The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02

of Colonial times. There is a hand
some table. inlaid with ivory and dec
GRATED with gold leaf that was i'm
ported from Italy as a gift to one
of Mrs. Reeds ancestors She has
also a straw bag brought from Afri-
ca to her mother by her father, who
was a sea captain.
Among her dishes are some old
willow ware pieces, and some cups
and saucers that were made in the
days when the cups did not have
handles and the tea was supped from
the saucers. She has kept writing
case and 4 little sewing outfit that
her husband. the late Colonel Reed
carried all through the civil war
Mrs. Reed has also a copy of the
"Breeches Bible an edition that was
, all destroyed except five copies, on
account of mistake in its printing
indicated in the name. The story
goes that one of the typesetters was
peeved at the owner of the shop. and
where the translation reads. They
sewed fig leaves together and made
themselves aprons" he wrote the
word "breeches" One COPY of the
Bible is in the British Museum, one
in the Congressional library at Wash
lngton, and the other three are
privately owned The book was
printed in 1893
The newest color for the new spring
L
ancient Tan family, but it is a dark
complexioned tan. 1t is little differ
ent from the putty and sand shades of
last year, and it is the "dernier cri'' in
colors.
/ They do tell the most extravaga Mt
stories about dye stuffs that you ever
I heard. Mr.. Herman Greenbaum, VINO
! is just back from New York, heard
this one that he retailed to me: A
man in New York had in his posses
( sion small supply of dyes-only a
few pounds in small packages. 1t wa
material that he had formerly sold by
the barrel, ard the amount that he
/ had was, normally about rs cents
worth. Those few pounds were sold
out at sums that amounted up into the
thousands of dollars. They were sold
to cleaners and dyers who work for
wealthy people. Shades simply had
to be matched, and as the material
was to be used in small quantities, it
without reducing the purchaser to
penury So you see, we are in for a
white season." And moreover, the
prices are up on silks and velvets, and
trifle on wooden goods.
But the new styles ire as pretty as
can be, and they offer a great latitude
of taste and selection. The spring
! Jackets are most of them made with
flare at the hips, and the skirts are
of conservative length. Checks are
with plain taffeta, either in a
color to match or contrast.
! The tailored hats get smarter
! every year, it seems to me. The
feathery goura trimming that adorned
! the hat OF the presidents wife when
she appeared in Topeka, promises to
have great vogue, and the lizere hats
of shiny black straw are going to be
/ popular. The Knox hats. with their
narrow shapes and high trim are
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| shapes are popular. The chin-chirl
! hats are high in favor, too.
! Along with the FELLOWSHIP style of
/ skirts, the stopped, sinuous. slouching
figure has gone out of fashion. The
ruffles of the day are for the fluffy
girl. and they are doing excellent
I team work in their efforts to gladden.
the human eye:
Mrs. R. A. Burch was hostess at an
informal luncheon today at her home
in Tyler street.
( Mrs. Julius Weiss and Miss Mar
garet Weiss gave dinner party We'd
nesday night for Mr.. Weiss, in cele-
bration of the fiftieth anniversary of
the establishments of his business in
Topeka.
Mr.. Weiss came to Kansas fifty
years ago in February, Immediately
after the close of the War of the Re
bellion. He was mustered out of the
Third Illinois cavalry regiment with
the rank of captain. After coming to
Topeka he opened his store at 5S1
Kansas avenue. March 1. 1865. and he
has been in charge of the business al
that site ever since. He has seen the
mercantile business grow up in the
city. and has witnessed the growth OF
the town from village to its present
/ proportions.
The dinner party was given at the