The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-07
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about with other charmers whose at
fractions increased as their popularity
was manifested.
There might be, it seems, a regular
method of procedure which would re-
lieve both the man and maid of a yoke
of attendance that neither cares for. If
the foolish dread. Of sitting, standing
or walking alone in ballroom could
be lifted from the spirit of the aver
age girl the difficulty would be over.
The woman might then be left with
out her experiencing any foolish sense
of unpopularity at being alone for a.
time in a company of presumab bly,
friendly companions.
This situation of being obliged to
stay with one partner all evening is
what is called, in dance slang getting
stuck" The stuck man naturally
breads the sticker, and the time is
bound to come when the sticker will
have no partners to stick to.
The older women do not labor on
the same disability. They have more
"savoir faire," and can handle situa-
tions with more tact than a younger
say that in some of the cities they
have what they call a dump heap"
which is group of matrons who
make it their business to be available
finished dance, and where a man
seeking a partner who is not engaged
for the next dance, can find one.
1t is poor idea to be afraid of
is nothing so alluring as courage, an
indifference to what others think, if
that courage, whether assumed or
real, is carried off right.
If the dancing teachers could put
into their instruction some of the fine
points in handling what appears to be
wall flower situation they would be
giving what is almost as valuable as
a knowledge E. 3f the 5. steps
Thank you for putin on grand
march,, bowed one of the college old
heads as he backed his way out of the
fox-trotting and hesitating crowd at
dance recently.
The regular April meeting of the
Good Government club will be held at
the Y. w. c. A. Thursday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. An interesting program
has been planned by the president,
Mrs. H. N. Rhodes, and as some ques-
tions of Importance will be discussed,
all the members are specially urged to
be present. The subject for the pro-
gram, in charge of. Mrs. c. H. Nor
rison, is the election, the duties and
salaries of state, county and city Of
ficers.
Professor McKeever of the State
University, is in Topeka today and will
make an address tonight at o'clock
on The School as Neighborhood
Social Center at Quincy school
house.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Dorothy Crane has returned
home, after visit to her uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Smith of
Kansas City.
Miss Marguerite LoveweI1 will come
to Topeka in two or three weeks from
New York, and will remain during the
summer. Miss Lovewell was injured
a few weeks ago by being struck by an
automobile as she was getting out of
street car. One of her ankles was
crushed, and she has since been in
hospital She is now able to walk
about on crutches and can bear
slight weight on the injured foot. Her
mother, Mrs. J. 7. Lovewel1, is with
her in New York, and will bring her
home as soon as she is able to leave
the hospital. She will probably not be
able to return east until next fall She
has been studying music in New York
some years, and this season she has
been studying and singing in public.
Mrs. J. w. Valentine of Overlook,
is visiting Mrs. D. NJ. Valentine this
week.
The Taxa Art Embroidery club will
meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs H.
I. Strohm, 1929 Western avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grady Montgomery
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Campbell will