The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25

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| Among Boston people who are
stauneh believers in Mr.. Cooper's
| theory, is Mr.. Frank D. Brown, of 81
happy childhood said another wom-
an, 1T have never been SO bored since
| / grew up as I used to be when I was
| a youngster with my nose f1attened
against the window panes, for months
at time, as it seems to me now.
waiting for something to happen.
you are all wrong said the bache-
lor. ''The dullest day is an hour with
the wrong woman" "Right-O!" ex-
claimed the bachelor girl f'except
| that l move to make it more definite
| and certain by amending to read the
dullest lifetime is an hour with the
wrong man, when there is a right one
some where else.'"
| n X
London gossip in a New York
paper: Alfred Vanderbilt has secured
a top floor apartment m London IN
| Flats erected on the site Of
Gloucester house, the late Duke of
Cambridge's residence, at the corner
of Park Lane and Piecadilly.
Mr.. vanderbilt's fiat consists of
twenty-four rooms, all fronting either
on Piccadilly or Park Lane. He pays
$4,000 year, with a seven-year lease.
These are the first flats built in Lon
don with entertaining rooms on
proper scale. They are magnificently
decorated by artistic workmen, for
eign and English, chosen by the
decorating firm which did Sir Ernest
Cassel's marble palace in Park Lane,
and j, p Morgan's house in New
York. The furniture has been col
lected by experts both here and on
the continent.
The apartment stands where Picca-
dilly widens out at Hyde Park cor
ner, there commanding a fine view
of Constitution Hill, with Bueking
ham palace in the distance. In sum-
Hmer, when the trees are in full YER
dure, the view from the front win
dows is over an uninterrupted ex-
nanse of park to the Houses of
Parliament. Mr.. Vanderbilt chose
the top floor to get away from the
Piccadilly traffic noises, now so
deafening since the intro duction of
motor buses.
The annual meeting of the West Side
Forestry club will be held the afternoon
of Thursday, March 26, at the home of
Mrs. w. r. Barrett, 515 Horn street
Officers for the ensuing year will be
elected and important business discuss
ed The annual dues for the year should
be paid.
Two chaps got together yesterday
afternoon and arranged novel enter
tainment in the way of Butt-in dance
at the Country club for Tuesday night
of next week, to rival the barn dance
hop of last week. They selected two
popular girls, both of whom have two
ardent suitors in a fierce rivalry for
their time, and decided to telephone
them and ask them for the dance and
then call up the four suitors and tell
them about the party. So they parted
70 fol ho riyIC nd in a
utes met to report. Well" said the
first chap ruefully, 1.-The smiles on the
face Of the tiger. I hope you had more
luck but as far as I'm concerned there'll
be no goat dance. She said she had an
engagement for the next Country club
dance, whenever it might be- You
and me together" said the other one.
1.-The girl I picked is dated up for ev-
cry afternoon and night next week with
one or the other Of her cavaliers. I
guess we haven't done much beside
get up a party so the other fellows can
enjoy themselves" And they went over
to the club and organized a Why
don't-you- get a-lady -of-your-own" So
ciety.
A women's club in Topeka adopted
the practice some time ago Of present.
ing all the club babies with silver
souvenir spoons. At a meeting yester-
day one member, unmarried, rose to
move the abandonment of the custom. |
During the past year" she said, IT
helped to buy dozen spoons and from
all indications the end is not yet in
sight. 7 think this thing is going too
far and I don't believe we ought to en- |
courage 1t by giving spoons"
A Topeka man went away for vaca- |
ton. YES" said busy friend scorn- |
fully. ''he needed a rest. He's been
playing too much bridge"
do you play bridge" somebody ask
ed Bill Curtis. mo-" replied Mr.. Cur |
tbs emphatically, land I don't keep a |
poodle nor carry a wrist bag and when
want to 1 can say something stronger
than o Fudger"
Mrs w. H. England, 1890 Independ-
ence boulevard, Kansas City, former
ly of Topeka, entertained with a din
ner last night in honor of Miss Beat
rice Abbott of New York Mrs. Eng
land was a classmate at Vassar with
Miss Abbott,
The women are looking forward to
the Misses Pickens formal showing of
spring hats next week, with as much
interest as if it were a society event.
Mrs j. B. Furry entertained a few
guests at cards yesterday, members of
the Monday Whist club. who are play
ing during Lent
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The Kings Daughters of the First
Presbyterian church will hold recep-
ton Friday afternoon at the home of
Miss Mary MaeLennan.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Cooper Moss