The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09

care for dances or bridge and won't
leave cards or attend teas but who
are still important on account of their
husbands rating by R. G. D. & Co.;
or the Poor Wofking Coils with heels
and pompadour as. high as anybody s
and aTley-cat ermine that you have to
look at twice to make sure it isn't the
real thing.
You can't draw a money line and
say it is only the wealthy woman who
is meant by the Sunday supplement
because many OF the smart set in
every town have to make their own
clothes and practice, other economies
and 1t is public information that some
of the society leaders, live from hand
to mouth. On the other hand the
climbers whom the smart set abso-
lutely refuse to know. as yet, in spite
of their money, are undoubtedly so
sole end and aim in life and there are
always enough of them every place to
make clique of their own which
makes up in ostentation for what it
lacks in tone. Then too, the members
of this set invariably arrive, if their
money holds out, and the climbers of
today are the smart set of tomorrow.
There is the society woman" who
does nothing else and makes a life
work of her bridge, her luncheons, her
teas, her dinners and her dances. Her
existence is marked by the receipt of
envelopes of madish size and shape
containing requests, more or less for
NAL, for the. honor of her presence.
She does nothing but prepare for
functions and attend them and al
though she will probably agree with
you that they are the stupidest bores
in life, they are the only things which
she regards as important Then there
is the woman who belongs in society
is. she has the money or the
position or both-but will have none
of it. She is interested in philanthropy,
club or church work, or she is devot-
ed to her home and family life to the
exclusion of all other interests. But
the S. RS regard her with respect and
chronicle her least movement with as
much avidity as if she were the gayest
butterfly of them all. Also there is
the woman who has her work to do,
at home or elsewhere, but who is a
Society woman" on her afternoons
at home" or her afternoons out" as
the case may be.
1t really seems then, after all, as if
we need not be so awed by the so
ciety woman" as she is exploited in
the Sunday supplement, and that we
need not take her so very seriously.
She is only the Woman Next Door, af-
ter ALL Though the woman next door
may do her own washing. you may be
sure she is society woman sometimes.
She may be treasurer of the Aid So
ciety for all you know, or exalted ma
iron the Ladies Oh lHe
Boiler Makers union. If you think
she is just a plain woman and knows
nothing of society you should see her
presiding at her club meeting. in her
best black silk, or in full regalia at an
installation of the lodge.
Not only, once you think 1t over, is
the "socfety woman not formidable.
she is not even enviable Her life is
filed with worry, straining, striving,
disappointment and jealousy. Always
here is some other woman in her set
no matter what set it may be-who
s a thorn in her flesh and an abom-
nation unto her eye. She has more
or dresses better. or is more
popular, or wins more bridge prizes,
,r keeps a carriage or has fashion,
lb1e kin or gets her.washing out ear
Ter on Monday morning. or sells more
sfgars at her stand and has larger
clientele Of driinnrAek-s. %dnrs s-@-- 7-r0
The other day -twh- women. in ready
made tailor" suits with big black hats
With lots of feathers were walking
expressions of contentment and seem
ID pretty we'll satisfied with them
elves and their clothes and their lot
n fife. until another woman sailed
1ast them. She wore a gown of Bor-
Ieaux red velveteen and a hat with
n her ears and she carried a big nuff
n one hand and pink and green and
toilet bead bag in the other. She had
| neck chain of imitation turquoise
md lots of jeweled hat pins. and long
black kid gloves. At the sight of her
he faces of the two women fell All
he jaunty grace of a moment before
deserted them. Jealousy, envy and
latred were written all over them. |
HUH" said one to the other in a tone
# bitter scorn, at understand she says
he's the best dressed woman at the |
harmonic club
Notes and Personal Mention
Mr.. and Mrs Dean r. Low and their |
,aby, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A |
Low, will leave tomorrow for their |
Tome in Chelsea, I. T.
Miss Leona Schneider of Detroit, |
uest of her sister. Mrs. c. E. Morton. !
t the Devon, will be here until the
nd of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs Burr Lakin of New
-ork will return tomorrow from a
tsit in Atchison and be guests of Mrs |
Miss Helen Cartilage will be home
his week from a visit to Miss Daisy
lance of Oklahoma City.
Misses Alice Lakin and Mary Meade
ave returned from a visit to Mrs. E.
Y. GRANGER in Leavenworth. Miss
akin will leave Monday for Bridge
ort, Conn.,, to visit her sister, Mrs.
ohm S. Pullman, for a few weeks.
Miss Allie Pierson is visiting Miss
Jessie Foster in Emporia.
Miss Winifred Hadley has returned
, the university at Lawrence after a
isit to her mother, Mrs. H. N. Had
~
Mrs. Chester woodward spent yes
arday in Lawrence.
Among the Topeka men in Kansas
ity yesterday were Mr.. E. L. Cope
md. Mr.. Irving Wellman, Mr.. ]. F.
colt, Mr.. H. P. Brawley, Mr.. Arthur
carlett.
Mr.. J. F. Lyle was in Lawrence
Mr. Fred Harris of Ottawa was in
opeka yesterday. the guest of Mr.. and
IRIS. Chester Woodward.
Miss Bertha Eddy of Lawrence is
listing her brother, Mr.. Nate Eddy.