The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-20


The decorations for the rooms open
to the guests were in roses and sweet
peas. The staircase in the front hall
with flowers. The wedding party
stood in front of the mantel in the liv-
ing room for the reading of the serv-
ice. The fireplace and mantel were
banked with ferns and roses
After the ceremony wedding
breakfast was served, the guests be-
ing seated at quartet tables which
were each adorned with baskets of
sweet peas and gypsophila. Miss
Mary Weightman, the brides cousin,
porch. She wore a pretty frock of
white dotted wolfe, made with a fichu,
edged with tiny ruffles, and the skirt
was trimmed with small ruffles. Hen
ry Alden, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dick Alden, opened the door for the
guest.
Mrs. Stevenson, the brides mother
was gowned in white organdie and
chiffon. Those whom she asked to
assist were: Her mother, Mrs. Weight
man. Mrs. Frank Thompson and Mrs.
Matt Weightman, jr.
The out-of-town guests at the we'd
ding were: The bridegroom's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Hite, and his sis
ter. Mrs. E. NJ: Thomas of Kansas
City, his aunt. Miss Munns of Wichita,
and the Rev. and Mrs. c. E. Hol-
combe.
The brides going away dress was
of blue radium silk, trimmed with
silk in small Roman stripes. Her hat
was of the silk with trimming to
match the trimming of her suit. She
wore bronze shoes and gloves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hite left on the noon
train for a months trip in the Ozark
mountains, and after their return they
will go to Humboldt to make their
home.
The bride was a student in Western
Reserve college, Cleveland, Ohio, and
later attended Washburn, being in the
graduating class of 1918. Since her
graduation she has been teaching first
at Humboldt, where she met Mr.. Hite,
and the next year at Baldwin. Mr..
Hite is graduate of the Kansas State
university, and is principal of the
Humboldt high school.
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Mrs. r. l.. Thomas has sent out in
vitations to tea which she will give
Saturday at her apartments in the
Lenox, for Miss Ethel Lord, of Boston.
Mass, who is returning home from
Berkeley, Cal, where she attended the
national conclave of the Alpha Phi So
rority.
One of the most celebrated Ameri-
cans. William Jennings Bryan, was a
guest at dinner Wednesday of Mr. and
Mrs. Neil Macleod OF Valley Falls,
and the other guests at the dinner
were Mr.. MacLeod's brother, Mr.. ],
y. Corbet, Mrs. Corbet. Miss NJ Edna
Corbet, Mr.. Roy Macleod and Mr.
Kenneth Corbet. Mr.. Bryan is MAX
ing a lecture tour through the country
in connection with his chautauqua en-
gagements, and was in Valley Falls
to give his peace lecture yesterday.
He and Mr. Macleod have been per
soDa1 friends for some time. Miss
Corbet was Mr. Bryan's dinner partner.
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The newest arrangement for sport
hats or motor hats, WHICH are unusu-
ally large this year, is the Tommy At
kins strap, which goes under the chin
to keep the hat firmly in place. Some
of the straps are elastic, but many of
them are bands of black velvet ribbon.
They not only are sensible and useful,
but they give that military touch, in
keeping with the times and so much
sought after in the fashions of the
day.
The Theta girls of Washburn coll
Iege will meet Saturday afternoon
with Miss Lois Segar.
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Miss Frances Torpey of Ell Reno,
Ok and Miss Lorain Speer of Tren-
ton, Mo, are visiting Miss Frances
Ford and Miss Gertrude Ford. They
were guests of honor at porch bridge
party this morning, at which the
Misses Ford were hostesses. The
other guests were: Mrs. Harry Forbes,
Wahle, Miss Elsie Cuthbert, Miss
Christina Ward. Miss Elwina Pugh,