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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
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which included the vocal numbers
Until by Sanderson, ITO Messen-
ger" by LaForge and Explanation
by Taylor by Mr.. Glenwood Jones; an
interesting and instructive paper on
Roses by Mrs. NJ. A. Low; talk on
Trees by Mrs. w. A. McCarter;
duet piano and violin, by Miss Bernice
Hemus and Robert Service; vocal
solos 1.-THE Cycle of a Rose" and an
original composition, Spring Song,
by Mrs. ]. Scott Junkin, of Chicago;
q piano solo by Miss HemuS and a
group of songs including 1.-The Star
by Rogers, aria, Trees by Handal
and Floods of Spring sung by Mr..
Jones.
General Wood made a very inter
esting talk advocating the sound pol
icy of reforesting the ground. He also
spoke regarding the soldiers from
Kansas He said the women had done
a great deal to help in the war by
doing away with rum, for that had
| made it possible to get the men ready
for the battle front in a hurry. He
also said that 80 per cent of the vice
! diseases followed the use of rum.
k"Prohibition just about cuts the time
required for training in two" he said.
General Wood spoke of the first
class record made by the regiment of
soldiers from here and complimented
| also the S9th division in which are
/
! said the S9th division stood second to
no division in Europe.
1.-The boys are coming back to this
| country with new ideas and you must
| be considerable of them, for some OF
! them will not want to go to work for
/ a while. Don't forget what they have
/ done" advised General Wood. He also
said, 1.-THE boys will come back with
| ideas of good roads as we'll as forestry,
but they will appreciate this country
more than before they went over
General Wood said he thought al
most every one believed in arbitration
but IF you really believe in arbitra-
ton you get better terms if you are
prepared" He mentioned the fact
that this was one of Roosevelt's the
cries. 'It is not humanity to avoid
necessary things" said General Wood
81 believe in preparation against war
At the close of General Woods talk
the guests were asked to remain fol
a social meeting. In the dining room
Mrs. Albert T. Reid sat at the table
Edith Lawson of Russell. who is the
house guest of Mrs. Reid; Mrs. ]. c
Emahizer, Mrs. Harry T. Forbes an6
Mrs. Howard Johnston.
The living rooms were decorated IT
spring flowers and blooming plants
In the center of the dining table wa.
a large basket of sweet peas and roses
The West Side Forestry club is one
of the oldest clubs in the city. 1t wa:
organized seventeen years ago at the
home of Mrs. w. A. Johnston, who
was president of it for the first three
years after it started. 1t includes in it:
membership some of the most interest
ing women in Topeka. Mrs. Harry
T. Forbes, the president, presided dur
ing the program yesterday Their
were a large number of guests pres
eft.
Score one for the much abused
sorority girls. Sorority women mad.
the highest grades of any group o
students in the University of Ka asa
last year. They made 1913 per cen
of possible 10 in AS BIS and C's, th'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

