The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-06

Miss Mary Connors. Miss Katharine
Lux. Miss Jessie Mihleisen. Miss Wilma
Wright.
Il would like very much to go to
your party" said a hay fever victim
yesterday to another woman who was
issuing invitations for function. but
before I accept I viii have to ask what
your decorations viii be, rude as it
may sound. have gone to three par
ties this week and at every one the
rooms were filled with sunfioWers and
golden rod and as majority Of the
guests were hay feverites "a lovely time
was had. "
Ottawa Republic. Wednesday:
Misses Virginia Newcomb and Re
becca OFT will entertain Informally at
a porch party this evening at the home
of the former in honor of Miss Letha
Blanch Of Topeka;
A lovelorn but original and practical
Topeka swain sends to his lady fair, to
speak for him the passion he dare not,
crates of Rocky Ford cantaloupes. The
only fault that can be found with his
plan is that melon" can so easily, by
the transposition of two letters, be
changed to lemon
Miss Florence Smiley and Miss Ruth
Grandon we're the hostesses at a small
party this afternoon. The invited
Miss Fern Fitzpatrick, Miss Marian
McGaw, Miss Alice True. Miss Helen
Fair. Miss Leila James and Miss Elsie
Bacon
The first of every season about all
you hear from the women is: Did
you ever see such hats! And I can't
do a thing for the new suits?" But in
a month they are wearing them.
Mrs. Leon Lane gave a children's
party yesterday afternoon at her home
on Western avenue for her son King.
The girls and boys were Lean Lindsay,
1nez and Ruth Devlins Berenice Delt-
rich, Lucille Kersey, Genevieve Nc
Mullin, Katharine Keller, Lillian
Lyons. Augusta Taylor. Margaret Ely,
Mary Tincher, Ethel Chase, Vera Hol-
combe, Ada Walker, Marie Miller,
Evelyn Reed, Helen Davis, Wilifred
Green, Russell Hopkins, Clarence Hop
kins, Harold McKibben, Adrian
Greene. Ralph McKibben, Archie
West, Sidney Everingham, Vernon
Taylor, Louis Taylor, George Green
wood, Carl Anderson, Hamilton Chase,
Arthur King, Robert Drum, William
Alden Drum, John Prescott, Harmon
Drum.
Miss Hermione Van Laer's guests at
a party last night for Miss Ruth Nor
ton of Tescott, were Miss Helen Plass,
Miss Helen Adams, Miss Florence
White, Miss Jessie Ferrins Miss Mig
non Logan, Miss Huldah Pool, Miss
Carolyn LoveweN Mr.. Paul Money
penny, Mr.. Bert Gillespie. Mr.. Gordon
Whittemore, Mr.. Harry Lannan of Chi
cago, Mr.. Earl Glover. Mr.. Clinton
Cowgirl and Mr.. Eugene Harshbarger.
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A Topeka man who recently went
away to be married refused to leave
the keys of the house which he had
er, but gave them instead to his broth
er's wife. mo telling, he said,
what he'd do to the house" Up to
this time the brother had not even
dear to the ce-and-Old-shOe class of
comedians but at this suggestion he
secured the keys from his wife and
when the groom came home today with
his bride he found the house which he
had left in such immaculate order a
sight to behold with old shoes. pla-
cards, rice showers, perambulators,
high chairs and all the other usual
decorations. The meanest thing that
the Village Cut-Up did, however, was
to turn to the wall the photograph of
the bride which her lover had placed
in conspicuous place on his dressing
table and replace it with pictures Of
four or five of his old sweethearts.
Some time when he forgets to kiss her
goodbye before he goes down town in
the morning and is so late for dinner
that it gets cold waiting for him she
will think about those pictures of the
Other Girls that greeted her when she
came home from her wedding trip and
will sit down and cry for a week.
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Miss Caroline Roser entertained at
cards informally last night for her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank A. Robinson. and Mr.
Robinson. The other guests were Mr..
and Mrs H. NJ Harris. Mr.. and Mrs.
n. @. Edleblute, Mr.. and Mrs J. G.
Fleisch. Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Goodrich.
Hiss Margaret Gillian, Miss Venice
Whitney, Miss Kate Cuthbert Miss
Anna Miller. Miss Veene Jones, Miss
Bess Bartlett, Miss Anna Beck, Miss
Eta Beck, Mr.. Mike Murray Mr.
Ivan Ward, Mr.. Tom Whitmer, Mr.
Judd Yetter, Mr.. Clarence Kellar and
Mr.. Victor Martin.
The marriage of Miss Ida Godfrey.
daughter of Mrs. NJ. E. Godfrey, and
Mr.. Harvey Baker will take place the
evening of September Il at the home
of the brides mother, 2O25 Van Buren,
street The Rev. Thomas S Young
will be the officiating clergyman.
"A husband and father says a Front
Porch philosopher, should be feared
and respected by his wife and children
as well as loved. And to this end he
should maintain a strict discipline in
his home.
When marry and become the head
Of family I intend to be The sort of
man whose wife, children and servants
stand in awe Of him-whose wifg says
'Sh-h-h, children. father is coming.
When he gets in sight of the house. at
which the children cease their noisy play
and speak in subdued whispers H-hs79e
the dog sinks off under the porch When
I sit down to read the evening paper
my wife will go into the next room
where t. children have scampered at
my entrance and say Hush now. dears,
father is reading. Ny reflections at din
ner viii not be disturbed by the giggling
and quarreling Of the children Hut will
proceed in perfect dignity and unbroken
silence except when I speak sternly to