The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-29

shows not an iota of common sense in
the care of her health and even frail
women take the most perilous chances
Look, for instance, at the way the aver
age woman dresses in the winter time
In my practice I find that nine out of
ten women and girls wear summer un-
derWear the year around and girls in
gauZe stockings and low shoes may
be seen on the streets any day in win
ter. 1t is true that we have mild win
tiers in Kansas and I do not think the
average person requires wool or even
part wool underwear but something
heavier than the gauZe, silk and lawn
garments which most women consider
sufficient, is necessary to comfort and
health. Take a school girl for example:
she must be out before nine and often
before eight o'clock in the morning and
even in the mildest winters 1t is too
cold at that hour for thin stockings, low
shoes and lingerie waists. Yet the aver
age school girl is so dressed. 1t makes
man shiver to see a woman in such
costume at this season, her bare throat
showing plainly through the lace and
embroidery Of her waist. OF course she
has furs but instead Of wearing them
around her throat to protect her from
the cold, She lets them fall back across
her shoulders where they can do her
no possible good. 1t is no wonder that
women SO dressed catch cold easily and
have no resistance when grippe or
pneumonia attack them.
Another reason why the average
woman has an annual winter illness or
two or three weeks duration is that
she doesn't rest enough. During the
winter season when there are many
dances and other parties she is up late
night after night eats too much at 1r-
regular hours and doesn't get the sleep
she requires. 1t is well enough for Wo-
men to stay up late If they can sleep
the next morning, but the Topeka wo-
men is, as a rule, a busy woman. If
she is married she does her own house
work or has at the most one maid; she
does ALL or part, of her sewing and
extra gadding means extra sewing.
But there Is no use talking to them
about these things. They will do as
they please and suffer the consequences,
and although they probably deserve the
latter 1t must be admitted that women
much more reasonable and less exact
ing invalids than men,"
T.
Mrs Frank Benjamin entertains the
Westlawn Card club tonight.
Miss Blanche Hughes will entertain
the Forty-two club Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Perry entertain
ed their 800 club last hight. Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Bronson, Mr. Beecher
Sterne of Michigan and Miss Brieden-
stein of New York were guests.
The seniors of the high school will
have a party tonight at the home of
Miss Kathryn LUX.
The Bohemians will meet tonight
with Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Knowles
Miss Margaret Garvey entertained her
Genevieve Miller of ST. Marys and Miss
Ella Davis were substitutes.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Edward Gossett,
1o15 Van Buren, street, are the parents
of a son, born Monday whom they have
named Charles William for his two
grandfathers, Mr.. w. D. Gossett and
Mr c. T. Mcclellan. Mrs. Gossett was
before her marriage Miss Sarah Nc
Lellan.
Mrs. Willis Norton and Mrs. John F.
Norton are spending the day in Kan
sas City.
Mrs. Alvarado NJ. Fuller left yester-
day for Fort Leavenworth where she
will be the guest of Mrs. Stodter, wife
airy. Mrs Fuller will be absent about
ten days.
Mr. J. T. Herrick, of Wellington. is
in town for the Kansas Day club din
ner and the State Bar association ban
ouet Thursday night.
Mrs. s. H. Roberts, of Oskaloosa, is
the guest Of DR.. D. K. Longshore, and
Mrs. Theodore Wilkie, 1851 Clay street.
Mrs. May Belleville Brown, of Salina,
here for the Woman's Kansas Day
club, is the guest of Mrs. s.. S. Estey.
Mrs. o. J. Wood will return tomorrow
from a visit in Chicago:
From the Arizona : (Globe), Silver
Belt of January rs: DR.. J. c. Nc
Knowles of Topeka. Kan, who have
been spending several days in the
city, leave this morning for Califor-
mia, where they will spend the re-
mainder of the winter. They came
here at attend the meeting of the
pany.
Mr.. Dana Davis left today on
business trip to the western part of
the state.
Miss Jeanette wolcott left today
for Pasadena, Cal, to visit Miss
in La Jolla and go to Portland to visit
Miss Mattel Howe before she re-
turns.
Junction City Union (Tuesday):
Miss Genevieve Rice left this noon
for Topeka, where she will enter
Washburn college to take the music
course Mrs. O.. B. Towne left
this noon for Topeka to be gone for
a few days. While there sIe~will visit
with her friends on the Washburn
faculty.
Mr.. Paul Huycke is attending the
Iumbermen's convention in Kansas
City.
Mr.. Ewing Herbert of Hiawatha. is
the guest of Mr.. F. P. MacLennan-
Mrs. L. J. Smyser and Mrs Bentley
of Sterling are here for the meeting
of the Woman's Kansas Day club and
are guests at the Copeland.
The Helping Hand society will meet
Thursday afternoon in the First Con-
gregational. church parlors. The
meeting is held on Thursday instead
Of Friday the usual meeting day.
Taxa Art Embroidery club will
meet with Mrs. A. H. Bennett 416