The Mangum Mirror (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 17, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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MIRROR
MANGUM
T H E
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F)R the Ladies of Mangum and Greer
County—Household Hints, Fashions, and
General Household Information.
New Happenings in Pongee Suits
NATS ARE SIMPLE
llo Suggestion of Exaggeration in
the Late Models.
f
New and Beautiful Stylee Are Being
Created, but Nona 8hock Taete
of the Serloue Moment.
Elegant simplicity Is the leading
feature of this summer's styles. Never,
I think, have we had more beautiful
models. Certainly we have never had
more exquisite hats and toques. And
not the least suspicion of exaggera-
tion anywhere. This Is good news
ana what one might have expected
from our great dress designers, who
are also enthusiastic patriots. It Is
the spirit of "carry on" at its best,
Writes Idalla De Vllllers, a Paris cor-
respondent.
New and beautiful styles are being
created, but none of these shock the
KNITTING NOW THE VOGUE
Qlrla Busily at Work for Sailor* and
Soldiers Even While Going to
and From Office or Shop.
To those who ride In motor cora
there Is denied a sight, becoming more
and more frequent us the days pans
and the season when the sailor boys
at sea will need warm mufflers during
long bitter days draws nearer. Fac-
tory girls, shop girls, office women,
clerks and stenographers are gradual-
ly making the hours of going to and
from work profitable and knitting bus-
ily as they ride. Many girls have
found to their astonishment that even
straphanglng does not Interfere with
knitting, and having the hands busily
engaged goes far toward preserving a
balance at lurching corners.
Neat little bags of cretonne or bur-
lap hold the work, and it is notice-
able that as knitting becomes more
and more prevalent hand work on
blouses and millinery decreases. Gay
embroidery on clothes still obtains to
some extent, but it is obvious that
women who are clever with their fin-
gers are devoting themselves to more
useful handwork than embroidery and
crochet, and girls who have never held
knitting needles are taking to knit-
ting Just as they do to anything else
to which they put their minds.
/
Pretty Morning Hat.
taste of the very serious minded. Amer-
ican women have joined hands with
the Parlslennes In calling for—indeed,
one might say Insisting on having—
gowns and hats which are elegant
without being extravagant or In the
least sensational. The outline of the
moment is delightful—so full of youth-
ful grace and charm.
The head shown In the sketch Is a
very smart model created by Georgette.
Here you have a girl's morning hat In
perfection. A specially becoming
shape and' so comfortable that It can
be worn without any hat pins to keep
♦ It in correct position. The model
shown was made of orange-yellow
shantung with a brim of yellow struw
lined with dull-blue taffetas.
The crown was high and very full,
with a big blue pompon perched on the
top. This is the kind of hat that a pret-
ty girl can put on, without the aid of a
looking glass, In a second or two, and
look "charming as a picture." Soft-
crowned hats and to<jues are more
popular than ever, and these crowns
are made of quite unexpected materials
at times.
I have seen tolle de jouy, worked
over with tiny beads, made Into a
most effective hat crown, and glove
kid decorated with silk braidings is the
correct thing for motor bonnets.
Though these large, soft crowns look
so careless, they are In reality very
carefully made. As a rule they are
supported underneath by bent wires, to
which the material is invisibly at-
tached. or stiff muslin may be Intro-
duced to keep the folds of the crown
in place.
OVERALLS FOR SUMMER GIRL
They Come In Solid Colors and in At-
tractive Stripes, as Well a* in
the Durable Khaki Shade.
Something Is going into the summer
girl's trunk this year that has never
gone into It before 1 Have you guessed
already that "it" is overalls, and that
she has taken the hint from the busy,
capable women in Europe who have
been doing men's work since the war
started? inquires the fashion editor of
the Woman's Home Companion.
The American girl is a level-headed
young person, and when she Is plan-
ning her clothes she considers care-
fully their appropriateness. That's
why she is looking with favor this
•rammer on the new overalls for wom-
en that have Just been put upon the
market.
The shops are displaying them In
cool, durable materials selected pur-
posely for summer wear. They come
In percale and denim In solid colore,
and In roost attractive stripe*. *nd
also la the very durable khaki shade.
They c«n«t t of an esay t. -get-lnto
Mat. and overall* which are full
GROW WEARY OF THE STRAWS
Women Welcome Velour Hats, Espe-
cially for Sports Wear, Even
Though They Are Warm.
