The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26
Of Interest
to Women.


tribulations of a bride, and my heart
has ached for her. Recently Evange-
| line entered the married circle, and
have been able to hear and see for my
self, and L can truthfully say, that the
groom has the most of my sympathy.
In this instance he happens to be a
handsome young man; the idol and pet
OF his family, and used TO doing as he
pleases. Now, he must stay home with
birdie" every night. Poor little dear,
| he only has one hook in the closet and
| one little drawer in his own chiffonier
Worse than all this though, she insists
| upon having company and roast beef
| five nights out of every week
| And you should see him carve. 1 was
there on roast beef night. The maid
(yes, they sport-or rather support. a
maid) brought the beautifully garnish-
ed, piping hot thing in.
| Poor Dickie's eyes bulged out-he be-
| came pale and trembled like an aspen
leaf But he grabbed the knife and
steel with a firm grip. like a general,
and starred in.
| First. the roast glided gracefully off
the platter into the middle of the table.
All was silence. Dickie cut away
pieces at least two inches thick, no cold
meat for further meals,-not for him.
| He looked as if he were numbering his
| worst enemy. Then just as he was al
most through, and was about to heave
a sigh of relief, the roast silently splash
ed in my lap.
| The looks that flashed from bride to
groom were scorching, but softly piped
out, that I liked my meat in hunks,
anyway"
| Speaking of married life, a man came
in the Office the other day with long
drawn face, and tears in his eyes. We
| all sprang up to his assistance and in
quired what was the trouble?
"Ah! no man has the trouble have
| to bear" he moaned.
why! what's the trouble? Stomach
-head-death in the family?"
mo, pay alimony to three wives"
But never mind, boys, don't judge all
| girls by these. There is one girl in
your midst, a tall, handsome brunette.
who won't treat you this way. She is
good enthusiast. Goes into raputures
over heavy nusic-handsome men-bull
dogs Gin fact any kind of a. dog) and
on the Fourth of July. she almost lost
her mind, she was so pleased to see
pin-wheel go around.
Frances insists she would be willing
to live and die in a one-room house on
| the edge of nowhere, with any man. She
has a few of you spotted. boys, so keep
your hands in your pockets.
One, she loves madly, because he eats
soup so beautifully. Another because
he has dog; one tall gaunt fellow, be
cause he has such divine ankles, ana
another because he is so big, another
big, handsome one, because-well, just
because.
| A young lady in Topeka was heard to
remark, the day after last weeks
storm. that she Just wished she had a
| husband, so that during a storm or fire
she would have something to cling to.
| One of the young society girls was
out with her sweetheart, several weeks
ago. and he went into raptures over her
| back hair. He said he never had seen
such hair-it couldn't have been made
to order and been handsomer. Poor
girl couldn't deceive him any longer and
i md
| has never been back since.
Enough marriage licenses are due this
fall to keep the printing presses busy
and cause our bachelor probate judge to
| increase his office hours.
Colorado expects 100000 visitors dur
ing the early part of September, owing
| to the low excursion rates and the pop
| ularity of the mountain resorts.
| AS the summer season wanes and Sep
| TENDER approaches, society will exper-
Hence this change if no other: the go
| ings-away will give place to the home
| comings.
| Pools and depressions are said to be
| prolific breeders of mosquitoes. Such
being the case, a fine crop may soon be
harvested on Kansas avenue, unless the
| city fathers shall find way to circun1-
vent the pest.
An elegant little gown which cost
very little was made the other day by
woman who dresses beautifully at a
comparatively moderate expense. Co
ing in the best of society, she finds it
necessary to do with a little money as
much as her neighbors do with their
| thousands. She puts time and thought
upon her wardrobe, and her efforts are
| crowned with rare success. She selects
the new coIors and makes up her gowns
plainly and we'll. She then finishes them
with a little hand embroidery to give
them the just something which they
| would lack without it.
| A unique hat seen recently was
plateau of leaf green chip. A fold
three-quarters of an inch hlgh, stiften-
ed. of course, outlined an imaginary
crown, and at the front widened into
a broad bow, from under which there
appeared in the front the ends of stalks
of wheat ears and from the back these
loose wheat ears radiated out over the
| velvet rim and even in some points be-
yond the wide brim of the hat. The
velvet was of another paler shade OF
/ green and the bandeau which raised
the hat quite little at the back was
covered with green tulle and deep red
poppy buds. The rim of the brim I'M
dulated gracefully, but was turned
| neither up nor down decidedly.
| This hat topped a black foulard frock
having dark red acknowledged fig
ures of very small size scattered sparse
" over it, The stock. guirnpe and the
! sleeves from elbow down were of yellow
lace, and the round-length skirt was
laid in small. graduated box-plait.
IT has been stated two or three times
that hand-embroidered linen gowns
| were becoming so extremely popular
that they would soon go out of fashion
that they were no longer distinctive
and smart. Consequently there has
been a question in thesminds of some
few individuals as to whether these ex-
n,,isite gowns were really worth the
money asked for them. That they are
fashionable. that they are smart and
that they will continue to be so is en-
phatically true. for in themselves they
! - - T,aaYtif,1J and the work is so per-