The Maramec News (Maramec, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1912 Page: 9 of 13
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DEMRTMENT
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CRUCE REQUESTS '
ACriVECAMPAIGN
GOVERNOR A9K8 ADOPTION OF
NEW SCHOOL LAW.
"FUR SETS" OF PLUSH
SOLVES PROBLEM OF ACHIEVING
RICHNESS WITH ECONOMY.
With Proper Shade of Material the
Bffeot Deal red May Be Achlaved
Without an Undue Strain on
the Family Purae.
v
It la impoaalble not to aee that the
tooet extreme of the present fashions
•re only Intended for the rich. To
begin with, the various suits, gowns,
lata and muff aets, with that flashing
something we hare come to know as
•ohlo" are all too elegant and startling
tor any but the most fashionable thor-
oughfares and, nine times out of ten,
they seem to need some speoles of
aqulpage aa wsll. it is only the fairly
■Imple tailored costume that will dare
to pick its way along common paths,
and even then It will be remarked It
It la in the latest agony, for the most
eomber tailor mades are now dec-
orated with coat trimmings in rich
aastern colors and fabrics, and, to be
ap to date, It must still hamper loco-
motion a good deal. In other words,
despite a little tendency toward aa
aflbrt at drapery, despite a side slash-
ing here and there, the walking skirt
la still first cousin to the pillow case
the smartness of plush offers her the
very best possible solution of thei
problem of the needed fur set—for
who can be properly dreaaed In win-
ter without a muff and neckpiece?
And whether it la of a real fur or an
Imitation fur matters little now, for so
far aa dress materials go we are at
the age of makebelleve. So if you
are needing these cosy mufflings
whioh give so charming a winter
■tamp to the plalneat suit, go and
look at the pluah fabrics and cut the
accessories according to the aet In the
illustration.
Here a plain aeal pluah la uaed in a'
ahade of taupe called "eclipse," one
of the vaguer, more ahadowy tones.
The scarf of the aet la straight and
haa biaa enda, whioh last feature Is
matched by a biaa trim of the flap
of the pillow muff. The pillow style,
by the way, la atill eminently smart
for muffs and nothing la eaaier to
make at home than auch a muffling;
In fact, fabric muffa are rarely in any
other form.
The edge of the aet is of marabout
In the aame shade of taupe, and de-
spite its delicacy thla feather trim-
ming la an admirable subatltute for
fur and wears very well.
A set like this in similar fabrics,
or of broadtail pluah, could be got up
for fifteen dollara, while a mole set,
which it very cleverly counterfeits,
would oost a hundred dollara or a hun-
dred and fifty.
MARY DEAN.
IT WILL LENGTHEN TERMS
State Executive Appeala to Votera of
Oklahoma to Provide Better
Sehool Facilities for Re-
mote Districts.
la a personal apeal to the voters
of Oklahoma, Governor Lee Cruce
haa asked for the passage of the pro-
posed amendment to the conatitution
known aa the school amendment,
which la intended to help the schools
in the less densely populated commu-
nitiea in the atate. These districts
are not able to levy taxes for the
maintenance of achoola for a long
term, and aa a result children of
school age de not get benefits they
should under the present arrange-
ment on the basis of enumeration,
and thla naturally gives the advan-
tage to more thickly aettled and
richer communltlea. Governor Cruce's
appeal to the voters follows:
This handaome "aet" la of pluah
and ftiarabout in the new ahade of
taupe called "eclipse."
la point of narrowness. And yet how
oharmlng the new suits are with their
•ataway coats, close, long sleeves and
the abaurd collars that go high up
la the back and show a tremendoua V
of bare throat at the front! Taupe
la a favorite color for them, and when
a velvet or velveteen or corduroy Is
need the color touch may be a very
pale cerise or a blue as flashing aa a
jewel. Buttona for these abbreviated
suite—for they seem tight everywhere
—are Immense, some Introducing the
trimming color, and some, on plain
•owaa, sharply contraatlng.
Concerning the woman who wlshee
bs stylish and yet not conspicuous.
TO MEND KNIT UNDERWEAR
Crochet Needle, In Combination With
Embroidery Frame, Will Be
Found Moet Effective.
A crochet needle la a good thing to
mend knit underwear with. To do this,
place the worn portion in an embrold-
ery frame; then, with thread to ault
the mesh of the garment, wool, allk or
cotton, pick up the ends of the stitch-
es where they are broken off and unite
them, working back and forth until
the holes are filled In evenly and
smoothly. Perhaps the neck of the un-
derwear haa stretched In the washing
until It is all out of ahape; in that
case run a drawstring around the
neck, wet It and draw It into place;
then when It is dry it will be the prop-
er sl,ze. You may then crochet a neat
beading in place of the one which has
worn away; and if the buttonholes
have worn out, rip off the old facing
in the front and stitch on in Its place
a new strip of sateen. Sew the old
holes together as olosely aa you can
to their original alse and shape, then
catch them down to the sateen and
cut that to fit; then work the hole
aa you would If it were a new one.
Fringed Four-in-Handa.
Some of the prettleet four-in-hands
that ever were come in two contrast-
ing shades of crepe de chine. Some
are fringed—and such pretty knotted
fringe aa it la 1 Theae may be had In
aolid color, though the arrangement of
two atripes lengthwise is decidedly
smart. These the college girl wants
surely.