Really warm weather hardly gets
under way before some progressive
milliner launches hats that are to all
intents and purposes harbingers of au
tumn and winter, though ostensibly
they may be merely velour sports hats
or soft felt hats for traveling or velvet
lmts for garden parties. The truth of
the matter is that we have grown
weary of the straws and welcome the
novelty of again seeing hats of felts,
velvets, wool velours and other heav-
ier fabrics.
One smart shop recently had a show-
ing of velour hats in the popular
shades—purple, nattier blue, gold,
khaki, the new dull dark shade of
red, Kelly green and white. Although
probably rather warm, as far as feel-
ings are concerned, these hats are
sure to look especially fetching for
summer sports, and many a young
woman will buy one of these severely
trimmed velour hats rather than a
garden-party hat of light straw and
artificial flowers, once regarded as
the only suitable midsummer hat for
women.
HERE'S A NEW MYSTERY
Just what will happen to the pongee
street suit this year Is a question that
receives n very satisfactory answer
in the latest arrival In that line. It
is a street suit In which pongee In the
natural color Is bordered with the
same silk In black. Those who aspire
to smart styles for midsummer will
recognize an excellent achievement in
this combination. Black used In Just
the right proportion with sedate colors,
gives them a distinction that nothing
can excel.
In this suit the skirt Is a forerunner
of promised styles for autumn. It Is
a little shorter than spring models. It
hangs In the most uncompromising of
straight lines, emphasized by box
plaits, very thoroughly pressed Into
place. The black pongee Is set against
the natural light ecru color In a border
about eight Inches wide.
The coat is plain as to Its body, with
a panel effect at the front, below the
belt, which Is of pongee. There are
flat pockets at each side, faced with
black at the top and cut in a diagonal
across the bottom. Straight cuffs.
they wtH be d«s4 no* by were ma
b«t by a very taantnine yo«**« «*•"
Would you ever guess that
weighs 180 pound*? Of couraa you
wouldn't, because her gown Is special-
ly deaigned to give her long, *l*nder,
youthful line*. Thl* new system ef
•cientiflc proportioning give* the Ag-
ar* of ample proportion* the *velt ap-
pearance and styliah *Jlhouetta of the
■mailer figure.
The KITCAm
CABl/C
The earth la our workahlp. th*
vera* la our exercise ground,
IJfe la our opportunity, lat u* g*t
bU,y" .Bruce Calvert
SUMMER 8ALADS.
Spinach l such-a good, wholesome
vegetable and one which may be used
for salads with va-
rious combinations.
Cook the spinach
In Its own Juices.
being careful not
to let it scorch.
When tender, drain
the spinach and
chop It with six
hard-cooked eggs to
a peck of spinach, add one cupful of
toasted bread crumbs and one-half cup-
ful of minced boiled ham. Pack In
Bmall cups or molds. Chill on ice
when ready to serve surround
each mold with olives and dress with
mayonnaise.
Ellsworth Salad.—Drain a can of
peat and add two apples chopped fine
with one medium-sized cucumber. Mix
lightly with the peas and a half cupful
of coarsely chopped pecan or walnut
meats. Serve on crisp lettuce with
boiled or mayonnaise dressing.
Red Pepper Salad.—Mix half a can
of plmentoes with one cream cheese.
Beat Into the mixture sufficient may-
onnaise to soften and add a few drops
of onion Juice, or more If the flavor Is
liked. Pack In a mold, chill on Ice and
when ready to serve cut In slices and
place on crisp lettuce leaves.
Mixed 8alad.—Slice some tomatoes
and cucumbers and arrange on head
lettuce. Into French dressing stir as
much roquefort cheese as Is liked and
add to the vegetables Just as they are
ready to serve. For those who do not
enjoy the delicious cheese, the dress-
ing may be served without it.
Vegetable Harlequin.—Cook half a
peck of spinach as usual and dralri,
then chop fine, seasoning well. Cut
three or four cooked beets Into dice
and heat In a tablespoonful of butter.
Season well with salt and pepper. Re-
heat two cupfuls of peas In the same
way. Arrange the spinach in a ring
around a small platter. The spinach
should be dry enough to make a ridge
an inch and a half high; Inside the
ring at either end put the beets, and In
the middle the peas, keeping the line
of division straight as possible. Over
the whole sprinkle parsley and send
very hot to the table. Others combi-
nations may be used, utilizing left-
overs.
Persona Industriously occupying
themselves thrive better on a littleiof
their own honest getting than laay
heirs on the large revenues left unto
them.—T. Fuller. _
SUMMER FRUITS.
