The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05

picnic party Tuesday evening for a
small group of their friends
Mrs. Carl Sawin, of Salina, who IS
visiting her sister. Mrs. George MCCOY.
was the guest of honor at an Informal
party at bridge this morning given by
Mrs. Maurice SchlegeL There were
guests for three tables.
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Mr.. and Mrs. James PIummer Poole,
OF Manhattan. have gone to Giou-
cester, Mass. and later will go TO CAM
bridge, to make their home
Mrs Poole will be remembered as
Miss Leona Glenn, who was success
full teacher of piano music IN WASH
burn college a number of years. Mr..
Poole has been connected with ths
State Agricultural college, Manhattan,
and has now been awarded teachIns
fellowship at Harvard University MI
and Mrs Poole have been visiting MEs-
Poole's parents, Mr. and Mrs J. Z
Glenn. Of Kansas City, and Will De the
guests of friends in Gloucester BEFORE
taking up their residence in Cam
bridge
Among those who motored to La -le-
view Tuesday to spend the day Were
Mr.. and Mrs. George A Clark, MlSs
Mary Clark, Miss Antoinette clark, MI
and Mrs J. B. Whelan, Mr. ana MIs-
Robert Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. Ropert
:. Pierce. Mrs. Arthur Mills and cnII-
dreu Virginia and Mcpherson, MT
and Mrs. Don Mulvane and their cnH-
dren. Katherine and Elizabeth, MIS-
James s. Sproat, Miss Dorothy Sproat'
Mr.. Philip Sproat, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Forbes. Mr.. and Mrs w M toroeS'
Miss Emile Seery and Miss irene
Seery.
Miss Karolyn B. Whittelsey Will give
her annual concert tonight at unity
church. She will be assisted by MISS
Alma Nelson. soprano, and MISS Una
May Miller Of Kansas City harpiSt
4 picnic party was given late tues
dav afternoon, the members OF men
we're. Miss Marian BoaI. Mr.. Edgar
Boal and Mr.. William Dickinson OIL
Los Angeles. Cal, Miss Jane A4eNah-
der. Miss Mildred Strong, of Los An
geles. Miss Helen Welty, MI. FREQ
Bonebrake and Mr.. Kenneth Alexan-
der.
Mrs. Robert Ktngman, of Liberty
No. who is visiting her parents the
Rev. and Mrs. V. C Taliaterro, VIII
entertain Thursday for Miss Heleh
Stevenson, who will be married TINS
month to Mr.. o. T. Hite, Of Hum
boldt-
Members of a picnic party at Dorm
wood the country place of Mr. ana
Mrs T. F Doran, Tuesday, were; Mrs.
Nellie G. Beatty. of Lawrence, Mr. and
Mrs Frank Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs
Doran. Miss Josephine DOran and MI
Frank Cosgrove-
The women who are asking for
county offices at the coming election
have little or nothing to learn OF the
men in the matter Of an energeuc
campaign in prese nting their names to
the voters. Miss Edna Corbet, who is
a candidate for the office of county
superintendent for Shawnee-an OF
flee never yet held by a woman
spent her holiday tuesday visiting
various independence Day celebrations
in the county. She and a party or
friends attended the picnic at Mis-
sion Center. then motored to Garfield
park. Tecumseh, Silver Lake and
Havrna lxers' Grove, then to Rossville,
willard and to Gage park and to the
Thomas owen home, where a picnic
was held.
A family that has lately moved into
4 street that is not open all the way
through, feel perfectly safe about their
little daughter. secure that she Will
not be run over by an automo pile Inc
mother of the child says: NO one
motors on our street, because It IS not
a through thoroughfare, and the auto
lists. who live in the block will hardly
run over my child, because they Will
be afraid it might be one of their own,
since all children look alike at a lit
tie distance 1t makes me feel quite
serene about baby's safety
man lust home from the wicked
east has no end of stories to tell OF
the way the women dress at the great
beaches. or, rather, perhaps, now
they don't dress. They have taken
sudden and unaccountable dislike tor
stockings. he says
However that may be, the sensa-
tiOu in clothing in this part of the
country is the short striped skirts
the skirts that are to be considered IN
connection with the circus tent II the
circus doesn't object too much Stripes
of blue and green and yellow cry to
each other as they flash up and down
the same garment The fancy dress
ers dote on them, and the conserva-
tive woman shifts when she thinks or
anyone allowing her clothes 10 do all
the talking or to explode and tnjure
the hubble eve The colors that ap-
pear in the standings. pongees and
pouIins are well within reason, but
the cotton fabrics-what din they
create.
The old-time changeable silks are
in high favor again. Suits made from
them are particularly in favor. 1 saw
one today of green and dull blue, with
the bodice combined with Georgette
crepe The costume was worn ny a
red-haired girl. and the green IN the
costume set off the co1oring of the
hair and complexion to the point that
would have suited Titan himself to
a 7.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs Horace Hall left today for
Berkeley, Calf, to remain the rest or
the summer with her mother Mr..
Hall and his son. Mr.. Lewis Hall. will
leave a little later in the season to
join her
Mrs. Arthur McCIintock and her
little daughter, Katherine. have re-