The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23


her to get married so 1 can have an
other place to visit
Although Topeka society boasts of
Leisure Glass represented by one
bachelor of independent means. the
grand effect that he would otherwise
make when he goes about on week
days making afternoon calls is usually
environment. Before the afternoon is
over he usually has to put down his
bridge hand or his tea cup to help
some woman hitch up Old Dobbin or
shoe the neighbours chickens out of
the garden
The Rube girl at the Novelty this
week has two pretty fair jokes Speak
ing of her sisters new gown she says:
''She was going to have it decorated.
but 1t was so thin Ma decided she
ought to have it upholstered isis |
ter" had a voice." too, and thought it
ought to be cultivated Ma" thought
she ought to go to Europe, but the
neighbors thought she ought to go
farther than that.
Mrs. C. f. Foote entertained six
tables informally at German whist to-
day for her guest. Mrs. Ed Ham
maker of Boise. Idaho.
DR.. and Mrs. S. S. Estey gave a fam
ny dinner last night for Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs W. c. Campbell of Salina.
The Delta Phi fraternity of Wash
burn will give a line party at. the
Washburn play Friday night
An event of interest in Topeka this
week is the art exhibit to be given by
the Clio club at the Swedenborgian
church, Sixth avenue and Harrison
street, Friday afternoon and evening,
and all day Saturday.
An uncommonly good collection of
modern American paintings will be
shown. The admission price is mere
ly nominal, ten cents, children five
cents. and the exhibit deserves a gem
erous patronage Any proceeds above
expenses will be turned over to the
federation's club house fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas GRAY. return
ed missionaries from Micronesia, a
group of the South Sea Islands, are
visiting Mrs. Gray's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs j. T. Danley of 1881 Lane street.
Islands they are enjoying a years va
cation A considerable part of the
year VIII be spent with Mrs. Gray's
parents. although Mr.. Gray will prob
lecturing on this little known group of
islands where they have spent SO
many years.
will entertain their members this
evening at the Guild parlors with an
interesting programme of vocal and
instrumental music and addresses. Mr.
John w Woods. noted speaker from
New York city, will be the guest of
honor. The exercises will begin at 8
o'clock. The ladies of the Guild will
serve lunch after the programme.
Jack thinks Gwendolyn is sugar and
Z =,
in the evenings when she is on dress
parade and at her best physically and
spiritually. Only twenty years old, all
lit up in the new clothes her mother
sat up nights to make and having
prinked' in front of the mirror for
two straight hours before he arrived it
is no wonder that she looks good to
him. 7rShe is so sweet and amiable.- too.
gay. For when the lights are turned
on, when she has the comforting con-
seriousness of being well dressed and
when she is surrounded by an atnos-
phere of admiration and aduIation,
Gwendolyn feels that she is in perfect
harmony with existence, in Tune with
the Infinite and that sort of thing,
don't you know.
But oh, he ought to see her in the
morning when she is on the level She
stumbles downstairs when breakfast is
half over and after she has been called
forty times, walking on her lip and
with the loveliest crouch on you ever
saw. Her hair is still done up in queer
looking little knobs and punches which
would greatly puzzle her lover could
he see them, but which are later to
burst forth. chrysalislike. into a Per-
fectly Grand marcel. She is wearing
sloyenly looking garment variously
described as dressing sack" a
matinee, or a stnegIigee.v It was
once very fresh and nifty when it
formed a part of a fetching visiting
outfit, but is now faded and worn. The
lace which trims it hangs in strings
and she has dropped things on the
front of it until you can give a glance.
close your eyes and name her break
fast menus for the past six months On
her feet are an old pair of party
shoes, run over at the heels, buttonless
and with tapping straps. They slip up
and down on her feet and disclose,
coquettishly, ever and anon large
hole in the heel of one stocking.
The contrast which she presents to
the GwendoIyn of the night before is
even more noticeable in herr demeanor
than in her duds- She stalks into the
dining room without addressing any
body and fiops down at the table. Her
father makes d jocose remark about
her being a little late for luncheon and
she snaps his head Off Her mother
demonstrates and she answers tartly-
She looks ScOrnfully at the rood set
before her by the cook but says moth
ing in the presence of that person, her
experience having taught her that the
only woman II pays 10 De consioerate
Of is your own maid servant who may,
otherwise, leave you suddenly and
cruelty to a penance of cooking and
dishwashing. With the servants OF
the people she visits or those employed
at boarding houses or hotels she
doesn't feel it incumbent upon her 10
be so careful
After the maid leaves the dining room
she looks over the table and demands
in her most regal manner, rs this all
~ bova for hreaIxfa at pr and as her
mother meekIy answers in the affirma-
tive she rises and sweeps grandly from
the room. Her little brother Aings
pert remark at her and she stops long