The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

big family. She is one of the best
cooks in town. This does not mean
that she can make fudge, angel food
and salad. She can get up big din
ner, cook and serve it unaided; she
makes bread, jelly, preserves. fruit
cake, mince meat and everything else
in the way of eats, substantial and
fussy. In fact she does so much and
everything SO we'll that it is a constant
marvel to all who know her how she
accom- ltshes 1t. With all these per-
fections don't imagine a prig or al
Lovely Character. She is thoroughly
human, bright, companionable and
amiable. generous and high minded.
The men who are always saying they
would marry if they could find the
right sort of girl have no excuse
with this girl right under their noses
here in Topeka, at least not until she
has turned them down.
The Western avenue 500 club meets
with Mrs. R. NJ. Spivey, HOO Topeka
avenue, Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock.
For years it was said of a certain
chap that he was wildly in love with a
girl who did not reciprocate and 1t was
commonly expected that when her en-
gagement to another man was an
nounced he would commit suicide or
engaged to the Other Man and he of
the broken heart bore up wonderfully,
lost no flesh, at least, not apparently
and is still alive and thriving although
she has been married three years.
Men have died and worms have eaten
Them" but Henry T. Finck who has
made a scientific study Of the subject
says that the utmost limit Of the Grand
Passion is two years. ~.
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Harrison street. are out at Hays City.
their former home, spending this week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
F'reese. Tuesday Miss Leahy entertain
ed for them at whist; Wednesday even
ing large reception was given in their
honor, finishing with a dance in the
opera house, and Thursday afternoon
Mrs. ]. H. Ward gave an afternoon
reception for them
Mrs. James B. Love, 3O2 West sixth
avenue. Monday, January 6.
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man was asked to dinner party
and hated to accept because he dread
ed making the dinner call. But the
him take in lovely visiting girl so
he swallowed the bait and went to the
party. The girl was quite up to ad-
vance notices and he promptly fell in
love with her, gave her terrible rush
all during her visit, followed her home,
proposed, was accepted and their we'd
ding took place the next spring. But
1t turned out unhappily and in six
months they separated and in another
six they were divorced When he got
SO he could sit up and take notice
again he decided to pick up some of
the dropped threads Of his bachelor life,
and in looking over a discarded engage
ment book he found that he owed Mrs.
B. dinner call which he promptly de-
cided TO pay. He dressed for the call
with much care because he liked Mrs.
B. and she was socially influential and
on the way to the house he kept won
dering about that dinner. For the life
Of him he couldn't remember what din
ner 1t was or when 1t had been given
but he knew the proper thing when
you paid a party call was to mention
the party pleasantly, so he put up a
big bluff and recalled the dinner, tell
ing his hostess that he had never been
able to forget it and that he had had
the time of his life.
The June class of 1901 T. H. S. will
have a reunion this evening at the
home of Miss Vera Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. M. Lanham. 1911
Fillmore street, gave a dinner last
night for these guests: The Rev. and
Mrs. R. A. Gilcrest of Fulton. MO.
Mrs. M. H. Hobbs of Fulton, Mrs. H.
K. Winchester of Effingham, Mr. and
Mrs. Well -Tandy, Miss Ruth Tandy,
Miss Ceora Lanham and Mr.. P. O.
Lanham.
Mrs. Rose Sage entertained about
% of her daughter Emma Elizabeth
Sage's friends, Thursday afternoon in
celebration of her sixth birthday.
Games, music and a bean hunt pro-
xvid fnv-fa tn,
was given favor. Supper was serv-
ed at a long table with a large pyra-
mid cake, with six candles. Mrs. J.
W. Barr, Miss Annie Lewis and Miss
Leah Lewis assisted the hostess.
Those invited were: Mrs J. w. Barr.
Mrs. Marshall White, Mrs Homer M.
White, Mrs. Alden S. Huling, Mrs. w.
Rhodes, Hazel Wilbourne, Marie Will
bourne, Helen Wilbourne, Esther
Huling, Pearl Fay, Hulda Fay, Eliz-
abeth White. Mary Edith White, Eliz-
abeth Barr, Emma Barr, Bonnie
Barr, Christina Ward, Bernice Ward.
Clifford Miller, Homer B. White, Mar
guerite Rhodes. Helen Echbacn
.
Miss Gertrude Mulvane entertained
the Mellin's Food Bridge club this
afternoon
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. Harley Reisman of Chicago
whose marriage to Miss Helen Ouin-
ton takes place Saturday night, arriv-
ed yesterday and Mr.. Late Resseguie
of Chicago. who will be his best man