The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-24

enger and Mr.. and Mrs FUNK. MI
White is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Ellsworth.
Henry Mann will give dancing
party Saturday evening at his home, for
the members OF. a young crowd of boys
and girls who have been dancing to-
gether this winter
The first of a series of spring teas
was given Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
A II. Purdy and Mrs. James S. Sproat.
complimentary to their sister, Mrs. j.
E. Morris. of Philadelphia, Pa
After the dizziness of the season of
the late winter and early spring, So
ciety has a whetted appetite for the
teas and receptions that always come
to fill up tn, gap between house clean
ing time and summer vacation days.
At all events, the opening reception of
the spring appeared to be keenly en-
joyed by the guests who thronged the
rooms during the hours of the party
yesterday.
Mrs. Morris. before her marriage.
was Miss Mamie Hopkins, a society
girl of Topeka After her marriage
she and her husband remained here
some four or five years, and then
moved to the east. She makes occa-
siona1 visits to her sisters in Topeka,
and is always the inspiration for a
good many festivities among her
former friends. She was gowned yes
terday in a stunning costume of black
net and taffeta, combined with a
trim ming of handsome embroidery.
The skirt was made in tiers of
flounces, and draped in bouffant fash
ion at the hips The bodice was made
of net, and there was a corsage trim
ming of gold cloth embroidered in d
pattern of green. The embroidery
formed part of the drapery of the
hips.
Mrs. Purdy stood at the head of the
receiving line. She wore black net,
ruffled on skirt and bodice, and fin
ished with lace. A wide band of
Joffre blue satin formed the girdle.
looped at one side, and tied loosely
about the hips, falling in sash ends
Mrs. Sproat was gowned in white net,
with the bodice and the sections of the
skirt, embroidered and edged with
lace.
Standing in line with the hostesses
and the guest of honor were: Mrs. c.
u Philley, of st. Joseph, formerly of
Topeka; Miss Dorothy Sproat and Mrs.
Albert Green. Mrs. Philley was gown
ed in light blue taffeta and carried
flowers. Miss Sproat. one of the at
tractive girls of the young set, wore
white taffeta, with short bodice of net.
and iridescent trimming forming the
shoulder straps and tiny sleeves. Mrs.
Green wore pale blue taffeta, COM
bined with lace.
The decorations were spring flow
ers. In the receiving room were
bouquets of peonies and bridal
wreath and roses. The dining room
was darkened and artificially lighted
with pink shaded lights. The cleo
trolier was draped with boughs OF
foliage and white flowers. In the cen
ter of the table was a basket filled
with white daisies, pink snap dragons
and roses. In the wide window sill
fern and flowers. Ferns and honey
suckle adorned the library.
Those who assisted were: Mrs. A
T. Lucas, Mrs. w. o. Rigby, Mrs J.
Hoover, Mrs. Albert Patten, Mrs c.
M. Hill, Mrs. V. B. Kistler, Mrs. Will
liam Falkiner, Mrs. H. W. Seery, Mrs
| Katherine Lindsay Perkins and Mrs
| Lewis Greenwood. Assisting in the
| dining room were Miss Dorothy Crane
| Miss Elizabeth Purdy, Miss Belle Bar
| ton, Miss Margaret Hill The girls
who stood at the door were Miss Ruth
Thompson and Miss Antoinette Clark
Miss Thompson wore a frock of white
net and tulie yelling cream satin
, Miss Clark's dress was of lowered ac-
Gordon pleated crepe.
| Mrs. Falkiner was gowned in nigre
brown satin with net sleeves and Z
| trimming of lace and net on the
bodice. Mrs. Seery's gown was Of
green taffeta with a satin stripe of the
same color The bodice combined. the
taffeta with green striped silk wolfe il
a paler shade than the body of the
gown. Mrs. Patten was gowned il
white chiffon, richly embroidered il
Dresden colors.
! The callers were presented to the
receiving women by Mrs. F. E. Parr
She wore taffeta gown of green ant
white in pin check, with wide
stripes of green, com bined with whit,
lace Miss Dorothy Crane wore
| frock of pink, edged with black vel
vet. Miss Margaret Hill wore a pleat
ed taffeta frock; Miss Belle Barton
was in dark blue silk with white lac,
i collar; Miss Elizabeth Purdy wore ;
figured taffeta dress with a fine check
Mrs. Margaret Wiggin was gowne,
in black chiffon. with bodice of lace
yelling a touch of pink velvet trim
ming. Her hat was a wide, rimmet
straw, with a simple crown trimming
Mrs. Fred Freeman wore a spring sui
of black taffeta and satin, and a small
smart straw hat in black. Mrs Franz
Griggs was in a smart suit of blacl
taffeta.
Mrs. Van Dusen of California, VIII,
is visiting her brother. Mr.. Charlie
Sessions, was one of the guests. Sh
wore a gown of dull purple Georgett
crepe, combined with a mahogan
shade of brocaded velvet.
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Lieutenant Charles Ryder, who ha
been stationed in New York, has bee
ordered to the Mexican border He
accompanied on his trip south by hi
bridge. His marriage will be remem
bered as, an event of last Februar,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Ryder went throug
Kansas City on their way to Texas
and Lieut.. Ryderts parents, DR. an
Mrs. L. A. Ryder spent a few hour
with them there.
| I. + 4.
The meeting of the Portia club wi
be held Thursday of this week. Mr.,
w. T. Coolidge will be hostess, at he
home in Potwin.
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Mrs. W. P. Bishop, of College ave
nue., gave j party Tuesday afternoo
for the members of the Nautilus clu