The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-27
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Mrs. John Shelby kritSer, Jr-, ana
Miss Clyde Bonebrake seated at the eff
fectiyely, decorated dining table, poured
tea during the receiving hours. The
young girls assisting in the dining
room were: Miss Cornelia Adams,
Miss Catherine Allen and Miss Caro-
line Doster.
Miss Weiskirch was stunning in an
afternoon frocl5 of Killarney pink
tapestry crepe. 1t was made on
rather simple but extreme lines, hav-
ing the very long waist line finished
with deep girdle of the crepe, heaV-
lily embroidered in silk of the same
shade. The long graceful sleeves were
slit to the shoulder. With her gown
Miss Weiskirch wore ivory costume
jewelry and pumps and silk hosiery in
the ivory tint.
Miss Albaugh wore a fetching frock
of dark blue crepe Romano, having
long side panels extending below the
hem of the skirt. The panel decora-
ton was in pastel shades outlined with
cut steel beads. The blouse was of
simple design and the sleeves were
long and flowing. A short girdle har-
monizing in decoration with the pan
els, completed the costume.
Mrs. Cecil Meredith, a beautiful
young woman of blonde type, wore an
unusually attractive afternoon dress
of black lace over black satin with
extremely long draped panels. At
each side of the skirt were tiny pam
nieFs of pink satin. The bodice was
simply designed with round neck, tiny
cap sleeves and finished with a black
satin girdle.
OF black crepe was the attractive
dress worn by Mrs. Billings. The
short draped sleeves falling graceful
ly into the fullness of the bodice, the
wide draped girdle finished with a sill
yer rose at one side and the long,
graceful skirt made pretty ensem-
BILE.
Mrs. Burns wore one of her trous-
seau costumes, which was of black
Canton crepe. The skirt was made in
side draped design and was trimmed
The frock was extremely long wasted
and had long draped sleeves and a
simple round neck line
A lovely afternoon frock of blue
georgette was worn by Miss Brown
The skirt was designed in series of
pleated panels of uneven length. The
bodice was simply designed but rather
deliberately beaded in crystal. An eff
fect1ve color note was given Miss
Browns costume by a scarlet poppy
at one side of the girdle.
The spacious rooms of the Weis-
kirch home were beautiful with pro-
fusion of fall foliage and symbols of
the Halloween season. The fireplaces
of the receiving rooms were banked
with oak leaves and clusters of bright
fall berries. Hanging in the hallway
entrance were yellow pumpkins of
graduated size suspended on black
streamers. In the music room were
tiny black cats and black witches on
broomsticks, intermingled with baskets
of autumn leaves.
The doorway between the living
room and the dining room was outlined
with the tiny black cats hung on yell
low streamers. In the center of the
dining table was a huge basket carved
from a pumpkin which was filled with
bright colored fruit and tiny golden
ears of corn To the handle of the
basket was tied a huge bow of gold
cloth, the streamers of which were
draped to the table and finished with
clusters of grapes. Other decorations
| in the dining room were the black
silhouettes of spooky owls. The lamp
shade over the dining table was deco
rated with oak leaves and a fringe of
alternating little black cats and black
| witches. The Halloween idea was
carried out in the candies and des-
serts.
A large number of guests called