, of Kansas City Mr.
William Dalton. of Lawrence. Miss
Ethel Grant. who received her degree
N piano last year from Michigan uni
versity; Miss Phoebe Gaylord, Mrs. F.
pupils
Miss Hurd wore a gown of white
satin and net Miss Grant wore pink
flowered silk. Miss Gaylord 4 dainty
costume of pink and blue striped silk
and Mrs Darby's gown was OF silver
grey silk and net
Two interesting mum bers on the
program were quiutets by some of the
foreign pupils. from Mrs. Lefrs school
on the East side whom Miss Cav is
helping with their music
The following members of the club
acted as ushers- Mrs. ARA Clark.
NJ
swan and Miss Irene Horner
Nine. Grace Bruno Marcusson. of
chicago. H. who will sing at The
Messiah to be given at the Auditor
Jun this evening, arrived in Topeka
this afternoon and has rooms at the
National hotel She viii be the guest
OF Mrs Harry TaSker at luncheon TO-
morrow Mrs. Tasker met Nine. Mar
cuSson several years ago in Colorado
Springs, Colo, when Mrs. J. F. Weth-
eral, formerly of Topeka. gave a mu-
steal Nine Marcusson sang and Mrs
Iasker accom- panied her on the piano.
Nine Marcussou sang in Elijah
last week in Chicago
Others who arrived today to take
part IN The Messiah are Miss Lucy
Hartman of Chicago. Mr. George
Dean of Kansas City. and Mr. ]. D.
Farrell also of Kansas City
Much local interest IS conferred in
The Messiah and many society peo-
pie have engaged boxes for tonight.
There is 20 be a mixed chorus of sew
eraI hundred voices accompanied by a
flfry piece oFca !.
People who have Just returned
from the east say that we IN con
sentative Topeka, are wearing our
skirts entirely too long They should
be at least an inch above the shoe
tops and many of the street costumes
are two inches or even more from
the tops of the boots
The hats must sit right up on top of
the head or rather. on the rizhr eve
brow The hair is done so Low on the
neck that II entirely misses the back
of the hat, and is generally severely
plain
Hoop skirts are much in vogue. One
particularly artra ctive one seen at one
Of the large hotels in New York was
of white net The hoop. resembling
a large embroidery hoop, was sus-
pended fFem the waist ABOUT Fifteen
inches on green ribbons The hoop
was bound in green and both it and
the ribbons supporting 1t showed
through the net making very pleas
d. do
The Gamma NJ Chapter of Kappa
Sigma will celebrate the forty-sfxth
anniversary of the founding of the
fraternity with banquet at the chap
ter house, this evening Mr. Iof1n
March will act as toastmaster and re-
spOuSes 70 toasts will be given by Mr.
LAY ton h1lne1 MI warren kduEl p6rey~
Mr. Richard Barton. Mr. w NJ
Hughes, Mr.. J. P. Coleman
Alumni of the fraternity who will
be present are Mr.. NJ. L. KistIer, Mr.
J. P Coleman, Mr.. G. H Allen. ATr
E Keller. Mr.. D. E Mcintosh, Mr. |
P A Miller. Mr.. W. NJ Hughes. Mr.
D. G. Mote, Mr.. W. E Jeffrey, Mr.
H NJ Nichols. Mr.. Clayton, z. Kline, |
Mr. e F Trobert, Mr. G. T NcNfsh. !
Mr. Oscar Bolton. Mr. H P Jensen. !
Mr. s. L Drum
The members Of the active chapter
are: Mr. A r Enfield. Mr. " A |
Humphrey, Mr. J. c. March Mr. 8 J. |
Mertz. Mr.. A E Ferguson. Mr.. e |
OIander, Mr. E s Tucker, Mr.. Rob- !
ert Ward. Mr. VIM Griffins. Mr.. G. /
OIander, Mr. Forrest Rice, Mr. Harold |
Cohen. Mr.. Duane Van Horne, Mr. |
Kenneth Alexander, Mr. Chas- KessIer, |
Mr.. VIM Whitcomb, Mr.. Chester
WahIe-
Pledges Mr. Russell SEiIer MT /
John Elliott, Mr. Richard Barton, Mr.. 1
Arthur Shakeshaft, Mr. Deraughn |
Dean, Mr. Vernon F'ulcent and Mr.. !
Leonard Kline.
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