The Norman Transcript. (Norman, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 08, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, September 3, 1897 Page: 1 of 10
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Kd. P. Ingi*s, Founder and Owuer.
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VOLUME VIII.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, FRIDAY. SEPT. 53, 1897.
NUMBER 47.
FOR WOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND MATRONS.
U- —
Current Nutm of l usliioo Kelief* for
) Serge Outing Klgs A Oowu of White
Mohair Seen at Saratoga Kike Skirt
Dishonored.
Thyself I.ant.
OVE thyself lust.
Look near, be-
hold thy duty
To those who walk
beside thee down
life's road;
Make glad their
days by little
acts pf beauty,
And help them
bear the burden
of earth's loud.
Love thyself last.
Look far and find
the stranger,
Who staggers 'neath his sin and his
Go lend' a hand, and load him out of
danger, .
To heights where he may see the world
Is fair.
Love thyself last; and oh, such joy shall
thrill the*, , ,
As never yet to selfish souls was given.
Whate'er thy lot, a perfect peace will till
thee,
And earth shall seem the ante-room of
heaven.
Love thyself last; and thou shalt grow
In spirit.
To see, to hear, to know, and under-
stand.
The message of the stars, lo, thou shalt
hear it,
And all God's joys shall be at thy com-
mand.
thys
made better
It love to Clod and others forms thy
creed.
Co follow it In spirit and in letter.
This is the true religion which men
need.
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
cuffs and may lie made still prettier
with pale blue and white striped duck.
Scarlet appears on the maroon serge
and makes it quite another rig from
the same gown when worn with white
duck collar and wristbands. Little
duck caps come for wear with such
dresses and the ribbon may be changed
to harmonize with collars and cuffs.
The alternation is a gown made by
a mere change of collars, ruffs and
sailor hat ribbon is surprising, and &
slight outlay will effect this change of
wardrobe.
For outing at the waterside Bailor
dresses are as popular as ever, and, as
usual, their trim neatness tempts many
a young woman who, like the boy in
_the nursery rhviut, never goes near the
water. Here is a jaunty pair of them,
that at the left of navy blue serge and
equally well adapted to a white stuff,
which this year outranks blue for such
use. Its skirt was short, had strapped
seams and button trimming and was
accompanied by a blouse of white surah
dotted with blue, worn with a white
linen collar and dotted tie. The bolero
was serge ornamented and crossed an-
chors done in bias fold edging. The
other dress was scarlet vigogne,
trimmed with the same material in
white, for the skirt, the blouse being
white set off with scarlet. The blouse
closed with cord anchors, gold olives
and buttons; had a square sailor collar
banded with scarlet and a scarlet chem-
isette with plain stock collar.
The correct white outing shoe is not
at all like the dress white shoe. It is
low heeled, or entirely without a heel,
and is built on the tennis shoe pattern,
usually with rubber or felt sole. To
wear with an outing rig a white dress
\
I
BATHING COSTUME.
A
Keller* for Serge Outing Itlgs.
A dainty notion of the last month ij
to finish the inevitable serge outing suit
with a lot of changes in collars and
cuffs of denim or duck in different
color. A brown serge rig. for instance,
has a wide surplice collar of striped
X
grange and brown duck, with stunning
turn-back cuffs and belt to match. A
^.'ue serge has a trim high collar, tiny
wrist hands and a narrow belt of pale
blue denim. A white twilled llanuel
is beautified by white duck bib and
shoe of the high heel oxford order is
to commit almost as serious a mistake
as to take a white chiffon parasol in
bathing.
No 1*1 ace tor lilLe Skins.
