The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-27

son. Mrs. John Bradley, Mrs. A. W.
Bronson, Mrs. George Eagle, Mrs.
Frank Hobart, Mrs. A. A. Hurd, Mrs
V. B. Kistler, Mrs. T. ]. Myers, Mrs.
J. P. Root, Mrs. Glenn Smith, Mrs
Mrs. Eli G. Foster and her daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth Foster. will be hostesses
at trousSeau tea Monday afternoon
from $3.50 until o'clock. Miss Fos-
ter's engagement to Mr.. Walter SIageI
has been announced. The tea will
Monroe. Mich, who is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Foster and
Mrs. Ralph O'Neil, who is a bride of
the summer and has recently come
to Topeka to reside. No special invi-
tations have been issued to this affair
but Miss Fosters friends are cordially
invited to call during the afternoon.
Miss Foster will be the guest of
honor at party Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. William Tomlinson.
Wednesday noon Miss Katheryn AL
baugh will give a luncheon at Pelle-
tiers for Miss Foster and that evening
Miss Florence and Miss Mildred Bow
man will entertain in her honor.
Thursday afternoon the girls of the
active chapter of the Alpha Phi soror-
ity have asked Miss Foster to a show
er at the chapter house.
The n. n. S. club will meet Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Samuel
E. Lux, 1927 Western avenue.
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The Child Conservation league will
meet Tuesday afternoon at 1880 at the
home of Mrs. T. McGinnis, 1925 Van
Buren, street. Mrs. John Fazel will
speak on BOY Scouts" All members
are urged to be present.
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noon meeting at the Chamber of Com
merce, Wednesday, October 1. Mem
bers who will not be able to attend
are asked to notify the secretary, Mrs.
L. D. Wolfe.
The Social Service club will meet
Wednesday Afternoon at 2:s0 with Mrs.
William r. Kercher at the Country
club.
The Golden Rule club party that
was to have been given Friday after
has been postponed until October 10.
Miss Katherine Reilly entertained
at line party at the Orpheum thea
ter yesterday afternoon, followed by
tea at the Chocolate Shop, in honor of
Mrs. o. ]. Gauger and Miss Clara
Gauger of Sullivan, Ill, who are Wis
itAuS IhES. D. W. 1NODlnSOn. her guests
were Mrs. Gauger. Miss Gauger, Mrs.
Robinson. Mrs. John Gauger, Mrs.
Jack Crow. Mrs. H. j. Hoffman
Mrs. John Gauger entertained for
Mrs. Gauger and Miss Gauger from
Illinois this noon at the tea ROOM
Covers were laid for Mrs. Gauger, Miss
Gauger, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Crow,
Charles Briggs. Mrs. katherine Reil-
", Mrs Gauger -
Mr.. John NJ. Kinkel, Chairman of
the public utilities commission. cele-
brated his twenty-fifth wedding ami
versary in Excelsior Springs today
with Mrs. Kinkel. But before he left
Topeka Mr.. Kinkel took a big bundle
of commission records that he might
not be idle while visiting the resort
town.
FASHIONS IN PARIS.
Paris-The new fashions are auda-
cious There is nothing they do not
dare. AS seen in Paris at the present
moment skirts are shorter and tighter
than ever. hips are wider, throat and
shoulders are swathed, and some wo-
men to crown such absurdities, put
their head into a wide, deep crowned
hat which looks like an extinguisher
on the top of candle.
Only Frenchwoman can wear
things of this kind, and even she finds
them inconvenient for everyday life.
On the hottest afternoon of this week
a very charming young woman in the
Place Vendome was wearing a deep
ruby wooden cloth dress trimmed up
the sides of the skirt with row after
row of black silk braid, and over it a
circular cloak of the same material
with a draped cape, pulled tight
around the shoulders, which was
/ trim a. with nf hIQ X
silk braid than that on the skirt. The
hat was a close toque of black satir
| trimmed with aigrettes. The skirt was
short and tight, and showed shiny
leather shoes below it. The whole
| thing was charming, but for October
not August, in the warmest hours OF
| the day.
The shortness and tightness of sons
of the skirts makes the walking diff
| ficult and running impossible, but the
Parisienne is not to be daunted
| Fashion says she must wear them, 81
| she goes gaily out to face the peril
of ill-regulated traffic and reckless
motor car drivers. Very nimbly sh'
manages to avoid death a dozen time
in an afternoon, but it is nerve wreck
ing to watch her. With her high heel
and skirtless legs and full hips, sh'
looks like a pelican. and the caricatur
| lists are busy at her expense. Needles
to say, all women are not following
| these exaggerated fashions, pu
enough of them are doing so to maxi
them remarked, and in the dressmak
er's show room they are to be seen ii
| plenty.
The materials used for making ant
trimming the new clothes further EN-
phasize h cir audacity. Checks
stripes, monkey fur, goats hair ant
leather trimmings are all detail
| which hold effects. and the Parisienn
is such an artist in clothes that sh
has at once adopted the necessar.
shade of swagger in her walk which
they need to be worn well.
Never has evening dress been quit
so decollete. There are no sleeves ant
no corsets. Neither is possible. Be
low the waist the dresses are quit
beautiful. Wonderful materials ar
being used; the draperies are grace
full and the color schemes are en-
chanting. Skirts are longer, many o
them have trains. and If only they ha'
bodices they would be quite respecta