The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-08


Margaret Herrig. Miss Helen Hunter.
Miss Katherine knowles. Miss Lucille
Keene. Miss Mamie Sherer, Miss Beth
Hayes, Miss Lorena Seaton and Miss
+ :. !.
A Topeka woman. who happens to /
be candidate for office, but whose !
activities in public affairs always eX- f
cite comment, favorable or otherwise
whether she is seeking a nomination /
or not is the subject Of newspaper ar /
ticles from coast-to-coast. In the So
ciety column of a paper in Bakersfield,
Cal. | find the following article:
EXemplifying the principles which
she has advocated for years, DR. Eva
Harding of Topeka, Kan, is now
seeking the Democratic nomination
I for congress from the First Kansas
district. DIR. Harding is one of the
4 best known women in the Sunflower
state, having been a practicing ply
, stefan in the state capital for many
years. She has been a fearless cham
pion of her ideas of city government
and is the first donor of ground for
| public Fairgrounds for children in To-
peka, having given a picturesque spot
| of several acres nine years ago and
| afterward fitting it up with play
ground apparatus. DIR. Harding's
platform opposes militarism, and in
cludes national prohibition, nation
wide suffrage, mothers pensions, re-
call of judges. old age pensions for
pose with the government. a national
rural credits law for farm tenants,
tariff for revenue, government aid In
road building and the construction of
public works to control flood waters
of the Missouri and Mississippi val
leys.
Back in conservative Boston has
been written an editorial for the SEN
sation hating paper. The Christian
Science Monitor. After putting the
a
temperance in France, the editor pens
this para graph:
Dr. Eva Harding of Topeka, Kan,
has, it is reported, announced her can
didacy for congress at the election to
be held next November. She is rep
resented as opposing militarism and
favorinS nationwide prohibition, ma
tion-wide suffrage, mothers pensions,
recall of judges, a national rural
credits law for farm tenants. a tariff
for revenue, government road building
and federal control of surplus waters
of the Mississippi valley. Prospective
members of the committees on resolu-
tons of the several national conven-
tons could do worse than to write DR.
Harding. asking her to send them
copies of her platform. She seems to
have covered nearly everything.
A party of young people had a
} slelghing party, riding to the country
5 home of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Sells. The
members of the party were: Mr.. and
: Mrs Warrick Updegraff, Miss Carol
t Thrau Hill, Miss Antoinette Clark,
: Miss Hazel Boast, Mr.. Robert Biene,
/ Mr.. Waite Lyle, Mr.. Larry Huey,
5 Mr.. Rodger Savage and Mr.. Charles
Kouns.
A fashion show is in progress in
| Chicago, and the new feminine toys
2 are being displayed by the prettiest
l girls of the Chicago Opera company
: The show began last night. and mes
1 sages have gone out to the rest of the
world all about hoops, and hoops and
/, still more hoops, tight bodices, short
r jackets, and longer skirts After the
1 short skirts of the winter, the spring
: models will show ankle lengths.
e The crinoline skirt, too, was on the
job. They were worn in fabrics such
e as fables, taffetas. grosgrains, ano
: Neven gabardines and serges for the
i promenade; and in ninon, ma rquisette
n tulle, and chiffon combined with
:, flimsy laces and the snuggest OF
bodices in materials of different tex.
| lures and colors.
: In spring dresses the light delicate
e shades prevailed. Over-dress effects
o full length sleeves and both high an6
{, low collars we're worn Cream dres:
[. fabrics were among the favorites anc
g novelty weaves were scarce BlacL
:. and white fabrics in checks, stripe.
: and plaids were in high favor, too
d Spangled and beaded trimmings OF
high quality were pronounced. Many
of the finer dresses bore iridescen
@ trimmings and nets.
There's no relief for poor hubby, fo1
: spring waists were featured by but
p tons in the back, though a few but
i ton-ih-front styles were shown.
Milady's early spring milliner,
:, seemed largely a combination of straw
. with satin, Georgette crepe, or hat
: ter's plush. Shapes were small anC
= medium. Flowers, fancy feathers, rib
II bon and malines were the trimming
II effects.
. Evening cloaks like Grandma
= were full to take in and hang grace
= fully over the hoped skirt. Thes,
d in beautiful shot taffetas or soft bro
cades trimmed with fur, proved pop
ular.
In mems clothes exhibited, ligh
= stripes in dark suits were more thai
IS ever in vogue. The cut of the Goa
: and trousers has undergone but littl
E change over fall suits
IS Mems hats for early spring will b,
$ soft felt made up in light greys, sill
d vers, olive green's and moselles Shoe
- will be both tan and black, with tai
= = j. +
Il The tickets for the play Miss Nancy
! to be given by the Topeka Federation
of Women. are on sale at the Mill
| the Warren NJ. Crosby company, ant
| men will be at The auditorium door
| tonight at the Community Sing will
| tickets for those who want to Blu,
them at that time. The reservation
of seats will be made Wednesday a
the Grand.
The Federation women are Eivini
the show as a benefit for their clu
house fund, and a large number of To
peka people of prominence make u
the cast.
One of the big features of the entir
=. production will be the Dance of tn
NTrRf f~afr- Nf1r
/ the soldiers of all the warning coun
| tries, France, Austria. Germany, Eng
land, Italy, Russia, Turkey, Servi
| and Bulgaria in the dances of the re
1 counfriac ma robes an,