The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-14

10 the reporter from the top landing on
the stairs.
7 came to ind out about your party.
Mrs. Martyne. began the reporter.
How in the world did you hear of
that asked Mrs, Martyne with feigned
Amusement.
oh. / heard Of it every place I'VE
that he knew Mrs. Martyne liked to
hear.
I'm not going to have anything
worth going IN the paper and her Ii1
curled with disdain at the mere
thought of the insignifcance Of the
affair.
How many guests are you going to
have2"
only ninety or a hundred of my lady
friends Now I hope you won't go and
write it up deliberately. People must
get tired of seeing my name in the
paper so often anyway And I wouldn't
have party written UP like Mrs. Jones
for the world. I thought Mrs Jones
had a better sense of propriety than
that"
May I have the names?'
Certainly not If you run the names
I'll stop your mean old paper. I saw
that Mrs. Brown had you run the
names of the guests at her last party
I thought she had better taste than
that" And the lady retreated into her
boudoir while the reporter waited on
the porch for the list of invited guests
to be brought down to him.
When she reaD2eared she said, 1T
you must run the names don't leave
out half OF them as you did the last
time. Some of the people you left out
haven't forgiven me yet" The "last
time" the Gazette ran the guests pres
ent instead Of those invited.
sWhat decorations will you have
Mrs. Martinez
Now please don't say anything about
the decorations. I intended to have pink
and white roses, but Tn afraid the ten
dozen I ordered from Kansas City won [
get here in time. The coIors used
throughout will be pink white and
green. The house viii be lighted with
pink candles with green shades. and Z
intend to serve pink, white and green
ice cream for dessert"
What gown viii you wear?''
positively If you say word about
what I wear III never tell you another
thing. I intend to wear my gown Of
white silk tissue over pink satin
trimmed with green ribbon and with
yoke of real lace. Now don't call it
Battenburg lace. like you did the last
tmes Battenburg is so common now
As the reporter shut up his note book
and was turning to leave, Mrs Afartyne
sald- NOW please don't go and write
up all this stuff I've told you oh. I
forgot to say that Marguerite will serve
punch from a cut glass punch bowl in
power OF roses in the back parlor and
that the souvenirs will be hand Dainted
plnk and white roses and that I am
going to serve a FIVE course luncheon
with four kinds of cake with the ice
cream
~, Just because a girl is past the age when
ne gorgeous Valentine of paper lace and
crimson roses appeals to her is no reason
why she does not take an interest in the
sltllllF eisaIy OF the patron saint of senti-
nent 1t is doubtful if a woman is ever
TOO old to care about a Valentine and II
II IS the right sort she receives If with
TIE same JOY and emf hTef1-ro
nerS when her name was called from the
postoIIlce IN the grade schools on the
Pots of spring flowers. tulips, crocnses
Frln1roses. violets. hyacinths- or cowslips
are the prettiest and most acceptable Of
eaIsll ines Tor the groWn-up, mother of
grandmother would appreciate sucb a re-
nlnaer OF the most poetic holiday of the
As for a girl she is sure to be PLEASED
with bunch of violets. but sometimes she
prefers the SugaTed violets OF. can1ied rose
leaves sent to her in satin box. Ia a
heart-shaped box they are especially an
propriate for st. Valentines dav eff. ,rha
florists are sending out bird nests made Of
pussy willow twigs and filed with orchids
El9ieJs. White hyacinths or primroses a
springtme.
,R3ouquets as big as the biggest fashion
abie nun seen on the promenade are worn
on the corsage with the evening gown nv
Iashionable girls. Pink roses. Violets and
ltles OF the valley prevail, probably on ac-
count of their delicious fraerance These
bouquets are carried on the arm between
dances, but while she is dancing the
Wearer losses them over the left Shout
IN note paper there seems to be craze
for the -hasty note ARRANGEMENTS which
always suggest the ''petits bleus'' of the
french Geographic service. One may now
nave an envelope that stretches out into
a sheet Of paper or a card that folds dou-
bic and forms an envelope when one Is
ready to mail it, or any one Of a dozen
similar contrivances- They have aslvart-