The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-26

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Miss Mary Dougl/ Hambeiton and
Miss Elvia Mills3ausn VIII give tea
this afternoon between the hours of
four and FIVE o'clock at the Bishops
House for Miss Alice Nelson Of Iron
wood. Michigan, who is the guest Of her
sister, Mrs. james Philip de Bevers
Kaye. The assisting friends will be
Mrs. Kaye, Mrs. Dorr Norton, Miss
HambeltOn, Miss Nellie Millspaugh,
Miss Katharine Wood, Miss Brooks,
Miss Margaret Jones, Miss Eva Smith,
Miss Isabel Smith and Miss Maud
Grimes.
"Blims" is an ultra London word
thred tening an American invasion. Like
Eli exotic slang it eqAires interpreted
ton to the average foreign intelligence.
TO bllm is to talk amiably without
saying anything that might set people
thinking How well he or she blims!"
IS common expression among London
people And "blimming' is an art much
in cultivation in le sOcicte on I on s.
smuse. Tt Is thought that in 'blimming'
has been discovered the solution of the
conversational problem. For a while
people who talked brilliantly or pro-
foundry were much iE demand by hos
tesses especially for dinners. They had
their day and then foolishment became
the mode and it was the thing to affect
sheer idiocy but this proved only too
easy, and naturalness is one of the
crimes always tabooCd by the Smart"
set 1t was impossible to attain dis
t1nCtiOn in this direction with so many
competitors of equal native and ac-
Quired talents. so fOoHshness. too. went
out and now it is the thing to "blim."
in other words smart London society
- has abandoned profundity as too in
structive ard bOresOWe. epigrams as too
snowy ,uinsense as to natural and there
IS really nothing left, cOnversationally.
but the nasty nice" sort of talk that
has always been in vogue in provincial
scciety-a matter of words without
ideas AID chatter without thought
Miss Hazel Nelson and Mr. Wilson
Hobart gave card party Saturday
evening for Miss Nellah Davies and
Miss LOubeth Davies Of Chicago at the
Hobart residence, 1884 Tyler street The
others asked were Miss COrinne Coston,
Miss Mary Dallas Gage. Miss Marie
Lagerstrom. Miss Hazel Howe Miss
Marian Thompson, Miss Mildred KeD-
ley. Miss Ella Davis, Miss Henrietta
Alexander. Miss Mary MacLennan.
Miss Gertrude Mulvane. Miss Anna
IrOutman. Miss Alice LarimeT Miss
isabel Heath, Miss Grace WaIworth
Mr. George W. Veale II, Mr. Earl
EWart, Mr. Wayte Lyle. Mr.. Osborne
Aarlmer, MIR James Mcfarland. Mr..
Joseph Risteen, Mr.. Quinton Adams. Mr..
Earl Spencer, Mr.. Holmes Meade. Mr..
Nelson Meade, MI Harry Eagle. Mr..
Alexander LOOMS. Mr.. Warrick TTpde-
graft. Mr.. Herbert Liainger, Mr. Frank
kienniken, MI Amer Robenson. Mr..
George Reach, Mr.. Carl Van Haecke.
and Mr.. william WelIhouse.
One of the most beautiful and inter
esting of the old-fashfored toilets worn
by the Daughters OF the American Rev
olution at their Colonial tea last week
was that of Mrs. T. J. Hankla who Inn
persCnated her great great grandmother
Lady Lucy GrisWold Stevel--. Mrs. ankia
sore her own wedding gown. an elaborat e
creation in the mode of 20 years ago
of cream Watered silk and brocaded vel
vet ia an orchid design. The bodice
was trimmed with Duchess lace and tn,
skirt fashioned with paniers and
Vatican train three yards long. Sht
wore a CClorial wig and among hel
ornaments were miniature over 10
years old Of John SeatOn, custom housl
grandfather of Mrs Frank S. Thomas
TO whom the treasure belongs, and tw,
ether heirloOms belonging to Mrs
Thomas an elegant cameo brooch ant
long pendant earrings 80 years old. I
dainty pair of undersleeves Is years oil,
and q bead reticule over 100 years oil,
which belong to Mrs. Robert Pierce
were other admired details of her COS
tune.
The second of the subscription serie
az lectures on the English poets by Nj