The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-04

Madame Butterfly"
The stage was arranged to repre-
sent a room in Japanese house. Lat
tice work at the back was twined
with wiSteria and cherry blossoms,
and Japanese lamp stood at one side
of the stage, while opposite it were
large bouquets of giant chrysanthe-
NUNS
Miss Nanon Herren, dressed in the
costume of Japanese gentlewoman.
a lovely blue silk gown embroidered
in a bird design, gave reading OF the
story of the play. She read it by acts,
and between the acts were musical
numbers from the score of the opera.
The play is one of the most difficult
and most finished pieces in Miss Her
ren's repertoire, and her perform
ance is given with a high degree of
understanding and skill.
Mrs. Leslie Guild played the Incl
dental music on the piano, which add
ed greatly to the interest in the play.
She also was dressed in japanese COS
tune, her gown being of black en-
broidered in silver. The solo parts
were taken by Mrs. George H. Allen,
Mrs r. Parks Bennett and Mr.. Glen
wood Jones. The women were dressed
in Japanese gowns and wore the chry-
santhemum pom pomS in their hair
at each side of the head. Mr.. Jones
was dressed to represent the Lieut..
Pinkerton of the play. and wore the
white suit and cap donned by the
American naval officer of that rank.
Mrs. Allen and Mr.. Jones sang the
Love Duet of the opera; Mrs. AL
len gave asc a solo the favorite num-
and Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Bennett sang
The Duet of the Flowers"
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! Mr.. and Mrs H. Genthe, of 1873
Lane street, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Francesca, to the
Rev. Mr.. Herbert Kohn, of st. Charles,
Missouri.
lied Thursday afternoon at O'Clock,
at the Genthe home, b. the Rev. Mr..
Mueller of the German Lutheran
church.
The bride wore a suit of midnight
blue, with blue Georgette blouse trim
med with metallic embroidery. Her
hat was in the same shade of blue
with embroidery trimming in metallic
threads.
The bride is one of the attractive
Westlawn girls, and a graduate of the
Lutheran Hospital Training school of
St. Louis, Mo. Mr.. Kohn is the son
/ O. DR.. an Mrs. w. H. Kohn, of Oak
Park, Ill. He was graduated from the
Lutheran Theological school of St.
Louis the same year that the bride
finished at the training school. He is
now pastor of the First Lutheran
church of st. Charles, Mo-, where he
and his bride will make their home
after they return from a fortnight's
visit IL Chicago.
The January meeting of the Wo-
mans club was held Thursday at the
Y. w. c. A. The business meeting
was taken up with one-nainute dis
cussions of the history of the Unite
| States flag. Twenty members of the
| club were called upon to speak.
The club talked over the ACCESSIBILITY
t of launching a movement for the
adoption of a state banner. 1t was
! decided to start such an agitation
and also to refrain from calling the
banner a flag, as some of the organ
! iZations of the country devoted to the
teaching of nationalism object to an
emblem that seems to divide the sense
of federal loyalty with state patriot
| ism.
Resolutions were passed at the
! meeting by which representatives in
| congress will be asked to frame a law
! for the correct method in the use and
! display of the American colors.
| At the meeting of the home eco
nomics department, Miss Mary Ward
government food expert, made an ad-
, dress on the well balanced ration
She gave a series of menus for break
fast, luncheon and dinner, and the
women of the club attending the meet
notebooks that they regularly bring
to the home economics meetings
Miss Ward emphasized the necessity
of a plan for obtaining the necessary
food values, without waste of ma
terial, which can be accomplished only
| by a careful study of the nutritive OIL
other beneficial qualities of the diff
ferent food elements.
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A piano recital will be given tonight
by Miss Katherine Alexander at s
o'clock, at the First United Presby-
terrain church. She will be assisted by
Mrs. Daniel Muller accompanist, an6
by Miss Margaret McCandless, reader
Miss Alexander is presented by the
Daniel Muller School of Music. The
program will be as follows:
"Valser Gentle. duet. E. Nevi:
Miss Alexander, Mrs. Muller
(a) I'll Trovatore, Verdi, Fantasia
by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. DorI
Miss Alexander.
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/ Miss MeCandiess
(a) 1.-The Alp Maids Dream. :. Labitzk y
(b) Nalse Caprice --..----.-----. Newlane
Miss Alexander.
charge of the Hussurs. double piano
Miss Alexander, Mrs Muller
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