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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1895
Page
6
In Topeka and nearby communities society figures gathered for events showcasing charity, fashion, and cultural notes. Prominent attendees included local social leaders and organizers, with photos and brief captions detailing arrivals, ensembles, and ongoing community support efforts.
Personal notices recount a Moon family house party with hostess Helen Moon and guests, prize gifts to Lillian Teift and Will Seiler, and a long list of attendees. Also covered are Western Servals meetings, memorial tributes to Mrs Hay and Mrs McCarter, upcoming Pictured Romance event at Library Hall, and social calls, visits, and entertaining by Topeka residents, with details on hosts, guests, and locations.
A Topeka young man receives a promise to marry within a year after a Christmas exchange. A handsome marquise ring from a son to his mother tops Topeka holiday gifts. A girl boasts clothes made in the gast and a housekeeper requests a Welst song at market. An eager young man plans Christmas and birthday gifts with a diamond ring as the centerpiece. A curious habit shows a man reading the Journal from start to finish, ads included. A Christmas cut features a suggestive turquoise and pearl stickpin. A Topeka party at Oxford offers ladies choice after midnight. A scrap book tracks a young man’s social successes while a woman mocks vanity and jealousy among men at New Year’s reception.
Major War Warner of Kansas City visits this city and frequent calls to Nancy Ives Filley residence fuel rumors of a Missouri deal for second place on the Republican national ticket in 1894. The talk centers on Reed’s influence and Pillay’s statewide organization, with War Warner possibly slated for nomination and Vest’s seat cited as a reason.
After delays the county clerk and deed treasurer must wait another month to move into the new court house. Commissioners postponed relocation to February due to unfinished offices and late contractor notice. Also noting New Year friends call at Post 422 Kansas Avenue for RC No. 04 and officers Bursh Forrester and Grout.
A critical overview of Mile. Yvette Guilbert’s Parisian act at Oscar Hammerstein’s Olympia, noting high pay, mixed reception, and her awkward charm. The piece profiles Hammerstein’s rise as a daring impresario, detailing Olympia’s layout, price, and the success of acts like Excelator Jr. and Olga Nethersole, with commentary on contemporaries and English language opera plans in New York theaters.
A detailed description outlines a new literary bedspread design using white butcher's linen priced around 40 cents a yard. It covers yardage for double and single beds, square counts, cutting and hemming instructions, and the social sharing aspect among friends and family.
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