The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-08

bridge. After wandering over the
grounds and thru many buildings, and
at attention. for us. we came at last to
the huge reception hall where the
president was to receive US.
We lined up lengthwise in the hall.
forming a line about three deep and
were given instructions about bowling.
When the president came out we were
to bow to him three times and he
would return the salute. Then when
he finished his speech to US we were to
bow once. He is an old man, most
unimpressive, and does not look as tho
he had any of the qualities We would
demand in a ruler. His speech was in
Chinese and fortunately very short.
did not understand much more of what
the interpreter said than of what he
did. His speech was followed by
representative of the language school
which was longer Do you suppose
it is etiQuet for a reply to a presi-
dents speech to be longer than that
of the president himself. At any rate
no one took the trouble to translate
that speech for us. At its completion
into some rooms just off the reception
hall to have tea. It was served cafe
terra style except that some soldiers
poured the tea. but for society Whale
we drank it we had only ourselves.
Then we went on thru other buildings,
in one of which were portraits of the
emperors, supposed to date sback to
more than 1000 years B. c., and in an
other the portraits of the expresses.
They were very colorful and there was
a sameness about the faces which
showed that it was a type rather than
an individual that painted.
Wednesday we had a very nice pic
mic, to which all the Presbyterians IN
the school were invited. We walked
to the city wall, which is just a little
4f
plenty of room on top of it for such
games as three deep. In front of us
we could look out over the city. The
stone part of the wall behind us rose
high enough so we could only see the
country beyond thru the loop holes
left for shooting. The wall is like the
other city walls except that it is larger
in every way. Among other good
things to eat we had delicious fried
chicken and chicken salad and cocoa,
which was cooked up there. One of
the men, who is from Scotland, sang
us some Scotch songs and then. while
a beautiful moon watched over us. we
sang some of the familiar American
songs. 1t was only about eight when
we reached home.
We had a complete eclipse of the
moon here the other night, which was
accompanied by a tremendous racket.
1t appears that the Chinese think that
the gods of the sky get into a. quarrel
and one of them to spite the other
tells his dog to swallow the moon.
The Chinese to scare the dog into Civ
ing them back the moon make all the
noise that they can. One of the
teachers at the school has been in
mourning for his father and the other
day in class he explained the custom to
us. For three months they do not
cut their hair and allow a mustache
to grow, but for three years they wear
coarse clothes. He said the reason
was that for the first three years of
mans life if his father didn't feed
him he would de, so for three years
after the death or the burial, which
may be some time after the death, the
mourning is kept up in remembrance
| of the care received as a baby One
tof the curious things is the lovely
work they have done with gourds.
They make a mould and force the
gourd to grow in it SO that it not only
comes out in the shape they WISH but
with the pattern they want, looking
very much as tho it had been carved.
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THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who must have received a pretty
negligee as a gift last week Two
! Washburn girls were out buying some
feminine frius and fripperies at one
/ of the down town stores one day and
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former K. U. men who were buying a
| lovely creation of pink chiffon with
blue bows adjoining the front The
men looked at the girls and the girls
at the men and each went on with
their shopping. The next day they
met. suppose you wonder what we
were doing with that fool thing?" they
1 said We'll, we did" admitted the
girls at was going to be a secret .
responded the guilty ones, but it's
foo n -;
buying went to one of the 'deah' bows
down town with the New Yawk' hair
cut. We caught him putting on some
rouge the other day and thought we'd
send him something to match his rose
pink makeup, besides he's always
/ hanging around our girls. and a man
who wears rouge ought to wear a pink
negligee with blue ribbons"
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Mrs. Wesley Tucker announces the
marriage of her sister, Miss Hazel
Tribble, formerly of Topeka, to Mr.
Carl Ricenbow of Pleasant Dale. Neb
Inc wedding took place New Years
day in Pleasant Dale.
Following the ceremony a supper
was served with about fifty guests
present. The bride wore a white satin
gown trimmed with gold shadow lace
She carried bouquet of orchids and
roses. Mr.. and Mrs Ricenbow have
gone to New York City for their hon
| eymoon and on their return will max
their home in Pleasant Dale
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The members of the Junto club were
entertained at dinner Friday evening
Page. Judge James Mcclure read 5
paper on Some of Our National Per
lis" and Mrs. Barton Phelps a paper
on who's Who, in Junto1and ?''
Ihere were places for: Mr.. and
mrs: Paul Hopes of Kansas City, Mrs
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70. 4. Warren of Stuart, Iowa: Mrs
w. H: Whitton of St. Louis, Miss Ethel
Frizell. Mrs. James Waugh of Cleye-
land, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs w. P vii.
iams, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Monroe
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcclure. Mr. and
Mrs. Barton Phelps, Mr.. and Mrs. Kari
Rankin and Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. car.
ruth, Jr.