The time is at hand to prepare onr
fruits and'Jellies for winter use. If
each housewife will,
when putting up her Jel-
lies and Jams, remember
the soldier boys and put
up a few extra for hos-
pital use, they will do
worlds of good. Such
gifts will cost little, but
when all brought togeth-
er will make a wonder-
ful store of good things
to cheer those who are
suffering on beds of pain.
Currant Jelly.—Currants for Jelly
should not be overripe or picked Im-
mediately after a rain. Look the cur-
rants over carefully, wash but do not
remove the stems. Mash a few in the
bottom of the preserving kettle with a
wooden potato masher and continue
to add the fruit until they are all
used. Bring slowly to the boiling point
and let simmer until the currants look
j white. Strain through several thick-
nesses of cheesecloth or drain through
a Jelly bag. Measure the Juice and
boil it five minutes, add an equal meas-
ure of heated sugar, bring, to the boil-
ing point and boll three minutes, skim
and pour Into glasses. Let stand In
a sunny window for a day, cover with
paraffin and keep in a cool, dry place.
Strawberry Cup.—Prepare a freezer
of vanilla Ice cream. Add three table- , ----- - — - - ... ...j™
spoonfuls of orange extract to a cup- j of dress, w -ob,,.* but very
s-sr swsura -SSSSSSS
turned back at the top, are faced with
Black also. The wide epaulette collar
Is cut Into revers at the front and bor-
dered with black across the back. In
the buttons the order of things is re-
versed and the natural pongee becomes
the border. They fasten under loops
of silk.
Just the right sort of hat for this
suit might be either a panama or
bangkok trimmed with overlapping
bows of narrow ribbon, like that shown
In the picture.
Gingham for Golf.
When all's suid and done it's a nice
thing to be able to throw a dress you
have played golf In all day bodily Into
the soapsuds, and that Is why plaid
gingham Is having such a success at
fashionable golf links. These cotton
dresses are as simple as can be made
shirtwaist style, with rather scant
skirts tucked so that they hold their
place. Some have Turkish petticoats
beneath of the same material or of
mllanese silk in color to match the
groundwork.
MSEVENE
GRASSHOPPERS' CIRCUS.
"The Grasshopper"," said Paddy,
"wanted to give their annual circus.
And as soon as the lizards and ants
heard of it they wanted to Joiu In the
fun.
• "All right.' said the Grasshoppers.
'We must put around the posters first
of all.'
Where shall we put them?' asked
the Ants.
" 'Oh, on the long blades of grass
tnd In the woods and In lots of cracks
In houses and porches.'
" 'Very well,' said the Ants. 'We shall
take the posters around.' The Ants
tre always hard workers and they car-
ried the posters on their backs. The
posters were made out of dirt and only
the little creatures of the woods and
grass could have understood what was
written on them.
"As a matter of fact nothing was
written on the posters for the grass-
hoppers do not know how to write and
the ants were not much help to them
in this way. So the grasshoppers
hopped and Jumped In their own spe-
cial way on the little pieces of mud
and dirt so that everyone would know
the grasshoppers were going to have a
circus. They could tell it was to be a
circus from the queer Jumps and hops
the grasshoppers had made.
"'And you had all better act your
parts,' said the Grasshoppers. 'Prac-
tice today and tomorrow at one hour
after Mr. Sun Is up the circus will be-
gin.'
"All the creatures said they would
do as the Grasshoppers had requested.
The Grasshoppers worked very hard
themselves. They got the blades of
grass In fine condition for those who
Next Came the Grasshopper Band.
For All Hours of the Day
K
Pur every duy uud out of doors the
little miss in city or country cannot
have anything better suited to her
needs than the plain gingham dress
pictured here. It Is cut on boyish
lines and worn over bloomers of the
same material. It has a panel down
the front, buttoning to one side with
white buttons and striped collar, cuffs.
I . < M< of in .be color
Polishing
Some women do not realize that •
walking shoe wears better sod appears
well for a longer time If It Is frequent-
ly polished. A new street aboe ought
not to be worn much until It Is pol-
ished once, for without the polish It
i, nor* UaMe to be acrstcbed
than with a pwd polish- Especially
& this tme of taa aboee.
the smaller ones through a sieve
and mix the pulp and Juice with a cup-
ful and a half of sugar; chill. To serve,
put a tablespoonful of the Juice in the
bottom of a sherbet cup. add a round-
ing portion of cream, pipe the whipped
cream abore. pour on another spoon-
ful of th* sirup and decorate with the
strawberriea.
