The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-31

change which will come over the audi |
forum will be no less, The decora
tions are to be one emphasized feature
of the ball. The auditorium simply
won't recognize itself and Topeka
people will wonder where they are
And the favor dances and the special
dances-but all of that is another
story which cannot be told today.
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The Petite Dancing club had a party
at the Chocolate Shop last evening
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Morrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Mer-
rift, DR.. and Mrs. Herbert Clark, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Seller, Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurent Schwartz. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Glover, Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Seeley,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Turner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Laundon, Nj. and Mrs. c: w.
Snodgrass, Mrs. Marie Berry, Miss
Grace Medlock, Miss Frances Sharon,
Miss Lou McKernan, Miss Estelle Foth.
Miss Anna May Walker, Miss Edith
Blosser, Miss Ruby Smell. Miss Ramah
Brownlee, Mrs. Laura Massett, Miss
Matte Jones, Miss Elizabeth Morrison,
Miss Florence Dempsey, Mr.. Eugene.
Bowers, Mr.. Joseph Tauer, Mr.. John
Rallasen, Mr.. Roy Logan, Mr.. William
Brown, Mr.. r. J. Gillespice. Mr.. Dale
Estep, Mr.. Sam Riddle, Mr.. Harold
Harmon, Mr. Tom Coffee, Mr.. Ray
Dean, Mr.. Clinton Chamberlin, Mr.. L.
s. Shiref.
Mr.. and Mrs H. L. Shirer enter
tanned the members of the First Con-
gregational choir at an informal party
last evening at their home in Fillmore
street. Those present were Mrs. j. D.
Freeman, Miss Marguerite Cross, Miss
Marian Gross. Miss Margaret Good
rich, Mrs. Charles Joslin. Miss Leone
Drayman, Professor and Mrs. Harlowe
Dean, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Crosby, Miss
Miss Louise Greist. Miss Hazel Gill
bert. Miss Fay Gilbert, Miss Jeanette
Ortnan, Miss Mabelle Hossman, Miss
Bernice Seay, Miss Teresa Freebur
Miss Ruth Hawks, Miss Lois Linge,
Miss Mabel KeI1eher, Mrs. Louis
Greenwood. Mr.: Don Campbell. Mr..
Irwin Vincent, Mr.. Lewis Gr.swold, Mr..
Don Barstow, Mr.. Tom Frost, Mr.. w.
L. Turner, Mr.. Ed McNerney, Pro-
fessor and Mrs. T. E. Virgins. Guests
in addition to choir members were the
Rev. and Mrs. Alfred E. Gregory, Mrs.
Paul Pinkham and Miss Nelly Good
rich.
Topeka people think it a privilege,
when in the larger cities of the east, to
visit the museums and halls where ex-
amples of the best art of the day are
hung. What will Topeka people think
about having more than forty beauti-
full paintings brought to Topeka where
they can be seen any time from Feb
ruary 9 to rs?
The Art Guild and the fine arts de-
partment at Washburn have brought
exhibits to Topeka before. but never
such a large or excellent one as that
which is arriving now. Already six
teen pictures from the Academy of
Design in Ngew York City have ar
rived and been unpacked and are soon
to be hung on the walls of Boswell
hall at Washburn. Twelve more will
come from the Academy of Fine Arts
| in Philadelphia. and fifteen from the
Boston museum.
There are several large landscapes;
one of pines at sunset that is bound to
bring an exclamation of pleasure, a
| large, misty picture of hills and many
trees. that Is the most valuable of
those yet arrived. a decorative picture
| of pines, etc. Among the portraits one
of the most interesting is a mother
and child that is modern and yet in
the setting has certain suggestion of
the old Madonna pictures. A boy
playing a violin is most natural and
pleasing. A woman with a blue fan is
exquisite.
These pictures bear price marks and
are salab1e. The Art Guild and fine
arts department hope to purchase one
of the collection.
from Monday and visitors will be adj
mitted from o'clock in the morning
until 9 o'clock at night. The pictures
will remain in place for more than
week. The three upstairs rooms at
Boswell will be turned into exhibition
| rooms.
NO, SAY TOPEKA GIRLS.
Topeka women are in open rebel
lion against the dictates of Paris that
they shall wear their waists small"
1t simply can't be done, they declare,
and they refuse to submit to the tor
ture tight lacing will inflict upon
them in case they allow the wasp
waist to become the style in Topeka
Small waists, small feet and long
hair are out of date and will forever
be relegated to the annals of the past,
according to the fashion rebels here
Comfortable = ah = er - UNI corests
have been worn too long, likewise
common sense shoes and low neck
coiffures To attempt to change back
to the dainty foot" wasp waist or
| haystack style of hair dressing would
mean real discomfort and besides the
Topeka men like the Topeka girl just
as she is.
VIII Live Comfortably.
Instead of wearing narrow wasted
corsets some of the local beauties con-
fesS they have discarded that article
| of apparel for good and are now wear
| ing instead a snug fitting elastic some
thing or other. Instead of cramping
| their feet into shoes a size too small
with heels that make them toddle
| along Kansas avenue, the shoe men
of the city declare, Topeka girls are
now buying shoes that tit their feet
and are demanding square military
heels much like those the men have
worn for several years. Instead of
wearing rats. switches and other arti-