a military wedding and the ceremony
will be read by the Rev. Mr.. Tillman
in the presence of relatives only.
The bride will wear a white geor-
veil Her brother, Mr. William Bend
Ter, will play the wedding music.
y
Mrs. ]. Scott Junkin of Chicago, who
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. X.
pa xton is the owner of a number of
verv Valuable articles from overseas.
They were the gifts of Mr.. Junkin. who
has been in France in Y. NJ c. A.
work and has recently returned to To-
peka to join Mrs. Junkin.
Among them are a large handsome
Paisley shawl forty-seven years old;
vase from Sebra, France; Wedg-
wood vase from London, which is con-
sidered of great value as the Wedg-
wood factories have all been gwen
over to munition factories and Wedg-
wood which requires SO much WORK
manship, will probably not be made
again for years; small vase from
museum, which was made in Belgium;
some bronze medals which had been
given for fine poultry and were found
in an old chateau; beautiful mar
BILE statue 1.-The Leap made by
Hitte; hand embroidery for pillows
and dresser scarfs and a wooden fork
and spoon used for salad, which were
sent to Mrs. Junkin by the old French
woman where Mr.. Junkin lived.
Wonderfully beautiful bird of paradise
| from Paris and two bottles OF Houhn-
gaut essence completed the list with
| fine exception of small things. and eY-
cry one of these gifts from the vases
| to the bird of paradise, was IN ex-
tremely good taste.
| x 4 x
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Leonard Wood, who has been
| the guest of Mrs Henry j. Allen Tor
| two days, will return to her home at
Camp Funston this evening. General
Wood left last night Tor camp Ut s
| ton.
MISC, E. Burgson, who has been
spening a few days in Kansas City
with Doctor Burgson, will return, ac-
compariied by her husband, to spend
the weekend at the t. r. Paxton
! home Mr.. George Legler of Leav-
| enworth will also come to be the
| Paxton.
Mr.. and Mrs J. e. Hanway and
daughter, Isabel, of Caspar, Wye
| were guests at the National hoteFsso-
day on their way to st. Louis, wnere
they will put their daughter in schoo4
Mr.. Hanway is editor of the National
Tribune, the largest paper in Wyo-
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller and theil
daughter. Dorothy. of Atchison. for
merly of Topeka will return to Topeka
soon to make their home.
Capt. and Mrs. Donald G. Pierce
are the parents of a son, born at the
home of Mrs. Pierce's parents, Mr.
| and Mrs. D. R. Hite. last night. They
have named the child Donald Hite
| Pierce Mrs. Pierce was before hel
| marriage Miss Rose 'Hite. Captain
| Pierce is in France, but expects tt
sail soon
Mr.. Warren Humphrey of Chanute
! has returned from military service and
has been spending some time in To
peka.
Miss Corrine Smith, the daughter
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ashton Smith
is ill with the scarlet fever at hel
home.
Miss Doris Rosser is up from law
renee to spend the weekend with heI
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. a. o. Rosser.
| Mrs. ]. H Hill. of Kansas City, whc
has been the guest of her sister, Mrs
Mary E. Walworth, and her son, Mr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

talks at the orpheum Sunday after
noon.
The chaldean club will meet Mon
Warren NJ. Crosby.
The Elwell Bridge club will meet
with Mrs. Malcolm Gray, Tuesday,
February Is.
The membership committee of the
w. Y. c. A will meet with the chair
man, Mrs. r.. T. Herrick, Tuesday
morning at 1890 o'clock at the asso-
citation building.
The Western Sorosis club will give
their annual dinner in celebration of
Lincoln's birthday Wednesday evening
at Pelletier's tea room.
The Current Literature club will
meet Tuesday at 2:30 with Mrs. OTIS
Hungate, 100 Quincy street. A mu-
steal afternoon will be given and all
members are requested to be present
The Priscilla club will meet Friday
afternoon. February IA, with Mrs Z.
e. Suit, 1871 North Jackson street
Aunt Jerushas GUILTY Party, will
be given by the Ladies Aid of the
Euclid Avenue NJ. E. church, corner
of West Euclid and Lane streets,
wednesday evening, February II. at
s o'clock.
There will be a meeting of TIE
Good Government club on Thurs -ay
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock at the
Y. w. c. A.
The annual C. w. B. NJ. will be OBJ
served by the West Side Christian
church, Sunday, February 8. The min
i lister, Mrs. Clara Hazelrisg, will speak
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CLUB NOTES.

The Tuesday Study club will have a
guest day meeting with Mrs. C. L.
r1err, 1915 Polk street, Tuesday after
noon. Assisting hostesses will be Mrs.
Leonard Warren, Mrs. f. J. Bell, Mrs
J. W. Rick, Mrs. f. L. Pinet, Miss
Lovelia Hilty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

The Day Nursery club will meet
Thursday. February II, With Mrs. Z.
4. Nallon, 1868 Tyler street. Assist
ing hostesses will be Mrs. Arthur S.
Miller and Mrs. f. w. Klasse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

The Alta Vista club will meet Mon
day afternoon with las. Frank p
MacLennan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

A wedding which will take place
this evening at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Alderman,
424 Buchanan street, is that of Miss
Pauline Petereck and Sergt. A. K.
Bacher. of Camp Funston. It Will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

The Elwell Bridge club will meet
with Mrs. Malcolm Gray, Tuesday,
February Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

( Reservations have been made for
the Military SiSterhood, 40 s-,-e.--Jl
get down to get their tickets for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

The Western Sorosis club will give
their annual dinner in celebration of
Lincoln's birthday Wednesday evening
at Pelletier's tea room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

