The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-27

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The hostesses at the Country club
tea Friday from to o'clock Tor the
Mrs. w. S. McCnntock. Mrs. Z. E'
Gault. Mrs. d. w. Mulvane, Mrs Geo.
W. Snyder, Mrs James Moore, MRS.
W. N. West. Miss Dolly Curtis, MISS
Eva Smith. Miss Isabel Smith, ana
Miss Floyd Robenson. short must
cal programme will be given by Miss
Lillian Foster. Mrs. Edwin O'Neill and
Miss Frances Connell.
You often hear a girl described as
"a society girl of Lawrence OF Leav-
enworth or Atchison or Springfield,
Mo-, Illinois, Ohio or Massachusetts, as
the case may be. And in such an IN
stance don't you always wonder what
q society girl is? A Topeka woman
on street car in another town over
chaps sitting in front of her Shes a
society girl in Topeka, Kan, SAID
one of the men. The unintentlonai
eavesdropper sat up and took notlce
at once. For years 1t had Deen heI
desire to know what a society girl IS
and in what respect different from 9TH
err girls who go wherever they are ask
ed, and to think she had been living In
the same town with one OF them anu
hadn't known It! So she listened 10
the talk in front of her and was re-
warded with a name, albeit one sne
had never heard of before although she
had lived in Topeka for years she
bore IL in mind, however. and the hrst
thing she did when she reached nome
was to rush to the city directory 10
find the name. Sure enough tne.e II
was. but when she began inquiries
about the Society Girl all she could
learn about her was that she had once
had a Gentleman Friend Punched on
the charge of Touching her for her
Diamond Horseshoe
Hutchinson News: Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph H. Faxon have issued invita-
tions for a dancing party Thursday eV-
ening, July 80. at Century hall In
honor of Miss Gwladys Price who IS
soon to be married to Mr.. Edward
Spahl, Jr., of Paris.
A young housekeeper left town the
other day for few weeks at a summer
resort leaving her pretty little mouse
filled with lovely wedding presents 70
the uncertain miniStration of mere
husband. For days before she le1t sne
worried him to death with minute in
structions about the care of the mouse
during her absence: Don't forget 10
empty the water under the ice box.
open and the shades up or the rain
and sun will ruin everything. Don't
forget about the ice box" The last
thing she said when he turned to leave
the sleeping car where he had De
posted her and her hand luggage was,
Don't forget about the water under
the ice box" Three days later he re-
ceived a telegram from her which
read. Have you emptied the water
under the ice box?' And what do you
Think? He Hadn't
Kansas City Star: Miss Genevieve
Herrick will entertain tomorrow with
1 o'clock luncheon at her home, 2130
Prospect avenue, in honor OF MISS
Crete Stewart of Hiawatha,. Kan, VINO
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. w. Y.
Gregg.
Say what you please about the New
Woman, she has only one business IN
life that is worth anything In the
worldly estimation: getting husband.
No matter how successful she may De
in other respects. If she doesn't marry
we'll she is counted more or less fall
ure Any girl will lose at bridge, and
gladly, in exchange for the other half
OF the tradition: to be lucky in love.
X
A Topeka woman has announced
that she will give two parties next
month: An evening for the Elect and
a big afternoon party for the people
she doesn't care anything about but
must ask. Are your fingers crossed?
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A Topeka family has been given
notice by their cook. She doesn't
like the milkman and who could ex-
pect a cook to stay at a place where
the milkman was uncongenial?
Y
There is some criticism of a clever
Topeka girl whose social successes are
said to be owing to her ability to
work" her friends. And all the 9TH
er girls. who try unavailingly to imi-
ate her performance and all their
mothers who look. from the superior
ity of their years and experience, with
scorn on the transparent and result
less methods of their own daughters,
assume a virtuous manner and say
they hate to see young girl so cal
culating. But, why, If it is commend