The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04

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The College Alumnae club will have
a meeting Saturday afternoon at
o'clock. at the Y. w. c. A. The meet
ing will be in charge of the SoGiaI
Service department, of which MISS
Daisy Neil is chairman. Addresses
will be made by Miss Lima Bresette,
secretary of the Kansas state Welfare
commission. and by Mrs Marie Len
who teaches a night school for for
eigners in Topeka.
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If seats in the bald-headed row were
ever at a premium they were SO ldst
night at the Orpheum. All the trat
men and the "barbs' of the coliege, 10
say nothing of the downtown pug
citizen with wife and family wanted
to be right down there in front Tor the
fun view of the fashion show. Ihere
was no installing the approval OF tne
Onlookers when ten nice looklnS' pref
tilv gowned. Washburn co-eds, ap-
reared on the stage to give the
Orpheum- patronizing public view OF
the correct costume for street anu
party wear this season.
Between the pictures and the Vaude-
vile performances, the tashloh SNOW
was staged The idea was cleVerly
worked out, both in the choice OF
home girls for the models, and In the
setting provided for the display Inc
garments were from the warren M
Crosby store. Before the appearance
of each girl. a card was placed at the
entrance. giving the material Oh the
gown and its price.
The first scene is in a street. A girl
advances from each end of the stage.
The two meet in the center. They chat
ter as two friends will, of the new
clothes, the latest crush" in school,
the cotillion, and what He said, nc
Miss Marguerite Thrapp appears first,
wearing a rookie tailored street suit OF
Arabian crepe 1t is trimmed at the
back and on the sleeves with buttons,
which are duly counted by the other
girl, Miss Pansy Benton who enters
from the east wings. Miss Benton
suit is green poplin. She wears a
Wide-rimmed blue hat, and her shoes
We're bronze leather.
other girls who come and go in I've
street are Miss Alice Hughes. Miss
Dorothy Welsh, Miss Anita Weiskirch,
Miss Ruth Bomgardner, Miss Lucille
Bomgardner. Miss Eula Fleming.
Miss Edna Reinbach and Miss Juliet
Brown.
Miss Hughes wore a black and white
sport suit with a small round. white
hat Miss Welsh wore white serge
that was extremely smart. Miss We1s-
lirch's suit was of black taffeta in
Eton effect combined with white
mems wear serge. Miss Ruth Bonn
gardner wore navy blue serge with
white silk braid trimming. Miss Lucille
Bomgardner's suit was brown ana
white checks. with a wire flaring jack
ct of hip length Miss FlemmingS suit
was a combination of black taffeta
and serge. Miss Reinbach had pref
ty suit of black taffeta. Her hat was
adorned with two white wings at the
back Miss Juliette Brown wore a suit
of navy poplin, trimmed with red
leather.
The girls appeared in a second scene
in afternoon gowns on their way to
the party and later 5ne curtain went
up on the scene of an afternoon tea
The stage was set with parlOr furn-
ishings, and Miss Weiskirch was ar
ranging a wicker tea wagon for the
party she was to give. The girls call,
are served a cup of tea display their
gowns, gossip and are gay after the
manner of girls. A part of the act is
a song Browning's poem, THE Years
at the Spring" sung by Miss Ruth
Bomgardner.
The party gowns presented are such
as are suitable for afternoon affairs.
Miss Browns dress was of gray taffeta
and net, trimmed with bands of silk
figured in rose color Miss Welsh's
frock was of rose taffeta and Georgette
crepe. Miss Reinbach wore Belgian
blue crepe with taffeta ruffles around
the skirt. Miss Flemming wore
GeOrgette crepe and blue taffeta. Miss
taffeta with black net. The overskirt
was shirred and made with deep
points at the sides and the front and
back. Miss Hughes wore black crepe
de chine and black satin. Her hat was
white with velvet streamers. Miss
Thrapp's gown was of rose colored
Georgette crepe and taffeta. Miss
Benton wore Belgian green net and
taffeta. Miss Lucille Bomgardner's
gown was of light blue net and taft
feta. shirred to a high waist line. Miss
Weiskirch wore black silk. set off with
a corsage bouquet of pink and laven-
der sweet peas
The girls were drilled for the per-
Torrance by Miss Helen Griffin, a
teacher in the department of dramatic
art, at Washburn collge, to which all
the girls in the show, belong.
A luncheon was given Monday at
noon by the management of the
Orpheum. for the young women of
the fashion show, and Mrs. Sharon,
the head of the suit department at the
Warren NJ. Crosby store, and a few
other friends. The favors were Rich
mond roses. During the luncheon
music was furnished by the Orpheum
orchestra.
Orchestra music was given through
out the fashion show. The display