The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28


against the dark woodwork she re-
minded me of a movie close up of a
dignified countess awaiting the count s
| arrival
/ And SO you have poets in New York,
do you, who walk down the streets
bareheaded? Well, it's all right just
so they don't wear a hair net like q
Topeka man does.
Mirrors have a good many uses in
life, especially IL they stand in public
places and that one you spoke of in
your letter certainly does. You re-
member the incident you told me of
concerning the weighing machine in
the Fourteenth street station of the
East Side subway where the man had
had scrawled on the mirror with some
thing white "Jane-I was here at 5:45,
where were you, Tom?" and then Jane
had come along and with a lip stick
wrote, II was here too, perhaps you
came on standard time and I on day
light" 1 certainly hope that Topeka
automobiles don't get the habit that
you say New York ones are getting of
painting scenery on the sides, hood or
back or sometimes instead of scenery
they paint a human interest" scene.
That would be too exciting. The hold
up in traffic you told about was sure
funny. About the sailor on the top
signalling his buddy who was down
stairs waiting for a seat on top. The
only trouble being that the message
he was ringing in Morse code to the
buddy had stopped the bus and no one
got off nor even looked interested in
getting off. No wonder the conductor
spluttered
We heard a woman say today who
had just returned from a four weeks
stay in the east that she didn't see
how it was hardly possible for the
women of a whole town to go crazy
a "a fTO he
time that she had been away. She
does not play, but said she thought
if she was ever going to see any of
her friends this summer, she would
have to get a bag of clubs, a supply
of balls and go out and begin.
FRANCES.
The Topeka Art Guild will hold its
meeting, Tuesday evening; at the
be an election of officers.
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Miss Beatrice Luthye will give a
line party this evening at the
Orpheum theater followed by a sup
per at the Chocolate shop in honor
of Miss Ruth Shaffer and Miss Marie
who came down for the Delta Gamma
dance. Friday evening.
The guests will include: Miss
Hekelnkaemper, Miss Shaffer, Miss
Helen Haney, Miss Lucille Grimes.
Miss Gladys Stations, Miss Gladys
Boyles, and Miss Luthye.
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An interesting dance recital to be
given the afternoon of June and the
evening of June at the Grand the
alter will be that of the pupils of Miss
Marguerite Koontz- Dance interpre-
tations of unusual variety, ranging
from the more colorful East Indian,
Siamese and Roman dances to the
pure Greek dancing. simple pastoral
and the ballet as interpreted by the
tiny tots will be included in the pro-
gram.
Miss Koontz says that her students
have found dancing not only a de-
Hghtful pastime but have discovered
that it is an excellent medium of ar
tistic expression. Dancing involves
the basic principles of all the arts
which proves its rightful claims to a
place among them.
The girls who will take part at the
recital include: Miss Maxine Mitch
ell. Miss Thelma Wood. Miss Jeanne
Koontz. Miss Helen Campbell. Miss
Mitchell Mcdaniel. Miss Mariora
Blank, Miss Edna Herbst. Miss Mora
Gatchell. Miss Grace Koontz, Miss