The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19

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club Saturday night at the club
house. Sixth avenue and Harrison.
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| The D. D. Whist club will meet
with Mrs. w. L. Trump Monday in
stead of with Mrs. E. A. Thrill.
For years it was said of certain
Topeka girl that she was Siren
whose destinations few men could re-
sist. How she got the reputation 1t
would be hard to explain unless it was
because she lived in Topeka, the
woman's Paradise. where there are
| men enough to go around twice.
Here, it is true, she mad the usual
/ luck. She lived in Big House. be-
| longed to one of the Best Families
and her parents entertained extern
| sively, SO of course she was invited
every place and had cavaliers for all
occasions and there was one man who
| was deeply in love with her and
| tagged around after her in the puppy
| dog role. 1t was probably his un-
mistakable devotion and her indiffer-
/ ence, often cruelty. to him which
| earned her the reputation of Siren.
Anyway she had it and there was a
| general impression among women as
| well as men that she received five or
six proposals of marriage a week. 1t
| was said that when she went away
from home on her frequent visits to
girl friends in other towns she created
furore and the men promptly fell in
| love with and wanted to follow her
home and marry her right away. But
strangely nobody ever stopped to won
| der why none of them did follow her
| home and If the question had been
| put, the answer would probably
have been that she wouldn't "en-
| -, = oil L .x-~I,
| II you have a photograph of a girl
| who could resist the temptation to
| parade an out of town admirer before
her home friends please exhibit it and
| earn your fortune. In spite Of all her
suitors and rumors of suitors and
| many visits in distant and neighbor-
| ing towns, the Siren remained I'M
married until she was past thirty and
| finally took the one faithful sutton
who had been dangling after her for
| years and who, if the truth had been
known, was the only man who had
| ever asked her to marry him.
Miss Ethel Estberg will entertain the
| Tell club at the Virginia Friday after
| noon.
| The usual dinner Of the Vespuccian
club in honor Of the husbands of the
members took place last night at the
/ home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hodgins,
| 921 West Tenth avenue. The guests
were seated at quartette tables decor
ated with tonquils The club colors.
yellow and white, predominated
| throughout the house and ferns and
| palms were used with the yellow ana
| white flowers. Following the dinner
| there was a short programme of toasts,
Mrs w. c. Hammond, retiring presi-
| dent of the club, acting as toast mis-
tress and each member responded. The
company included Mr.. and Mrs. Hodg-
ms, DR.. and Mrs. Charles Hammond,
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Zimmerman, MI.
| and Mrs. j. W. Wehe, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. ]. Wehe, Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Daub,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Langston, Mrs. J.
| Mouldy, Miss Emma Stevens. Mr. ana
Mrs. R. B. Kelly. Mr. ana Mrs. M. f.
| Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Eakin, Mr.. ana
| Mrs. 8. Cunningham, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
| M. ConwelI, Mr.. and Mrs. G. 3. Ben
nett. Mr.. and Mrs. w. U. Sheafer and
Mr.. and Mrs. s: A; Hayes.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Garvey will en-
| terrain their 500 club tonight.
| The Music Study club has postponed
| the evening meeting Friday night until
| Friday night Of next week when It Will
Pugh, sol Fillmore street
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Mrs. Ernest Matthews entertained
| the Renaissance Embroidery CLUB
yesterday and the following guests;
| Mrs. A. NJ Petro, Mrs. Maurice Scnle-
| gel, Mrs. w. o. Rigby, Mrs. Emmelt
| Rigby. Mrs. G. o. Wilmarth, MRS. 6ert
Green, Mrs. Albert Natsen, Mrs. r. e
| Holyoke.
| Miss Myrtle Jones entertained the
Philatheas last night. The members
| are: Miss Pearl Wright Miss cana
| Mcdowell Mrs. Clarence mcdowell
Miss Minnie Means, Miss Helen Willis,
Miss Emma O'Ne1 Miss Vivian Rush,
Miss Gertrude Lewis, MIS- Bertha
| Farrow, Mrs. Estelle BROOKS, mrs. l..
| B. Hart, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter MOL.
| Lawrence World "wednesday: MIS-.
/ Clarence 8. Hall was the hostess at OF
an all day party given at her home on
| Tennessee street today. The following
| guests from Topeka arrived on the
morning train: Mrs. E. w. Hoch, Mrs.
| J. w. F. Hughes, Mrs. H. y Garvey,
Mrs F. S. Jackson. Mrs. c. =. Denton,
Mrs. Frank NJ Bonebrake, Mrs. Cor
| nelia H. Curry, Miss Curry. Inc nos
! tess had the assistance OF Mrs- Roo-
| ert Manley and Mrs. George a. Ester
| ly. AT IL o'clock an elaborate seven =.
course luncheon was served: Inc Sl.
| Patrick's day idea was carrleo out III
| green and white in the oecoIa.iols !.
/ The table was beautifully appoiueeu
| with Irish daisies and ferns. Inc piaSe
| cards were pretty little White eaIus
| bearing the Irish and American nass
| After luncheon the guests were laAen
| to the art exhibit to see the colle S5 ~
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