The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

Cloudland in the pageant THE Plant
ing of the Seed" worked out in aeS-
thetic dances. for the May fete at
Bethany Friday afternoon. Her dance
was the most important of the group,
and exceedingly graceful and lovely.
Miss Lucas does the aesthetic dancing
well, and she is so accomplished in
ball room dancing that her programs
al well filled with dance dates all
during the season. Miss Lucas danced
] in the College Alumnae May fete, be-
ing one of d group of girls who gave
Forest Spirits
! She is a member of a set of young
girls who are asked to dancing parties
/ by their own set and by the older peo-
pie as we'll, and they entertain more
or less themselves. They are wise
enough to take their good times while
they are young and get the real, unal-
Logged enjoyment out of them.
Cards have been received in Topeka
| announcing the marriage of Miss Hell
en- Schurtz, the daughter of Mr. and
/ Mrs. Orr Schurtz. to DR.. Alfred Dean
The marriage took place May A at
the home of the brides parents in
| Negaunee. Mich.
The bride formerly lived in Topeka,
and taught sewing in the Topeka high
school.
! At home after June IS at 521 South
/
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Mrs David Palmer, Mrs. w. B. Glib
son and Mrs. c. A. Mcclure were host
esses at a tea Friday afternoon at
Mrs. Palmer's home in West Tenth
avenue
The flowers of the season made the
rooms unusually attractive for the
party In the hall bowls of pink
! peonies greeted the view of the callers,
and the staircase was wound with
! branches of syringa. In the receiving
room were bouquets of spring flowers,
. the living room fireplace was arranged
with ferns, peonies and syringa. over
the doorways boughs of syringa were
hung. The library was also adorned
with garden flowers. On the table
in the dining room was wide low bas-
( ket of Cecil Drummer roses and daisies.
Mrs. Gibson, her daughter. Mrs.
/ Palmer. and Mrs. Mcclure stood in
the receiving room to welcome the
I guests. Mrs. Gibson was gowned in
| black satin and net, with a trim min e
( of lace. and wore a corsage bouquet of
! sweet peas, alyssum and roses Mrs.
Palmer wore a white taffeta gown.
/ with bouffant skirt. and with a bodice
trimming of lace. She carried a round
! bouquet of roses and sweet peas. Mrs.
McGuire's gown was black net and
! lace, yelling a peach colored satin.
The skirt was in lace edged nounces,
applique embroidery in Oriental color
/ and design.
The women who assisted were: Mrs.
NJ. c. Hammatt. Mrs. L. S. Ferry, Mrs.
Chester Woodward. Mrs. Luther
Burns, Mrs Norman Wear, Mrs.
Charles Allen Mills, Mrs. Harrison
Morgan, Mrs. Earle Williams, Mrs.
John R. Shelton, Mrs. T. S. Stevens
Mrs. j. p. Raster. Mrs. Reid Alexan-
der, Mrs. c. W. Kouns, Mrs. A. A
Robinson, Mrs. J. Willis Gleed, Mrs
Charles Gleed and Mrs. A K. Wilson
The young girls who helped in the
dining room and library were: Miss
Margaret Suydam, Miss Janette Gleed
Miss Genevieve Mcmillan. Miss Jane
Alexander and Miss Joanna Gleed.
Punch was served in the library BY
Miss Suydam and Miss Janette Gleed
Miss Suydam is A niece of Mrs. Pal
mer. Her home is in Leavenworth
and she has been in Topeka this year
attending Washburn college. She met
number of the young people of col.
lege age last fall. at some parties Mrs
Palmer gave for her, and she was one
of the early pledges of the year ir
the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority She
were a lowered organdie gown, with
Empire waist, finished with satin rib.
bon and roscbuds. Miss Janette Gleec
wore a striped wolfe frock. with blacl
velvet ribbon the bodice.
Mrs. Earle Williams wore a gowr
of white embroidered French wolfe
with trimming of lace. Mrs. c. S
Gleed wore a figured blue SWISS will
lace edged flounces and lace trimmint
on the bodice. Mrs. Wilson's gown
was of black net and lace, yelling golC
colored satin. with floats of tulle anC
net, and a wide girdle of ribbon il
shades of gold and russell. Mrs
Stevens wore a gown of turquoise blu,
crepe de chine, trimmed with white lac,
and double ruffling of the material
Mrs. Mills's gown was of old rose creep
de chine and cream lace. Mrs. Wea
wore a gown of ivory colored, EN-
broidered lace, with bolero of orchar,
green satin. Little ruffles of the satil
edged the flounces of the skirt. Mrs
John Shelton wore a gown of whit
y imported crepe, with an exquisit
trimming of DuchesSe lace.
The young girls were in charming
frocks of summer materials. Mis-
t Jane Alexander wore a sea green or
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