The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-15

Dorothy Dix says the modern woman
lacks fascination Where are the bellies
of long ago?" she chants plaintiveIy.
The modern girl has learned the art OF
beauty 1--WE really have no plain women
OF fashion any more, according TO this
authority; she has learned the art of
dress; she is educated, accomplished;
abe can earn her own living; she can
even cook and sew. But she cannot
charm the men. Where will you find
q girl. she demands, VINO is the toast
OF town or county as bellies once
We're? Popularity in it's modern mean
ing is nothing compared to the furore
which our grandmotherS used to create
among the men of their ACQUAINTANCE.
Well, it must be acknowledged that
there is something in the criticism. 1t
would be hard enough to say who is
1.-The belle of the balT' often enough,
a much more who is the belle of the
town. or Topeka, for instance2 Has
Topeka a recognized, reigning belle:
Name her at your peril! You would
immediately have all the friends of
score of her rivals at your throat and
would have to admit that their claims
to the title were quite as good or
course it would be simple matter to
rattle off the names of the bellies.
You could include the daughters of all
the prominent families in town and be
quite safe. But to whom could you
fairly and justly give a preference?
If YOU were asked to name the most
popular young matron, in town per-
haps your task would be easier. There
is one woman of the Evening club set
who has been said to be entitled to
that description. Certain it is she has
many friends among both men and
women and at a german given here
last winter she carried off more ia
vors than any other woman or girl
present. Her popularity is probably
due to a great extent to her sweet,
natural and unaffected manner, and
But
dition TO these advantages she has
sense and wit, originality of idea
and a certain artlessnesS of expression
which make her a charming CONVERSE
tionalist and companion.
She IS a successful hostess with one
of the prettiest houses in town to do
her entertaining in, and her gowning is
a happy combina ton of originality and
good taste.
If it were a question of what girl is
most popular with all sets and all ages
of local society perhaps it could be safe
to answer with the name of a Western
avenue girl who although a favorite of
many seasons is one of the few MEM
bers of the older sets who is asked to
all the dances given by the Sub-debu-
tante crowd-the high school fratS and
soForities, at which she is perhaps the
most conspicuous belle. THE girl with
the sweetest smile, one CT ner ad-
1nirers once described her attributing
to thet her unfailing charm for all who
come 40 contact with her.
But the belle of today is the wife
and mother of tomorrow and resigns
happily and contentedly the sceptre of
society to becoming the presiding
genius of a home Such has been the
case with the wife of a local newspaper
man. the mother of two sturdy boys
and the prettiest baby girl in town !
who, when she was a girl was the rec
ognized belle of her set. her house the |
center of gaiety in the young crowd
of that day and she always the busiest
and most enthusiastic factor in keeping |
sor1ething going on
Topeka girl whose recent death in
the far western home where she had |
lived since her marriage may be said |
without exaggeration to have caused
more general sorrow than any similar
1oss for many years in this town was |
undoubtedly the most popular girl in |
Topeka while she lived here. She was |
surrounded all during her girlhood and
her brief married life by admiration, |
affection and adulation and she pos |
gessed in an unusual degree the power |
to captivate and hold.
The matinee coIors are celery green |
and golden brown To these may be |
added orchid pink, sweet violet, which |
fs a bright, pretty shade, and deep |
red of the color known as cranberry. |
These go beautifully with ermine furs- |
The matinee girl also wears the |
one think of wine. She wears claret |
red. sauterne yellow. chartreuse and |
absinths green, burgundy and cham |
payne. The last is a very pretty yell |
low, not at all brilliant, and just the |
thing for wear with either black or !
white Mink goes well with these col !
ors- They are the distinguishing char
acteristics of the matinee girl of 1905 |
ana 1905 She wears a shirt waist.
If it be a white waist it is largely !
of lace and its sleeves are masses of |
tucks near the shoulders with wide |