The Chaldean club will meet Mon
day afternoon at o'clock with Mrs
Warren M Crosby.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

talks at the orpheum Sunday after
noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

The small son of a young couple in
the west. part of town was being repri-
manded by his mother. She said,
IT m going to have your father punish
you when he comes home" well"
replied the child. "all 1 hope is that
you'll have sense enough to keep out
of the fight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

A large reception will be given on
the evening of February % by the
members of the sub-senior class of the
high school for the seniors. There
will be vaudeville show followed by
dancing in the gymnasium
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

The reception given last evening at
he First Christian church for the Rev.
and Mrs. Alfred E. Gregory by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

The Priscilla club will meet Friday
afternoon. February IA. with MRS. Z.
70. Suit. 1877 North jackson street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

There will be meeting of TIE
Good Government club on Thurs -ay
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock at the
v w C. A
Evening star., 1919-03-23
The Blouses
Of the Riviera

MO sooner had we heard Of the
straight Jersey silk MILDLY blouses
worn at Monte Carlo by smart women
than the shops introduced them in
America. We get clothes by wireless
these days. The garment and the ca
bic come out together. 1t must be
delightful truth to the American peo-
pie that this Is so: that they can see
in their own shops everything that
Europe offers. and almost as quickly
as Europe accepts It, OF course. the
American public does not accept
novelty as quickly as France does. 1t
takes six months, as a rule, between
there and here. We accept our own
fashions, however. more quickly than
we do the French ones.
Take the instance OF the long. tight
Evening star., 1919-03-23

skirt which was put into the channels
OF fashion last fail. This is good
example Of how rapidly the American
introduced here. This skirt is worn
from the r. F D. routes to the centers
tired of 1t by this time. 1t goes in at
the knees: back and front. and per-
the back. 1t 10 sold for any price that
one has in the purse. The reason for
the popularity OF the American de-
signs is that they are sent out by
statesmen into every. place where
clothes are bought and sold.
All of which is to say that when the
Riviera began to show those loose
jersey silk blouses. which are quite
neglige IN appearance. the American
shops offered them for the Florida
pieces Of brilliantly colored silk jer.
sey In heavy or a thin weave. In
golden yellow, for instance. they look
like the gold-mesh bags that women
carry. car They The are so supple that they DO
ure: they just wrinkle against It, The
neck is high or low, and the sleeves
are elbow length or long. They, are
trimmed with band of Jersey in an
other color. This outlines the neck
and wrists. the edges Of the pockets
are put IN, and sometimes the hem,
Where 1T hattens against the hips or
turns up. to form purse pocket and
one for handkerchiefs.
Any kind of skirt seems to do for
these vivid blouses, and over them are
worn satin mantles. short sealskin
coats and ripping capes of horizon
blue. broadcloth. In the American re-
sorts they will be the smart thing.
worn as substitute for sweater, q
shirt waist or a cuirass blouse Women
VINO nave money have ordered six or
eight of them in such colors as gold,
henna, tomato red, French blue, Eng
!ish rose pink and Irish green. There
Is no attempt to have them demure,
although 1t Is considered quite smart
TO wear one OF dead white edged with
chine skirt, and with white and
black hat. Other women who try out
this black and white scheme add q
deep set sailor hat of lacquered SOAR
Aee Sl1dW' 4
Evening star., 1919-03-23
A Season Of P|eatings.

ONE Of the most gratifying details
about the present clothes is the
round neck. And this for the reason
that the round neck calls for the use
OF pleating that can be bought by the
yard and put into the neck of the
frock by way Of refurbishing It, It is
simple matter and this pleating ar
ranged RANGED about round NECK is very
generally becoming.
When frocks have various sorts Of
pointed necks there is something Of q
difficulty in finding just the sort of
collar that is needed to take the line
of the frock. This collar is too large
and this too small: this one has to be
turned in SO that the design is spoil
ed and that one has to be fused with
at the back because the back of the
frock collar Is too low. But any sort
OF pleating goes into any sort of
Touhd neck and there is an end OF
your difficulty. So long as the mode
is IN fashion the question of neck
a. essorles Is simple one. Then. too.
me me, same nns sort OF pleating by the yard
tnat can De used in the neckS can
De used to make back turning cuffs.
rms just has to be basted in the
sleeves and then held in place by
small cuff pins and very neat ef
rect Is produced. Moreover, such a
ing to the hands .
What is known as Van Dyke point
IS pleating that Is in high favor this
spring and may be bought in most
OF the shops not only in white but in
shaaes or blue. rose and green.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Ways of Cooking Rhubarb.

