The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

I'm sure some people would be deau.
If all these things should come true,
What in the world would we folks do!
P. S.-PIease put it in today's paper.
P. S.-If you can't put it in the pa
per give reason.
F X. AND S. S.
CABBAGE.
Every enc is urged to plant cabbage
this spring, in spite of the German
origin of saur kraut, because cabbage
has kind of place in the economy OF
things. Cabbage should be planted |
young in the form of plants. How
these plants, which are set out, start |
ed, is uncertain. They just seem to
exist and to be on sale in seed stores |
and places, the same as crackers ana
wienerwurst, or other 1nanlnale
things sold in the stores. They must
get started somewhere, of course, but
where is another thing. A householder
goes down the street some morning,
blithe and CHEEKY bent on purchasing
radiSh seeds, or turnip seeds, or may |
be, perhaps, squash seeds and turning
suddenly to his left observes wooden
cigar box with cabbage plants grow
ing in it. 1t looks like it had always
been right there. Cabbage plants are
always the same size. They seem to
have no ambition to grow and become
strong and robust SO long as they are
kept cooped up and are merely to be
sold, but as soon as planted in gar
den, they broaden out and begin to
fill a wide sphere of usefulness, taking
their places fearlessly in the sun be-
side the undaunted and unquenchable
horseradish. 1t means much in the
life of a cabbage to be given a place
all its own,t away from the crowded
quarters of a cigar box, where its in
fancy was spent amid dozens of other
cabbages, perhaps in squalor and mis-
cry; and if it lives a short time and
becomes large enough and arrives at
edible state it is sure to be eaten
by cabbage worms at least, and also
by chickens and other North Ameri-
can fauna. But everyone should raise
at least one cabbage this spring. Not
that you will ever be athletic eat it,
but just to show the neighbors that
you can do it. N.S.A.
THE LETTER OF A DEBUTANTE.
Dear S. R.: Kansas has had an
other birthday. and again both the
luncheons given in honor of that event
were big successes and everyone APP
parently was satisfied with the out
come. Topeka has had several par
ties where real party gowns were worn
and it seems almost like before-the-
war time, but there is a difference; the
| real dress-up clothes are not so much
| in evidence and a sort of a dignified
| solemnity seems to permeate every
| gathering. People appear bound by
| a closer tie in some way and, while
! they apparently enjoy each other more
| than ever, there doesn't seem to be
| the envy and jealousy between friends
| which was so often evident even in
| the best society. In fact, society has
| gone thru the great clearing house of
a terrible war, where the millionaire
and his chauffeur haven't met on the
| same plane much more than the wom-
| en- who, regardless of their social posi-
| lions, were left at home. They have
| learned to like persons for their true
| worth, whom some of them would
before have considered impossible. 1t
has all had an uplifting effect and
has left what think will be a lasting
| impression.
Don't you suppose the presidents
left ear burned on the night of the
| Mems Kansas Day banquet?
One of the men whose engagement
has been announced was presented
| with an interesting looking legal docu-
nlent Cat least they said it looked 1e-
ga1) bearing the names of about two
hundred girls who were about to sue
said young man for breach of prom
Use. But he denied the charge, say
! ing that he hadn't really made love
to more than two-thirds of those
| whose names appeared on the docu-
| ment. And now all the young women
| with whom he has gone whose names
| were not on the list feel that they have
been neglected.
One of the war brides who has
come home for a visit is still raving
makes in his uniform. 'Why, he looks
IS tho he had been melted and poured
into that suit. it fits so perfectly" she
raved. But why remark about that
1 met a woman the other day who has
been married thirty-five years whose
husband is in military service and the
first thing she said when his name
was mentioned was: Doesn't he look
perfectly grand in his uniform, tho?'
One of the society women who lives
rear the state house grounds says she
has been looking out of her window
on field of yellow dandelions ever
since last March. excepting when this
snow had them covered. She is think
ing seriously of picking a large bou-
quet and presenting it to the commits
sion on tie improvement of the CAPT
toll grounds.
This time It is the widow, whose
hair is the envy of all her friends, an6
one of the ,wealthiest and best know T
widowers in town whose names are
appearing repeatedly linked together
by those who keep up on the --latest
pranks of Cupid.
At present the demand for basket.
(the kind which are to be covered
with pink or blue and decorated will
great bows) is said to be very grea
around in most every part of town.
Still we are kept. in doubt t.
whether or not we are to plant tree.
for our soldier and sailor boys. SoTn'
of the women seem to really want thi
bill passed by the way they are work
ing for it, and with the persuasive
takers who are its strongest adto
Gates, who could be against it? w
except, of course, some of the men
And they do say there were man.
murmurings of dissent, most of wheel
did not break out, at the women
meeting Wednesday afternoon wher
the vote was carried endorsing tn
movement.
1t looks rs tho the grounding wa
not going 20 see his shadow, doesn'