The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-09
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Pipe Dream: The average picnic
is dreary occasion but a Topeka wo
man gave an indoor or wormless pic
nc the other day that was a great sue
cess. me woman has a summer din
ing room screened in and opening OF
shady, grassy, CONGRATULATIONS
number arrived at 6 O'Clock and at
they had the usual picnic eats, frie6
chicken, sandwiches. stuffed eggs, po.
tato salad. and SO forth and SO forth
served buffet style from the attractive
~ arranged table in the summer din
ing ROOM The guests were allowed tC
NIL their plates and eat wherever they
cnose-at the table under the electric
ran, according to the conventional
custom, or out in the clean, chiggerless
yard with the lawn spray working in
the immediate vicinity. The fat ones
We're not obliged to squat tailor fash
ION regardless of avoirdupois, and the
slender ones who could do the Jap
| aneSe stunt gracefully were allowed
to display their accomplish When
supper was over there was no bother
| ABOUT clearing off the debris and pack
| ing up the dirty dishes in repulsive
| baskets, no fussfng about who should
take down the hammockS or water and
hitch up the horses and no argument
as to whether they should go bOatr1d-
ing. wading or home resulting in an
overwhelming majority for the latter.
The wormless picnic was such a sue
cess that nobody wanted to go home.
That was a bum steer about an in
formal dance at the Country club last
night. The S. r. heard there was to
be a dance and published the item:
Yesterday afternoon prominent
R. and said: 'Were you on the square
about giving that dance at the c. c.
tonight? Nobody else seems to know
ANYTHING about it." "oh, all right
don't feel like going on with it
alone" So the dance was off and. for
that matter. there'll be no dance until
the weather is more favorable.
Atchison Globe: If woman wants
to rent room. she might as well
make up her mind to find it in birds
nest. or in a wolf den. for in no house
in the world is she welcome, This is
said to be due to the fact that
woman room renter always has
handkerchief or two to wash out in
the kitchen. which develops into
family washing. or she wants to bor-
row the broom or the iron, and is al
ways "snooping around" But what
ever the reason, woman seeking for
a room to rent is as homeless as If
adrift on the prairie. We can't explain
it, but a woman who has rooms for
who comes home drunk than a woman
tenant whose greatest offense is ask
ing to borrow the tin wash basin.
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The "old fellows make fun of the
fashions set by the Waders Union, but
a year or so later they have adopted
them. 1t is safe to say, however, that
the pompadour style of hair dressing
Hurley, George Beach. ct. AL, will not
be taken up by George Hayden, John
Waters or Walter BURGESS
From Reunion notes in the Seneca
Tribune: Seneca society got hold of
Senator George Patrick Hayden on ar
rival first of the week, and kept him
chaperoning the Tprettfest bunch Of
whole time-day time and night time.
The senator had as-little conscience at
first, and got excused from his speak
ing engagement with petitions from
Mayor Cohen and Governor Felt, who
delayed his number on the programme;
but the senator got gay later and kept
to the rear of the pavilion hugging a
pillar and f1anked by a new line of
Seneca girls daily. George knows the
quality of every make of Seneca ice
cream; he knows where the costliest
handmade chocolates are on sale and
where sweet Seneca sundaes are served
at tables f1ower-laden and with nap
kins He found only one line of ham
mock, but it was narrow enough for
the Topeka lawyer and little used.
There was too much going on down
town for hammock last week The
girls wanted to take in all the sights, |
and even took rides on the merry-go- |
was easy and 1t had |
been some time since he was here! B 1t |
fair week comes next month; the Tri- |
oune will wait to see If reunion gave |
he senator his fill of Seneca pleasure |
Or If he will come again and rush in |
where no rival dare risk pocketbook |
or their stomach and health.
Some of the summer girls (and some
IRE not) will be getting back the mid
lie of the month and business will be-
gin picking up again
Miss Birdie Rucker, of Baldwin will |
De the guest of honor at a party at
yinewood this evening, given by Miss
lettie Amos of 1925 College avenue.
others who will attend are Misses
wilma Edwards, Anna Robinson, Net
lie Robinson and Clara Peak.
At this season every time a bunch
# people get together somebody
md a hot drink are more cooling
han cold ones. And then the argu-
nent begins.
A chap who had relative who was
atally i'll worked him overtime as an
xcuse for side-stepping unpromising
Engagements. If he was invited any
lace he accepted with alacrity but, I
nless the date made a hit with him, {
e would call up the day of the doin's {
o say that his cousin was worse and {
e didn't feel as if he ought to go. But
he cousin UP and died one day and
eople were greatly surprised and
Ouched to see how deeply his young
elative felt the loss. Little did they
now that he was grieving because he
rould have to fall back upon the old
ackneyed excuses that don't go with
nybody.