The Spencer Siftings (Spencer, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 19, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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Beauty of the Ostrich Plume
By Julia Boitomley,
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No. 1. A panama, trimmed with ostrich
• nd velvet. SHE-
No. 2. Midsummer model trimmed with
tint edged with silk braid.
No. S Smart street hat trimmed with
elrlped ribbon and straw ornamenta.
jOMK Interesting facts come
to light when one is looking
up the subject of ostrich
feathers. It is profitable to
become acquainted with
these. The ungainly bird of fine
plumage, whose splendor we bor-
row and Improve upon, is grown
In South Africa and in our own
country. South African species fur-
nish the best quality of feathers,
yhe birds are plucked for their plumes
■once in every eight months or three
times in two years.
London is the great central market
for raw feathers. Buyers generally
go there to obtain their stocks and buy
the feathers which have been sorted
into different grades and sell at so
mueh per pound.
It is curious to observe the features
that make a plume more or less val-
unable. It is the practiced eye alone
that can observe all the points of dif-
ference. Width of the flues, quality
of the fiber, length, texture, color and
absence or presence of scars are all to
be reckoned with.
The business is fascinating in all
-departments: The buying, manufactur-
ing and selling. Each season is a new
chapter in the long story of the os-
trlch plume. For this airy splendid
feather has nodded upon the head of
beauty and waved from the helmets
of the brave for many years. Long
before
The helmet and the helmet feather,
nurned like one burning plume together,
on Lanncelot’s dauntless head, or
Guinevere looked distractingly beauti-
ful in the "light green tuft of plumes
she bore," the ostrich plume had lent
its state to high occasions.
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Ostrich, especially in high grades, is
a good investment for women who can
afTord it. It will not grow less val-
uable, but will be more expensive as
time goes on.
Although ostrich plumes hold first
place in the matter of decorations for
the hat and coiffure, ostrich fibers are
worked up Into other decorative
pieces. Pompons and many airy
fancy branchings are seductively
placed on the latest millinery. In Fig.
1 a hat from a great Fiench designer
is covered with spiral tufts of ostrich
and a plume that suggests in coloring
and form tossing seaweed.
In Fig. 2 the group of three up-
standing plumes Illustrates the fa-
vorite way of all the myriad ways in
which plumes have been placed on
hats, a rich and stately decoration,
while in Fig. 3 a novel mounting is
shown—eccentric, but full of style.
ARTISTIC NEEDLEWORK AUTUMN FASHION GOSSIP
Two Pretty Centerpieces That May Be
Easily Made.
The wild carrot design, so well
adapted to hand needlework, Is shown
liere in an unusually odd centerpiece
Odd Centerpiece.
conception. It may be worked entire-
ly solid or with the little eyelets to
contrast, and should prove decidedly
attractive when finished.
This graceful 24-inch centerpiece to
be done In solid embroidery, with the
blossoms in French knots, will prove
Some Valuable and Timely Point# for
the Woman Who Carea.
The directoire waistcoat promises
to last over another season, and pro-
vision has been made for very orig-
inal and elegant effects In this regard.
Ribbons have been taken up en-
thusiastically by milliners during the
summer, and in satin and velvet are
to have a great vogue in the winter
millinery also.
Bordure satins follow In the wake
of the beautiful bordered summer
stuffs and some exquisite effects are
secured In this line of materials.
Buttons of all kinds, but particular-
ly those covered with satin or with the
costume material, are being used more
lavishly than ever upon the early au-
tumn models.
Cedar red or cedar brown—which
are one and the same thing and sug-
gest the old time mahogany, though
with an added softness of tone—bids
fair to be a popular autumn color and
the chaudron or copper tones keep
their hold upon public favor.
Chiffon broadcloth appears in all the
new colorings and of a lightness
and softness even surpassing that
achieved by the manufacturers last
year. Fancy broadcloths in one tone
colorings and woven satin or chevron
stripes are numerous.
The deep reddish brown and brown-
ish purple shades which have claimed
attention as relieving colors this sum-
mer are exploited earnestly among the
fall silks and velvets. Wild plum,
concord grape, prune and various oth-
er kindred shades seem likely to figure
prominently among the winter color-
ings.
BOOK AGENT It REPROVED.
He Tells Ons at His Own Exptnas—
The Story.
Ths book agent seldom tells a joke
at his own expense, but here is one re-
cently related by one of the much ma-
ligned fraternity:
“I had been in poor health,"
this particular book agent, "and had
been advised to go to ths mountains of
Eastern Tennessee to recuperats. To
kill two birds with ons atone I took
along some specimens of an encyclo-
pedia I had on my list, thinking I
might possibly get s few orders. The
first person I stacked up against was
& typical mountaineer. He was sitting
lr the sun in front of his shack, watch-
ing his wife do tho family washing at
a little brook that flowed In front of
the house. He listened attentively
while I got off my little speech. He al-
lowed he could get along without an
encylopedla.
