The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-05

IKE kitchen ana rising above the oASe
ImpedImeutS OF environments NOTHING
VIII bring tears Of Joy 70 Z good WON
ans eyes 50 quickly as 10 read these
pathetic and highly hup-sssioazble tales
OF hafrbrsadth escapes from house
wifsIy ailments written in the hectic
language OF 4 poor. ignorant benightsd
creature who proves In every stroke OF
her typewriter that she never scaled z.
fish OF washed z child II all her IdyIllc
Hfe
The problem OF building 4 hone Is
one that can not be worked with rules
4 WOmAr's home is the perfection Of
Eer temperament IL can be nothing
more II Is nothing less, and the sooner
she hrOadanS her mind and dsepeuS her
nsarr the sooner she VIII live happily
But she goes around smiling Ike
Cheshire cat and putting in her valu4-
bic time trying TO be 4 hene61CriOn-
while her husband and children are
worrying through life On dried meats
and bakers bread she Will find that Z
little more housekeeping and 4 little
less homemakIug would improve mat
ters materially To live happily any
place. in a home or out Of it. requires
4 constant drain upSn ones common
sense. ard II q young woman taking
Up her trade as L home builder expects
10 become = success BY reading the
making 2 mistake She would spend
her tine better reading the advertise
meuLs n the back o. the magazine
finding important but not soul stirring
facts about soaps. baking powder.
linen silver. stove and floor polish and
canned goods. for these things are IL
deed Il the earth earthly, but although
David Harum says 4 mans heart les
close 70 his brItches' pocket. Chere Is
10 denying the important fact that an
easily accessible gateway thereto IS
found about three inches above his col
lar button
And Il VIII pay Us 10 think seriously
On these things for in the AuSto-Saxon
nome Is found the strength or the race
The matter OF improving taese homes
Is 10 matter for iupeCUnlOus young
editors who publish magazines. to daZ-
zle servants with the lofty manners Of
the rich and great il IS the most serious
matter that can come up for discussion
and yet all the discussion viii avail
nothing in the end for when 4 woman
eurars her threshold she enters not TWO
by tw0. but one by one
The problem i her problem. * hers and
ne.s alone The only tang taAI VIII p n=-2
l-F = the SSe-1l@ graz u 49,. -
faith IN providence and 2 de-er-11l-lilIo1
she goes INTO her new home vowiCg 70 De
either hoE1e-Uaksr or 4 hOUsekeeper- II
LLl.--rs : ----7=-1,-- .a7-5l5- = = -5-1-7-Er
heard men say 50 instead Of entering
Paradise she VIII be reminded back 10
earEh-back to he COMMON sense OF the
70, 10r ne e - 800 co5I "A T-
lady with The bright and ehsery smile that
Ar9-nsr Interesting feature OF the meet
mans club Of Denver by Ms Wauing
audi = Of the club she gave q rapid
survey u the work being done by thar Or
EalIZaCi1u and IN CONCLUSION invited the
the la-chsrriug was always out and would
reach clear 70 kAnsas-
Superintendent keudrick OF rhe Juuc-
zion city schools spoke i few words N
which he advocated the cooperation OF
the club woman and The teacher
! paper which much thought had
beer spent was The Social S5guificauce
How 70 Place Art in the Public SchooI=s-
Do Clubs Gel the Best Results Fr2u
TER tJN VI EIqgr.aII II anu " orA Il
. Of Lincoln and Mrs Tresy0 OF SedgzwtGk-
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
The afternoon session was held IN the
with interested women Owing 10 the
absence Of the ladies' who were z con-
ing talk on the subject was given by Mrs
9 W Winans OF HGtchlusoU-
Mrs, J. P Logan Chairman Of the de-
Mrs Peters presided n her place. The
ern Literature written BY Mss Evelyn
an eXeeIle1E survey Of the popular Ll=rz-
uure or the day
paPsz y=C read American LIterarure-''
< ~. Y NJ p 4 Harris Of Ottawa
Mrs J : Benton Of Fort Scott Won
much applause BY her paper The Club
strong Plea for the club and especially
the mother The paper was discussed
aEFi Miss frances Han Of Fort scott
The election OF officers concluded -he
meeting which adjourned until evening
The election occurred too late 70 be pub
Ished n Thursdays Journal
THE EVENING SESSION
The EasC session OF the fourth annual
ice ing OF the x :. 3 F. which was held
The opera house THURSDAY evening. aS
ar unusual interest The program y<as
opened BY 4 violin solo oy Mrs Glider
ElsIsCeE Of Council CTrOv=-zLEeE which 14rs-
J . A1c[IInLock read Z report q the
biennial 1t Denver
OEIng 10 the illness Of Mss Jean Hay.
the art department was represented by
Ms Waterman Stone Of Lawrence and
Mrs. P P AIurdock- both u whom gave
interesting and instructive talks the
various kinds q ART
\ harp solo by Miss Wilma Tyler Of
Junction CITY was one Of rhe delightful
a paper by Mrs H Whtresides Of
Hutchinson was introduced 1y one OF
Chopin n0cr1rueS played by Mrs Cdas-
Gleed Of Topeka Mrs Whtres1deS' paper
was Of great interest She gave 4 brfeE
description Of different kinds OF ballads
and sang 4 number descriptive Of the 1tr-
Music for Every Day was the sub
jet Of 4 practical paper Rad By Mrs
AauIe Sharp OF COu1cI Grove
After the Introduction o. the Few OH
GERS the meeting adjourned
Enough cannot be said IN praise 1T the
hospitality and kindness OF rhs Junction
cry people Who did everything IN their
power % make the stay Of the club women
pleasant nd LEe dfth annual meeting,
which VII De held IN Winfield next May
: already being Looked forward 70 E1Eh
Before the Adjournment OF the meeting
: oS4GEILZI bouquet OF roses present
Sd % Ms Peters By Mrs I G ToIer N
oehaI fof The stare Federation and the
L P 9 presented Mrs. Humphrey the
incoming president with similar t0keE-
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