The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-07

and Mrs. William Y. Morgan of Hutch
inson. There will be a round of par
ties for the house party guests during
the week. Commencing with an auto
mobile ride and luncheon at the Coun-
try club by the hostess, there will be
luncheon by Mrs. Chas. Smyth, a
breakfast by Mrs. Frank oliver, a
brea kfast by Mrs Leonard c. Jackson
day by Mrs. NJ. c. Campbell Mrs. A.
S. Parks will entertain and there will
probably be other parties during the
week.
The Helianthus club will give a sub
scription dance al Vinewood tonight A
private car will leave Eighth and Jack
son streets at 5 O'Clock
Miss Mabel Chambers left this morn
ing for Los Angeles Cal, where her
wedding to Mr.. Frank Bartel will take
place next Wednesday. 1t had been ar
ranged to have the wedding in Topeka
at the home of her mother, Mrs. j, s.
Dewey, 1917 West Fifth street. next
Tuesday but Mr.. Bartel was unable to
leave California on account of business
cares and sent for his bride to join
him in California. Miss Chambers has
been a teacher in the Topeka schools.
A business man offered a young girl
relative a position down town. but al
though she admitted that she needed
the money she refused because, she
said, she would ''lose her social posi-
ton" if she accepted. Her reply was
interesting as heretofore nobody had
ever suspected her of having a. social
position. aias e-srC a4
Hearing that a girl whom he had
taken for drive had told another girl
that he was lawfully slow and didn't
know how to treat a girl" a Topeka
chap sent hack word that he knew how
to treat a girl all right if she made a
n a
comeback. In other words it was not
a function of speed or morals but of in
clination.
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Miss Gertrude Barnes will give a din
ner at the Vinewood cafe this evening
in compliment to Mrs. w. E. Culver
and her mother, Mrs. Sabin. who leave
the last of June for their future home
club have been asked. =. --
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Usually the people who whisper
around with great air of secrecy
have nothing important to say.
There was great excitement in a To-
peka family the other day, the occa-
sion being a party which the Oldest
daughters, seventeen and nineteen, re-
spectively, were to give for a visiting
girl in their set. A party in that fam
lily is somewhat unusual for the girls
have not yet reached the age when the
whole nOuSenOlQ Is SuDSerV1SnC TO
their social duties and obligations, so
the younger children manifested a
great deal of interest in the prepare
tions and their concern was made use
of by the young hostesses who had
them running errands and helping in
other ways all morning. After lunch
con, however, the two big girls called
the young ones together and issued a
manifesto: They were to have baths
and their best clothes on and were to
assist while the guests were arriv
ing. Tommy and Billy were to stand
at the front door and let the arrivals
in and ask them to go up stairs; Jane
was to stand at the top of the stairs
and show the guests to the 70 ON where
they we're 10 take off their hats.
Phyllis was to stay in the dressing
stances 10 be caught trying on the
hats. But after the company had ar
rived and the card tables were filled
the children We're all to retire to the
back yard and stay there All After
noon. The hostesseS didn't want
them nosing around the card tables
either during the game or while the
serving was going on. They were to
stay absolutely in the background and
be little ladies' and gentlemen all
afternoon and then when the guests
were gone they could come in and
have their ice cream and cake. AT
this there was naturally Great Indig-
nation, and the children promptly set
up a howl. Phyllis said if she couldn't
be at the party she wasn't going to
help. Jane demanded to know if she
hadn't gone clear up to Aunt Amy's
to borrow spoons and lunch cloths and
thought it was a nice way to treat
her after she had worked all morning
getting ready for company not to let