Feminine bicycle costumes have been
ruled out of placa at ballroom gather-
ings in the east. A young woman in
short bicycle skirt was one of the most
conspicuous figures at a recent hop
given at a seaside resort. While her
skirt was eminently proper 011 a wheel,
it was objectionable in a large -parlor
at an evening dance. The master of
ceremonies at this particular hotel is
a mistress. It was her duty to see that
the offender to the ethics of good taste
left the floor. A waltz was in progress,
with only a few couples dancing. Shak-
ing her finger in a pleasant chiding
manner, the mistress of ceremonies ap-
proached the young man and short-
skirted maiden, as they danced, and
though the words could not be dis-
tinguished there was no doubt as to
their import, as the ciuple stopped
dancing and slipped 0111 of the room,
the young woman first, with a laugh
which had something in it of bravado,
but evidently was only the cover of a
feeling of embarrassment. Then Ihe
criticisms could be heard from the
spectators, but, strange to say, not [or
the short-skirted young woman,
Ihntigh no attempt was made 10 ■ xeuse
her bad taste, but all the blame wa^
for the mistress of ceremonies. "That
was too bad," they said. "The girl nf ed
not have stopped on the floor; it would
have been much better to have waited
until she had stopped dancing and then
spoken to her 'quietly.' " Then came
another criticism which was interest-
ing: "How much better a man would
have done that." It may be said that
Ihe last remark came from a man.
Farts About Stvevei*.
Sleeves with tucked uppers ,fmc>,
affected for fancy thin gowt.v, and th«
sleeves are considered handsome)
when the tucks are graduated. These
graduated tucks have created a furore
They are used for everything.
Some of the new fall importations i>3
house gown3 have a double sleeve, n
sheath sleeve underneath and over this
a full one hanging loosely down. It is
prognosticated that this is but ihe enti
ering wedge for a revival of the dainty
lace and mull underslocves of ante-
bellum days.
The latest mousquetairc sleeve has
the heading or tuck at the back of the
arm or on top of it graduated, begin-
ning at a quarter of an inch at the
hand and ending two inches and a half
wide at the top.
A swagger shape for the bottom of a
sleeve is to have it flare out in bei;
shape and come well down over the
hand, but this necessitates some stiff
interlining so that It will stan.l out. It
is usually lined with silk or the trim-
ming material. This style is especially
adapted to cloth gowns.
If you want to modernize the large
leg-o'-mutton sleeve of last summer's
gown tack the fullness up to the
shoulder in the center to form a but-
terfly puff and finish with a rosette or
bow of ribbon or a strip of inserting
pointed at the end to hide the tacking.
This added decoration is only a little
fancy touch and is not a necessity, as
the tack can be done so neatly that it
will hardly show.
Slilin ICemoviuK ItemfHlifH.
Various remedies, oftentimes trouble
some to apply, are now recommended
for removing fruit and grass stains.
It is agreeable to be assured that as a
general rule it is safe to plan to try
the effect of pure water upon a stain
before using chemicals. Most fruit
stains, for example, can be easily re-
moved by boiling the stained portion
over a vessel and pouring boiling water
directly through it. This is a mucii
better method than soaking the ar-
ticle. as it prevents the stain fronV
spreading. Another way is to rub the;
stain witli alcohol before putting ii
into water, and still another is to ap-
ply a little sails of lemon, letting it
stand for a few hours, when it should
be washed off in clear water. This, by
the way. is an ei.callent recipe for th;
removal of ink spots, though in all
cases the stain will yield more readily
to treatfuent if it be taken in hand as
soon as it is made. Grass stains may
be removed by rubbing with alcohol,
and iron rust by immersion in a ho!
solution of oxalic acid, followed by
rinsing in ammonia watei>
Gown ot Wlllto Mohair.
Mohair is not an expensive fabric.
You can get good quality for 50 cents
per yard, and, as it cleans easily and
wears forever, it can not be regarded
with the economical eye of white silk
or satin. The most beautiful lady of
a Saratoga garden party came gowned
in a dress of the purest white mohair.
The skirt was plain except for rows of
braiding around the hem. Above the
rows was a tiny design in white braid.
The waist was a full blouse trimmed
with rows of braid front and back. A
pretty feature of the waist was a
square neck edged with folds of poplin,
Iai dtogether like tiny tucks. The
uppers of the sleeves were treated in
the same way. The belt was composed
of tiny rows of braiding. The hat worn
by this picturesque young lady was the
Alsatian bow of former days. The
bow was of white mohair, lined with
taffeta. There were several loops all
treated in the same way and these
, PMtM
V cMgX'WS
vlnWl.( fmtt
composed the hat. Long, white silk
gloves were worn, and the young lady
was a drsam of spotlessness. and yet
It can safely be claimed that, though
her gown was the prettiest there, it did
not cost the most.
