The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07


Mrs. w. A. Johnston and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. s. ]. Brandenburg Of Oxford.
Ohio, have returned to Topeka, after
spending Wednesday in Lawrence.
Mrs. Frank Strong, wife OF Chancellor
Strong of the State University. gave
tea yesterday in honor Of Mrs. Brand
were invited. Wednesday morning Mrs.
Johnston and Mrs. Brandenburg visited
the university, and in the afternoon at
tended the party at the chancellors
house.
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"Wednesday night at the Country club
by the young people of the Country club
crowd. An out Of town guest to the
party was Mr.. Alexander Squibb OF
Aurora, ILL.,. who is spending few days
in Topeka
Bishop F. r. Milspaugh entertained
at his annual Epiphany party Wednes-
day night at the Bishops House in Polk
street, for the clergy and vestrymen
Millspaugh gave supper to the guests
which was followed by the festivities
belonging to Twelfth Night" celebra-
lions. The serving was done in the
dining room, which was gay with
Christmas decorations. The table was
ablaze with red candles which were
lighted for the entrance of the guests
Mrs. H. c. Kibbee drew the ring from
the Epiphany cake. by which she was
made Epiphany queen for the ensuing
year.
For the past two years Bishop Mill
spaugh has given the party. instead Of
following former custom OF having IT
given at the homes of the different
vestrymen. He will continue to be the
most at the annua, parry
Miss nellie Kouns and Miss Sara
Kouns entertained few guests at lit
tie English afternoon tea Tuesday.
Their guests were Miss Leona Curtis
Miss Clyde Bonebrake. Miss Eva Smith.
Mr.. Alexander Squibb of Aurora. Ill,
formerly of Toronto, Canada. Dean
Horace Whitehouse and Judge Hugh
MacFarlaud.
The Misses Kouns have recently re-
turned from visit to relatives in Dali
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The Art department of the Topeka
Federation of Women held meeting
this morning at the Y. w. c. A. hail.
meeting. and introduced Mrs. r. l..
Coppedge. who made the address Her
subject was Landscape Painting IN
America" She showed copies of the
work of some of Americas Landscape
artists, and originals of her own. She
smoke Of the change in methods in
landscape painting. by which artists
now study and paint out-Of-dOOrs, in
stead of within the studio as they for
merly did, so that they can better ob-
tain atmospheric effects ana truer
idea of lights and shadows in land
scape work. Mrs. COppedge devotes
herself almost exclusively to that
branch of art, and has studied with
Chase and other we'll known American
artists.
Miss Lucille Fuller and Miss Mildred
Fuller gave a bridge party this AFTER
noon in compliment to Miss Peggy
Melick, Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio. the mouse
guest Of Miss Ruth Wilson.
Those who were invited to play
were Miss Melick. Miss Wilson, Mrs
Edwin Campbell, Mrs. Clarence 4Jor-
dan, Miss Helen Louise Crosby. Miss
Grace Koontz, Miss Altha watson
Miss Mamie Zahner. Miss Una Lytle,
Miss Frances Mitchell, Miss Hazel Mel
son, Miss Elizabeth Mills, Miss Helen
Crawford, Miss Leona Curtis, Miss
Beth Thompson. Miss Mary Cushing
Miss Polly Mowers. Miss Jane Alexan-
der, Miss Ariel Nichols, Miss Esther
Clark, Miss Marguerite Koontz, Miss
Helen Mitchell, Miss Mary MacLen-
man, Miss Katherine Mcfarland, Miss
Anita Weiskirch, Miss Edith COnnell,
Miss Mildred Morton and Miss Lucille
Fuller.
Miss Meta Robinson was hostess al
an evening at bridge Wednesday for
Mrs. Charles Albert Phillips. of Seat
tie, Wash. sss-se- ~.-,--
In the early part of the evening, a
short musical program was given by
Mrs. George H. Allen. who sang fol
the guests, and later in the evening
Jones and Mr.. David Bowie. In the
bridge game Mrs. Theodore Hammatt
won the first womans prize, and Mr.
Dan Hammatt the mems prize.
Mrs. Phillips was gowned in q
Drecoll robe encrusted with mauve
pearls and made over mauve satin
Miss Robinson wore a French two.
tone gown of silk, trimmed in Floren.
tine lace, and with 1t she wore a string
wore a Nile green gown, ornamented
in hand painting.
Mrs. Guilford Dudley has asked
guests for a party Tuesday evening il
compliment to Mr.. and Mrs E. A
Beecher. Of Colorado Springs, Colo
who are visiting Mrs. Beecher's sister
Mrs. Theodore Hammatt, and Mr.
Hammatt.
Mrs. J. S. West will give a tea
Thursday afternoon, January II. In
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