The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-11

L. Mitchell. the governors aide, was
| floor manager.
The rotunda of the state house,
where the affair was held, was very
! attractively decorated. The lights were
shaded with red fringe giving soft
J glow to the scene. American flags
alternated with those of the allies hung
suspended from the floor above. Sus-
/ pended over the center and directly
vase filled with American beauty roses
and long stems of a trailing white
flower Four white doves suspended
/ IN mid-a:r floated over the scene.
! Palms and ferns were banked about
F.. the railing, while in the four inches
| in the walls softly shaded floor lamps
were placed. The corridors leading to
| the center of the building were dec
GRATED with fIower-twined lattices.
| The senators and Their wives and
the representatives and their wives
! formed their lines in the senate cham
Der and the representative hall. where
the senators were presented with white
carnations and the representatives with
red carnations.
There were many new gowns worn
! by the guests and, there were also
great number not So new. There were
| evening clothes and business suits. tall
ored costumes and afternoon dresses
tie, OLD and young represented
Mrs Allen wore a handsome eve
| ming dress of black satin with loose
panel train of gold brocade and with
an apron effect of the brocade in
| front. She carried an arm bouquet
of roses the gift of the National
IGuard's Officers Association of Kan
sas. Many lovely dresses were seen,
the description of which would fill
several society columns. Mrs Martin
| a n Of
combined with embroidered Brussels
net. Mrs. Burch wore gray beaded
georGette. Mrs. Pettijohn wore blue
satin embroidered with black jet beads.
| Mrs. Huffman wore an evening dress
of black satin combined with black
silk lace and with a touch of blue on
the skirt. Miss Murphy, Mr. Hop
| kins's aunt, wore blue embroidered
! taffeta. Mrs. Turner wore black satin
with jet trimmings Mrs. Thompson's
dress was blue with an apron effect of
embroidered net finished with a touch
of gold lace at the neck and waist
Mrs. Johnston wore black satin and
silk lace combined with jet trim
mings. Mrs. Marshall wore black sat
in combined with metal lace and a
touch of pink. Mrs. Dawson wore a
black embroidered net combined with
rose point lace Mrs. Porter wore a
| black velvet evening dress with a
black lace bolero effect. Mrs. Ma
sons dress was in evening style with
a black accordion pleated skirt with
tunic of black embroidered lace. Mrs
Travis wore black satin with jet trim
| ming. Miss Wooster wore pale green
silk combined with georgette Mrs
Stanley wore black satin and lace. also
Mrs. Bailey. Mrsr. Harris wore a beau
tiful evening dress of rose brocaded
| velvet and tulle, Miss Beck wore
| black beaded sa tin.
After shaking hands with the off
Gals the hundreds of visitors wan
dered about the state house visiting
the various offices. An eighteen piece
orchestra played on the ground floor
OF the building and a number of the
younger crowd danced while about the
edges stood the onlookers Dancing
was not on the original program of the
entertainment for the evening but was
made a part of the program by the
guests themselves.
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| one of the pleasing features of the
tea held Monday afternoon at the Gov
iernor's home for the wives of the leg
islators and for Republican workers
was the delightful informality OF the
AFFAIR. The hostesses included: Mrs.
Allen. Mrs. Charles S. Huffman. Mrs.
L. j. Pettijohn, Mrs. N. A Turner, Mrs
Imri Zumwalt. Mrs. Frank L. Travis.
Mrs. E. T. Thompson, Miss Lorraine
Wooster and Miss Kate Murphy.
A chorus of singers, including five
young women and four young men
| from the colored educational institute
who volunteered to sing during the
afternoon, entertained the guests with
well chosen songs.
| The guests were received by Mrs.
Allen. who was assisted by Mrs. w. E.
Stanley and Mrs. W. J. Bailey wives
of former governors of the state, Mrs.
Henry F. Mason, Mrs. John Marshall,
Mrs. John S. Dawson. Mrs. E. H. Stan
} ley. Mrs. Rousseau Burch. Mrs SilaS
Johnston were in the dining room dur
ing the first of the afternoon and later
Mrs. Stanley and Mrs. Bailey poured.
Mrs. Malcolm Gray. Mrs. Will J. Mil
Her. Miss Beatrice Gilbert of Chicago,
Miss Esther Turner and Miss Mary
MacLennan assisted in the dining
room.
Among the out of town guests at the
tea were three of Mrs. Aliens sisters.
Mrs. A. d. Farley. Mrs. Scott Moore
and Mrs. F1ory Rederer, all of Holton.
The Monday Whist club was enter
e tanned this afternoon by Mrs. J. D. NJ.
: Hamilton. at the Virginia apartments.
stituted.
Mrs. Henry " Stearns entertained
informally this afternoon at her home
3 in College avenue for the members of
the Delta Phi Delta honorary sorority.
i y = s.
Mrs. A. H BENEFITS team of the
Woman's club will be entertained at
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