The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-10

| she met Dean Kaye and stopped to
chat with him about the service and
| congratulate him on the idea. Yes, "
said the dean, they've been very sue
cessful, but I'm not at all pleased with
this one and am real sorry 1 asked
the S. r. She keeps advertising the
| State Journal in her sermon and run
ming in those foolish paragraphs from
the society column and I don't think
they're at all appropriate or In char
acter for church service"
Mrs. j. w. F. Hughes will give a
luncheon Friday for the women of the
R. R. Y. NJ c. A Bible class.
meeting of the season Monday at the
home of Mrs. A. H. Purdy. The
hostesses were Mrs. Purdy. Mrs. C. H.
Hill. Mrs A. T. Lucas and Mrs. Jules
Snattinger.
Mrs. Edward Gossett will entertain
the Orphelin club Thursday afternoon.
A woman may have only five cents in
the world but If she is placed in a situa-
ton where it becomes necessary she will
open her purse, disclose her last coin,
laugh about it and bluff 1T out until one
would suppose her resources were limit
less. But to a man, even If everybody
knows he is worth thousands, the adj
mission that he is accidentally without
car fare for himself and LADY, is the
most painful thing imaginable. The 9TH
er night a Topeka bachelor making
call at the home of an old friend met
woman whom he knew but slightly and,
as she was alone, offered to take her
home. He had no sooner made the Sug-
gestion than he remembered that he
had only FIVE cents in his pocket. He
was Immediately covered with
agony for the twenty or thirty
minutes that 1t took the woman
caller to get ready to start her adieux,
trying to think of some excuse, subter-
fuge or explanation that would relieve
him from sin dilemma Finally when
they were about to leave he asked his
hostess for drink of water and follow
ed her into the house where he first
swore her to eternal secrecy, then ex-
planned his embarrassment and borrow
ed twenty-five cents. When they were
on the car his companion asked to be
allowed to pay the fare but he refused
with great dignity and handed the Dor
rowed quarter to- the conductor with
the grand air of ease and confidence
which only sound financial condition
will give.
When there are two or more sisters in
a family whose ages are not far apart
it is no unusual thing for man to be
in love with them all by turns. A To-
peka girl has a Steady who was for
merly in love with her younger sister
and a girl who is one of family of
five sisters relates a certain old
bachelor in her town has been sutton
of every one of them in turn and is now
paying assiduous court to the youngest,
a girl of eighteen.
A Topeka man who has been listening
to the conversation of girls, has sug-
gested the following titles for Salvation
Army hymns: I'm Crazy About the
Lord" and Amt Jesus Grand?'
For some reason an idea prevails |
that girls must go away from home !
and do a lot of gadding in order to |
find a desirable human meal ticket |
but If you will think it over you will |
find that very few young women of
your experience have had any luck as |
professional visiting girls. The girls
who have married best have almost |
without exception met their husbands /
in Topeka. which is one Of the best |
towns on earth for this purpose, there |
being. at least three men to every girl |
and a large percentage of bachelors /
with good positions or Independent in |
comes. But every summer the girls /
who have failed to land during the
winter make up lot of clothes. pack
their trunks and HE them away on a
man hunt. In the fall they generally |
return with a depleted wardrobe and |
a coat of tan and that is all they have
to show for their summers campaign.
OF course they have had a good time
and the change has done them good,
4 in no other way than to make them
appreciate Topeka and Topeka men,
but as for sparklers on the third
inger of the left handwriting do
ng! But IL they had devoted some
lime and thought. and half the money
10 a still hunt at home they might
nave landed one of the many eligible
bachelors in the local social puddle.
The reason why the Visiting Girl
rarely makes good is not hard to
seek. In every town there are a few
nen--usually the younger chaps who
ara neither eligible nor serious-who
-hink it a mark of distinction to run
around with V. G.'s, but most of the
men don't have much time for the