The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

Another summer resort fad has found
its way 20 town. and the stav-at-home
girls are getting what comfort they can
out of its adoption. II originated in the
theory that Chinese incense or joss
sticks will keep away mosquitoes. and
the girls and women at the seaside and
lake resorts had not been carrying the
lighted sticks around with them long
before someone discovered that they
looked very picturesque when arranged
effectively IN the hair like a Geisha
girls ornaments, and the thing fmme-
diately became a fad. A land breeze in
mosquito season is the only excuse
necessary at the seashore for the use of
the new hair ornaments and there are
always enough OF the busy little pests
at the inland resorts to warrant the
use of the incense. which is so much
more artistic than camphor or cieren-
ella. Girls who don't care TO run the
risk of having their gowns and shout
ders scorched by dropping ashes, carry
the lighted punches during their even
ing strolls on the beach or in the sit
outs at the hotel hops. and even the
fat staid dowagers may be seen on the
Motel or cottage piazzas surrounded by
clouds Of incense The Duugeut OdOr
Is very agreea BILE to most people even
aside from its reputed virtues as a
mosquito bite preventive The effect Of
the joss sticks glowing through the
dark fascinattngly suggests a colony Of
lightning bugs tangled in the meshes
OF the Wearer's hair. The fad is Just
bizarre and unexpected enough to catch
the fancy Of the summer girl and then
the passion for all things Oriental to
which the beautiful Be1asco production
OF The Darling of the Gods" gave such
an impulse last winter has helped 10
make the new evening hair ornaments
universally popular.
The chaperons al first hailed the new
lad with delight thinking that by means
OF the lighted joss sticks they could
keep track of their youthful charges
without too close and exacting a sur
Veillance But it didn't take long for
the Innocent young things TO realize the
possibilities Of such an impression on
the part of the Press Censor" as the
summer girls and men call the chaperon.
A young Topeka matron who went TO
neighbOring resort with frisiy
young debutante and her devoted cava-
lier to keep the curse away" discov-
cred the trick The z. G. sat at one end
of the hotel piazza all evening talking
to an agree able Chicago man whose
tastes had been cultivated beyond an
interest in the jeune file but from time
to time she cast a watchful eye to an
other dusky nook of the veranda where
a hammock was lazily swinging and
where she could see her debutante's joss
sticks glowing through the dusk. She
was perfectly satisfied as long as she
felt she had her charge in sight but
when realizing that il was getting to an
hour when young nlarrOns may not
properly sit on summer hotel verandas
with men other than their husbands.
she went to seek her charge she found
the joss sticks faithfully pinned to the
piazza railing and the debutante off to
study moonlight effects from the lake
Since then the dope fad has found
less favor as a first aid TO chaperons."
"Drat the fashion," says a very young
man 1 know. I just baked at A picnic
A little while ago on account of it. and