The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23

who has studied in Chicago, will teach
arts and crafts. and Miss Young will
have charge of the playground work
at the Chautauqua- Miss Young was
a teacher last year in Clay Center, and
previously she taught and was en-
gagged in playground work in oregon.
The two young women will have a
cottage together on the Chautauqua
grounds while they are in Boulder.
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A party of early summer that
brought many friends together before
the scattering of the fashionable flock
to their SUNNI ering places, was gwen
Thursday by three sisters who are So
cially prominent in Topeka, Mrs.
Charles Gilbert Colburn. Mrs. Robert
Thomas Herrick and Mrs. Thomas
Bancroft Frost. The tea was given at
the home of the fostesses' father, Mr..
]. P. Davis, of 1894 Topeka avenue,
large. pleasant dwelling that lends it
self well to big parties.
Two debutanteS presented at the
party were the daughters of Mrs Her
rick Miss Genevieve Herrick and Miss
Sare1la Herrick, university girls, who
are all unspoiled by their honors, and
who are intellectual without being of
the "highbrow'' sort Miss Genevieve,
who was graduated last year with hon.
ors from the Kansas State university.
taught during the past year at Axtell.
Kan, in the high school. She was
gowned yesterday in a Dresden taft
feta gown, the skirt being made with
tiers of the taffeta founces, separated
with little luffles of net. The bodice
was combined with tulle, which
formed a butterfly drapery for the
shoulders. She wore a corsage bou-
quet of sweet peas and orchids. Miss
Sarella, a graduate this year with a
brilliant record from the household
arts department of Baker university,
and with some further college work
ahead of her next year, was prettily
gowned in rose and white plaid taffeta
with a trimming OF white lace and
net. and shirred, bouffant pockets on
the skirt, and a corsage bouquet of
pink and white sweet peas
The guests were greeted by Mrs.
Co1burn, who stood first in the re-
ceiving line. Her gown was of black
beaded net and jet made over white
and white taffeta, made with lace.
Her bouquet was of sweet peas and
| lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Herrick's gown was of mid
night blue chiffon, draped over mes
seine of the same shade.
The guests were greeted in the hall
| by two of the assisting women, Mrs.
| w H. Fighter and Mrs. Albert T.
Reid. Mrs. RICHTER wore a gown of
deliberately embroidered white organ
| die, com bined with lace. Mrs. Reid
was gowned in white wolfe. Mrs. Byron
| Davis, who assisted, was dressed in
/ black Georgette crepe and taffeta. the
crepe being draped over white taft
feta- Mrs. lief Felix. who also assist
ed, was gowned in pink taffeta and
! Georgette crepe. Mrs. Frank Griggs's
gown was of white taffeta and net.
Mrs. D. P. Paxton ushered the guests
from the parlor to the living room.
Her gown was of pink taffeta trimm d
| with gold thread lace. Mrs. D. ].
| Hathaway wore a gown of white and
| black the bodice being of white Geor-
/ gette crepe and lace, and the skirt of
white. draped in taffeta of black and
/ white Japanese design. Mrs B. F.
! Young who assisted, was gowned in
wisteria crepe de chine. Her elder
daughter. Miss Jessie Young, also as
sistfng, was gowned in white dotted
swiss. Mrs. Frank Scott Davis wore
white wolfe and lace, and her corsa ge
bouquet was of red roses and lilies.
Mrs. Guilford Dudley was gowned in a
summer frock of lavender and white
Mrs. Dana Davis wore black net and
taffeta, and wore a corsage bouquet
of sunburst roses.
The other assisting women were:
Mrs. J. F. Dillon. Mrs Jack Frost
Mrs. Alfred Frost, Mrs. E s. Quinton
Mrs. George Parkhurst. Mrs. Arthur
Il Capper, Mrs. George Crawford. Mrs
Arch Catlin. Mrs. M A Low, Mrs. A
A. Robinson, Mrs. Robert Carver and
Mrs. Clarence Jordan.
i The decorations were quite unusual