The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-30

/ Dr. and Mrs. Miller, their elder daugh-
/ ter, Mrs. George w England. ana Miss
/ Miller received the guests. Steinberg s
| orchestra played. Among the guests
/ from cut of town we're Mrs. Charles
! Allan Mills. Miss Helen Davis, Miss
! Florence tombstone, Mr.. Monte Kistler,
! Mr.. Dick Hayden, Mr.. Charles Magaw.
! Mr. Mike Murray, Mr.. Arthur Beard
of Topeka, Miss Lolita tombstone of
/ Wamego and Mr.. George Higgin-
/ botham Of Rossville. Miss Miller was
| graduated from The convent of the
I Sacred Heart, st Louis, last June and
is a beautiful and attractive girl with
an unusual gift in the possession of an
exquisite soprano voice. She FREE
quently visits in Topeka.
= =
Mr. c. H. PattIson of Kansas City,
who was in town yesterday. gave a
luncheon at the Topeka club for his
daughter, Miss Eioise Pattison. who Is
a student at Bethany, and some Of her
school friends.
This Is the way these marrying
stories get started: The other day q
woman vent dawn town and meeting
q man friend told him she was looking
for trousseau present for girl
whose engagement announcement. to
be made soon, would ssstartle the
town" The man leased her to give
the girls name and she refused but in
order to shield from suspicion a friend
whom he guessed" allowed him to
think 1t was another girl whom he Of
fered as a second guess. The next day
this latter girl, who was having a fall
suit made. asked her dressmaker to
hurry ii W. Ia the meantime the
dressmaker had heard the gossip al
ready we'll started that this girl was
about to be married and this request
was enough to settle the matter with
her.
But as a matter Of fact there is
nothing to the story although the S.
r. had got hold of it and with the
usual reckless tendency of her class TO
rush in where angels fear TO tread had
Later, however. she ran the report
down and found that It was a absolutely
without foundation The girl in
question is a popular debutante and
fanee, young chap, the son of a
prominent business man. was her
puppy love" They still retain a good
deal of interest in one another and
are the best of friends but he is only
one of a number in her train which in
the Topeka men who swear allegiance
to her. A girl SO situated is having
altogether too good time to give up
at the beginning of her second season.
Miss Dolly Curtis has asked a few
guests for an afternoon euehre tomor-
row in compliment to Mrs. Thomas
Ryan of Washington. D. G.
Miss Anna Marie NelIis gave
chatting dish supper last night follow
ing Miss Lenora Jaclzsonss concert at
the Auditorium for Miss jackson
and the members of her company in
Guiding Mr.. Clarence Clark baritone,
Miss Florence Marion Pace. soprano.
and Mr.. Ralph Plummer, pianist. Miss
Jackson is an acquaintance of the
Nellfs family made during their resi-
denee abroad Miss Jackson and Mrs
Celeste NeIIis Ryus were students at
the same time at the Berlin Royal
School of Music.
The Portia clubs evening meeting
Friday at Mrs. J. H. Frizzells has been
indefinitely postponed.
The Devoir Thimble club gave
Of Mrs c. J. Rosen, 1900 Quincy
street, in honor of Mrs. w NJ. Knowd.
one of the members, who will soon
leave for Galveston. The table was
decorated with chrysanthemums and
covers were laid for tweIve. Those
present were Mrs. W. NJ. Knowd and
daughter, Mrs. H. G. Stevans of Chi
cage, Mrs c. J. Rosen, Mrs. D r.
Evans, Mrs. L. P. Bayha, Mrs. c. J.
Weld, Mrs. s G. Kersey, Mrs. G. w
Hunt. Miss Edith Van Dorp, Miss
Beam and Miss Loucille Rosen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Luce entertain
ed few friends last evening at their
home. 401 Taylor street Their guests
were Mr. and Mrs Charles Ansel Mr..
ana Mrs Miller, Mr.. and Mrs Andy
= oleomb and Mr.. and Mrs. w. E
Kansas City Star: Mr.. and Mrs
William Henry England and their
small son, William Henry. jr.. have
moved to Kansas City from Topeka.
and are at sos Walrond avenue. where
W MRS: England will be at home Fridays
IN November Mrs. England was for
Kan -''ii7a'
Ine Wintellotta club viii give their
I I- aance this season at Hudson's
Friday evening.
Mrs. B. NJ. Davies will give recon
slon Thursday afternoon between The
hoafs OF four and six o'clock for the
elsiti4s women who viii be in town for
me Kansas Conference of Wonen's
Home Missionary Societies.
Miss Charlotte Leavftt. Miss Heller
Norton. Miss Mary Willard and Miss
irene Nye viii give a Halloween .parts
tonight IN Rice Hall. Washburn college
lor the members Of the Nautilus club
and their husbands.
y y
Professor solomon Wise. of the chair
OF social standing and relations. saws
mat While hitherto the use Of gas rather
IMAM coal oil for Illuminating purposes
lent some distinction to family no..
that gas is 50 cheap as TO be pracffcaIlv
within the reach Of everybody its use
Is no longer any proof Of social prefer
ment, but that bath tub in the house
sun entities one to place in the social
' giue oook. 1t remained. however for
layman of bold and adventurous snirlf
to make the discovery that many people
OF no social standing Whatever and
whose names never appear in the socie-
~ columns as among those present
their houses and enjoy the ordinary