The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04

spurned it. saying that she never,
no never. tasted liquor in any form.
How about the cocktail you drank
this afternoon?' some heartless Wo-
man asked her and seeing the effect
of her words, she was ready. to bite
off her tongue. Oh, Lizzie, bring the
camphor and the smelling salts!
l saw the happy newlyweds yester-
day for the first time since they came
home The tall bridegroom was look
ing down at the bride, and his face
was fairly glowing with pride and joy.
and the bride. little blonde with a
wealth of golden hair and manner OF
fetching vivacity was doing the talk
ing. And that is absolutely all right.
If the man can't do the heavy listen
ing when he Isl beginning husband,
he might think he was privileged to do
a big share of the talking when the
honeymoon was over. I always be-
lieve in starting out right.
Bert Reid of Kansas City was in
Topeka last weekend. and they say he
is entertaining a house party of guests
at his Kansas City apartments over
Sunday. He has moved from his
house out on the West side, l hear, and
has taken a handsome suite at the
New Athletic club. Thus goes glim-
mering the fable that he was consid-
ering matrimony, which was gossiped
about Kansas City a few months ago.
l believe that women do not live at
the Athletic club. and they say that
he has signed up for his rooms there
for a number of years.
Some of the new hats had stun
ming variety of wells attached-not the
old trench wells that were good in the
dark ages of two months ago, but the
perfectly up to date kind that float off
in the breeze from one corner of the
hat, and swing off to the southeast
when you're walking north One of
the girls saws she has ALWAYS hoon ~,
bilious to be an interesting widow
and since she can't be that without
numbering her husband, against
whom she has no particular grudge,
She can at least wear a widows veil
and have the staging even if she can't
give the real performance.
l am told that Mrs. Phillips of Chi
cago, who used to be Jessie Jones, YOU
know. has been given wonderful
Russian dog, by her doting and indul-
gent husband. This husband is
moving picture man, and of course has
coolies of money, and it's well he has
when he undertakes to buy one of
those big. tall long, thin-faced, long
and fine-haired animals, for they
simply ooze the odor of good, hard
cash. This dog is a regular Theda
Bara dog-the kind the great vampire
always has with her in the pictures.
have a letter from Jessie in which
she tells me she is coming back some
day TO visit, and you must see me
then, she added. how I'll vamp up and
down Kansas avenue. with my stun
ming dog and my smart new Calico"
They say that one of the girls who
has waited around good while for
certain former Topeka man now in the
army. has held off for him about as
long as she intends to- I rather hone
So for she is a queen of girl. and he
well, he shows signs of being a cad.
Such at least is the opinion of
AGATHA.
As an aid to the Red Cross drive to
begin in short time. a group of
theatrical stars from New York have
volunteered to make tour of some
/ of the eastern and mid-eastern cities.
giving a play for the benefit of the
Red Cross fund, at the principal thea
tiers. They will begin in Washington,
D. c.. Monday night, May s, and the
price of seats will range from $40 to
81. They have chosen the play
| they will give the great war story
"Over There"
In the list of stars who will make
up the cast are the names of H. s.
| Watner, George Cohn, Chauncey Oh
colt, James X. Hackett, James Pow
ers, George MacFarlane. Arnold Da-
! Wis Laur cite Tayio-. Grace George and
/ Viola Allen. In the last act, Mrs.
F4ske will read a Red Cross appeal
nlCn president w OOOEOW wilson mas
been asked to write. The tour will
| last three weeks.
The announcement of the coming
event was made in Red Cross bull
| letin recently issued. The project
launched by the theater people is the
| first of its kline that has ever been
undertaken in this country as a great
public benefit by a group of re-
nowned players.
!
A former Lawrence girl has an
| swered the call of the Red Cross and
! has left Ter home in New York City
and has already sailed across the
| { cean for Bordeaux. France, where
! after a snort stay in Paris at head
! quarters she will go to Rome and will
he in the work caring for refugee
women and children in Italy.
! Recently one of the officials of the
Red Gross society came to Mrs. Ger
trude Springer of New York. who had
been very active in Red Cross work
| there nj in a casual manner learned
| that she was able to talk quite fluent
| w in Italian. She later was asked if
she would accept work in the italian
| field and did so.
! Before sailing Mrs. Springer was
commissioned by the government to
write series of articles for the pub