The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-13

MI. ana ATS. w dTIGll I1OPhllS
rived in Topeka today for visit to
Mr. Hopkinss father, Mr.. Scott Hop
kins. and his sisters, Miss Edna Hop
kins and Miss Elizabeth Hopkins.
The marriage of Miss Doris Evelyn
Phillips and Mr.. Warren Bernard
Hopkins was quietly solemnized last
Saturday in Cambridge, Mass. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Phillips of Cambridge. Mr..
Hopkins is an electrical engineer, and
is connected with the firm of Stone &
Webster, of Boston.
After a visit of about two weeks in
Topeka, Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins will
continue their honeymoon journey
west, and will spend the rest of the
winter in southern California and in
Florida.
Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey, of
Independence, KAN, is now in WASH
ington, D. c., and she will be hostess
al a luncheon Friday in honor of Lady
Aberdeen. of London, who is spending
some time at the American capital.
Other guests at the luncheon will be
the officers of the National Council of
Women, to which Mrs. Guernsey be-
longs The luncheon will be given at
the Willard hotel.
Mrs. Guernsey is a prominent Kan
sas woman, and state regent of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. Last year she aspired to the Of
flee of national regent of the D. A. R.
She often comes to Topeka, where she
has a large circle of friends.
Mrs. Frank Merriam will be hostess
al a meeting of the Duplicate Whist
club Friday, at her home in Western
avenue.
Mrs. r. A. Burch will entertain the
Friday Bridge-Luncheon club Friday,
at her home, 1908 Tyler street. The
guest of honor will be Mrs. Larimer
of the Avon, who will leave soon to
make her home in Kentucky.
Ever since the invitations were out
for the masque ball that Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Barnes gave Wednesday night,
the dance-has been all agog over the
costumes to be worn. Some of our
"home talent" designers put their
heads in juxtaposition with those hunt
ing costumes. and evolved some of the
most novel and charming outfits that
appeared at the party. Others of the
guests were fitted out by an imported
costumer from Kansas City, who spent
the best part of a whole day in the
town assisting the masqueraders in
choice of costumes. The result surely
justified the previous excitement. The
DISCUSSES very effectively concealed the
identity of the dancers until Ray Hall.
from the musicians balcony, gave the
order for the removal of the masks.
The guests who did their own de-
signing must have haunted the Ii
braries, delved into dictionaries and
musty encyclopedias for their models.
When the guests arrived they were
received by four children. Marian
Reid. Virginia Miller. Charles Barnes
and Jack Barnes. And these same
small folk led the grand march. They
Wore yama-yama costumes, black on
one side and white on the other. and
on their heads were tall, pointed caps.
Their faces were concealed by black
masks.
Mrs. Barnes was a stately hostess in
a Salome gown of green and old rose.
The bodice was in jacket effect of
green. over a wide girdle, and the skirt
was full and of old rose satin. Mr..
Barnes was in the costume of a gen
costume was doublet and hose crea-
ton in velvet, with embroidered vel
vet cape.
Mrs. Charles MitchelTs costume
the suffragette of the extreme type.
Her skirt of light. figured material,
was short and severely plain. She
wore a mannish, black tailored coat,
and a tall, stiff hat, with a band
across the front bearing the motto,
heavy cane, marched with the mems
part of the procession in the grand
march, and took the lead in some of
the dances Instead of a mask she
wore an entire false face.
One of the handsome costumes was
worn by Mr.. e. S. Quinton. He was
stunning troubadour in black satin
and velvet suit, with tight. knee trous-
ers, short jacket, white waistcoat
and gloves, pink satin sash. and a
sweeping white plume in his three
cornered hat. Mrs. Chester Woodward
was a Japanese girl in heavily en-
broidered costume, and flowers in her
hair. Mrs. Albert T. Reid was an old
fashioned girl, in simple striped gown
Of black and white. Her hair was done
i'll two long braids, and on her head
she wore little black hat, tied with
bows under the chin
Mrs. W. w. Wikidal wore a Mother
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