The Mangum Mirror (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 55, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 25, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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THE MANGUM MIRROR
F)R the Ladies of Mangum and Greer
County—Household Hints, Fashions, and
General Household Information.
October's Brides
ONLY ONE SLEEVE
This Is Unique Feature of New
Evening Wrap.
Ingenious Arrangement Enables Wear,
•r to Hold Frock Off Pavement
Without Inconvenience.
The evening wrap shown In the
Hketch 1h one of the most Ingeniously
designed garments seen In several sea-
sons. It hus only one sleeve. It Is sur-
prising no one has before this designed
a one-sleeve evening wrap.
There Is little doubt that the aver-
age woman who considers the purchase
One-Sleeve Evening Wrap.
of an evening wrap for the coming
season will be quick to see the advan-
iages of the one-sleeve garment.
As every womaif knows, an evening
gown is usually so frail and perishable
that it must be held up away from the
grime of the streets and the carriage
or motor step. Evening gowns are
more frequently than otherwise rather
long affairs, often equipped with trains
that get in the way of the feet unless
firmly held out of <he way.
They are often heavy, made of rich
velvet, plush, satin, brocade, etc., and
to hold properly both the wrap and
frock is difficult. If a woman's arm is
on the outside of tlB? wrap, as it must
be if the garment is equipped with two
sleeves, then she must hold both wrap
nd frock, unless she pushes back the
wrap, and then it is massed, and again
in the way.
The one-sleeve garment solves the
problem.
The right hand holds up the frock,
and this newest of evening wraps has
no sleeve on the right side. The hand
jis therefore kept comfortably under-
neath the wrap so that it may do its
work of looking after the frock, while
the hand slipped through the left
sleeve is free for the carrying of opera
glasses, slipper bag, etc.
The wrap shown is made of rose-
colored chiffon velvet, and the deep
joke, pointed front and back, is rich-
Jy embroidered in metal thread. The
fur collar is detachable, so when de-
.sired the entire lovely yoke may be
seen.
Any woman could make a wrap of
this kind for herself if she wished to.
erable to cutting them, and finish by
giving a polish with a chamois leather
pad. Manicure powder or paste need
be used only once or twice a week
To remedy brittle nails, get an ounce
of myrrh from the druggist and inlx
It with one ounce of turpentine.
Spread this paste over the nails at
nlgbt, and In the morning remove It
with a little vaseline.
Before beginning the manicure place
some warm water, In which you have
dissolved a little good soap, In a small
bowl, and soak the nails In this for live
minutes. This Is to soften the cuticle,
and make It easier to manipulate.
FUR CAPES ARE TO BE WORN
Will Be Very Deep and Rather Wide
With a Little Vest Effect as a
Novel Feature.
And now come the new fur models!
According to all prognostications we
are to wear fur capes In place of the
fur scarfs and the cape Itself is to be
very deep, rather wide and to Include
a little vest effect as a part of Its
novel makeup.
The fur may be kolinsky, Hudson bay
sable, mink, muskrat, moleskin or er-
mine. In the estimation of several of
the furriers it Is to be a brown season,
but others declare gray furs will be In
good evidence, while for those who can
afford it white will be added to either
the brown or the gray.
One of the new capes, for Instance,
Is made of spotless ermine and is lined
with white satlu veiled with black
chiffon. The cape hangs In soft folds
from shoulder to several Inches below
the elbow and It Is slashed on either
side of the arm so that when the lat-
ter Is In motion there is exposed the
vest feature.
This last Is belted to the figure, the
belt being of the fur finished with a
large tortoise-shell buckle. The cape
has flat revers somewhat reminiscent
of the directolre modes, and these are
completed by a flat collar of Hudson
sable, which may be turned upward to
envelope the throat in case of severe
weather.
SIMPLE IN LINE AND COLOR
t
KEEPING NAILS IN SHAPE
They Should Be Manicured Every Day
• if They Are to Be Kept in Good
Condition.
The nails should be manicured every
day if they are to be kept in good con-
dition. but only a few minutes need be
devoted to them once they are In per-
fect order.
Loosen the skin around the base of
the nails with an orange stick. Press
It hack as far as yon can. Never use
■ metal Instrument for this purpose.
Hang nails should always be dipped
off as ctaaely as possible, but it is ad-
visable to use the scissors very spar-
ingly on the emlrle around the nail.
After polishing dip the nail* jr. warm
water to rrewrr any traces of the pol-
lAim powder, and a Itanl toorh is
given by rubbing the nails agnln t the
pain of the band.
