The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
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INVITATIONS will be issued in a day
or two for a reception-dance to be
given at the Topeka club by the club
men saturday February ~
Mrs. Bollo J. Parker will be hos
tess at meeting Of the Monday Whist
club Monday Of next week
aa Mrs. Crichton Miller entertained the
Young Matrons' Bridge club this
afternoon. Those who played for alb
sent members were Mrs. lief Felix
and Mrs. Monroe VIM Black, of Okla
6oma City, who is visiting Mrs Frank
eriggs.
The Friday Bridge Luncheon club
met today with Mrs. Frank Beck at
her home in Topeka avenue. Mrs.
Luther Burns played as a substitute
-e.fs Members OF the Art department of
the Topeka Federation of Women
were entertained at tea Thursday aft
ernoon by Mrs. Robert Coppedge, and
the guests of honor at the party were
Mr.. Charles Grippe, New York ar
fist, and Mr.. Merrill Gage, who has
returned from New York for a tenn
porary stay in Topeka.
~ Mr. Grippe Is in the West doing
come painting. He is doing an in
-thrior scene with a portrait IN Kansas
CITY and he win also paint some
7sffoW scenes before he returns east.
to Topeka, and Mrs. Coppedge put
them in frames. and they were shown
q the guests at the party yesterday
Mr Grippe talked briefly bout his
Work Three Of the pictures were Hol-
land scenes. Mr.. Grippe has spent
= good deal of his life in Holland, haN-
. ing his nome at The Hague, and the
greater number of his landscapes
z.are Dutch scenes. Other pictures on
3 display were New England pictures
IS painted in the Catskills
"a you apparently do not care Tor
-tthe impressionistic style OF painting
q some one observed to Mr.. Grippe:
z"No." he answered. that is a fad
switch is bound to pass. Many years
AaEo / saw pictures painted by the
e cubists and impressionists in Berlin :
later l found it in Paris, but now the
artists of Europe are going back 10
older style of painting. They tell a
story Of an impressionist's painting IN
New York gallery. 1t was enttled
The Green Pool and all the visitors
@sNere puzzled to find the pool. Flnaily
the artist himself Informed them that
some one had hung the canvas wrong
side up"
MIR. Grippe has been in America for
3some years after his return from Hol-
Gland. He expected to go abroad again
but was prevented on account OF the
~swar.
Mr.. Gage was asked to speak at the
sameeting yesterday. He gave an &C
-fcount of the monument that IS TO De
@made by Borglum, the great American
ssscuIptor. out of d granite mountain of
nthe south. The project has been wide
~ly discussed throughout the country,
and numerous accounts of 1t have been
published in newspapers and maya
Zines
Mr. Grippe returned to Kansas City
today His son. Mr.. carl Grippe. who
sis ii young sculptor. has been offered
Ia place in Borglum's studio. where
-. ant he ma g
wears Mr.. Gage and the young Mr..
.+Gruppe were friends in New York.
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The Matinee Music club met Thurs
9day with Miss Helen Estey. The pro-
Agram was furnished by Miss Josephine
MCKEE and Mrs. r. Parks Bennett
Miss Ann Myers played Mrs, Bennett s
Accompaniment. The program was
=as follows:
Sonata, OPP. H. No. 2..... Beethoven
Miss Mckee.
For the Green ......-......-.- Lohr
rWorld That Was once Garden. .Loh1
Mrs. Bennett.
ESCherzina -...... .Schumanr
Miss Mckee.
ECome to the Garden. Love Slater
u Hear You Calling Me. Marshal
Since You Went Away Swift
Mrs Bennett.
NIinuet. Son. in E minor. ...---- Cries
Miss Mckee.
sEligie ...................- Massane'
ode Tu? CBarcarolle). Matte Matte
Mrs. Bennett.
nScrenade GOunOC
Mrs. Bennett.
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Mrs. Morton Albaugh gave a dinner
party Thursday night celebrating the
r.hirthday anniversary Of Mr.. Albaugh
trhe birthday cake was lighted will
pink candles, and the lights were
IFhaded in pink. Pink flowers adorned