Rhubarb Is one of the springs
blessings. Its list of health-sivinr
possibilities is almost endless and its
advocates as the giver of beauty are
numbered by scores.
Pies and tarts of rhubarb are old
favorites. There Is a good deal of diff
hculty experienced in making them
because of the fact tAat rhubarb is
generally so juicy that it soaks the
under crust To lessen the amount OF
juice do not use any water in the
preparation of the rhubarb. Cut the
stalks, after they are washed. dried
and skinned in half-inch lengths,
cover them with sugar and put them
in the crust. There can be two
crusts, or the top of the pie can be
barred with pastry.
When making rhubarb tarts pre-
pare the rhubarb and the crusts sep
arately. Bake crisp crusts IN muffin
rings. Wash. dry and skin rhubafb
stalks, cut them in inch pieces and
stew them slowly until perfectly ten
der with a very little water. Add
sugar when they are taken from the
stove, while they are still hot. Chill
the rhubarb and at the last minute
put 1t into the crusts.
Rhubarb cobbler made without an
under crust. OF course. is a delicious
luncheon dish for the devotee of rhu-
barb. To make 1t prepare "a batter
of cup OF sour milk. half tea
spoon of soda dissolved in IL little
cold water, added to the milk, a
of butter and enough Hour
to make a medium batter. Put rhu-
barb. cut in short lengths in puu-
ding dish and sugar it generously.
Then pour over II the batter. Bake
1t in moderate oven. Serve 1t hot
with boiled custard or sugar and
cream.
khubarb pudding. which is a favor
ite with children. is made on the or
der of apple brown betty To make
il cut the Shubarb In pieces, put a
layer OF 1t In a pudding dish. cover
It with sugar and then put a layer OF
bread and butter. Alternate layers
Of fruit and bread until the dish is
done. Cover 1t and bake. it half an
hour, remove the cover and bake ten
minutes longer. Serve with a hot
sauce Of any desired flavor.
Evening star., 1919-03-23

highly artistic and brilliantly sensa-
tional work. This frock is as frankly
Babylonian as anything in apparel
The skirt of black satin. is extremely
short, and 1T Is caught up in the back
by strand of jet beads which goes
over the shoulder This skirt looks
like a pair of loose eastern trousers,
and the woman who wears 1t must
possess an uncommonly well turned
ankle.
Above this trousered skirt the body
is wrapped with wide strip of metal
lie cloth. This wrinkles along the fig-
ure from bust to hips. without any
curve. AS a dash of coquetry, and In
utter opposition to the orientalism of
the rest of the gown. there Is huge
and conspicuous bow of the metallic
cloth placed at the back over one hip.
and one end OF 1t streams downward
for two yards on the floor,
AS buyer remarked when he saw
1t on the mannikin: she looks as
though she had broken away from her
hitching post"
Another eccentric feature that the
Paris gowns accentuate is the cap
sleeve. 1t just covers the top of the
arm, which it closely hugs. We have
wondered much about this fashion. 1t
seemed very strange one to put out
at a time when practical clothes were
demanded by the world. but its source
was practical one--it was taken
from the short or rolled-up sleeves of
the woman munition workers. AS
gloves are not worn in Paris in the
evening. because the women there
have followed the Anne rican and Eng
lish custom of leaving their arms bare
whenever their neck is bare. there Is
no reason for the French woman to
complain that these sleeves demand
high priced evening gloves. AS far as
possible Paris also omits gloves for
the street. and for the reason that she
never goes out in any kind Of weather
without wrap. We may follow her
in this custom.
Evening star., 1919-03-23

