The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-10

chance. But the men SHE'D from her
| and the reason was that the other
/ girls her best friends, made fun or
her, and their ridicule strengthened
| the impression of her simplicity. Ihere
| was no reason why they shouId nave
| laughed at her unless 1t was that she
was better looking, better dressed and
| better educated than any of them, but
| they did it. 1t began when they were
fresh little upStarts-ch1tS or wh11etS,
as you will. They didn't know that her
reticence and simplicity and innocence
were charming and attractive ana pc
spoke better birth and breeding tnan
their pushing, hoyden ways, but they
must have dimly felt her superiority,
otherwise why did they gang" her?
Because gang her they did, then
| and later when they all grew up
and came out She belonged to one
| of the Best Families SO she was asked
everywhere but she was already
Queered with the men. The girls mad
| laughed at her SO much that the boys
| of her age and circle avoided her and
passed the word around that she
''wouldn't do" If the callow youths
had stopped to explain to the older
men, just why, in their estimation,
| she wouldn't do, the "old heads
might have found charm and piqu-
ancy. or novelty, at least in the So
ciety of a bud who didn't think 1t nee
essary to pretend to be worldly wise,
| but the boys merely said: Eighteen
plus five-just waiting for the unoer-
| taker, and that settled her case.
Meanwhile, the girls laughed at her
| and patronized her and said who on
Earth shall we get to take her to the
partyi' adding that she was a lovely
| girl and so good to her mother. And
| thus in spite of the fact that she was
a beautiful and charming girl with
call the component parts OF peach
she never did get on, and all because
1 Il Ia n cyixy nr1 or a m
steer. If there had been a scandal
about her, or she could have been
mixed up in something d1sgraceIul
| there might have been some nope Tor
her. but as she was a Perfect Lady
and everybody knew it, she was done
for.
Mr.. Floyd McRae has gone to Wat
erloo, Iowa, where he will be married
Wednesday to Miss susan Green. They
/ will return to Topeka Thursday and
Will be at home at 337 Van Buren,
street. Mr.. McRae is. a teacher Of
| dancing and manager of McRaes hall
in the Masonic building.
The wintellotte club will give the
first dance of their second series Fri
day at Hudson's.
The Golden Rule club will give a
charity tea at the home of Mrs. J.: f.
B. Johnston, 1925 Lincoln street Fri
| day AFTERNOON.
No one will be surprised that the
Atchison Globe has been obnged 10
discontinue its "What-the-Girls-Sa
| Department" which iasteo apout
three weeks and chronicled all the
gossip among the girls. The fact that
it lasted as long as it did is the eighth
| wonder of the world. There was noth-
ing sacred with the What-tne-GllFriis s-
say editor, who was probably Miss
Nellie Webb, one of the cleverest
newspaper women in Kansas and a
valuable member of the smart ca
pable Globe force. The sirl-talk pup
| 1ished to the world concerned such in
innate and holy things as the stlngy
refreshments which some of the girls
served when they entertained tnelr
clubs; the quarrel OF two dear girl
friends over a man; the rush girl
| was giving a man and his indifference;
the Real Reason why the engagement
was broken, and so on. OF course ne
long feuds have resulted from n ~ Z
| notification of all this talk and the
Il Globe may be forced to suspend any
way the What-the- Gfrls-Say depart
nent which was the wonder ana envy
of every newspaper m the sla.e, ; ~
mo more and the Atchison gossip Will
he disseminated again in the good old
Fashioned way, solely by word OF
mouth.
The woman's guild of Grace cathe--
dral will have an all day meeting at
Guild hall tomorrow me gulio
wishes to remind all those who hold
Nile-of-Pennies slips, that the time
for counting the pennies is approach
ing. 1t is requested that the Sips pc
sent to Mr.. r. c. Thompson at the
Central National bank next week. II
is hoped that there will be no empty
slips. but some response Is expected,
and those not willing to fill the Sips
with pennies are requested to return
| thcn, ANYWAY so that they may DE
checked off the mile.
|
Mrs. George Parkhurst has issued
! invitations for a song recital by her
nunil. Miss Grace Keefer, Saturday
afternoon. December IA, $3.50 o'clock,
AT the Parkhurst house, S35 Tyler
, street.
; The Athenean club will give dance
tonight at Hudsons.
Tho marriage of Miss Daisy Seller
dsngh+er Of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Seller
and Mr.. Ralph w. Mitchell. will take
, niace Thursday evening at the home
Of the brides parents
Notes and Personal Mention.
On. d. E. Esterly is in Chicago thi!
, week. @
| nd no