The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-21

The New York Press says: Society
has had new thrill Henry Lehr has
been out-Lehred- Captain John Smith
has al last been oVershadowed. POca-
nonfas has rival on Monday night
OF last week one OF the smartest men in
New Works. four hundred deliberately
led ont upon the dancing floor of one of
The smsrtest places in Manhattana dash
ing young negro woman and. hinging
his arm around her waist, Waltzed with
her. while the dreamy music from the
victims rippied on and the shouts and
applause of Two dozen OF New TOrk's
most exclusive and fashionable men and
women rang i'm his ears
So little was society shocked. so high
Isl was il entertained at this daring feat
for is IL not more daring to face the
fire of social criticism and disappearing
chances than To face the fire which
burned for the famous John Smith
fhat what was done in a moment of
olre-deVilrry has become a fad. The
attractive young negro woman has been
literally taken ug by these people,
whose names are high i'm the social reg
lister Every morning her desk is lit
tered with invitations to exclusive
houses. where she goes. not as mere
talent" but as guest. ON TUESDAY
afternoon she entertained a small and
exclusive circle of ladies at the Waldorf
Astoria. She taught them new cake
walk steps and led them in an impro-
Vised dance.
on Wednesday night she was the
bright. particular star at smart
mail and early" given by Mrs
George Law. at her home No. 10 East
flfty-f0urth street. Her engagement
book is filed for every evening this
week and every night of next week.
end it could have been twice filed were
she not a very busy woman, We're she
NOT. in fact. Mrs. Aida Overton Walker,
the wife of one of tine dusky stars i'm
the company now playing In Da-
honey. q . f4rAa d rhnarnr
IL was at Deim0nicos that Mrs
Walker made her startling debut i'm
New York $50. an event that surprised
herself quite as thoroughly as it did
the rest Of society. The occasion was
that Of one Of the many farewell dinner
parties that have been given to Mrs.
Arthur Paget, who has just sailed for
Europe AT this particular farewell
Nr Robert Harg0us was the host, and
from beginning to close all went quite
as merrily as rhe proverbial marriage
bell Nobody dreamed of the sensation
that was To- crown a somewhat sensa-
tolal evening.
AT the dinner which preceded the
dance the entire party We're seated at a
single round table placed at the end
or the palm garden, which was cut off
from The main room hy screen of
palms. AS every one knows. dinners
given at single table are always mer-
rier than dinners given about a clus-
ter Of small tables. Spirits of all kinds
flow more freely. Among the guests
were such people as Mrs. George b. De
Forest, Mrs Frederic Nelson. Mrs.
Oliver III. p. Belmont Mr. ad Mrs Jules
S. Bache Mr.. Elisha Dyer. Mrs. George
Law and Baron knap-Herr. Every
body felt in q good humor. everybody
ate heartily; everybody drank merrily
There was none of that cold formalftv
which SO often chills the marrow of the
parting guest. Society was in a erac-
sous humor and when. after the last
plate had been emptied and the last
glass had been drained. the party adj