The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-15

| Glen Kasselbaum, Mr. George Barrett,
! Mr.. Vincent Kerns. Mr.. Kenneth Alex
/ ander, Mr.. Forrest Rice. Mr.. Preston
Palmer, Mr.. Philip Lorman, Mr.. Ralph
Pettis. Mr.. John Troxen, Mr.. Ralph
Moore, Mr.. Fred Beerbohnl, Mr.. Ewing
! Fergus, Mr.. Edwin Olander, Mr.. Geo.
| Rourke, Mr.. Jim Allison, Mr.. Lau-
renee Chapman. Mr. Arch McKeever.
Parkinson, Mr.. Harold Smythe, MFR.
/ Leland Willis. Mr.. Harry Welty. Mr..
Glen Hussey, Mr.. Ralph Oman, Mr..
Arthur Champeny. Mr.. Fred Morley,
Mr Russell Swiler, Mr.. Paul Bush, Mr..
jim Perry, Mr.. Ford and Mr. Jones.
Mrs George NJ. Crawford enter
| tanned the Duplicate Whist club to-
DAY: Mrs. Schuyler Nichols and Mrs.
Arch Catlin were among those who
| played for absent members
/
| The most fashionable evening party
OF the season was the ball given Thurs
| day night by Mr.. and Mrs Norman
Wear, at Kellam hall. Nearly every
woman present wore new gown. and
the music was topping" The hall
was arranged with decorations in the
christmas colors. green and scarlet
Inc upper walls were festooned with
loops OF evergreen fern. from which
hung pendants between the windows
OF hoops of scarlet, adorned with scar
| let ribbon bows
Mr. and Mrs Wear received without
attendants The hostess wore a charm
ing new gown with a foundation of
cloth of gold, and an overdress of
metal tissue in the two tones of gold
and green, which formed A draDerv
TOT the bodice and a long tunic. The
gown was made with jewelled trim
ming, which adorned the bodice and
edged the tunic. The metal tissue was
usea TO form the long, hanging sleeves.
when Ieii TO the bottom of the skirt
ana were edged with the jeweIled
bands The corsage bououet was of
| yellow roses to harmonic with the
gown.
Mr. and Mrs. Wears daughter, Mrs.
Oiarence Jordan, wore midnight blue
selVet' with lower bodice and skirt
drapery of silver lace. Mrs Marie
year was gowned in pink satin, with
| White tulle scarf, and a trimming in
pannler effect of silver embroidered
An out-of-town guest at the party
was Mrs. E. N. Allen of McAli;ste2S
Okla-' who is visiting her sister. Mrs
schuyler Nichols. Mrs. Allen was
soWned in white satin, with an eve
hiHs wrap OF white embroidered silk.
I o,a'- toIl ring wore a gown of soft
| sIey NeIVet combined with Georgette
crepe. Mrs. Joe Morgan was gowned
i IN sunset pink charmeuse with a
sIrole Of silver. Mrs. Frank Buprow.
pne OF the popular young matrons who
mas rather recently come to Tonexa
and has received a warm weJcome hS,
the society set, wore a gown of blue
sdtlh' Nelled IN robe of jet ernbroid-
eTeo net Ornaments of iridescent
que set OH the costume. Miss Bernice
oohhson, OF Atchison, who is visiting
MRS. Frank Griggs, was one Of The
attractive guests. She was attired in
green tulle, over a foundation of green
80 IN Inc bodice, from the shoulders
10 the girdle, was fashione of silver
lace Miss Clyde Bonebrake wore a
/ gown OF gold colored satin, with a self
tone silk stripe running thru the ma
terial- The skirt was draped, and the
podlce was adorned with gold lace.
MISS Eva smith was gowned in peach
coIored satin combined with white
lace Mrs Edwin Kistler wore an at
tractive evening gown of black tulle
ana satin The drapery was edged
with bands of jet trimming.
Mrs Leslie Guild, one of the sea-
sons good looking brides, wore a
gown OF pale blue satin, with draped
BODICE and overskirt of blue tulle.
Mrs. c. B. Merriam wore ball gown
! of bright blue tulle and satin Mrs
Jack Campbell, whose fairness makes
! her stunning in black, wore a black
gown of tulle and satin. with a touch
of color in the corsage bouquet Of
lavender chrysanthemums Mrs. Fred
Freeman wore handsome gown of
green and black.
Mrs. w. s. McClintock, one of the
smart and popular society women of
Topeka, who has lately moved to Kan
sas City to live, was among the guests.
She wore a gown of blue satin with an
/ laborate overdress of lace and en-
| broidery. Mrs. Frank Griggs wore pink
satin, with a fall o: tulle over the
shoulders, and a girdle of lace
A group of the young debutantes, as
| dainty as fairies. We're among the
| guests: Miss Ariel Nichols in a gown
of pink Georgette and satin, with
trimming of opalescence. Miss Mildred
Fuller in vivid green satin and tulle;
| Miss Ernestine Kline with pink satin
and Georgette; Miss Mamie Zahner
also in filmy pink gown over a foun-
dation of satin, and Miss Elizabeth
Mills, in pink tulle. Miss Helen Yo-
the young smart set, ore black Georg-
/ cite and satin
| Mrs Jack Dillon wore a handsome
! gown of pink velvet, with fitted bodice
and tunic of silver lace. Mrs David
! W. Mulvane's gown was in one of the
new soft tones of shimmering blue sat
= in, embroidered in conventional motifs
of gold threads The piue of the gown
was combined with cream Georgette
crepe, which formed the front of the
| bodice and wide PANEL in the skirt
the S1rdle was of satin. and at each
side of the skirt panel was a strand of
gold ribbon
Miss Altha Watson wore white satin
| and Georgette. The satin was figured
/ in bouquets in Dresden colors. She
carried a fan shaped corsa ge of roses
and sweet peas. Mrs. j. E. House
| wore stunning gown of green tulle
| and satin, with wide girdle and
shoulder trimming of irridescent Sc
t qulns, in shades of green and blue.
Three men from out of town were
! guests. They were Mr.. sam Horton of
Toledo. Ohio, Mr.. Frank Groves of
/ Kansas City, and Mr.. James WaddelI
/ OF Kansas City Mr.. Waddell will
| make his home in Topeka and will be
engaged in business with Mr.. Clarence
Jordan Mr.. Horton also expects to
be in business in Topeka