The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-30

matter from first class publications.
The plan is one that is being fol-
lowed in all the cities over the coun-
try, and the work is chiefly in the
hands of college girls. Miss Bowman,
who is a Wellesley girl, has been in
terested in the project, and is in pos
session of literature from Washington
bearing on the subject. Mrs. Warrick
Updegraff also is much interested in
the project, and they have asked some
of the young women they thought
would be in sympathy with the prof.
ect, to meet this morning at Miss
Bowman's home to form a committee
to take charge of the work.
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Mrs. David Page and her children,
Mrs George McDermott and her chill
dren, and Mrs Frank Cosgrove, are
at Glencoe, near Chicago, where they
have a cottage. They expect to remain
there while Mr.. Page. Mr.. McDermott
and Mr.. Cosgrove are in training at
the Fort.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Whose husband, while he didn't
quite please her, was considered a
model by many other women. They
say that no matter if the grocery bill
went to $3.50, he never complained. To
be sure. he might not always pay it,
but at least he was civil about it, and
never kicked up a muss in the house
hold over SO unimportant a detail as
that
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Mrs. H. w. Kingsley, who is visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Sar-
gent, jr., gave small thimble party
this morning, at the Sargent home,
complimentary to Miss Alice Hughes,
whose marriage to Mr. Cecil Meredith
will take place Friday evening at Z
O'Clock. Mrs. Kingsley's guests were
a few friends of Miss Hughes, who
will attend the wedding. Miss Florence
Bartlette, of Cambridge, Mass, Who is
to be the bridesmaid at the wedding,
was among those present. Mrs. Kings
/ ley IS herself a bride, having been
married in the early summer. She was
formerly Miss Eloise Sargent.
Miss Mary Weightman was hostess
| at meeting of her sewing club Wed
nesday in compliment to Miss Hughes
| and Miss Bartlette. The other guests
were Miss Marguerite Dolans Miss
Gertrude Gray, Miss .Juliette Brown,
Miss Winifred Hartley and Mrs. Hay
| Kimmel.
Miss Winifred Greene will entertain
the Alpha Phi girls this evening il,
honor of Miss Hughes, who is MEM
| Der of that sorority.
Col. and Mrs. ]. w. F. Hughes will
| give dinner party tonight for their
| daughter, and the guests will be men,
bers of her bridal party. Covers will
|
Juliette Hughes, Miss Florence Bart
lette of Cambridge, Mass, Mr.. Cecil
! Meredith. Mr.. Carson Meredith OF
| Sedalia, Mo, and Mr.. William Macfer-
ran, jr. Mr.. Carson Meredith and Mr.
| Macferran will be groomsmen at the
wedding. Betty and James Hughes
niece and nephew of the bride, will
be ribbon bearers.
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The good news comes from the east
that women's shoes this winter are
to be plain, either black or brown
Gone are the fancy tops and color
| combinations, according to those who
pretend to know. The plain shoes to
succeed them will be either lace OF
button. Their plainness ought to cut
down the expense.
| X x X
The first fall meeting of the Topeka
Art Guild will be held Friday evening
August 81, at the Francis & Hodge
studio, and every member is espe-
cially requested to be present
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Introducing the pistol pocket fol
women. The Fashion Art league an
nounced in Chicago today that thu
last thing in martial styles will be thu
old-fashioned hip pocket-an institu
ton that has been purely masculine
since discarded knickerbockers fo
| trousers. But the nearest approach
to firearms women will carry in tn,
new pockets will be powder-of tn,
facial variety. Another conservation
| move was proposed today by Mime
| Margaret Johnson of Chicago. Sh,
said that navy blue would be used il
women's suits this fall and winter t,
| replace khaki-colored materials
We've got to have some military eff
feet" she said, "and as there are few
er sailors than soldiers, we will en-
dorse navy blue as the popular sui
shade, so the government may hav
more khaki dyes for army uniforms
Use of cottons and ginghams TO
house dresses was also proposed as
conservation measure.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Adelaide Smith and her daugh
ter, Isabel, left today for visit t.
friends in Kansas City and ST. Louis
Miss Edith Updegraff will leav
Friday for Sedgwick, where she will
teach English and domestic scienc
this winter in the high school.
Mrs. F. c. Fox. of 1857 Topeka ave
nue., has returned from a six weeks
stay in east Texas.
Mrs. Bennett r. Wheeler returne,
Wednesday from Chicago, where sh
has been spending a few weeks. Sh
made the trip with Mr.. and Mrs. h
P. Dillon.
Miss Lolita Johnston, who has bee
in Chillicothe, Mo-, recently. is tn
guest of her sisters, Mrs. w. P. Mont
gomery and Mrs. r. F. Hayden.
Mr.. Lewis Dickerson, of Atoka
Okla, is a guest at the George Mel
, home. Mr.. Dickerson Is the father o
Mr.: Hugh Dickerson. of Washbur
college.
Mr.. w. w. Mills and his daughter
, Miss Elizabeth Mills. who have bee
in Battle Creek. Mich, are now a
Howell, Mich, visiting Mr.. Mills
daughter, Mrs. William Mcpherson
They are expected home in about tw
weeks.
! Mrs. Thomas L. King and her littl
daughter, Barbara, will return to To
peka September 10. They have bee
] spending a part of the summer i
! Chicago with Mrs. Kings parents.
/. Mr.. T. F. Doran has returned froI