Lace Ineertion.
When laoe Insertion is set cross-
wise In a thin skirt the weight of the
cloth below soon causes it to tear.
This may be remedied by putting a
piece of net a little wider than the
Insertion back of It. The net atrength-
ena the Ineertion, but does not detract
from lta daintiness.
To the Votera of Oklahoma:
Aa governor of Oklahoma, vitally
intereated in the primary education
in thla state, I feel that I can render
no greater public aervice than to use
what little influence I have in an ef-
fort to arouse interest in the passage
of the proposed amendment to the
constitution of Oklahoma, that will
be voted upon in the approaching
general election, known aa the
"School Amendment."
Thla amendment, if enacted into
law, will make it possible for the
state to extend aid to those common
school districts where the taxable
property in such districts Is insuf-
ficient to support as much as five
months of school per year. Under the
preaent provisions of our constitu-
tion, all state aid extended to public
schools must be distributed upon a
per capita basis; the result Is that the
.rich districts receive benefits that
are not needed, and In order to give
to these districts that really need the
help anfficlent aid to maintain the
public schools, it would require the
collection of a tax In the state that
would be unreasonably burdensome.
Longer Terms Desired.
I feel that I can call upon the men
of all parties to support this measure
for the reaaon that the different po-
litical parties of the state, in their
various platforms, have advocated
legislation of this character.
Each public school In the state
should be open to students in the dis-
tricts for at least five months in the
year, and the atate haa not done Its
full duty by the children of Oklaho-
ma until It haa mau« conditions such
as to give every child of rommon
school age this amount of e< national
advantage.
By the terms of this amendment
the state would not be called upon
to render any aid until the dlatrict,
by local taxation, had gathered all
of the money for educational purposes
In that district that the five mill levy
will realise. The extent to which the
state would give aid would be to sup-
plement this amount by an amount
sufficient to procure teachers for not
less than five months.
This measure should meet with the
approval of every mhn in Oklahoma
who believes In good citizenship and
In good government We have hith-
erto boasted of the high degree of
literacy among the citizens of this
state. This boast cannot longer be
Indulged In unless we do something
to aid In the education of the children
▼he reside to district* the taxable
property ef which Is lnsuBcleai id
maintain schools. Many of the dis-
tricts in Oklahoma belong to this
olaas, and there are a number of dis-
tricts this year whioh have no publio
achool at all, for the reason that the
amount of revenue collected is so
email as to make it practically use*
less to undertake to have schools.
The lack of eduoational facilities
for the children in the primary grades
of Oklahoma is made plain to every
citizen by comparing conditions hers
with general conditions over tho
United States. The average Oklaho>
man indulgea in the belief that edu-
cational advantages In this state are
equal to the advantages enjoyed In
the best statea of the union, and are
far above the average. Statistics
show that the average time of attend-
ance in school for children through-
out the United States is one hundred
and ten days in each year, while the
average attendance of children In Ok-
lahoma is only seventy-one days, a
difference In favor of the average
state as against Oklahoma of thirty-
nine days. There can be but one re-
sult flow from such a condition, and
it will only be a few years until that
result will begin to tell disastrously
upon the wealth of Oklahoma. A les-
sening of education among people
means a lowering of the standard of
citizenship and this condition Okla-
homa cannot afford to permit to come
to pass.
All Parties Appealed To.
I appeal to men of all political par-
ties and all professions to come to
the support of this just amendment
I make this appeal in the interest of
the thousands and tens of thousands
of children whose lives will he made
happier, whose labors will be made
lighter, and whose future usefulness
to the state will be made greater by
the passage of this amendment I
make this apeal in the interest of Ok-
lahoma, whose future will reflect the
wisdom of its passage and stand
forth as a perpetual monument to
those who have labored in the inter-
est of the aspiring youth of the state.
Remember that every man who
votes in the general election who
fails to register his vote in favor of
this amendment will be counted as
voting against it
I hope that newspapers of Okla-
homa that have ever stood for the de>
velopment of the best things in the
state will call the attention of the
voters to the importance of this
pending measure. Teachers and pu-
pils alike should become active in
pleading the causo of education and
in arousing Interest in behalf of the
passage of this proposed amendment
Respectfully,
LEE CRUCE,
Governor.
Home Politics.
"What Is this initiative and referen-
dum?" "It's this way. If I want to
go anywhere or do anything, I take
initiative by mentioning it to my wife.
Then she decides whether I can or not
That's the referendum." — Courier-
Journal.
Yee, How?
The state of Minnesota objects
strenuously to such a serious offense
as hugging a girl If the girl objects.
But how In the world Is a body going
to find out whether or not the girl
really objects?-— Youngstown Tele-
gram.
Heating Churches by Electricity.
Owing,to the large amount of wateiN
power in Switzerland electricity can
be applied to a good advantage and s
low cost, for heating buildings, and It
Is Btated that It Is also being used in
a number of Instances for the heating
of churches. Among these are Che
churches of Walfhalden, 8chwellbrunn,
Arosa. 811s, Brugg, Aengst and others.
A man always has well trained ehil
dren—If his wife attends to it
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