The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-16
BY FRANCES JONES.


urday, after spending the week here
as the guest of Mrs. j. A. Cele.
Mrs. Nicholson has been compH-
mented at a number of small, very
informal affairs given by intimate
friends during her stay here.
h A group of friends surprised Mrs.
Tom Lillard Wednesday evening at
her home, Ala Woodlawn avenue, the
party being given to commemorate
her birthday anniversary.
The evening was spent at bridge.
| There were twelve guests.
A group of girls who will go to
| Lyons this evening for the wedding of
Miss Katharine Conkling to Mr.. Glen
Hussey which will take place Satur-
day, include: Miss Elsie Cuthbert,
| Miss Mary Parkinson, Mrs. Dwight
| Ream, Miss Margaret Suydam of
Leavenworth, and Miss Jane Alex
ander.
Reservations are being made today
at the Country club for a number of
dinners to be given Saturday evening.
The Country club dining room is
closed for the season and meals are
only served thru special arrangement
with the steward.
A dance will be given Saturday eve
ming at the club from $3.50 until 1880
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Page gave a pic
mic supper Thursday evening at their
home, "Fairlea," west of Gage park,
for Mr.. and Mrs A. T. Manhood. of st.
Gillies, of Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs David
Kerr, of Emporia.
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Miss Jene Kantz will entertain with
a slumber party this evening at her
home, 1101 Arch street.
ha a-fS will o1t16o II,
Lewis, Miss Georgia Hoffman, Miss
Helen Trent, Miss Ethel Hawk. Miss
Dorothy Walker, Miss Harriet Penney
Miss Sue McC1elland, Miss Nell
Anthony, Miss Gertrude Penney and
Miss Laura Henry.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Gregg, 1926
Western avenue, announce the mar
riage of Mrs. Greggs sister. Miss Veta
Hall and Mr.. D. D. Harbaugh, of
Thursday afternoon in Gentry. Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs Harbaugh will make
their home in Kirksville, where the
bridegroom is attending school. Mrs.
Harbaugh had made her home here
the past two years.
: Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Mrs. Lillian Achenbaugh
and Mr.. John Sellers, which took
} place Thursday afternoon at 1870
Presbyterian church with DR.. S. S.
; Estey performing the ceremony.
AIR. and Mrs. Sellers have left for
: a short wedding trip and, on their re-
j turn Rome, September IS, will make
their home at 1850 woodward avenue.
} One of the quilts shown in the tex
/ tile department at the fair this week
: is particularly interesting, not only
for the reason that it bears a blue
= | 1~ih but ;e
five years old. The quilt was made
back in Adams county, Ohio. by the
: mother of Mrs. John L. Bagby, 1925
? Buchanan street.
In those days, fancy work was rep
resented by fancy quilts and, in this
particular family, the girls were re-
quired by their mother to have fin.
ished one especially fine quilt by the
time they were fifteen years of age
The piece of work which gained the
first prize is made of red and greer
true lovers knots appliqued on 6
background of white. The thread
with which the work of art is quilted
is pure linen, grown on the Ohio farm
and spun into thread by the little
girl. Mrs. Bagby also received She
second prize on her collection OF
YARDS.
The latest news from the fashion
committeesof the National Cutters as
ISOLATION is that the styles this fall will
give man a hustle" effect and thai
the trousers will have plaits in the
front creating a large thigh"
The committee neglected to state
at what angle the pin tuckS-shoulC
be placed and what distance from tht
floor trousers should be worn, but they
did state that the waistcoat will b.
shorter, and have round points anC
that to be well dressed a man should
have at the very least, sixteen suits.
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The opening meeting of the faI
of the American Association O
University Women will be held Satur
day at II o'clock at Pelletier's Tes
room. Reservations for plates SHOULD
be made today with + Miss Is Helen shirk
THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who says he 'never knew Their,
were so many don'ts in the world
until he got married and began Il
hear a list of all the things it is i'm
proper for married man to do. -
A theater party was given at the Isl
this afternoon by Mrs. Harry Cowgirl
for her daughter, Eileen, it being he
birthday anniversary. The girls after
wards were entertained at the Choce
late shop.
Those in the party included: Mis-
Cowgirl, Miss Frances Bone, Miss Mil
dred Adams, Miss Florence Layton
Miss Blynn Corwine, Miss Doroth
Reynolds, Miss Cornelia Adams, Mis-
Virginia Scott, Miss Catherine Allen
Miss Nadine Buck, Miss Janet Edel
blute and, Miss Josephine Allen.
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The first of Washburn's social at
fairs of the season was held Thursda
evening at the home of President an
Mrs. P. p Womer, when they he'll
open house, with the members of tn
faculty to new students at the college
former students and all friends of tn
school.
q Miss Erma Lewis, Miss Isabel Whit
4 comb and Miss Lois Shaffer assiste
A in the dining room during the evening
O Student organization and member
: of the faculty assisted thru the rooms
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81 Song Shop Varsity Dance, Sep
81 16.-Adv.