The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-01

| yard Lots of people who live only
because they were born and don't
know how to avoid it. and who follow
pnndly and stupidity along the line or
least resistance. Lots of people VINO
I'VE only for frivolity or money max
ing. Lots Of people who think 1t is
smart" to scott at their intellectual
and moral superiors and accuse people
OF exalted tastes and aims of ins1n-
eerlIy and posing: So II you go 10
make fun of those who go in another
spirit you will have lots of company
But don't imagine that the people you
see who regard good music with the
respect with which all normal civiliz-
ed, people regard it, are poseurs,
feigning an interest which they do not
reel Be honest enough to admit that
| there may be people who have discov-
| cred truths which you have missed
and who. although their opportunities
have been no greater, have htted
| themselves for higher pleasures and
| appropriations than yours-in short, that
you are not on a plane with the most
enlightened people of your commune
| ty. hT{
| Tonight, as only now and then, per-
haps once in five years on an average,
the local theater may properly be call
| ed by its official name of Opera mouse.
| Why is the play house in small town
where operas are never produced IN
variably known as the Opera house?
In Podunk the building which serves
for the five or six one-tWo-three re
pertoire Companies which visit the
village during the season is popularly
known to the primitive yokels of that
one night stand" as the opera house
but it is principally used for lodge
meetings, dances, high school gradua-
tions and union" church and revival
services and no opera ever has been or
ever will be given there.
Mrs. T. B. Brown gave o'clock
dinner last night fc- her daughter,
Dorothy in celebration of her four
teenth birthday. The guests We're:
Edna Baer, Anna Ballard, Winnefred
Greene Louise Culver, Lillian Hall,
Alta Lux and Ruth Brown. The table
decorations were in pink and white.
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The people who habitually sit there
will be panied to learn, from Tope-
ka newspaper, that is not considered
stylish to sit in the peanut gallery or
''nigger heaven" However, in the
case of grand opera we have it on no
less authority than the late lamented
Billy Baxter, that the seats quarter
of a mile from the stage are the True
Music Lovers choice.
Mrs. Will Whitson of 1875 Clay
street entertained the NJ w. club
Thursday afternoon, all members be-
ing present except Mrs. Benton and
Mrs. Hayden. Miss FOUGHT was award
ed the first prize in contest, and
Mrs. Fred Knapp the second. The
guests were Mrs. Daniel Greenstreet,
Mrs. H. L. Sttrohm, Miss Cecil Sttrohm
and Mrs. Ed Dale.
That favorite -bromidiom: ''I don't
know anything about classical music.
but 1 know what like" is going to be
worn threadbare tonight.
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NorcS and Personal Mention.
Miss Edith Snow of Lawrence is the
guest of Mrs. Frank L. Dams for
grand opera tonight and will stay over
Sunday.
the guest of Dr. and Mrs. c. B. Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Copper. who
have been in New York and Washing
ton for a fortnight, are expected home
Mrs Capper' s mother, Mrs. S. J. Craw-
ford has been i'll in Washington but
she is now improved.
Mr.. Fred Blees Of Macon, Missouri.
a student at St Louis University. will
arrive tomorrow to spend Sunday a It
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James P
RoWley.
Mr.. Guilford Dudley has been seri-
ously ill with grippe and neuralgia for
a week and his mother has deferred
her departure for Europe until he is
better.
Kansas City Journal: Mrs. Flor
ence E. Bates and Mr.. and Mrs. A B.
Bates will leave Friday for San Fran
cisco to sail March s on the Mongolia
for a four months stay in Japan,
China and the Philippines.
Leavenworth Times: Miss Emily
Graham of Topeka is the guest for
few days of Mrs. w. A. White.
Mr.. Alfred Williams of Chicago is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A Rob-
inson.
Mrs. n. H Adams, who has been in
Philadelphia for some time with her
daughter. Mrs Emery, has returned
to Topeka and is again at the w. w. |
Mills home.
Mr.. John Harrison, who was the
guest of his parents, Colonel and Mrs. |
T. w Harrison. has returned to Mex
leo and expects to leave Monday for
South America in the interest of the |
Bolivian Central railroad.
Mrs. c. S. Huffman, who has been
stopping at the Copeland, returned
home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. A c. Rosser of Usage
City are here to spend Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. A. o. Rosser.
Mrs. Walker Coombs returned yes
terday from a fortnight's visit in Chi |
cago.
Mrs. Taylor Riddle and daughter. !
Helen, and Mrs. ]. N. Rogers of |
Marion, are the guests of Mrs. Frank !
Doster.
Mr.. Sheffield Cordry has returned |
from Lawrence where he spent two |
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