The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY e. HOUSE.
(From Philadelphia Public Ledger.l

(From Philadelphia Public Ledgsr.l
Look at the scolyums' in the daily
papers" says Miss Amy LoWell in a
recent interview. They are not funny,
and yet they pass as being so. They
are featured in practically every daily
of size in the country. They possess
no humor. There is Moth
ing funny about them. And to think
that the men who produce them go
on, day In and day out. doing the
same thing. They are, CHASTITY and
pitfful."
We agree with Miss Lowell. The
"colyums," with an exception here
and there, and far be 1t from US to
talk about ourself, are ont funny. we
doubt that they pass as being so. Most
But. If one may employ classic in
vulgarism minted in the middle west.
they seem to have got under Miss
hide.
None. Essays the delirious dramatic
of the Dayton Herald in
his review of "Follies of the Day" sis
more prominent than Evelyn Cum
bingham. who displays no little his
toric ability But, at that, Miss Cum
ningham has little on other queens OF
burlesque. very many of whom may
be described as having been historic.
Miss Cunningham" the d. d. g.
goes on to say, sings well and has
many gowns" We haven't seen an
exposition of "burleycue" for a long,
long time. Are the ladies who adorn
1t wearing gowns in its current mani
festation?
We ask because we wish to know.
We doubt that we should care at all
for "burieycue" on such terms.
Meanwhile. since we have been dis
cussing certain vagaries of the drama,
we continue long enough to hazard tho
opinion that the silver mush ladlo
should be awarded TO the gentleman
who wrote Moonlight and Honey
suckle."
Assurances are given that the raiI~
way brotherhoods will not. under any
quit their jobs. And the
an intelligently directed labor organ
ization never kicks the public in the
Stats.
the Washington news. still are for the
Plumb plan, but doubt that It will
be adopted at this time. We make no
secret of the fact that we share such
spect that he has been longer dead,
Rameses has nothing on the Plumb
plan.
We make no pretense to humor, but
it may interest you to know that our
whim wham about the square hip
pocket devised to hold a bottle of gin
has made its way into those fecund
sources of wit. humor and hilarity. the
weekly periodicals The fact that they
ruined it in the devamping does not
greatly ameliorate the offense.
Now that the pocket itself has been
legally adopted, the world waits on tho
genius who can perfect device for
extracting the bottle therefrom in easy
and noiseless fashion.
We know nothing of Norman Hap
goods attitude toward Bolshevism and
express no opinion concerning It. Our
one impression of Mr.. Hapgood is of
the quality of his endurance. Once.
upon the occasion OF a public dinner
make speech which extend
ed over a period OF two-and-three-
quarter hours. And, at that, he didn't
finish what he had to say.
Mr.. Hapgood is. or. was. slight. not
to say spirituelle. But he outlasted
and outgamed practically every one OF
the 200 or 500 rugged men who sat
with him at. the festal board.
mere Is at least tIlS 10 DC SdiO TOT
Colonel House, whatever his other
faults and shortcomings. He. isn't
taking 1T hard as Colonel Harvey
took it. Colonel Harvey. you may per-
chance recall, not only cried out in
anguish. but subsequently declined to
permit the surgeon to bandage his
Colonel House, it is said by those
who peddle the inside dope" will
oppose Mr.. Wilson in any ambition he
may have to run again. That does
make it unanimous.
The Doyiestown incident again
serves to remind us that the social
rules of the Fast are more complex
than those to which we. have been ac-
customed. In a middle western viii
eligible would be the men who own
white vests, their wives and families.
However. the dilemma in which Mr.
Leigh Mitchell Hodges finds himself
inspires in US nothing but a feeling OF
sympathy. Back in the halcyon days
Of our bachelorhood, assisted by a
of the early morning hours.
we gave a dancing party. After the
party was over II was discovered we
bad neglected to invite best friend
three close relatives and the social
leader OF the town.
And we came near permanently
losing Adelaide. whose advice in the
matter of music. flowers and decora-
tive effects was not vigorously fol-
lowed.