Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-19
HERE'S A NEW FAD
Topic Teas May Become Quite
the Rage.
SOCIAL DolNGs OF LAST WEEK
Announcements of Attractive Coming
Ksens--Nu-ic and Cards Combine
to Relieve Lent's Dizziness.

The day Nae near IL clotf " men met
her Her dress WAS awry, her hair Oh
sho,eled and her eyes red. yet something
ia her face and figure struck mo tamil
iarly.
WAS. however. about to pass her by
silently. when she stopped me with an
imperative gesture.
1T is not strange you do not know
me-" she said Il am that much
malignei. yet eagerly followed creature
Society"
less with astonishment.
la moment she continued: Il 10
nos wonder that YOU stand aghast.
should flee from myself il that we're pos
sill le. but YOU. more fortunate. can turn
yolr back upon me when you weary
OF my harangue and my unseemly
guise. But why. You seem to ask by
your mute looks. am thus wild and I'M;
kempt? Alas, II has been brought
about by the unreasonable demands Of
my devotees." and she plunged her long.
white fingers into her raven hair. Il
have given them pedro parties. dancing
parties, teas. dinners and luncheons
galore. yet they are not satisfied and
come upon me with this memorable de
mand: Give us something new"
Something new. indeed. Where
shall find il. Is il a blossom to snatch
from "A bush, fruit Ia shake from
tree. that they make this demand SO
lightly" and with long dcspairing
wall she left me.
Poor harassed Society," ! looked
after her with smile. for in my pos
session at that moment was dcscrip
tion u something new" which was in
vented by wcll-known Grand Rapids
woman and given in honor Of friend
from Ann Arbor.
Shecalled tia Topic Tea" There were
ten guests present, andunder each plate
was placed card containing a question.
When the tea was over each person an
swered his or her given questions.
and the other guests followed with dis
cussions. The following ten questions
were considered:
/. "Give Us Your Views on the New
Education Now Attracting So Much
Attention.
, What Is Your Special Weakness
in the Matter Of Petty Economy The
lady to whose lot this question fell. con
fessed that it was the saving OF scraps
III blank paper.
3. What is Your Favorite Reform
Hobby This fell To a man who adj
United that ii was for the repeal Of the
law that did Oct permit man 10
crumble his crackers into his soup
1. do You consider CO Education
Advisable? What Disadvantages. If
Any, Does 1t Bring To Either SEX
D. What Would You DO for Grand
Rapids il You Could Control the Com
mon Council Five Years."
g. What Can You Tell Us Of the
Workings Of an Exchange Library Of
Eight Hundred Volumess"
Z. do Women's Clubs Tend Ia the
Betterment Of Women Morally, Intel
lectually and Socially
4. What Public Offices is IL Most
Necessary to Keep Free From Partisan
ships-
.. lis the World Growing Better or
WORSE
1t is unnecessary to add that the dis.
cussion ~ these questions kept the con
versational bali rolling until late hour.
! dIl tfuNfl ttit tftht3&rs 10 Barc Nithbul
one dull moment.
IL il 10 I've hoped there may be other
topic teas. dinners or lunches taking
up questions of more or less depth and
gravity.
The appearance IL Miss Susan Il.
ANTHONY on the lecture platform here
this week gave renewed activity Ia the
always lively equal suffrage people. Miss
Anthony Was horn in lssi. but she bears
I her years lightly. One IL the most
striking features ~ her appearance was
the arrangement 81 her gray locks,
which were put smoothly hack after the
fashion ~ forty years ago, thus forming
ylsasing contrast Ia the frizzled and
bctNlseled head ~ the present day.
But. as one stops b. consider doing ones
hair IN the same way twice a day for
fourteen thousand ak hundred daya. one
I is appalled, at the thought. and Is moved
To- cry ..ble sscd be fashion since she At
least gives US variety. But again il j.
suggested that Miss Antbonys deyo-
ton 10 the same unyarying fashion Ia
/ hair - typical ~ her unfalirring al
/ hesi,n 10 her life work. and tins thought
gives to even ~ slight an outward sign
rew dignity and grace.