"Then I started afresh, and I saw
fce was getting a trifle bored. ‘Why,
sir, no family is complete without
this book,’ I exclaimed.
““Taln’t hugbr he drawled. *What
you-all consider a complete family?
See them 'ere young ‘uns s playin’
about?’
"1 nodded,
“ ‘How many d’ye see? he de-
manded.
“I counted nine.
•* ‘There’s two more at school,’ he
said, ‘aV three boys a-worktn' down
on the new railroad cut How many
do that make?'
' ‘Fourteen,’ I said.
‘Then he commenced to call his
dogs. ‘See them hounds?’ he askod.
"I saw them.
” ‘Wall, they’s six o’ them, an’ three
mors often in the woods. How many
do that make?’
"I told him nine.
“ ‘So no fam’ly is complete without
that ’ere book, eh?’ he ruminated.
“Pears to me fo’teen children an’ nine
dawgs is a pu’ty complete fam’ly, an’
I hev managed to struggle along with-
out it so fur.’ ’’
OFFICE KID STUMPED 8TUDENTS.
Wisdom-Seeking German Fails to Con-
nect with Queer Lingo.
The commuters on one of the New
Jersey railroads have been much in-
terested during the past summer in
the efforts of a young German to in-
crease his English " vocabulary by
means of scraps of conversation over-
heard on the train and boat He lis-
tens with strained attention to what
those near him are saying, and when
he hears an unfamiliar word or expres-
sion searches for it rapidly in a lit-
tle pocket dictionary he carries, and
evidently cons it over to himself un-
til he has learned tt.
The other day he stood behind two
youths, evidently office boys, who
were discussing their employer.
"You’d better get on the job,”
warned the older of the two. “The
chiefs got wise to your loafin’ since
the fellers tipped him off.”
“Grouchy, Is he?” inquired the
other, indifferently.
"Yep, he’s got a grouch ail right,
all right, and there’ll be a noise like
a fire for you if you don’t get * move
on."
The leaves of the dictionary flut-
tered wildly for a moment. Then,
with a gesture of despair, the young
foreigner put the book in his pocket.
He evidently thought English idioms
hopeless.
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Linoleums and everything to furnish a home shown in the new state. Our big
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in the wrong place, we have no annexes nor side stores—one big building—one big
store. See name in the long tile entrance and along the front.
THIS AD IS WORTH MONEY!
Bring this ad with you and it will be cashed for $1.00 on any bill you buy of $20.00
or more We also pay the freight and give you lower prices than you will find on
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and beautiful articles worth from $1 to $10 on any bill you buy of $25 or more.
This is absolutely free and you can take your choice. ->
SPECIAL ON DAVENPORTS
This hamkome Davenport, just
like cut; full size; opens for bed;
has large wardrobe skirt box, the
regular 135.00 grade. Uphol-
stered in extra grade velour for
only ....................$26.00
Same upholstered In best Bos-
ton leather; regular $40.00 grade
for only .................$27.50
SPECIAL^
9x12 Extra Union Ingrain Rug1
Regular $6.60 value, for
only .................... $4.96
RUG SALE
9x12 Brussels, choice patterns,
only ..............**•/•••
Room Size Velvet Rugs, $15.00
CARPETS
The only complete line In the
New State.
Extra grade cotton Granite
Choice Patterns, only*......35c.
Extra Sutler Jute Union
on ly ...................... 40c
Extra Super C. C. Union
only ...................... 40c
Extra Super C. C. Wool
only ...................... 65c
Extra All Wool, only........ f5c
Good G-rade Brussels, only.. 50c
Wool Velvet®........85c to $1.25
Fine A xml n»ters .,$1.25 to $1.50
B. & H. White Store Special
This a five drawer automatic lift
drop-head Machine; light running
—full ball bearing; complete set
<rf attachments, guaranteed Iter
10 yours, for only.........$18.00
Mail Orders Filled Promptly.
Graceful Design.
attractive to the practical needlewom-
an. It is a new design and is exceed-
ingly popular on account of its at-
tractiveness when flhished.
Winter Millinery.
The advance models in winter milli-
nery strike out no absolutely new
notes and, indeed, novelty would be
difficult after a season of such variety
as has oeeu shown this summer. The
first fall hats sit low upon the coiffure,
after the fashion with which wc have
become familiar, and many of them
are very large and low, though odd
little high crowned shapes and curi-
ous directoire bonnets such as the
late summer has brought forth are in-
cluded among the new felts.
