The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
THE LETTER OF A DEBUrANTE.


Don't tell anyone" but you know
there is an interesting engagement on
between very well known persons in
town and the girl refuses to wear her
ring until the announcement is made.
and as the old lady said, 1T was told
me as secret, but 1 told Sylvester
and he told-so you see this ere en-
gagement is kind of a secret
William FaverSham and Maxine Ell
lott have given us something to talk
about for few weeks. Did you ever
see such good looking clothes? They
were designed and executed by Lady
| Duff Gordon Lucille) and one could
| tell by looking at them that they were
| designed and executed instead of
| Just being made.
! One of the young women who saw
| the play said at a tea afterwards:
| "And those girls in the cast who didn't
| have speaking parts were such nice
| looking young women, too" She didn't
| know, that four of them were young
| society girls of our town. Four girls
| and the same number of boys were
chosen from the Dramatic club of the
high school to be among those present
at the ball They were Miss Harriet
Risteen. Miss Esther Paxton, Miss
| Marian Bartel, Miss Margaret Morns,
| Charles Holman, Francis Wilson,
Allen Kimble and Jack Shakeshaft.
| The gowns worn by the Topeka girls
were merely made and not designed
and executed but they were made in
/ L
| 1t has leaked out that a pair of wo-
mems shoes was sold in Topeka this
week which were No. 10, A last. But
don't let the Topeka women feel in
dignant. The shoes were a mail order
| and were sent to Nebraska.
Aren't those Sam Browne belts,
which the officers from France are
wearing, just too good looking for
| description? And they do add a world
| of distinction to the wearer, too.
| Some of the women who have been
| 1aboring in the garment rooms of the
Red Cross ever since they were first
opened for work are still al it and GER
| tainly shouldn't be neglected when
the honor roll is called. But they do
say that others have become tired re-
Gently and consequently there isn't
enough help to get out the quota in
the allotted time. A distress call for
assistance is being sent out.
| The wife of one of the legislators
says she was mistaken by another
maker of the laws for the telephone
girl of two years ago. She says she
had met the man, SO always spoke to
| him when she saw him, in ignorance
of. any past romance or filtration in
| which he thought he had engaged
| with her. But an old neighbor hap
pened along one day and explained to
the other legislator that this woman
came from the same part of the coun-
try as himself. why, weren't you the
telephone girl up here two years ago?"
he asked. Since then their acquaint-
ance has not had SO many opportuni-
ties to grow.
Some of the girls in the debutante
crowd. were discussing diamonds and
happened to say something about a
new one, a carat in weight, worn by
one of their set, when a small sister,
sitting near Gas small sisters wilD re-
marked, Il don't like carrots" But
she will when she gets a little older.
is what they told
AGATHA.
A large reception will be given on
the evening of February % by the
members of the sub-sen1or class of the
high school for the seniors. There
will be a vaudeville show followed by
dancing in the gymnasium.
The small son of young couple in
the west part of town was being repri-
| manded by his mother. She said,
I'm going to have your father punish
you when he comes home" well"
replied the child. ''all 1 hope is that
you'll have sense enough to keep out
of the fight
L GUESS I'M LAZY:
I started out at half past nine to
gather up my ads. My first stop was
Stansfield's to see what they would
have. Warren said, Get out of here,
just write a two by three" So then l
hiked to the Famous, but no copy did
I see. Dave said, I'm busy, write a
two by five on suits. Dibble's told
me me to frame an ad about con-
densed soup. At Blacker Bros, 1 was
told to write up several ads, on junk,
Land tires. and metal, in fact, every
thing they had. My friend Rosen said
to construct an ad on pancake Uncle
Jerry. While Milliken at Crockett's
want big one in a hurry. Bates &
| 70 xr~ifn nTn o {
a-la-carte. Then Punch Rigby wanted
something on his fountain soon to
start. Abe Affron at the Boston said
a two by four on shoes, and run il
next to Mutt or his business we
would lose. Roy Payne said tell 'em
bout the Hurry Ups quick hauling.
Gus Greenbaum said a three by eight
, on skirt prices falling. Lew Rain
, wanted one on suits made to your
measure, then 1 hiked back and wrote
| at Voiland'S said write one on sweater
:, coats. While Fullerton wanted some
thing on oil stoves and bolts. BreIsford
said repeat his ad he ran the twenty
: third. E. V. King said to figure on
one with just az single word. And SO
it went for two hours more, each place
where'er I call, They'd tell me tc
write their ad and be sure to hit the
ball. I lit back at the office simply
filled with things to write. I had sc
much didn't THINK Ia get them III
, | that night. With Booth yelling
HURRY" and Otto cussing me, anG
: Lagerstrom kept saying. I'VE go te
press at thre<' But 1 made the
home" while Deeler yelled, and now
f m filled with sorrow. Cause
: whoops. my dear, I'm SO depressed,
nave nothing to do till tomorrow
i N.S.A.
A wedding which will take place
this evening at the home of the brides
: parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Alderman
II 424 Buchanan street, is that of Miss
. Pauline Petereck and Sergt A K