The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

Mrs. Norman S. Wear gave an after
noon bridge today Tor Mrs T. G. Wear
OF Pittsburg and Mrs. Paul Hudson OF
the City OF Mexico. The others asked
w--e Mrs. William H. Eastman. Mrs,
Joseph Morgan. Mrs Don Mulvane. Mrs.
J. - Mohler. Mrs John Baird NichoI-
son, Mrs B. F. Akers Mrs Ralph E
Valentine, Mrs. ]. Roland Histed, Mrs.
George Letter Of Kansas City, Mrs.
hester woodward, Mrs. Earle c. Will
iiams and Miss Mary B. Moore.
A Topeka man whose friends complain
because he doesn't work heard of their
dissatisfaction and as a concession to
them got busy and helped girl make a
batch of fudge the other day.
An informal subscription dance at the
Country club is being arranged for to-
morrow night.
At home. in the morning, the average
girl looks like the Old Scratch. But
when she goes visiting she takes with
her a grand negligee of some kind lined
with silk and trimmed with lace to wear
mornings
P SIN at least one Topeka family
the girls look well around the house.
They live on West Tenth avenue and
they wear the prettiest, neatest house
dr. ses and the most fetching white
aprons you ever saw Name furnished
on application.
Among the songs which Madame
Schumann-Heink sings in her recitals
this season is the Prayer of Thanks
giving, words from Swinburne's Garden
OF Proserpine and music by Louise
Lewelling, daughter of the late Cover
nor Lewelling Miss Leweling studied
music in Chicago for four years and
has been studying in Paris during the
past year. Her sister. Mrs Jessie
I'ewelling Call, a newspa per writer, has
been with her. They will return to
Paris for another year
The only thing that the average
married man hates worse than going
D. to a party is giving one. A bachelor
is usually Hospitality inclined. likes to
entertain and does it successfully but
as soon he is married he becomes
n perfect bear: doesn't want to go any
place and above all doesn't want any
company. He growlS from the minute
he hears that guests are expected until
the front door closes on them at their
departure. His attitude is so discour-
aging that, if his Wife is a meek and
unassertive little woman, she finally
gives up entertaining" altogether ex-
cept an occasional afternoon and
then it is noticeable that she begins to
be very uneasy and to watch the clock
and the front walk nervouSly from
4:30 on, so fearful is she lest His
GrouchletS come home to mar the
harmony of the occasion. Most wives,
however, pay no attention to what
their husbands think but go right on
with their hospitalities, ignoring the
thunderclouds on the dear ones browS.
Every so often such a wife informs her
husband. placidly, that she has asked
guests for dinner on a certain night
and suggests that he get home in time
TO dress. He grOWlS about it. of
course, and his manner on the festaI |
occasion is as repellent as that of an
ogre He makes no attempt to add
to the gaiety of nations. or even to talk |
to his dinner partner. consequently his |
end of the table is plunged in the deep |
est gloom and he even seems to re- |
sent the herculean efforts which his !
wife makes to lift the pail and give /
some emblance of merriment to the /
solemn occasion A formal dinner
with such host is an ordeal dreaded /
by all his friends who understand per
fectly that smallpox would be fully as
welcome as they, so far as the head of /
the family is concerned, and as for |
dropping in" for luncheon or dinner !
his dining table is as safe from |
such friendly invasions as if ii were
surrounded by No Trespassing signs
woman who had a perfect genius
for hospitality and loved to entertain |
was married to bear of this descrip-i
ton On one occasion they gave a
fancy dress dance. the wife making all |
the arrangements without consuItfngl
her husband. who refused to take the
least Interest in the proceedings. WifeX /
ignored MN COInpteleIN and went on
sweetly with the preparations. On the
night in question she appeared in his
room. very fetching Pier
rette, and finding him in his usual
evening attire asked carelessly And
will you not be in costume, dear?'
II in costume? ?" he roared back at
her why, what costume would you
have me Wear?"
"Oh. I don't know" she returned
sweetly. why not just put on a wet
blanket?"
One of the most important of the
spring weddings will take place to-l
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
J. Wood, whose daughter. Miss Vida
Wood. is to be married to Mr.. Law
renee r. Cartwright of INDIANAPOLIS