The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-08
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Miss Grace Koontz will be hostess
at a meeting of her luncheon club
Wednesday of this week. A guest or
the club will be Mrs. William McPher-
son of Howell, Michigan, who is visit
ing her father, Mr.. w. w. Mills, and
Miss Elizabeth Mills. Mrs. McPher-
son, before her marriage, was Miss
Marguerite Mills.
Mrs w. A Morton entertained the
Monday Whist club today at her home
in West Tenth avenue. Mrs. T. d.
Hammatt substituted for Mrs E A.
Herbst; Mrs. Harold Chase, for Mrs.
Arthur Nichols, and Mrs. George A.
Clark for Mrs. Morton.
The Monday Bridge club met to-
day with Mrs. Clement Smith, and
those who played for absent members
were Mrs D. L. Barton and Mrs H.
B. Hogeboom.
The Ladies' Music club will have
the annual business meeting Wednes-
day of this week, at the home of Miss
Irene Horner, in Tyler. street
Mrs. Frank Squires will entertain
the Tuesday Bridge-Luncheon club,
Wednesday of this week. A guest OF
the club will be Mrs c. II. Gaunt, for
merly of Topeka, who will arrive IN
the early part of the week to visit
friends here.
The very newest kind of a frock is
called the "tonneau' dress 1t con-
stitutes an obstruction to traffic when
it ambles down the sidewalk. A good
half of the thoroughfare must be given
to its distended draperies- The Lady
of Fashion appears modishly arrayeo
in her new tOnneau skirt, which Is
flat front and back, and built out at
the sides to look for all the world like
a mountain burro saddled ana
equipped for a two days camping trip
Whether the Wearer is fashloned nke
a keg of nails or like drink of water
Is of little importance; for she takes
to this tonneau style of apparel with
enthusiasm. The hip reducing ma
chimes get no response to their pleas
for business, because the wider the
hips are by nature, the less horseha
and whalebOne hoop padding material
will have to be bought OF course
these contrivances for building out the
side hips must be discreetly and care
fully placed, so that there will be no
bulge in the wrong section. But skill
full treatment will fix these bird cages
where they belong, and all Will be
serene, except for the wayfarer who
tries to pass the tonneau creation
without detour out into the roadway
One system of acquiring the new
side humps is by means of the pipe
organ pleats of haircloth, instead of
whalebone and hoop effects. The
snug fitting, pointed bodice, especially
piquant IN conjunction with panniers
and draperies, is growing in favor. 1t
is a settled fact that flOunceS and 1aceS
and bewildering draPeries are going to
flutter to every summer breeze this
season. and all this pipe organ stuff
is the new and startling note in the
spring orchestration of 1916.
The members of the Sunflower Con-
cert company have returned from
successful "trip over the Santa Fe
Reading rooms course. They gave con-
certs at the reading rooms maintained
by the Santa Fe. They also attended
the exposition in San Diego, and Wis
tied in Los Angeles and San Francisco,
and at the beaches near Los Angeles
They were entertained at theater and
motor parties during their absence
The members of the company are:
Mrs. Alfred Spicy, Miss Grace Richen-
bacher, Miss Eleanor Bartel, Miss
Uarda Baird, Miss Louise Pontius and
Miss Florence Taylor.
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Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch will ar
rive Sunday, returning from the west
to her home at the Wintrode Mrs
Batch has come to Kansas from New
York, where she has always made her
hcme. and will establish her residence
III Topeka. She is one of the vice
sional Union, is lecturer of more
than ordinary power, and a woman
of much distinction.
Mrs. Blatch will be the guest of hon
or at a lawn party to be given Tues
day afternoon, May 16, from to 5
o'clock, by Mrs. A. NJ. Turner, local
chairman of the Congressional Union,
at the Wintrode. Mrs Dan Dillon
Easement, of Manhattan, state chair
man of the Union, will share honors
with Mrs. Batch. All members of the
Union in Topeka are invited to be
guests at the party. and to welcome
Mrs. Blatch to Topeka.
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A dancing party will be given Fri
day night at Kellam hall by the men
of the Phi Delta fraternity.
Reservations for many places at the
tables for cards at the party to be
given Tuesday by the Ceramic Art
club, have been made. Those who dc
not play cards will sew, and prizes
will be given both for the sewing and
the card playing. The guests will be
received by Mrs. w. P. Bishop, presi-
dent of the club. Mrs. w. C. McDon-
ough, Mrs ]. c. Doncyson and Miss
Marie Mayhem.
The officers of the Orphans Home
will be judges of the sewing work
They are Mrs. George Anthony, Mrs
Mollie Hunter and Mrs. George Han
ley. Mrs. George o. Boone will be il
charge of the sewing room She will
be assisted by Mrs. w. H. Davis, Mrs