The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-29
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sex with this weakness as one OF her
lesser crimes, but no one woman Will
plead guilty. Witness, the meeting OF
! two of the dear creatures:
Where have you been? 1 haven't
seen you for an age!"
Il know it. But never go any
place.
always at home. Come any time. You
can't miss me-
Farther down the street you over
| hear another conversation.
i rs that true? But then never hear
anything. Pm just like the injured
husband, stay at home so closely. Why
don't you come to see me? I'd love to
have you and I'm always in. This Is
the first time I've been out for
The next two are talking in this wise:
"Oh just cleaning house and making
pickles and trying to get little fan
sewing done. l never go any place. Ii
it were not for the telephone I'd be en-
| tirely cut off from the world outside my
family. Do come to see me. You have
! plenty of time. -
| saT'irnel Just because board? Why
I'm over my head in sewing now and
haven't left my room for week ex-
cept to go down to the dining room. L
haven't a thing to wear if I did go any
place None o. my friends will speak to
me because 1 neglect them so. I'm a
perfect recluSe.
Blocking the aisle in front of the lace
! counter is another pair.
| mo, I'm not asked. Well I'm not
| surprised. I've never paid my last
party call there. It's simply scandal
Gus the way 1 neglect my visiting list.
1 think the unpardonable social crime Is
to neglect a dinner call, but I've not yet
made mine at the Blanks and their din
ner was six weeks ago. But you know
I don't go at all. I'm so busy scarce
w get out of the house and send re-
grets to so many of my invitations it,
a wonder I'm not always left out
The warm weather hung on so up to
the last week that very few new fall
street costumes have been seen in To-
peka but Saturdays matinee brought
out a few. One of the most noticeably
. pretty of these was royal blue velvet
with plated skirt and a jaunty little
blouse worn with a blue shirred velvet
hat to match trimmed with blue ano
green coo feather. The skirt was short
the plaitS stitched tightly to the hips
and hanging full and freely below.
: In wraps the latest Partisan idea is
a modification OF a monks robe. This
garment has a long loose effect with
straight severe lines.
The broadtail velvets of which many
: suits and wraps are said to be made
. this fall although so far few have peer
, seen here is said to be durable and 1
t. ought to be for it certainly isn't beau
: tiful 1t has the advantage over tn
/, velveteens or silk velvets in that l
= doesn't crush or wrinkle but as on
woman said, "It looks as though SOM
J, one had slept out in the rain In II.
beautiful wine red broadcloth Goa
: with a chinchilla collar and deep cum
II offers a slight variation from the or
binary loose box model in the group o
six small plaits taken IN on. on e4 tb
q bust and allowed to fall loosely to tn
y hem. The coat is long, reaching al
n | most to the bottom of the skirt an
= the collar is ample so that 1t may Q
q turned ND around the face in col
q weather. The coat is lined Throughout
= in squirrel
: A coat on these lines Is almost ne
}, cessity for the woman of fashion TIM
II season. All the dressy afternoon gown
n are so elaborate in character that the
- do not look quite right under si1npl
- coats and although many women max ~
le their light evening wraps serve &c
% both purposes if but one may be owne
l. the darker cloak which Will 90 &c
either afternoon or evening, which
| suitable in a carriage and not who'll
- ont of place on the plebeian street CO
u is the wiser and more economics
- choice Time was when a handson
= | cloth suit Jacket and skirt with sci
= arate bodices answered most afternoc
n purposes when light and elabc1&
"a gown and cloak would be out of plat
but now the expensive cloths are ~
:. made up in this form and the jack
- and skirt IS suitable onIy Ior street a
a outing wear. The fashion of wearir
y light weight materials for cold weatl
,. er is another factor to be reckons
4 with and indeed all the modes combii
y, =, to make the separate long, rich D
70 not too elaborate cloak almost n
N cessity in the winter wardrobe.
re The fashionable mun is the fiat piIlo
e. shane lust like the Girl carries in
rs Bruins E-Girl With a Muff. To accon
j. panv it are fiat short scarfs, son
=, Straight bands with rounded or shap'
~ ends. others with rounded collars narro'
~ ing where the tie is formed Some a
v trimmed with chenille fringe, but firing
in spite of many attempts to populari
it, has sort of Godey's Lady's Book a
If which the average modern woman wor
Te stand for. Trimming furs and combin