The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

ing fixtures are duh brass. On each
side of the fireplace are built-in book
cases.
The dining room opens from the liv-
Ing room. In there the rug Is in dull
shades of rose and old blue. The bur-
lap on the walls has a faint touch of
blue in it, and the light shades have a
band of blue around the lower edge.
can walnut One of the bedrooms has
enameled woodwork, and a mahogany
set of furniture, with the old-fashiohed
four-poster bed. The walls are in light
color, and bordering the window stills
and easements and edging the base
boards is a narrow border of pink
roses. The kitchen is all in white
enamel and hard wood, with the
crannies that the housewives all dote
on. A little center hall connects with
all the rooms of the lower floor.
Upstairs, the walls are tinted in
rose pink, and the large attic room is
finished and furnished largely for the
use of the Junior Charles, the only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Sessions. Open
ing on the south of the upper floor,
is big. enclosed sleeping porch.
The house was planned last spring,
and during the summer the builders
blfthely packed their trunks and made
Off for their summer holiday in the
north. Somehow the house progressed
quite satisfactorily during their alb
sence, and upon Mrs. Sessions return
in the fall, her new abode was about
ready for occupancy. Which goes to
prove that building worries are good
ones to go away and n leave s.
A Topeka woman, Mrs Emma Sells
Marshall, obtained an interview with
the former president of the United
States, William Howard Taft, writer of
suffrage fiction" for the Saturday
Evening Post. The Honorable Mr..
Taft was not keen at all for the inter-
view; in fact, he made every effort to
shun it, and the interview was more or
less one-Sided, 1t must be admitted.
1t happened thus: Mrs. Marshall
and another Kansas woman, whose
name i have forgotten, were visitink
one OF the buildings at the Panama ex-
position in San Francisco. They had
just laid aside the Post, and looking
up they saw the imposing figure of the
former president little distance from
them. He was just leaving the build
ing Together the Kansas women fol-
lowed him out, spoke a OBTAINING
word, explained to him that they were
Kansas women, and voters, and that
as such they should like to- point out
a few weak spots in his Post argument
as they understood the question from
the inside view, and as citizens in 81
free commonwealth. They stated their
to his article, politely and
briefly, walking along with him as
they did SO. He looked about him
anXiously for a way of escape, and as
none opened, he settled his face into
an amiable smile, but made no reply.
That, of course, was quite all right,
since it gave the women the last word
nlShed their opportunity to speak for
their side of the question without OPP
position.
Mrs. Marshall was a representative
from Kansas of the Good Government
club, at the Woman Voters convention
held in San Francisco. The conven-
ton headquarters were at the Palace
Of Education, where signatures for the
great petition, which is coming
through Topeka today, were procured.
The women who lived in states where
the women are enfranchised wore a
badge printed with the words. Il am
a voter" A luncheon was held at the
Inside Inn, and S5eSw omen sat down
20 the tables. Afterwards there was a
ball in the California building, which
was decorated with balloons in the
;olors, yellow, purple and white.
At the reception preceding the bali
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont, Mrs. Phoebe
Hurst, Miss Alice Paul and other
iotable women, were in the receiving
inc.
Ten thousand people gathered in the
Court of the Universe at the final
meeting, and a vast crowd attended
he women who are carrying the petit
ion to Washington. Among the inter
,sting people at the convention were
raliaferro of New York and Madame
Montessori of Italy, now of Los An
,eles Madame Montessori, the fore
most authority in kindergarten work
n the world, was one of the lecturers,
peaking entirely through an inter-
prefer.
Mrs. Effie Van Tuy1 of Leavenworth
vas requested by Governor Capper to
let as his representative at the con-
'ention.
A San Francisco newspaper. the
Bulletin, was edited for a day by Mrs.
Belmont and staff of helpers.
La Douzaine Bridge club will be en-
William Curtis.
The Monday Whist club will meet |
1t the Virginia Monday afternoon of |
lext week to play the finishing game |
# the series.
A charity tea will be given by the |
Golden Rule club Friday afternoon at |
he home of Mrs. w. F. Roehr. 1908 |
LAY street The assisting hostesses |
will be Mrs R. B. Lesson, Mrs. E. P. |
Jordan, Mrs. A. Beine, Mrs. j. c. |
9. Hunt. Each member will invite |
me guest.
Miss Helen Dwinnell, whose mar
iage to Mr.. Charles Seller will take |
,lace October 80, was the guest of /
lonor at an afternoon at thimbles to-
lay, at which Mrs. Thrapp was host
IS.
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Mrs. N. e. Burge will entertain the !
1opeka Avenue club Friday afternoon
# this week.
+ 4. 4.
Mrs. Charles Ludington of Lane
treet gave a party for her little |
Janet, this afternoon in cell
bration of the little girls sixth birth
ay anniversary. The guests were: |
anet Ludington, Dorothy and Louise |