Always Ale the edges, as this Is prrtT-
i
TheKucrm
G\E>lMT#Sa
Faint heart Is forerunner of sadnass;
Despondency robs us of health.
The man who la chock-full of glad-
ness
la the man who makes most of llfe'a
wealth.
THE LUSCIOUS MELON.
Watermelon and canteloupes, when
really good, need no dressing up to
Improve their fluvor for
that Is Impossible; but a
tasteless melon need not
be wasted, making dell-
clous pickles and pre-
serves. Never place Ice
In a melon to chill It as
It destroys the fine flavor,
especially of a musk
melon. Chill them by placing them
near the ice. A most delicious melon
may be ruined to the eater by being
served uncbilled. When serving an
Insipid cantaloupe for breakfast a
sprinkling of nutmeg and it-dash of
lemon juice will Improve It. Taste-
less melons may be diced and dressed
with a French dressing, then served
as a salad, or diced and treated with
a thin sirup of lemon or orange
juice, they mqke a good fresli fruit.
When using a salad dressing for can-
taloupes an addition of red pepper and
more salt than Is usual will improve
the dressing, and lemon juice rather
than vinegar should always be used
as the sharper acid of the lemon Is
needed for this fruit.
Cantaloupe Cocktail.—Cut the melon
In balls with a potato scoop and fill
the serving glasses, add a few seeded
white grapes peeled, a little sliced
pineapple and a slice or two of
peaches. Cover the whole within a
thin sirup using a little strawberry
or cherry juice for flavor and serve
with a cherry or strawberry on top.
Melons With Ice Cream.—Scoop out
halves of cantaloupe until only the
green rind Is left, these may be left
from the cocktails and well-chllled,
refill the melon molds with Ice cream,
Caramel may be used for color and
decorate the cream with chocolate-
dipped almonds to resemble seeds or
bits of candied ginger may be cut in
the form of seeds, making a favorite
flavor combination.'' The sirup from
preserved ginger is also a most de-
licious addition.
Melon Basket.—For a child's party
a pretty basket made of a melon and
filled with the rich, red, juicy balls
looks too pretty to eat. The balls
may be shaped in various ways. As
only the red heart of the melon can
be used for this two melons will bf
needed for there will be some waste.
The predominating note in this fall
costume is one of simplicity in lines
and in color. It is a Russian blouse
walking costume of brown velours. The
only trimming is the buttons, and per-
haps the slash pockets may be consid-
ered a contrast to the predominating i
simplicity. The only relief in color is !
the tan broadcloth turnover on the |
choker collar and the tan broadcloth j
the slash pockets.
Silk as a Necessity.
The experts are urging women to
use silk instead of cotton and wool.
There is bound to be a shortage In
both the latter fabrics. In some
places It is difficult to get woolen Jer-
sey skirts and suits. Silk stocking*
will replace cotton ones, for every frac-
tion of a pound of cotton Is needed by
the warring countries. Wool is needed
for uniforms; therefore, women will
have to wear silk. What was once ex-
! travagance will now be economy and
i patriotism. It may be. however, that
! rh" government will forestall this by
' using up the silk for Re airplanes.
Hand Work on Blouses.
nd embroidery in Ueu at other
ling ikrantn moat of the
m nn. whilst n two-tone (mb-
na la a favorite device for the
wtae plain Mouse.
SOME GOOD DISHES.
Lima beans, fresh or dried, make
most substantial dishes served In va-
rious ways.
Lima Beans a la
Poulette. — Shell
sufficient young
lima beans to make
a pint, cover with
boiling salted wa-
ter and cook until
tender. Pour off
all but a half cup-
ful of the water and add one cupful
of rich milk. Mix a little cold milk
with a tablespoonful of flour and stir
into the milk; cook five minutes, add
salt and pepper to taste, a few drops
of onion sauce, two beaten eggs, one
teaspoonful of butter and the same
amount of chopped parsley.
Vegetable Soup.—Cut Into half-Inch
dice sufficient carrot and turnip to
measure one-third of a cupful each;
cut one-half cupful of celery Into
pieces, dice one and a half cupfuls of
potato, and slice one-half of an on-
ion. Put three tablespoonfuls of but-
ter In a stewpan, add the vegetables,
cover and cook 15 minutes. Add a
quart of water and cook for an hour.
Season with salt and pepper and ,
serve with a garnish of parsley.