In many places all over the country
wild raspberries abound. These berrtea
hare a most dellctvua flavor, but being
smaller than the cultivated kind are
better used for Jelly, shrub and aim pa.
or the Jalce combined to give flavor la
fruits
IWm
of chambray In pink or blue, light yel-
low and pale green, with short bodices
of white dimity and the chambray
skirts either plaited or shirred on to
th m. Their charms for the youthful
re-enforced by pockets enticingly
est of dresses for little folks. Silk
sweater-coats, like that shown In the
picture, are almost replicas of those
that grown-ups wear with their
dresses. This one Is In blue, with
white collar, cuffs and sash, and be-
sides making its wearer happy—being
so much like a grown-up lady In it—
It tempers the cool air of morning or
evening, or the beach breezes to tha
white clad little lady.
For seashore wear, says the
Goods Economist, many silk cape*
have been brought out in plain and
taffeta* and In
or even oaoy T* ~*^7a I tirer"— with *ome *h*er silk
done in cross-stitch embroidery. Sleeve. J toge^ as they
are frequently called, are being mad*
decorated with little chicks, or bird*, have been brought
or even baby rabbits snd squirrels, novelty tussah. in
In these dresses sre
pie needlework stitches, the best liked
of all embellishment*. Cross-stitch.
feather stitch, buttonhole stitch, and
lust plain running stitch** In colored
cotton. seem exactly eulted to the ' are fur lined.
chUdlah air of these little frocks.
with little
up In sll the popular colorings, as well
as In dainty evening shades. Th*
rery smartest cspss sre ot aatln and
would want grass seats. They put
sticks and twigs around and the Ants
came along to help them do that too.
"This was all before Mr. Sun was up,
but in an hour he was out and in an-
other hour the guests began to arrive.
All the lizard family came—and ot
course there were a number taking!
part in the circus.
"The Ant family came and settled
themselves upon a little hill. And the
Grasshoppers who were not taking
part acted as audience and hopped
about looking for good seats.
"Pretty soon the fun commenced.
There was the parade led by Graxle
Grasshopper. He carried a blade of
grass which had a tiny blue flower at
the top. This blade of grass he kept
turning and tossing about—Just as he
had seen the leader of many a circus
parade do when he had been under the
benches, on the grass, at a grown-up
circus.
"Next came the Grasshopper band.
It was led by Greenle Grasshopper
who played a drum made out of a
piece of bark which he kept hitting
with two sticks. The other band play-
ers hopped along and blew tunes on
blades of grass which sounded very
fine Indeed. After they had marched
around they sat down In a corner and
kept on playing from time to time.
"Of course the baad was followed by
all the performers. There was Miss
Ant riding an the back of Mr. Red
Lizard. She had quite a lot of trouble
keeping on for Mr. Bed Lizard wiggled
so much. And his crawling was rather
peculiar she thought. However, whed
she fell off the audience thought It was
a trick and clapped their little legs to-
gether. '
"Mr. Red Lizard always waited for
her to get back before he went on
again. She carried a parasol made out
of a tiny piece of a leaf. It was held
by a small stick.
"The Grasshoppers did many tricks
and their Jumping was as much ad-
mired as usual. They had practiced
some new Jumps which were very fine
and almost dangerous. When they did
them the band played to make mors
excitement
"The Lizards did a crawling race
and the Ants rode on their backs In the
ring and turned somesaults.
"And while all these things were
going on some of the grasshoppers
went around among the audience and
| said:
i "'Nice, fresh, green grass popcorn.
Doesn't hurt the little ones. Try our
I roasted grass, cooked by Mr. Sun.
Have *ome green lemonade—made out
of leaves. Just the thing to quench
your thirst. Come new, have a drink
of green lemonade. The finest lemoo-
ade ever prepared T
-All the creatures took some of
these goodies and at the end of the
circus, which all thought very fine.
concert by the Gras*hop-
and Oraxle
icted as the drum ■aJeeT
tar th* present favored tar th* dalnO-
rompulsory education i
apply to *11 children between tfx
twelve years «< age-
Man la Net Man Vet.
Progress Is th* law of Bta; MB IB
C aaam yet.—Lrewnin*.
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Ryder, J. W. The Mangum Mirror (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 17, 1917, newspaper, July 17, 1917; Mangum, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc281257/m1/3/?q=%22new-sou%22: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.