The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13


tiful shops they are, with little draw
ing rooms and wonderful color
schemes and live models and tickets
of admittance and all that. And here
you find the exquisite Paris frocks
that are made after the designer has
studied you long and critically and dis
covered your saddest need and your
best possibilities. They will make you
a wonderful pattern of crfnoline and
fit il to YOU perfectly and then at
length the gown that makes you. II
YOU be fat look slender. and if you be
tall look short. The models in these
shops are always beautiful as to face
and form. They are often the same
women who pose for the French art
But if your father finds his we'll
wasn't a gusher after all or If the old
man has invested a good share of his
money in liberty bonds or if you are
wanting a paper of pins you will seek
one of the department stores. 1t may
be that since you are going to one
you will choose the largest one in
Parasitic Bon Marche in the Rue de
Bac Or If you wish to mix beauty
with shopping, you may go to the
gallery de Lafayette. This is a build
ing of several stories with an open
r-otunda Around this are galleries
where the goods are on display. An
elaborate color scheme has been
worked out and, combined with the
gold decorations and the thousands of
electric lights, it is a wonderful place
in which to buy.a package of pins. An
other delightful little department store
is the Printemps. a store that is al
ways popular with American women
is the old English store. where mer-
chandise characteristic of England and
Scotland may be found. Another ad-
vantage of this store is the fact that
English is spoken everywhere. How
ever, in the others. an interpreter is
one of the first things you ask for
just as you ask your way in an Amer
lean store.
cialty shops too numerous to even
classify. Here you buy exquisite laces
and here you buy gloves. Across the
way is a shop for hose, etc. And, by
the way, only a few weeks ago Miss
Ceora Lanham purchased a pair of
dark kid gloves for 1924 and a pair
of white ones for $40. The prices in
Paris are much more moderate than
those in Topeka.
Altho the Country club season was
scheduled to be closed last week, there
will be dancing on Saturday nights for
several weeks yet. Those in charge of
the clubs social program announce a
dance this evening.
Those in the receiving line at the
last night were: President and Mrs.
P. P. Womer. Dean and Mrs. D. L.
McEachron, Dean and Mrs. T. w.
Hughes, Dean and Mrs. w. A. Harsh
barger. Dean Henry V. Stearns, Mr..
Harlow S Dean, Mr.. Frank S. Kenyon.
Mr.. I. J. Tello, Miss Ruth Butler, Miss
Kittie Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Car
neDter Mr. d (T TOnl<OnOpv
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The date for the convention of the
First district of the Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs has not yet been set. But
the convention will come some time in
October and plans are well under way
for the meetings. The Woman's club
of Topeka with the cooperation and
help of the other federated clubs of
Topeka, invited the First district. sew
eral weeks ago, to come to Topeka for
their annual meeting. Last year there
was no convention because of the in
fluenza epidemic. This is the first
meeting since the armiStice and will
be of more than ordinary Importance.
The problems of reconstruction will
have a prominent place on the pro-
gram.
Altho the dates of the meetings are
still uncertain, the times have been
decided on. The women will arrive
some morning. There will be an aft
ernoon and evening meeting that day;
the following day there will be a
morning. afternoon and evening meet
ing. 1t is probable that there will be
a reception the first evening, but that
too is yet undecided.
Mrs. A. A GODDARD has charge of the
local arrangements for the meeting.
The secretary of the State federation
is Mrs. A. H. Byers of Topeka. Mrs.
w H. Smith of Seneca is the state
president. She is out of the state at
present and it is because of that that
arrangements are being held up. 9th
err state officers are Mrs. S. J. Nc
Naughton, TonganOxie, first vice pres
ident; Miss Nancy Hewitt, Hiawatha,
second vice president; Mrs. c. E.
Worries, Seneca, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. c. F. Hull, Atchison, treas
urer.
Because of the absence of the state
chairman of the music committee,
Mrs Norman Hay and Mrs. Robert
Parks Bennett. who are the chairman
and vice chairman of the music de-
partment of the Woman's club, will
have charge of the music.
Some changes have been made in
the chairmanships of committees, but
with one or two exceptions, the fol-
lowing club women will be in Topeka
for the meeting, as chairmen of their
departments: Mrs. Harry DeCoursey,
Leavenworth, art department.; Mrs.
Hugo Orlopp, Atchison, civics; Mrs: 5.
Maneval, Centralia, civil service; Mrs
W. P. Lambertson, Fairview. con-
servation; DIR. Sarah Greenfield, To-
peka. health; Mrs. George Stewart. Wa
thena, home economics; Mrs. F. "
Henry. Tonganoxie. industrial and So
cial; Mrs. F. w. Watson. Topeka, legis-
lative; Mrs. c. E. Mathews, Seneca,
library extension: Mrs. F. NJ. Thomp-
son. Horton, literature; Mrs. E. F.
Marvin. Hiawatha, music; Mrs. Lee
Adamson, Wetmore. scholarship loan.
Thirty-one clubs will be represented
in the convention and it is expected
that about one hundred women will
come. to Topeka for the convention.
However. only about half that number
will be official delegates.
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The Rota club will hold It's regular
evening meeting at o'clock Wednes-