The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-15

One of the largest receptions of the
winter was given today at the home Of
DR.. and Mrs Lindsay on Western ave-
nue. by Mrs. Lindsay. Mrs James VIII
lis Gleed, Mrs. S. J. Bear and Mrs.
Adrian. L. Gfeene, who will give a sec
ond reception tomorrow. The Lindsay
occasion. Asparagus fern and palms
made the background for flowers and
were used lavishly- The dining room
had American Beauties and all the
other rooms We're frightened with many
yellow jonquils. The assisting friends
were Mrs. NJ. A. Low, Mrs. Willard
Burch, Mrs. Charles S. Gleed, Mrs.
Eugene F. Ware. Mrs. Edwin LANCE of
Denver. Mrs. William F. Bowen, Mrs
William A. Johnston Mrs Clad Ham
w. Parkhurst. Mrs. Thomas c. Biddle,
Mrs c. F. Nissen of Newton. Miss
Gunther.s Mrs Claiming Brown of Blue
Usage City. Mrs. Albert 7. Reid and
Mrs. Charles Barnes of Usage City
poured coffee 2nd chocolate in the din
sisted were Miss Helen Lindsay, Miss
Lois Lindsay. Miss Gladys Scott, Miss
Cornelia Gleed. Miss Dorothy Gleed.
Miss Winifred Greene. Miss Edna Bear.
Miss Marguerite Koontz, Miss Louise
Culver. Miss Jean Lindsay, Miss
Frances McClintock, Miss Katherine
Keizer.
You can't tell anything about wo-
man. A certain girl has repeatedly
turned down big. good-looking.
ed chap, goes about with a withered,
understood, anaenlic, insignificant, un-
educated, ill-bred and white-livered
youth who has neither family. brains
nor money What is worse. she doesnt
even seem to love the poor little thing
when she drags at her chariot wheels,
but tramples upon him when he is
present and makes fun of him when he
Is absent.
Mr.. Fred Bullene gave a dinner at
the Topeka club last night
For months the village gossips were
kept awake nights because they couldn't
find out who sent a certain young
woman the quantities of vioIets with
which she seemed always to be sup
piled. She wore them at all the dances
and every time you met her on the
street she had a big bunch to her muff.
couldn't solve the mystery. Some said
a New York man sent them, others
said they came from Chicago and there
were dark hints of exciting ronanceS |
with three or four different Topeka !
men. Finally one of the v G.,s could !
stand 1t no longer and decided to ask
the young woman about them. She ap-
preached the subject with what she |
considered careful and diplomatic cir i
cuTnlocutfon. and finally got out point |
blank question. Why. certainly. don't |
FROM" the young woman answered |
promptly, L buy them myself"
local club which was known as |
the Mothers club was Joined by so |
many old maids. married and single. |
that it became necessary to change |
the name, there being only one mem |
Der who was really a mother.
The Copeland at home yesterday |
was an unusually agreeable and de-
lightful occasion and in spite of the /
fact that 1t was the first week in Lent |
It. was well attended. Most of the |
women who live at the Copeland were |
in the receiving line. but Mrs. Fred |
Dumont Smith of Kins1ey was the spe-
cial hostess and had with her two |
guests from Kinsley, Mrs r. E. Ed |
wards and Mrs. F. B. Hine. The Cope |
land parlors were decorated with fes-
ICONS of paper hearts, in recognition
of the anniversary of ST. Valentines
day. and with palms, ferns and vases
of roses and carnations. A short i'm
promptu musical programme was
given by Mrs. William w. Wikidal |
and Miss Hazel Kaiser, who sang and |
played thier own accOmpanimentS,