The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-05

mess herself or her mother is now SO en-
gagged.
There is a girl MP on North Topeka ave
nue. who prides herself on being the only
young lady in town whom the papers have
never referred to as "Wichita's fairest
daughter"
Kansas City Journal Wichita young
women have organized league to ostra-
else a certain young woman in that town
who is addicted to profanity. But the
young lady need not worry; she can 90 to
Leavenworth and cut a great figure.
A Wichita girl recently lost a diamond
brooch that was presented to her great
grandfather by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Topeka Lance: Henriette had another
letter in Sundays EAGLE about the Wich-
ita men, where the poor men were taken
advantage of and criticized from the view
taken o. them by visiting young lady in
that city last summer, who wrote a letter
auout them to her eastern chum and it
was reproduced in the EAGLE of last week
1t is said after reading the letter some of
| the young mems heads became so enlarged
that they were compelled to buy new hats,
several sizes larger than they have ever
wore before. If things go on in this way
long, in Wichita, something dreadful is
going to happen.
A man who attends good many wed
dings says there is only one minister in
town who asks the bride in the ceremony
if she will "obey'' her husband.
Kansas City Star: A prospective bride
in Wichita has sixteen new gowns, and it
is not at all unlikely that the fellow she
is going to marry is too poor to buy her a
calico dress.
People have long since ceased to believe
| that man goes down on his knees when
he proposes, but one man in Wichita has
| not forsaken the custom. 1t is believed,
however, that when the custom was prac-
ticed in the olden day. the precaution was
taken of having the front window curtain
down.
A Wichita lady has written to the
EAGLE 30, 756 times in regard to the lack
of horse sense exhibited by drivers of
street sprinklers, but the deluge goes on
without sign of the bow of promise in
the clouded horizon.
There is rich young man in town who !
longs to be poor so that he eau marry and |
know the woman he marries weds him for |
love only.
Kansas City Journal: 1t is said that Col |
onel Murdoch of Kansas has given up ell |
nope of Farmer Smiths nomination, and |
is unable to see much chance for Morrill, |
A young woman who has been away
says Wichita society has improved in the
last two years. You can go to almost any
social event now, she says without meet
ing spoon with thread tied around it,
Topeka Journal: Wichita reports three
funnel-shaped clouds in that vicinity yes
terday. Everything looks funnel-shaped |
to a Wichita man on Decoration Day.
A North Topeka avenue woman when
she doesn't want to be bothered with call
ers, turns the water hose on the front
gate.
Topeka Lance: A Wichita girl soon to
wed has sixteen new dresses, and the rest
of the girls are green with envy.
The Lewis academy's commencement is
next Thursday morning. If you are sour
and discouraged, go up and look into the
bright faces and listen to the untarnshed
hopes of the young graduates. 1t will do
you good.
Kansas City Gazette: Some of the best
women in Wichita went sneaking around
the Jail TO get sight of Reed, the muir
derer of Hopper.
There is never more than one ebay ride"
in Wichita year. The fathers of the
girls, it is said. sit down on them and il
takes year before they will forget it.
Topeka Lance: From reading Henri
cites last letter, one naturally comes to
the conclusion that Wichita has more than
her share of handsome young men.
a local old maid remains at home for
months at a time and refuses to go to
parties. The other girls say she does it to
create the opinion that she is engaged.
Kansas City Star: Will the Wichita
preacher who takes the position that
cyclones are the direct vsitations OF Prov
idence please explain why it is that the
storms in Kansas this year appear to
manifest a special selection for church
edificesY
A musical young lady who has been
boring the neighbors pounding the piano,
has announced that she will compose Il
piece called THE Cyclone Galop," and
people are moving out for blocks around.
Kansas City Star: An unfortunate
woman at Wichita is becoming insane
from fear of lightning. Now, if she were
only n man. she could cure herself by run
ming for office on the Democratic ticket.
A woman on North Emporia has bought
a mocking bird to drown out a neighbours
canary.
Topeka Lance: Wichita young men
who are engaged spend their Sunday
evenings with other girls, and their
fiancees spend their Sunday evenings
driving with some one else's sweetheart
Deacon Jones: Il have noticed the man
who never attempts TO sing at any other
time will break out in picnic wagon
Kansas City Star: 1t is very singular
that a town which makes the pretensions I
to progress that Wichita does should have
developed a preacher who believes that
cyclones are Divine visitations.
A Wichita young man wrote glowing
description of the Towanda cyclone aud
sent il TO the Youths Companion The
was returned without COM
meut
Topeka Lance: The special correspond
ent of the Chicago News who tells his
paper that the Republicans of Kansas
have conceded the state electoral ticket TO
the Alliance should move 10 Wichita
The prettiest girl in town has one of the
most worthless fellows. He took her to ,
Wellington on the excursion last Sunday, |
aud the best seat he could get for her WAS
II nail key Ia stock car.
Kansas City Star; At Ell Dorado last /