The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24

The sleeve joins without fullness- The
cuffs and collar are also hand-em-
broidered and ruching of fine net
trims the closing edge of the center
pleat, the collar and cuff.
Miss Bertha Machetanz, of kenton,
informal tea Tuesday afternoon at
which Miss Elizabeth Anderson was
hostess.
| Miss Machetanz is a teacher in Tar
kio college, Tarkio, Mo. She is in
structor in public speaking and ex
preston, and has charge of the gym
nasium classes of her school. Miss
Anderson, who formerly lived in Tar
kio, was a student in Tarkio college.
Miss Machetanz gave. program of
readings at the party yesterday. She
was gowned in lavender crepe de
chine. made with lace bodice.
Miss Anderson was gowned in black
satin trimmed with fur. She was as
sisted by Mrs. H. L. P. Hillyer and
Mrs. L. S. Ferry, who poured tea, and
/ Mrs. David Palmer, Mrs. b. H. Pugh
and Miss Reita Updegraff.
/ About fifty guests attended the par
ty- Miss Machetanz left today for
Kansas City, after spending her spring
vacation with Miss Anderson.
! Mrs. ARA Clark gave a small lunch
con this noon for Miss Machetanz.
/ There is a startling rumor afloat
that women are to have a uniform
evening dress the same the men
I and make it last for years as they do.
1t sounds like a joke, but there is
many a Jest spoken in earnest. The
idea was born in France where funds
are running low, and alas! France still
has a way with her, and she will have
to be utterly dead before she stops
ruling the world of fashion. 1t is
suspected that the idea, where it has
taken hold in this country, is sturdily
tbolstered up by the masculine half of
the community for urgent cash rea-
sons
! The uniform evening dress might
be a good thing for the portly DANES;
for it is a fact that the fat man comes
| into his own when he gets into even
| ing clothes, and it might work the
same way with the women, but it
would take the very spice out of life
for the rest of womankind. The sup
porters of the idea cite the charm of
the unvarying court dress in England,
where Eileen can wear grandma's
court finery complete and be all the
grander for its antiquity. But dress
makers over here are not going to al
low a fashion for uniform dress if
they hope to stay in business.
1t is strange that the idea of econ
omy for women's clothes is thought of
at the same time that the tailors are
making effort to dress MILFORD in
brocaded satin knickerbockers, velvet
coats and silver buckled boots. as
they have declared they will do (pro-
viding, of course, that they can win
the consent of the men to be so ar
/ rayed.)
+ i. +
The Woman's Dining club, of Kan
sas City, Mo-, will give dinner party
Saturday night at Coates House, and
a Topekan, Mrs. w. A. McCarter, will
be their guest of honor and the prin
cipal speaker for the evening. She
has been asked to speak to the toast
The Highbrow." The club is made
up of successful professional and bus
mess women.
I. j. j.
The Catholic Ladies club will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. w. G.
McDonough, SIG Tyler street.
= Z. =
The Highland Park Art club will
meet Friday afternoon at the home
of Miss Vida Estelle Busch, GA Lin
coin street. All members of the club
are cordially invited to be present.
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