The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-23
HEARD AND OVERHEARD.

Facts and Fancies JOtted Down in the
Daily Note Book
The summer girls heart is, it would
seem, evanescent as we'll as effervesceut,
so it is fastened, the silver one, usually by
pin, to her sleeve, her waist or at her
throat
A Topeka young man who recently
made the ascent of Pixies Peak was
asked at the top: How do YOU feel?"
He had been reading Chimmie Fadden,
and said: "Tm feelin' up to de limit"
A Topeka society girl who started on
her summer outing yesterday, made her
self waist the day before in just two
hours. 1t was lace trimmed aud looked
swell.
A Topeka gentleman is said to be much
smitten with young lady whom he met
at a summer resort. She is described as
having big sad eyes and a serious mouth.
Mrs. d. J. Harding is one of the To-
peka society ladies who has been taking
advantage of the cool weather to do
some exquisite china painting. Her
latest piece is a comb and brush tray.
Mrs. Harding will go to Chicago to study
art in September as soon as the studios
are open.
Two society young men are said to
have sworn off for six months on wager,
the forfeit to be fifty dollar suit Hur-
rah!
A Topeka lady who cannot get a COM
petent servant thinks that some of
the reported destitute people don't want
to help themselves.
a man walked down Kansas avenue
with girl yesterday, carrying his hat in
his hand. He explained by saying that
so many people spoke to her that he was
continually taking off and putting on his
| hat. Can't there be some compromise
with fashion?
The handsomest, most distinguished
| looking woman in town has gray hair,
says a young man who is considered
| Judge of such matters.
Some Atchison people who don't know
! Judge N artin think he must be a good
man, because even Ed Howe admits that
he is honest.
| A member of the BunCler's club dis
claims any intention on the part of the
club to dance at Vinewood at any time
to the music of Marshall's band. He says
the Bunglers are modest. and that an Or
| chestra suits them very we'll
| A Topeka young lady who was TWEEN
| ty-tive years old this week, received
from two waggish gentlemen friends
twenty-five watermelons. She turned
the tables by giving a watermelon party
| plimentary to the senders.
The woman who appears in the street
now in any style waist but shirt waist,
/ is accused of being dressed up.
A Topeka girl who ordered a hand
some present for a gentleman friend a
week ago, received it yesterday, and SEM
it to him, though they had quarreled in
the meantime.
A bright young woman declares thai
the back facing seat of a trap is a good
place to receive a proposal She says
she was proposed to from such a vantage
point last evening aud two chAperones or
the front seat never guessed what was
going on
The members of the order of the East
ern Star take much pride in the fact tina
their most worthy grand matron of the
| United States is former Kansas woman
Mrs. Mary c. Smeddin. Mrs. Farms
worth, the grand representative of Kan
sas, who left yesterday for Boston, wit
messed the laying of the corner stone o
the Masonic temple in that city % year
ago
It is said that there is young man il
town whose prediction for profanit.
can be explained by the fact that hi
father used to teach him to swear wher
he was small There are some young
men who don't have such an excuse fol
| their eXpIetivos