The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23

and pariOr were bouquets OF yellOW,
purple and white, the flowers used
being annunciation lilies, delphiniums
and coreopsis. In the diningroom, a
white basket OF lilies and delphiniums
formed the table centerpiece, and in
all the bouquets were sprays of baby
breath. A low, carved bronze bowl
filled with flowers stood on the side
board. In the upstairs rooms were
bouquets of Dorothy Perkins roses and
pink candles
In the den punch was served by Mrs.
Wendell Lyman, Miss Mamie Zahner,
| Miss Helen Louise Crosby and Miss
Ariel Nichols The girls who helped
m the dining room were: Miss Faith
Young, Miss Marguerite Thrapp, Miss
Helen Welty and Miss Jane Alexander.
Mrs Lyman wore a gown of green
taffeta and lace. Miss Zahner's gown
was of Belgian blue silk; Miss Crosby
was dressed in white embroidered
wolfe. and Miss Nichols in white ruff
fled net Miss Faith Young, an at
tractive young girl. who is going to sing
well some day, wore pretty white or
candle frock. ruffled from the short
bodice to the hem of the skirt. Miss
Thrapp's dress was of white ruffled
organdie. and Miss Alexander was in
green organdie finished with white
swiss. Miss Wefty's dress was of ivory
colored taffeta- edged with silver
trimming. The skirt was draped from
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An out-of-town guest at the party
was Mrs. E. E. Herrick of Kansas City.
Her gown was of black silk, trimmed
with cream rose point lace. Miss May
kellam, who has lately come from
California to visit her niece Mrs. Dana
Davis, was among the guests Her
gown was Of black taffeta and net, and
was worn with a pointed collar of
fine white lace. Miss Gertrude
ktchell, recently returned from New
| York, where she was a student this
year, was gowned in a striped cos
tune of cream and dull green. with
a wide trimmed sailor hat Mrs. Theo-
dore Snattinger, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, who is spending some time in
topeka with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
howell Jones, was among the callers.
Her gown was of white Georgette
crepe. made with a bolero jacket of
white taffeta. Mrs. Adelaide Smith
wore a gown of white dotted swiss,
edged with bands of green taffeta and
made with a green silk jacket.
Three young debutantes attending
their first tea were Miss Elizabeth Ed
Esther Paxton Miss Edison wore a
charming, girlish dress of embroidered
organdie, made with full skirt and
short bodice, with ruffles and sash.
Her hat was a Shepherdess straw
trimmed with flowers and white rib
bon. Miss Crane wore white organ
die, and Miss Paxton wore embroid-
cred net trimmed with pink ribbon.
Mrs. Frank Miller of St Louis wore
white tucked net and lace with a
trimming of dull pink taffeta in jacket
style, with long floats of the silk
reaching to the hem of the skirt at
the back. Mrs. Frank Theis of Hast
ings, Neb., who used to be Miss Rachel
Coston, was among the guests. Her
dress was of pink and white pin stripe,
with white organdie. Her hat was
white, with a bow of white ribbon
across the back,
Mrs. Willis Bailey of Atchison is en-
Pertaining Saturday of this week for
her new daughter-in-law, Mrs Vernon
Weede of Salt Lake City, who has
come to visit her. Mr.. Weede was
married during the late winter, to a
Salt Lake City girl, and they are max
ing a visit home. Mr.. Weede is re-
membered by many Topeka friends
who knew him when his mother and
Governor Bailey were in Topeka dur
ing the governors term of office
Mrs. Willis Coston will entertain al
| thimbles next Wednesday for her
daughters. Mrs. Frank Theis of Hast
of Kansas City, Mo. The guests will
be the members of club to which the
, young women formerly belonged.
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The T. Y. v. girls of the June, 1916
class of the Topeka high school will
have a picnic Saturday at the home OF
: Miss Virginia Kitchen. The members
of the club are: Miss Esther LindeH
5 Miss Esther Grandon, Miss Vio1e
} Mathews, Miss Helen Rutledge, Mis-.
| Maym Parsons Miss Virginia KitchelI
{ Miss Dorothy Bair Miss Doroth,
, Bradbury, Miss Helen Bennett Mis-.
Gladys Organ, Miss Edna Becker, Mis-
Ruth Tandy, Miss Pomona Kirkpat
rick. Miss Florence Triton and Mis-
5 Augusta Taylor.
/ Mrs. Vera Benjamin Morrison CAV
l demonstration recital at her home
2 this afternoon. The pupils who ap
1 peared on the program were: Ernes
e Recob. Jean St John, Alice Burke
Mary Huston, Dorothy Ki1lian, Thel
$ ma Rowitz, Gladys Mccoy. Murie
, Moore, Helen Clary, Elmine Bridges
! Dorothy Scotch. Mary Leeper, Char
: iotte Bailey and Elizabeth Fyffe.
!, story is told of one of the mos
pious church members in town. H,
: is conspicuously important in one o
|, the big uptown meeting houses. The
= say that he has a habit of borrowin
books of doubtful character from
some other men in the same bushes
= building with his own office. He read
the books during spare minutes dur
\ ing the day. and faithfully return
them every evening, calling for Their
< again in the morning. The owner
!. Of the books assured him that he wa
perfectly welcome to keep them unit
he finished reading them, and neet
: not bring them in every evening Still
: he carefully brought them back whe
going home time arrived. His expla
! nation to them was well, you know
:. boys, 1 really want to read thos
'. books. but in case anyone should com
f into my office when I wasn't there
: well. you know wouldn't want tn
d books to be found there "Ah,
n see, one of the owners of the risqu
n volumes answered, you are keen o
Q reading the books, but you prefer tina
; the goods should be found on US"
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