SCIENTIFIC POINTERS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOV-
ERY AND INVENTION.
The Sign* of the /inline and the Nnu*s
Apparent Transit Through Them \
New Hleyt le Tire Made of < ork Pine
Itark Ho.it*.
Flue-Hark it.mm.
VERY BODY Is fa-
miliar witli the
birch-bark boats or
canoes of the Am-
erican Indians, but
ihe fact is not ho
well known that
some of the aborig
inal inhabitants of
t he western shore
~ of this continent
were accustomed to
make boats of pine bark. A model of
one in the Smithsonian museum
served recently as a text for a talk by
Prof. Otis T. Mason 011 the evolution of
boats. The boat in question was, he
said, an exact representation of those
in use along certain parts of the Colum-
bia River. It is made of the whole skin
ot' a pine-tree, which is turned inside
out, the ends being cut obliquely and
drawn together in such a manner that
the vessel has a pointed ram under wa-
ter at each end. Directly across the
Pacific Ocean from the Columbia is the
River Amur in Asia. Professor Mason
thinks the fact that similar boats are
found 011 the Amur may have a hear-
ing 011 the problem of former emigra-
tion from Asia to North America.
I he sign* of the Zodiac.
In order that the reader may have a
clear understanding of the accompany-
ing cut, it will be necessary to devote
a little time to the study of it. A map
of the heavens is quite the contrary
to a map of the earth in point of
direction, especially to 'hose north of
the equator. The sun is always south
of us a! noon. Then to clearly under-
fctarul the directions as given in the il-
lustration, hold it up in front of you
and turn your back to the nortn. It
will now be easy to see that the top
of the map would represent the south,
of an endless coil spring, which holds
the section of cork firmly. Any section
of cork may easily be removed and re-
newed. The spring acts something like
a bracelet which removes from fhe
wrist by stretching the spring a little.
Whether this will wear as well or bet-
ter than the pneumatic rubber tire re-
mains to be seen. It has not yet been
t*
REAL MOT 10 \I 01' THE PLANETS ^
Appar ent Motion of tl|t PLanets and Zodiac
the bottom north, me rignt side west
and the left side east. One arrow
points to the direction of uie real or
actual motion of the earth and planets
through the zodiac, in their respective
orbits around the sun. The other ar-
row points the direction of the appar-
ent. or supposed motion of the planets
and zodiac around the earth, which
was the basis from which the ancient
astronomers made all their calcula-
tions and deductions. It is well known
that they supposed the earth was flat |
and stationary and the zodiac, planets j
and the son went around It every
twenty-four hours. In order that we
may fully comprehend this apparent
motion, we will suppose the small eir- |
cle in the center to be the earth which ]
turns a complete revolution on its axU |
every twenty-four hours; it will now he
an easy matter to see how it is that
the sun, planets and zodiac appear to
rise in the east and set in the west.
To illustrate still more clearly. We
will suppose it is sunrise the 23d of
September, 1897, we would then be
standing on the top of the circle; we
look towards the east and see the sun
rising in the first degree of the zo-
diacal sign I.ibra, therefore they both
appear to be rising together; now kc^; I
the fact in mind that the sun is =tn- |
tried, but the inventor claims every-
thing for it.
Murderous Itahoona.
A species of baboon inhabiting the
colony of the Cape of Good Hope has
become a pest to the farmers by de-
stroying their lambs. The baboons
haunt the clumps of cactus scattered
through the fields, and exhibit much
cunning in keeping out of the reach of
their human enemies. It is asserted
that they have taken note of me fact
that women do not carry firearms, and
therefore need not be feared. But
when a man appears the baboons in-
stantly take to their heels. On this ac-
count the farmers have lately devised
the plan of dressing in women's ap-
parel when they set out to shoot ba-
boons.
On Time.
"Are the trains on this road running
on time?" asked the man who had el-
towed his way to the head of the pro-
cession at th« ticket office,
"Yes,' repln d the man behind him.