prophets foretold the return of clothes
that might be called indecent. and to
all those features which made the d.
rectoire famous
Now. glancing at all the French
clothes to get a dominant idea that
might run through them. one sees
everywhere the influence of that
period Of French history which linked
the horrors of the revolution to the
dawn Of the first empire.
We have to face the fact that clothes
are Indecent, but we can gain hap
pier frame of mind by realizing that
all the clothes do not offend good
taste. There is not the indecency of
the directoire; 1t is doubtful If the
world would permit that again. The
horrors of the revolution We're not any
worse than this war and the menace
of the terror has kinship to the men
the bolsheviki; women's minds are
finer and saner than they were then.
The world would not permit another
Nine. Tallien to appear at the opera
clothed in unlined white tulle to the
waist only. but it did permit women
to appear at the opera in Paris in
gowns wrapped so tightly about the
figure that they were slaShed to sew
eral inches above the knee to permit
walking. And these gowns made no
figure was bare except for fold of
tulle and a chain Of jewels over the
shoulders.
The significant feature in French
clothes which errs. we think. In good
taste is the excessive shortness of the
skirts. There is no getting away from
this feature Of fashion. Ankle length
is considered excessively long. The
majority of skirts show the entire
curve Of the leg. When the skirt Is
not actually cut off flve inches below
the knee 1t Is transparent from there
to it's hem. which Is well above the
ankle.
~
This struggle for and against the
short skirt Is the dominant topic
among those who handle clothes. If
you weary Of the subject you will be
human. for the reiteratisn Of this one
fact, and Americas protest against It.
will probably occur daily for the next
two months.
There are other features in clothes
that can be discussed without heated
argument. There Is the drapery Of
the skirt. as an example. 1t Is sum
ciently diverse to please a continent
full of many women with many minds
The drapery goes upward In front in
the oriental manner, or 1t goes up
ward In the back in the Victorian
manner. You can take your choice
The artists say that each Of these
ure. and that both have been put In
the commercial market because there
Ia no standard In women's carriage.
II you are upright and stately you can
wear the clothes OF Mrs. Langtry in
her prime: II you stoop and stink and
Evening star., 1919-03-23

curve in youA back you can be as
oriental as a Babylonian.
Two such figures can go side by side
and each be considered correct type.
but woe to the woman who chooses
the kind of drapery that does not go
with her carriage. In other words. if
you carry yourself like a slave-maid
of Cleopatra. then pull the drapery Of
your skirt upward in front and wrap
your hips with jeweled bands; IL you
are stately as a lily and as upright as
hollyhock, then be Victorian.
1t is rather good world, don't you
think. when each type can be salts
fled; when each woman can wear the
thing that distinguishes and accen
tuates her especial style. That is the
dress millennium which the artist
Graves.
To those who are not quite familiar
with the workings of the various
Paris designers 1t means little to say
that Jenny carries out this season her
aptitude for practical fashions, and
that she takes up the munition work.
ers, the canteen workers and the vari-
Gus industrials as inspirations for
many or her new gowns. You may
remember that last season she made
a great success in this country with
frock of black velvet and white satin
which was taken from the costume Of
the canteen worker In Paris, and she
called 1t MA Cherie." This was the
phrase used by all our American boys
to the French girls who served them
with hot coffee. These girls would not
have permitted it from a Frenchman,
but they adored it from the Ameri-
cans. SO Jenny. with true French
humori embodied the whole situation
in a gown.
This year she sends over kind of
working gown which might he taken
from the peasantry or industry. The
frock is black satin, and has short
sleeves and the neck well cut out.
with a careless collar thrown across
the back. The outstanding-featur Of
the frock. however Is a large apron
of munition gray metallic cloth. which
can be worn either as an apron or a
cape. This is wonderfully clever
idea. 1t suggests so many different
things of the war worker. The apron.
with its metallic glitter, suggests the
ceaseless making OF munitions which
went on for four years, and which
was the work OF the French girl: and
the fact that the apron could be
turned into a cape suggested the
France.
Undoubtedly this gown will prove a
success In this country. Even II 1t is
not worn as 1t Is. 1t Is one of those
sensational frocks that every shop
likes to get in Its possession.
that exists In fashion. Side by side
with this practical model, suggestive
Of the tremendous physical efforts put
out through the war In France, Is a
dinner gown by Bullo1. who Is well
known to Americans through his
Evening star., 1919-03-23

1t is too early to make a complete
summary Of the fashions that France
turned out during the last six weeks,
ana which have arrived in this coun-
try. But there are things which the
student of history and fashion COM
oined must know. Those who have
studied Paris in her various and ter
rifle cataclysms have an idea how she
VIII act In this one. 1t was building
on this foundation when a few OF the