Marriage and Sacrifice.
Marriage, unless to the rich, neces-
sarily entails many little sacrifices.
The modern bachelor most misses his
little week-end trips to seaside and
golf links when he enters the ranks
of the benedict. Week-ending Is an
expensive habit and young couples,
even If they can afford it, are much
wiser to Bettle down quietly In their
early married life and make a real
home. Unless they do this In the be-
ginning “home, sweet home” will
never be an accomplished fact. It
takes two to make a home and there
Is no time like the first years of mar-
riage for making a real “nest” homo
to last through life.
BASS & HARBOUR
THE ONE PRICE HOUSE FURNISHERS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
19-21-23 WEST MAIN STREET
ARMY RINGS BELLS
PRODUCING CHIMES IS SACRED
MEXICAN VOCATION.
Two Thousand Men in Mexico City
Alone Are Regularly Employed—
No Need to Carry Time-
piece There,
To Be Agreeable.
The girl who gets a grievance, who
feels herself ill used, who is quite sure
that nobody understands her, has a
mental ailment and needs treatment.
Now, I am going to prescribe.
The best cure is action. Fill every
hour of the day with interests. Acquire
a hobby (many people speak slight-
ingly of a hobby, but a hobby is a
great thing). Throw yourself with en-
thusiasm into all you do. Try to make
everybody you meet happy. Forget
that you yourself exist, and the first
thing you know you will acquire that
wholesome, iutpt-y state of mind which
is the most beneficial of traits.
To Wash Cut Glass.
It is necessary to have a soft brush
in order to keep the cracks and crev-
ices of cut glass perfectly clean. Wash
in hot water with soapsuds and ammo-
nia, rinse In clear cold water and wipe
dry with a very soft cloth.
Japanese Army Promotions.
In the matter of efficiency reports
and promotions it is noted that in the
Japanese army there is a book for
each officer, which he is privileged to
see and in which are recorded remarks
as to his progress and efficiency in
each rank, so that it 1b known whether
he is fit for promotion or not as he
rises in the service; and, consequent-
ly, a selection committee does not ex-
ist in Japan. In this way any officer
would be aware of his chances of ris-
ing to high rank, as only those whose
records were good would succeed, the
duffer going out automatically.
A Searchlight Problem.
Mrs. Bertha Ayrton has succeeded
in ascertaining the clubs of the re-
fractory behavior of the searchlight In
certain respects and is devising a
remedy. The British admiralty called
on Prof. Ayrton to investigate ths
trouble some time ago. After making
many investigations he turned the
problem over to his wife, who is the
only woman member of the Institute
of Electrical Engineers and who re
ceived the only medal ever awarded to
a woman by the Royal 8oclety ol
Txmdon for original unaided work.
The Trail it Leaves.
■ fitnd methought the air grew den*
er,‘ quoted the professor in literature
“Now what do we learn from this?"
“That the automobile was common
in Poe’s time,” answered a practical
it takes a great army of men to keep
the church bolls going in Mexico. It
Is estimated that in Mexico City alone
there are more than 2,000 bell ringers.
This is the number regularly em-
ployed. On days of religious celebra-
tions the number Is augmented, as the
ringing of the bells must be kept up
almost constantly through the day and
night on such occasions. One of the
most striking features of Mexican life
tt the casual visitor Is the noise of
the church bells. Every little hamlet
and many of the ranches in the coun-
try have one or more Catholic
churches, and each is equipped with
one or more bell towers. The great
cathedral which stands near the Na-
tional Palace in Mexico City has 16 of
these towers.
In some towns the constant ringing
of the church bells Is prohibited by
the local authorities. The sounding of
the bells Is permitted once or twice
every hour. Some churches toll the
quarter hours and others toll every
five minutes. Most of the churches in
Mexico City toll the quarter, half and
hours.
The profession of bell ringing is
looked on by the lower classes as be-
ing honorable and distinguished. The
bell ringers are reverenced as being
an adjunct of the clergy. The bell
ringers themseives are usually Proud
of their work. In many cases this
place in a church is handed down from
father to son through generation after
generation.
The towers of the large cathedrals
are spacious, and are frequently fitted
With rooms which are occupied by the
bfcl? ringers and their families. Here,
far above the noise of the traffic of
the streets below, the faithful tollers
of the bells live a peaceful life, seem
lngiy unmindful cf the crashing noise
which constantly -esounds about thel:
very heads. They are away from the
other noises of the city, but are in the
midst of the bell clangings. which gc
on ail through the days and nights.
