The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

their use to them, thy are requested
to call Mrs. Charles Mitchell, head
Of the local canteen committee, 1045.
or the canteen hut, 1892.
The canteen hut is proving a most
attractive place for soldiers to rest
while being transferred between
trains.
THE LETTER OF A DEBUTANTE.
Dear S. R.: What is this big dis
turbance which they say is being
stirred up among the club women OF
our peaceful town? Is it that one
Topeka family is expecting to hold
reunion in 1919 in France that is
causing SO much trouble? Anyway,
both sides seem to have friends and
the talented young woman who may
not get to go across the water, is said
ton which should have a great deal
of weight
Much interest is being shown in the
attractive young widow who has come
to Topeka within the past year and is
making her home with her sister and
working downtown, but as some one
expressed it, 'She surely doesn't have
to work for she looks like a million
dollars
One of the girls in the younger So
ciety set had several friends to lunch
con at the Chocolate Shop one day not
long ago. Soon a young captain came
in and sat down at a nearby table.
The hostess at the luncheon immedi-
ately recognized him as Captain Allen,
Of Topeka, and spoke as soon as she
could catch his eye. When he finished
his lunch, he came over to the girls
table and was heartily welcomed and
introduced to the guests. In the
course of the conversation the young
lady asked Captain Allen how long it
had hoan
when he replied, This is my first
trip to Topeka" and the girl who
| thought she was speaking to an old
time friend hasn't recovered yet from
the shock. If she could forget it her
friends wouldn't let her-a nice
masculine voice announces occasion
ally into her burning ear, This is
Captain Allen speaking
One night not long ago two of the
girls, brave girl and a fraid girl
were staying all night together at the
home of the fraid girl who lives in
an apartment, In the night they saw
a man in their room between the win
dow and their bed. The fraid girl
covered up her head, but the brave
girl sat up in bed and switched on
the light. There by the window was
a real sure enough man with finger
on his lips, who backed thru the win
dow and down the fire escape. The
brave girl followed to the window in
time to see the man climb into car
which drove down the street and out
of sight.
They say one of the girls has lost
all her eyebrows as the result of the
flu But not all the girls who have
lost their eyebrows have had the flu.
Eyebrows aren't fashionable-not
nearly SO much so as the flu.
A we'll known Topeka man was in
oculated against the flu last sweek and
he thought the cure worse than the
disease for a few days. He could lie
only on one side, couldn't ride in mis-
car and had to eat his meals off the
mantle.
We thought IN spite of the ban we
were going to have some real excite
ment in bur town one day this week.
A handsome young man who has re-
Gently come to Topeka to live and has
had the usual attention such as is
, sometimes shown an eligible in our
town. has been having the flu. His
room has been kept filled with flowers
and dainties and you can imagine the
blow which fell when a pretty woman
appeared on the scene announcing
herself to be his wife and demanding
an entrance, flu or no flu But Ii
didn't feel able to see her" was tn
word sent out when he was told OF
her arrival. The girls, hearing
this. thought something like this
The miserable wretch has not only
| deceived US but see how he treats his