The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
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Front porch gossip: Is there any
truth in it? Who knows! But they do
say that among the engagements to be
announced shortly is that of one of To-
peka's most eligible bachelors and a
girl who is in training for the profess
sion of nurse at a local hospital 1t
seems to be the same old story so often
told in the case of a helpless man ex-
posed to the irresistible charms of a
sweet girl in a nurses uniform; he re-
covered his usual health in other re-
Spects after few weeks as her patient
but the experience left his heart in an
alarming condition and he will probably
monopolize her ministra lions, profession
al and otherwise, hereafter. But that's
the way when a girl starts upon a
career of independence; some man al
ways has to come along and spoil her
plans and the New Woman cause gets
another jolt.
Dog days are always dull The raciest
gossip of the week is about the young
man, popularity supposed to be far too
young for that sort of thing, who
squeezed a married woman's hand I'M
der the table the other night-the
naughty thing!-and the skeptics, who
discourage everything. refuse to believe
that. They say he started it himself
in order to throw out the impression
that he is a gay dog-that no woman
would think enough of his squeezing
her hand to tell about it. Well great
regulations have been builded on less
especially with the aid of the Anvil
Chorus. No doubt in year or two he
will be known as a Dangerous Man
and mothers will shoe their daughters
into the house when they see him COM
ing down the street.
They dress you up and send you
away every year but 1 don't see that it
does any good" a Topeka man told a
girl friend who recently returned from
an eastern visit. The girl said nothing
but looked wise and a fortnight later
her engagement was announced to an
eastern man.
Speaking of summer trips and other
voyages of adventure and discovery,
they say one Topeka girl is making
her last essay this season and that, if
nothing comes of it she will return and
accept the faithful local sutton who has
been her slave for years.
Another girl who went east to look
around before taking the final plunge
with western adorer has failed to find
anything las good" and her engagement
will be announced shortly after she re-
anu INT WSQQln& VIII probably
take place this winter
Speaking of weddings-Very few are
booked for Topeka this fall Of course
there is the Harrison street girl and
the Ptttsburg man. of which every one
knows and the Kansas City girl who
formerly lived here and who is so very
popular that Topeka has refused to re-
linduish all claims to her, and Chicago
man. Then the aforementioned, of the
girl now in the east and a Kansas City
Voff fE oil all
Topeka avenue girl and formerly Of
Topeka out=of-town man. Among the
enga Sements is that of a Harrison
street girl and a young Topeka bust
ness man who has been devoted to her
for a number of years.
The tall one: mo, 1 never thought
she cared for him. 1 believe she's in
love with her husband"
The short one; What! Really? I
never heard of anything so ridiculous!'
I've been married nearly a year." the
young matron testified, land 1 was
never disappointed in my husband un-
til yesterday thought he might know
those stories limited at in the press re
ports OF the Taggart divorce case, but
he didn't"
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett R. Wheeler,
whose announcement of the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Marjorie Wheel
er was made yesterday. entertained a
limited number of her young friends in
formally last night to meet her hance
Mr.. Henry Agnew Bulb of Williams
port, Pa, who is their guest.
Mr., Horace Hall will give a small din
ner tonight in compliment to Mrs. Ar
thur l. Murphy of Kansas City.
Mrs. William E. DrechseI is arranging
subscription dance to be given al
Vinewood one night next week by some
of the young women of the Helianthus
set.
Kelsey Petro and Donale John.
ston are the managers and princi.
pal performers Of a circus which viii
show in the Petro back yard at 10lS
Topeka avenue, Saturday afternoon
August 10. A number of the other bovs
Of the neighborhood will take mart
Trapeze and ring acting are announced
Miss Airline Dietrich will give mornins
card party Friday for her cousin. Mis-:
Jeanette Ford of Chicago.
A picnic party on Washburn campus
last night included Mr.. and Mrs, c. H
hunger, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Bowman
Miss Georgiana WATSON and Mr.. Elmer
Bloom.
Miss Elizabeth Schmidt. Mis-.
Juanita Stout, Miss Thee BodwelI
Miss Harriet Farrell, Miss Lauretts