The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-21

the third day the fame of the looking
glass had spread through the country,
and row Of forty Somah women, col
lected from far and near, were engaged
in taking an admiring turn at the magic
mirror. When Mrs. Gardner came upon
the scene she was greeted by forty fe-
minnie Somali voices Joined in chorus
and each begging for a looking glass all
to herself. But alasi for the limitations
of sporting outfit, the dusky bellies
were obliged to content themselves with
one commercial mirror; and the possess
or of the looking glass remained for
many weeks the most important person
in Somaliland
Lady CurzOu's Elephants.
Lady Curzon may claim the proud dis
tinction of possessing for the time at
least, more elephants than any other
woman in the world. The Maharajah
of Durbhunga has testified his admira-
ton for the vicereine by placing at her
disposal his herd of elephants, which is
the finest in India. When Lady Curzon
rides out the mahout, or driver, carries
| a silver goad and fly fan. An UNI
brella of white silk bordered with pearls
| protects the viceroy's wife from the sun
and the howdah is of silver. The ele-
plant is gorgeOuSly decorated with en-
| broidered silk and gold, and two long
| strings of pearls are suspended behind
| his ears.
Story With a Moral.
1T always amuses me- said lively
| bachelor girl, ito hear the little ships
of debutantes criticizing this man and
| that, as if they had only to pick and
choose. My youngest sister had lot OF
| these hypercritical ma1denS to luncheon
/ the other day, and to hear their CONVEX
| sation one would have thought that the
men were all at their beck and call.
| My dear children I said to them
| finally, I will tell you a little story.
once heard society girls compared by
| clever, albeit somewhat innpertinent man
| of the world, to frogs in the pond. The
a ha
the shore and piped in shrill staccato
mo man good enough No man good
| enough" The next lot representing girls
| Of several seasons, sat on logs further
| out in the water and croaked a deeper
tones "Oh, for mani Oh, for mani"
| while the still older ones, like the regu-
lar old bull frogs, drowned in chorus
ANY man good enough! Any man good
enough
MY allegory seemed to amuse the
company greatly, but when their laugh
thing called out: Where do you come
in, Miss Smith?' 1 was rather taken
aback at this, for, to tell the truth. I
had never thought of any possible appli-
cation to myself OF course. the little
wretches began to litter. i certainly
can not put myself in the category of
those who calculate Amy man good
enough said amid the general mer-
riment. I think the fourth lot, to which
belong, are those who are thoroughly
emancipated and their croak should be
I'VE want no man at all
The Bachelor Girl of 1900.
eff you want a name for the bachelor
girl" said the woman who knew, Il adj
wise you to call her Victory Ammo Dom
mi. She is typical of the age and is go
2 ing to do as she pieases, no matter how
= she does it, nor what it is. She may
! want broiled ham for her breakfast. She
: has the ham and the FIRE SkeWer
! toasting fork and broiling rack are al
! conspicuously absent Does she there
fore go without her tit-bit? You know
= not a letter in her book if you think SO
) The uses of a hairpin have long been ex.
: allied by mere men. To the hairpin she
{ has added a hatpin. Upon the tip of hel
/ | longest, strongest, most priced in windy
weather she cooks her meal as deity a.
! | q statesman cooks a tariff bill
t'She is as inconsiderate of the self-re
5 specting burglar as her age is of foil
! | who take themselves too seriously
!; | When the burglar comes in at the deaC
: | of night she does not sit up and how
= any more than the world howls at tn
: arrival of mighty .reformers. She sit
s up all right, but it is merely to tell tn
Y knight of the jimmy that he has mad
a a mistake in his vocation OF his latcl
q key, and either way is guilty Of yer.
bad taste. Sometimes she makes a df
rect attack; more commonly fanl
movement by talking to her cat. Tn
e burglar, poor man, seldom gets neare
d than the entry. A bachelor girl apart
s ment is bound to have an entry. Tn
h professional enterer has no trouble at al
l. with the lock. It is when he gets insid
e that he loses himself and his courag
t in the multifarious 'tangies of hanging
# and bamboo poles and swinging, tinkl