Veal Hash.—Chop n piece of
cooked veal fine. To a pint of the
chopped meat allow a teaspoonful of
onion juice, a teaspoonful of salt, one-
third of a teaspoonful of paprika, one ,
teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce,
and a tablespoonful of tomato cat-
sup. Melt a tablespoonful of drippings
In a frying pan, moisten the meat
with gravy, add seasonings and spread
in the pan. Spread over the top one
teasiHtonful of the drippings and cook
slowly for 15 minutes; it shoald be
moist. Heap the hash on buttered
toast and place a poached egg on each.
Peach Trifle.—Boil together for five
minutes a cupful of sugar and one j
rupful of water with the stones from
a quart of poaches. Allow the stones |
to utand in the sirup for ten minute*.
Skim them out end lay In the peeled j
peaches, stewing until tender. Line
a di«h with cake aoaked In any fruit, j
add the peaches and cover with |
whipped cream sweetened and fta
mm
If October's brides take advantage
of the great liberty In the choice of
styles, for their wedding gowns this
year, they will be wonderfully garbed.
It appears that they may be quite In-
dependent of the current modes and
make excursions Into the past In order
to garb themselves and their attend-
ants in the styles of other days and
other lands. All that Is required of
the wedding procession Is that It shall
be picturesque and dignified. There is
no getting away from that last condi-
tion ; no frivolous and llght-blnded sug-
gestion must appear In the bride's ap-
parel.
If she chooses the modes of the hour
she Is fortunate, also, for she finds
them beautifully adapted to the wed-
ding gown. There are the straight-line
dresses and those that show a little
definition of the waistline; all simple
and dignified. And the vogue for full
draperies in soft, rich satins plays in-
to the hands of the designer of wed-
ding gowns. Just how well this style
can be managed is shown in the gown
pictured.
This model has the regulation long
sleeve, partly of satin and partly of
crepe georgette, but It has not the reg-
ulation high neck. A little chemisette
of crepe with u V opening at the front,
makes pretty amends for the absence
of a higher collar. It Is hardly dis-
cernible In the picture. The train Is
long and straight and the veil is long-
er, falling In two lengths from the
puffs across the back of the head. The
ends of the veil are bordered with fine
val lace and the shorter length Is
something over half the length of the
figure. A very narrow girdle and a
double strand of pearl beads dispose
of the finish at the waistline, and a
long strand of pearls Is worn about the
neck.
Orange flower buds make a band
about the forehead, with clusters of
buds and blossoms arranged in the
veil at the back. Altogether this Is a
costume that will never look less beau-
tiful In years to come than It does to-
day—and the bride will always be able
to point with pride to her picture.
For Her Hours of Ease
CATER TO FOWLS' APPETITE
Feeding of Only One Grain Soon Ola.
gust a Layer With Her Boarding
House—Variety la Best.
Palatahlllty la an Important factor
In the feeding of chickens. Many
people think the hen baa no sense of
taate. To satisfy oneaelf regarding
thla It la only neceaaary to watch the
bird at feeding time and note her keen
seuse of discrimination aa she selects
the kernels of wheat from among the
rye and barley and the freshly sprout-
ed, tender ahoots from among the
dried, less succulent green feed. In
the feeding of grain mashea and green
feed the hen hus a varied preference.
Such feeda us she likes best are beat
for her.
It never pays to try to force any
feed upon the hen that she doea not
like or want. The feeding of only one
grain soon disgusts the layer with her
bourdlng house. Variety Is essential
to obtain palatahlllty. An occasional
feeding of wet mash Is readily appre-
ciated In preference to the customary
dry form. Sprouted outs will tuste
much better thun the steady diet of
dried alfalfa or clover, and a hot feed
on a cold day makes the hens sing
with delight. It pays to cater to the
hen's appetite.
WATER VESSELS FOR CHICKS
Protection of Some Kind 8hould Be
Arranged to Keep Dirt Out Dur-
ing Summer Montba.
The drinking fountains which will
do for chicks during the cool spring
months, when germ life Is less abun-
dant, will need watching, scalding and
cleansing by sunning, during the hot
months. If they ure the kind into
which the chicks climb with their feet,
put a brick in, If nothing better of-
fers. Shallow milk pans or deep pie
tins make good drinking fountains, If
protected from the chicks. Some breed-
ers have a wire platform, on wire legs,
which they put over the pan, and the
chicks drink between the wires. Oth-
ers use slat or cover the center of the
pan. In the house where chicks are
large enough to reach up or fly up, put
the drinking vessel on a shelf.