"That's |Miivhat they are doing. I
understand thi the receivers got an-
other ex^^^K from the creditors last
week." tHHflngtcn Star.
tlompy, and turu the circle towards
the east one-fourth the way around; it
would now be about noon and the sun
and Libra would appear on the meridiah
while we would be standing with our
heads pointing to the east side of the
illustration; we will now suppose we
turn the circle so we would stand with
our heads pointing towards the north
side of the illustration, and as wc reach
that position the sun apparently sets
in the west. If we now move to the
position where we will stand with our
heads pointing to the west, we will
then have the sun 011 the opposite side
of the earth from us. We will now
complete the revolution to the point
of beginning and we will see the sun
rise in Libra again, but in the mean- j
time it has apparently moved to the
second degree of Libra owing to the
actual motion of the earth in its orbit
indicated b> tlie arrow showing the
real motion of the planets.—I'rof. ti.
W, Cunningham.
New Klcycte Tiro Mull<' <>r < ork.
A tire invention which the inventor
intends shall be a most successful rival
to the pneumatic tires now so widely
used, is soon to be given a trial, it is
claimed it will not he susceptible to the
small tack, glass, etc., to so disastrous
an extent as the pneumatic tires are.
It is made of sections of cork, which
are almost solid, ihe center being made
OUR BUDGET OF FUN,
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
An lnrreu«e In Heat or the Itetort t°
the .Xmii Who <iot Fired—Ail Insult
ICfuented Planning a ICentful Time —
Too Smooth. i:te.
he Cundliltile*.
TALKING 'bout en-
vironment
And other tilings
eJS queer,
Aii*l how somo folka
is Influenced
By seasons of lh«
year:
Jest w a toll our
friendly candi-
date,
And every time
you'll see
How jest afore elec-
t ion
lie's ez good ea
he kin be.
lie seems a soil uv average mail
I11 ordinary times
A <•<. 1111W \ .III .'-••III Dill
A spendin' u\ Ids dimes.
He ain't egzuetly famous for
His broad philanthropic;
Hut jesl afore election
He's ez free ez lie kin be.
When he walks into Toffee John's
The heelers near and far.
To hear his tdees on reform,
Crowd In around the bar;
And when s a freer-hearted man
In all the town than he.
For jest afore election
He's ea Rood ez he kill be.
Since business Is so sluggish hk
And summer came so late,
1 don't know what we would do
Without the festive candidate;
With his smile so set and stiddy.
And Ids glad, outreachln' hand,
He sheds a sort of radiance
Wherever lie may stand.
We hev to take him ez he is—
Leastwise that's my Idee—
And that may be the reason
Why his beainln' face we see.
But after he's elected
It makes me sore to say—
He wants not our acquaintance
Till next < lection day.
I nerease
Hojack—Does your employer treat
you as warmly now as he did at first?
Tomdik—More so.
Hojack—Indeed? That's good.
Tomdik—Yes. He fired me yesterday
—Up-to-Date.
Planning , Keatful Time.
"Well, 1 did as you requested—tuld
your wife she must go to the moun-
tains."
"I hope you fixed it so she won't takd
me with her."
"Yes; I told her that she ought to
find a big mountain, and have it all to
herself." Chicago Record.
"Why have you quit riding the bi-
cycle with Miss Smoothly, Dick?"
"She knows the town too well. iJho
would pilot me to ail ice cream pari ir
in the quietest residence district I could
find."—Detroit Free Press.
I'art leiilurN Wanted.
"Little Blnks is going to marry that
very tall Miss Hopkins."
"Goodness! How did he court her e-
with a stepladder or a telephone?"-
Chicago Record.
IioHton, of Count).
"Pretty Polly!" said the lady. "Can
Polly talk?"
Polly," replied the Boston parrot,
can converse." Indianapolis Journal.
Sorry Sawyer—From dis day Tired
Taggsey an' me is mortal enemies. 11a
offered an insult to me perfeshunal
pride dat I ltin never forgive.
Weary Walker—Wot wur de natur uv
de insult?
Sorry Sawyer—I wins sunnin' mese'f
on dat board pile, an' he asked me if I
viz takin' a sun-bath. Up-to-Date.
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Ingle, E. P. The Norman Transcript. (Norman, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 08, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, September 3, 1897, newspaper, September 3, 1897; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc137373/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.