The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14

Mrs. Charles Skinner and Mrs.
Charles Wolff, jr. will entertain very
informally Wednesday afternoon at
Mrs VOLTS home, for Mrs Charies
P. George jr., who is visiting SIS
Julia Iarimer The guests will be
few of Mrs. Georges intimate friends.
Mrs George. formerly MISS Perhlelia
Curtis. is moving from Fort Riley 70
Eel Paso, Tex, where Lieutenant
George is stationed with MS resiii'e"''
Prof. Frederick NJ. Davenport
Hamilton c1llege, Clinton, N y, anu
his son, F. NJ. Davenport IT, VIII pc
in Topeka the first of september, ac
companying the Hughes speclaL
lessor Davenport was Progressive can
didate for governor of New YORK IN
the last campaign. He was IN Iopehd
last year. and was entertained pE ING
Commercial club. he mas ciiOie "a
friends in this city.
Mrs A. Cole will go to Lakeview
Wednesday to remain the rest OF the
week. She will have as her guest TOT
the day next Saturday Mrs: CharIes
Barnes. Mrs. Charles kleinhahs anu
Mrs Charles L. Mitchell
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Mr.. f. A. Campbell returned sun
dav from a trip north. He Went 1lrSs
TO Minneapolis, Mimi Tor the soii
meet. and from there he went INTO
Michigan on a fishing trip with MI.
Herbert Armstrong. Mr.. Armstrong
will return home later in the season
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DR.. and Mrs H. w. Putnam, who
have invited about 800 guests TO
musicale on the lawn of their country
place Wednesday night, have asked
The assistance of the following friends:
MIR. and Mrs. o. E. Walker, Mr.. and
Mrs. A A. GODDARD. Mr.. and Mrs. f f.
Forbes. Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ward Page,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Amos, DR.. and
Mrs Robert Stewart, Mr.. and MRS.
Oscar Gohlke, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
Radcliffe, Professor and Mrs Roy
Towne. MI and Mrs. F. S. Jackson,
Mrs George c. Pritchard, Mrs. II L.
Peppmeyer, Mrs. H A. Oliphant, MISS
Louise Raster. Miss Ruth Raster, Miss
Guenn GODDARD Miss Bertha Hemp
stead. Miss Polly Movers, Miss Jessie
McCarter, Miss Katherine McCarter,
Miss Margaret Vest, Miss Winifred
Greene.
The program will be furnished by
Miss Margaret Gohlke, soprano, and
Miss Myrtle Radcliffe, pianist, assisted
by Mrs. Purnam. contralto and dra-
matte reader.
The gentleman farmer is the subject
of many jokes. The latest of which
I have heard tells of party he and
his family gave at their small country
place for some of the young people
from town The guests started out in
an automobile, and all went well to
within two miles of the hosts home,
when the car broke down. The young
men and women of the party walked
the rest of the way and when going
home time arrived. the suburban
dweller, anxious for the comfort Of his
friends, offered his carry-all and one
of his horses for their conduct home.
The young man who did the driving,
distributed the guests around to their
respective homes. and drew up at his
own home, and proceeded to stable the
good beast in his garage. He became
startled by the animals acute synp-
toms of Illness. and routed out a
veterinary from his sleeping porch
with demands that he hasten to the
scene. He greatly feared the horse
would die on his hands.
The early morning light revealed to
the driver when he went to visit his
garage, wee colt in the stall with it's
mother. But the tiny colt was dead
Inc visitors to the country urged upon
their host the money to pay for the
baby colt. No" he told them I'VE
must all pay for our plumbers and ig-
norances. but it was such a bonehead
Tor me to send that poor brute, that
] sometimes think 1 shall never learn
farming
Word from the east tells me that
at all the fashionable resorts, para
soils Of bright hues and fancy shapes
are strongly in evidence. They s1e in
all colors and in effective combina-
tionS of colors. One of the novelties
that has been taken up is the Japa-
nose parasol, with its many colorlngs,
and Its flat disk sunshade.
Sport clothes continue to be fea-
tured. The craze for silk sweaters
keeps steadily on the increase. Gold,
bright green, purple, blue, old rose
and gray color, and the hats ard
stockings are bought to match it,
Smocks and MILDLY blouses are now
made, not only of linen or heavy uot-
ton, but also of taffeta, crepe de chine,
and silk AMI wool jersey cloth. The
smock of taffeta worn with a Jersey
skirt is one of the latest of the sma
combinations.
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Miss Margaret Vest, whose marriage
to Mr.. Willis Lusby of New York will
take place September 2, will give a
trousseau tea Saturday August IS.
Miss Vest has asked Miss Leila
Butts of Montezuma, Iowa, to be her