Whenever the vessel Is filled, rinse
It thoroughly. Fine dust settles In the
bottom of any vessel, and this In time
becomes slimy and germ-laden. Atten-
tion to the cleanliness and the placing
of the drinking vessels is a great heir
towards keeping the chicks well.
CHICKEN COOP IS PORTABLE
The comfortable and reliable kimo-
na. undisturbed by brilliant rivals In
lounging robes and negligees, appears
In greater force thi.n ever, secure of a
place In every wardrobe. Japan is
sending a lot of them in pretty color-
ings and with attractive embroideries,
and selling at very moderate prices.
Some of these are made of thin silks.
Interlined, but most of them are of
cotton crepes. The printed silks are
very interesting.
Among the American cottons flannel-
ette Is the most popular choice for
ktmonas and house jackets made for
real comfort. The newest arrivals
among thein are finished with ruffles ;
of narrow riblton, and proclaim their
allegiance to the cnuse of pockets hy I
adopting one or two. Most of them i
also bear the signs of the times In a
narrow belt made of the same mate- j
rial as the kimona. But this is oce
of the garments that has no good ren- j
•on f«>r changing and therefore the |
kimona* of today are much like those j
of many yesterdays.
In the picture a cheery and good- ,
looking example of "the Japanese silk
kimona has set-la sleeves and a w1d«>
collar edged with a frill of satin rib .
b n Three point* of lace at the froot
of the collar are aet «o at each aide.'
The aleevea are Ihni quarter length
with turned-hack cuffs edged with rib-
bon frills, and the pockets are in-
the aaoM way A narrow saafc.1
made of the silk, tells the rest of the
story of this unpretentious garment
that contrives to be fascinating because
of its simplicity and the real beauty
of the silk. It would make a lovely
gift for the girl going away to school—
or anyone else Inclined klmonaward
in her hours of ease.
Sides of Covered Portion Are Remov-
able, as Is Front—Hinged Cover
for Trap Nest.
To one accustomed to the care of
chickens, the accompanying cut will
be most suggestive.
The cut away portion of the side of
the coop proper shows the direction of
the roosts, while the trap nest Is con-
Coop for Few Hens.
tained In the small extension at the
back of the covered portion, writes
C. J. Lynde In Farmers Mall and
Breeze. Dry food is supplied In the
box at the back. Wet food Is put In
the trough at the opposite end. The
sides of the covered portion are re-
movable, as Is the front, and the trap
nest has a hinged cover. The roof Is
double with an air space between.
LOSS OF CHICKEN FEATHERS
Breakfast Cheer.
A breakfast daintily served Is the
surest Index of a perfect day. One
woman, wbo determined to give her
hubby a cheerful sendoff every morn-
ing. bought blue wlllowware for the
breakfast china. Then she used blue
and white aa her color scheme for the
dining room. She made napkins of
white linen, rolled their hems and
blanket stitched them In blue. They
were related at once to the china.
Then she bought two ..lue and white
runners and spread th« w over the
breakfast table. A blue howl, which
held a place la the center of the ta-
ble. always contained white Bower* of
Mar sort. This waa ooe woman's way
to make a husbaad happy.
A novel window neat, which contains
a storage space for clothing, caa
tended to form a single bed.
Trouble Is Usually Caused by Preaence
of Depluming Mites—Ointment
for Control.
The loss of feathers from chickens
Is usually caused by the depluming
mites. These mites feed on the base
of the feathers and the epidermis sur-
rounding them. The mites also cause
an Irritation and frequently cause the
chickens to pull their feathers in their
endeavor to allay this Irritation.
These mites cannot be controlled by
dusting, but are usually kept in check
by the use of the following ointment:
One dram of flowers of sulphur; 20
grains of carbonate of potash, and one-
half ounce of lard or vaseline. THis
ointment should be applied to the af-
fected parts.
SHADE FOR GROWING CHICKS
: Ample Shelter Afforded in Orchard or
Corn Field—Fowla Destroy
Bugs and Worm*.
Plenty of shade should be provided
for growing chicks. When allowed to
I range in an orchard or cornfield they
I will not only find ample shade and
' green feed but will benefit the treea or
Corn aa well aa themselves by destroy-
ing burs and worm*. Sometime* sun-
Mow era are gtoaa for shade. ArtlBrtal
protection agalaat the sun's rays may
•e obtained by supporting frame* cot*
red with burlap a few feet above lha
•Kind.
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Ryder, J. W. The Mangum Mirror (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 55, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 25, 1917, newspaper, September 25, 1917; Mangum, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc281532/m1/3/?q=wichita+falls: accessed June 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.