"How can you sleep, with all thle
noise about you?” was recently asked
the wife of a bell ringer In one of the
cathedral towers.
"It Is not the noise of the bells that
I mind,” she replied. “I hear their
ringing without knowing it, but it is
the clanging of the :treet car gongs
slumbers.”
All of the church bell ringing in
Mexico Is done by hand. Some of the
bells are of ponderous tdze and great
weight. To operate them requires the
exercise of powerful muscles and
much bodily strength. The use of
clockwork or electrical machinery to
operate tfte many bells In the great
cathedral In Mexico City has been
considered from time to time, hut the
preponderance of sentiment of the
church authorities has been against
such an innovation.
The bell ringers are divided into
day and night shifts. They are re-
quired to toll the hours with preci-
sion. It 1b not necessary to carry a
watch In Mexico unless one Is travel-
ing In the country, out of sound of the
church bells. At any hour, day or
night, a person can learn the time by
listening to the tolling of the bells.
Many of the bells which hang In the
church towers of Mexico were brought
from Spain In the early days of Span-
ish rule. Some of them contain large
amounts of precious metals, which
give them a clear, rich tone. The
bell ringers take great pride in their
bells, and much care and attention are
given to keeping them well burnished
and their parts oiled and always in a
state of good repair.
Hid His Gold Too Well.
After a three months’ secret search,
John Dahl, a resident of this place,
finally has uncovered a pot of gold
coin he had saved and burled under
hia cabin more than two years ago.
Dahl Is one of the men who re-
fused to trust banks When he hid
his savings he thought he had
marked the spot securely, but a
number of months ago, when he
went to look, he was unable to lo-
cate the money. Dahl then built a
small shed over the ground where he
thought the gold was located, and un
willing to allow others to know of
the existence of the treasure, lest he
be robbed, he set about digging In the
evening by candle light. After long
toll his search finally was rewarded
and he emerged from bis cabin with
the coin.—Camp Crook Correspond-
ence In St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Turkish Beggar at Home.
Beggars are never suppressed la
Turkey. The story Is told (and they
say It is true), about an American
lady who by a mistake gave a beggar
of Constantinople a gold piece. The
man had left his post when she re-
turned. but one of his colleagues told
her where he "resided.”
It was a fine house, and at the door
was a servant, who politely. Informed
the lady that "my master Is dressing.
He will be, down soon." And then
the well-groomed beggar, dressed for
dinner, appeared and gladly returned
the gold piece, explaining In the
meantime that, such mistakes were
highly embarrassing.—Charities and
Commons.
Extend Siberian Road.
A great extension of the Siberian
railroad is proposed along the River
Amur, and aa it haa met with hearty
approval on the part of the present
ministry, It Is likely to be constructed.
It will open up 40,000,000 acres of corn
land. _ . .
Time Waeted.
.Lady (to caller)—You won't mind
my going on with my work while you
are here, will you? Then I shan't feel
I'm wasting time.
Noah's Excuse.
Capt. Pritchard, of the record break-
ing Mauretania, told a group of Amer-
icans on a recent voyage that a sail-
or’s life was a hard one.
“It is not so hard as it used to be
before the coming of steam," he said,
"but It is still fearfully hard for all
that, in fact, I never heard of but
one man who had a decent excuse for
going to sea." *
"And who was he, captain?" said a
Chicagoan.
’’Noah,'’ the captain answered “For
if the old fellow had remained on
eh.ii-i* h« would have been drowned.”
Japanese Army Promotions.
In the matter of efficiency reports
and promotions It Is noted that in the
Japanese army there is a book for
each officer, which he is privileged to
see and In which are recorded remarks
as to hlH progress and efficiency In
each rank, so that it is known whether
he Is fit for promotion or not as he
rises in the service; and, consequent-
ly, a selection committee does not ex-
ist In Japan. In this way any officer
would be aware of his chances of ris-
ing to high rank, as only those whose
records were good would succeed, the
duffer going out automatically.
The”Trail It Leaves.
” ‘And methought the air grew dens-
er,’ quoted the professor in literature.
"Now what do we learn from this?”
"That the automobile was common
In Poe’s time,” answered a practical
member of the class.
Uncle Allen.
"1 see the government is going into
the airship business,' said Uncle Allen
Sparks. "Sooner or later the airship
will get Into politics, and then we'll
have machine politicians and flying
machine politicians.”
Africa’s Name.
The name or the African continent
is of uncertain derivation. The name
was first applied to the neighborhood
of Carthage and later extended to the
wIiaIa AAnHnAfit Tfitiol! Is ft province
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