The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-28
THERE IS y YOUNG MAN IN OUR
TOWN

TOWN
Who probably is not unique in the
experience he is having. He is en-
gagged to be married and is delighted
at the prospect of the bonds he is
soon to assume. But every day he
learns something startling about the
cost of living, and he is torn between
love and fear as is often the expert
ence of the human race. He says it is
embarrassing to edge in on everything
the girl suggests they will need and
yet how can he buy hundred dollar
rugs when the foot that will tread on
them will cost SIS or $50 to clothe?
And when a grocery bill is bound to
be $50 a month, how can he afford
to have necessary dental work done
Love is a strong and powerful thing,
but surely little Cupid must be work.
way to blind the eyes of the young
and make the prices in store windows
appear about half what they are. Else
how do they dare do it?
They say that at some time or other
in her life every girl has longing to
be a nurse. She pictures herself
stroking fevered brows attired in
crisp white linen and it seems very
good. It is likewise true that there
are very few young women who
haven't at some time IN their lives
| had the tea room fever. Most OF
them have gone so far as to plan
their color scheme and decorations
and make out a menu, and usually
they have named it once or twice.
| Two Washburn girls who have gone
| farther than this in their tea room
plans and actually plan to open one
this fall in Ponca City are Miss Her
moine Van Laer of Topeka and Miss
Ellen Brett of Ponca City. Miss Brett
/ hos tod er,s..
year in her home town and now is
| planning this larger venture. Miss
| Van Laer, who has been teaching for
| several years, is in Manhattan this
summer taking special work in cafe
terra management The tea room is
to be similar to the Chocolate Shop in
! Topeka.
These girls are both well known in
| Washburn circles and are members of
the Kappa Kappa Chi sorority. Miss
Bretts flower shop was called the
'Elyn Flo-~er Shop" Miss Brett is
spending l-s summer in Colorado.
y - y
Miss Beatrice Shakeshaft will en-
tertain few friends at luncheon at
the Country club Wednesday.
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Miss Elizabeth Powell gave a
luncheon Saturday at the Chocolate
Shop for Miss Faith Young of St.
LOUIS VINO spent part of the week
end as her guest. Covers were laid
for Miss Young. Miss Marjorie Ely,
Mrs. Arthur Shakeshaft and Miss
Powell.
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/ Horse shoe pitching is becoming a
/ rival Of golf in Topeka this summer. A
| number of the men of the first fam
lies are taking it up and are becom-
ing proficient in the art. The cham
/ pion pridiron or links or whatever the
4 grounds may be called are located in
4 the 500 block on Tyler street, and only
/ those who have trained in their own
back yards are allowed to participate
in the sport here. They say that
among among those present many of
these evenings are DR.. W. c. Nc
A Donough Judge Z. T. Hazen. Mr..
| Harry Guthrie, Mr.. George Clark, Mr..
Frank Lagerstrom, Mr.. F. H. Chase.
Mr.. William DicEy, DIR. George 2. Ash
ton, Mr.. A. H. Purdy. Mr.. E. S. Gres-
Iser, Mr.. William Skagg.
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Mrs. Robert w. Summers entertain
ed at a breakfast this morning in
honor of her guest Mrs. Felicity
| Wharton, of Providence, r. I.
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\ A party which motored to the Mil
A Ter ranch near Usage City for a steak
roast last evening was made up of Miss
] Irene Miller Miss Eva Miller. Miss