The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16


some skating costume. The skirt
and coat are of brushed wool and the
tam-o-shanter and muf are Of
hempster.
McNown; BASES, Mr.. Ben H. Abels,
Mr.. ARA Clark and Mr.. Howard APP
pleton. The program will be as fol-
lows:
come, Let Us Worship''-Mr Nc
Nown and chorus.
Come, Let Us Sing Chorus.
For the Lord Is a Mighty Cod
I'm His Hands"-Mrs. Floyd, Miss
Price.
For His Is the Sea'-Chorus.
"Henceforth When Ye Hear His
Voice"-Mr. McNown and chorus.
* X y
A bachelor professor from one of
the states big schools was in town the
first of the week. He is a good look
ing sort, and a regular highbrow. He
is supposed to be something of will
o -the-wisp in his attentions to the
young women of his acquaintance, but
heretofore he has confined them pref
ty strictly to the girls of the church
with which he is affiliated. This
week, however, his attentions were
bestowed upon a hereto, but they say
that he took her to church, and thus
kept the balance of orthodoxy in his
favor
X y X
A Kansas man just back from New
York, made some style observations
while he was gone that are interesting
to the women. He says that a strik-
ing feature of the toilette of the fash
ionable women on Broadway, is the
trimness of their feet. He saw, he
said. no white shoes, but skimming
fleets of spats, mostly neutral shades
and sometimes bound or buttoned with
licrf1f tor n 1r-lr Ii 10 n n
not notice the length of the skirts,
which means that they must be about
ankle length. If they had been longer
he probably would have observed the
fact; had they been much shorter, he
would have been sure to. He noticed
that most of the women were wearing
little caps of velvet or fur that stuck
up well above the face and fitted the
head at the back.
X X X
One of the great ma gaines of this
country great reform and uplift
running an advertisement this month
that is going to go hard with the W.
c. T. U. This "ad'' shows the picture
of a beautiful and luxurious looking
woman reclining on a couch. putting
cigarette, and in the reading under
the picture, the advertisement states
that the brand of cigarette named is
the only kind that refined women will
smoke. A Topeka man who goes
around with a cigarette between his
lips most of the time. is all stirred
up about the ad. He is afraid his
womanfolk might read it and take to
the weed like ducks to water. He act
ually trembles for the morals of the
nation.
X X
The Good Government club held meet
ing Thursday afternoon for the considera
ton of certain bills to be asked for passage
at the Forthcoming session of the legisla-
ture. The bills discussed were those re-
lating to the marriage contract. regarding
property. A bill will be drafted, whereby
a man and woman may enter into a pre-
nuptial contract for the disposal of their
property, or such property may be ac-
eumulated after marriage. The object is to
prevent the passing of money from one
family into the hands of another family
that has not earned it. Mrs. Lee Monroe,
who had charge of the days program, said
that it was only just that a woman who
had sacrificed pleasures to save money
for her old age or her children. has the
right to bequeath her property to her chill
dren, and that by a pre-nuptial contract.
an arrangement could be made whereby her
property need not find its way into the
hands of her husbands family.
Another subject discussed was a law for
the revival of the old custom of publishing
the bans of marriage some weeks before
l the event. The object of such a law would
be to prevent hasty marriages which often
end in divorce. and the foisting of children
onto charity or the penal institutions.
A committee was appointed to draw up
! the DlllS Covering the lWO SUBJECT us
cussed.
X x
Three strange bachelors were turned
/ loose on society at q recent dance. One of
/ them has come to Topeka to live, and has
already met Il lot of the young society
girls. One of the Topeka men of their ac-
quaintance was asked if these men brought
their wives with them. Wives" exclaimed
the man. they have no wives, and l sup
pose that is why they so busy rushing
my Wife
| At the dance last night it was whispered
out loud that one of the prettiest young
girls in town and an eligible bachelor had
made up their minds on grave question
/ of their future The story was not official
I lin fact it officially and emphati-
cally denied. But at least the appearance
of devotion on the part of both was enough
to deceive even those who have watched
/ similar manifestations come and go more
| than once. If the case is really a serious
/ one. it will reduce the ranks of the old
guard of Topeka bachelors of the head set
to about three or four who can be counted
on for while to stay by the flag of free
| dom.