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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15
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was bought in this way for $1o, and only a few dollars was spent in renovating 1t. Such a piece as this IS A good investment. as the wood IS well seasoned, and there is little dan ger of it's warping or coming apart but for those who cannot aford ma hogany furniture. and must furnish their dining room in the cheapest Way possible, 1 would suggest that they huv kitchen chairs, unfinished. of sim pie design, and paint them white Sa mahogany color. Such chairs can be bought for 75 cents or S1, ana are very artistic. Instead of a a 1 sideDoa,Fso ,s nest es sibie and put three shelves, the length of the table and about foot apart, a ahove if This is very decorative Wlth plates arranged at the pack ot the shelves and vegetable dlshes etc., ol them. This should be painted to matcn 'I IS there Is room a good screen is great addition, as it can often pc 5laced near the door leading to the pantry or kitchen, so that there ls tiyea the door is opened. One of the essential points to consider in ehoos- me n screen is to have 1t heavy, so that it cannot be easily Knocked over, and inc simpler it is the better. The one shown in the illustration Is quaint ana original. It has a heavy mahog- any frame. Three old-fashioned prints, IA nv H inches in size, have been put in the top, with glass over them, just as you would frame picture, then with dark green leather and finished off with strips of leather an inch wide and with large iron nails. The back is covered with green burlap.
 Pretty and original sash curtains nauld be- made> >Ss cream cheeseeloth or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15

after they are up and the nailholes filled in with putty.
 A stained floor Is the most serviceable for a dining room. This can easily be done by an amateur If it is a softwood floor First the floor IAust be thoroughly cleaned, then a thick coat of good paint applied, preferably dark mahogany in color mixed with varnish. which can be bought prepared. When this Is dry give 1t second coat. It Is best to do the is over 60 degrees This floor will look nice for long time, if, instead of clean ing 1t with water or oil a cleaner is ap- piled, made of equal parts of linseed oil. turpentine and japan.
 The floor covering should be a carpet rug of green, or one of the new hand woven rugs of the same color. with touches of yellow in the border. These are particularly nice as they are wash able, and spots can be easily taken out with scrubbing brush and soap and water.
 The choice of furniture must be largely governed by the pocketbook. The pret- tiest thing to have is old mahogany furniture, such as is shown in the ae- companying illustration. The little china closet was made to order by dealer in antique furniture at a nom- inal cost. Instead of the doors of the closet being made of a number of diamond-shaped panes of glass, each strips of the woodwork latticed over it, which made it cheaper than if would have been. I would advocate such a cupboard very strongly, as it is not only very beautiful and deco rative, but 1t is most convenient and fashioned cardtable below makes a charming serving table. These can often be picked up at sales for a few dollsrAs 7Tha oRs tn sha illnstkatiOn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15

lawn. with an applique border of green and yellow, for which the design shown would be very effective. To make these curtains, first cut the material the desired length, make a hem on the tides and across the bottom of the cur tains about an lnch and a half wide, Trana the design onto manila pa- nor. cut this out and use it as a pat fern. The design should be placed about xix inches apart. The flowers should be cut from yellow lawn or cheese cloth, and the rest of the design from green material.
 This design can be applied in two ways. either by neatly turning in the stitching with machine. or by basting it and leaving the edges raw, and nn- ishina it off with tiny braid to match. if the first plan is adopted. cut the os, slen an eighth of an inch bigger an either case. the machine should be threaded with green and yellow on top and white underneath-
 If there is plenty of light in the room and the windows are not too marrow, valance would look very pretty, Inis should go straight across and should ps about a foot wide when made, anu should also have the applique design. The inside curtains, if there are 70 vo any. would look well made ot piain green velour or ,arraa cloth, or, Tor the Sake of economy of denim.
 10 those who have modern houses with light oak woodwork and hard wood floors. these suggestions will be of iittle use. but to them I would say that whatever they do to their houses they must remember the importance of having a room cheery and comfortanles esnecially the dining rOons where so mich of our time is spent. Avoid too much design in a room. If the walls are covered with a figured paper. nave the portieres plain to give relief to the eye. and always rememner tnat sin. inc backbone of good home making,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15
Linen Closets

bT>HE woman who can set a whole
 closet aside for her her hhenS, halSsd ana fo her fancy, is a fortunate individual. in deed, for there's never a woman man dn iNihs
 Each kind should have it's separate shelf which shGulS be better e1vsEfa si With With tta naSs made of dimity or of cheese cloth lined with perf3Tmsd 63anss,t wsqdns Ueqfams LaVehuer Ha. ID M,ems e especially the lavender 1oy1eTs tT geT i sprinkied thickly in the pad
 ding and perhaps ssweS up ,a n bsTs ttie and as tIero 91,ong pillow-cases and sheets. No other perfume has qTtss M for sG 3bs slssR rpsss and SrSna@ and pillow cases alike should be marked with indelioie Sr,,{s1h.s ink !pnless prefer to emsP0eeF s6a sHfTytnins snIls srl so that they are kept together, and and n meet the same amount of wear and 'ear' change for each bed is the usual allowance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15

A MAN who found himself invari-
 "A ably exceeding the amount ne
 "A had planned to live upon workeo 4 p out d system of accounts-the easiest sort imaginable to keep--Wnicn he termed "a horoscope.
 He divided his expenses into several classes. with one division for weekly ex- penses. one for the fixed sums ne pala oilf quarterly or yearly--insurance and taxes and the lilse-and one for hls own pIts Esch maze was divided in half. and the same divisions set over ootn. 1neh on the left side he put down ms esu- thIss things os grouped in each division; on the other side he entered what ne aetuaiis spent. .,. on ana side exeeed- ad inc other 10 any marked extent, he set himself the task of finding out wny, discovering, usually, some one oI the little leaks which are so ss,Sistad cosSss M bis s Ansncas iust because he hated to dis cover that his calculations weren't working outi A.a scale. was applied by a no less clever s.so,oan to her sewing. Her list was made out for six months aL a umSN6 a1s6 January given over 70 uh9eFcioottugss, iotrss,,,.as 1s rnrssents. and the rest of the months 10 shirtwalsts and blouseS ana skiaSs' ,no
 She was a methodfcal inuIvIuual, wn0 engaged her seamssrstys etysss it was to spend me, me rer the number of things to be made was at its msximgmIt, u,sIt ana aSI,4tas tse week. succeeding goTnan eaSm dubs itC was tion." the average woman eoos ~ we"
 usspt of course, her horoscope was only in. ,endeS to be held to with regard to tnuS,S,tA ,tAs1,bstitutes for the various s1av,s ste considered as balancing the acco1nt if they involved practically the same amount of work. .,, ,rhere was a certain stimulus to work ahout entering up the things that were done certain satisfaction fsdS of sIGst tbs actual
 ..,esrL niied up didn't create anytnlng a i1 ,oa shane of enthusiasm-rather dreao of of ali that was to be Sa,'ts d9ne' a rromptness lnias r.sss gratifying when she compared thS fl Mlth the way things had been 9nals ai0wea to drag on seasons past Her s,1rnrise ssaev even for the six months was i'i''s
 to me hes' idea is worth trying, for ss,ns any- thing that keeps you up 10 oo's he'p''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15
No. r-The Dining Room
 By Dorothy Take
are the days when the care
 flll and thouRhtful homemake

T<HEsE are the days when the care ful and thoughtful homemaker
 Is laying plans for the alterations
 end Improvements she will make 60 her house in the fall. Few of us real ize what a lot of little details must be thought out in the decorating and arr ranging of every room.
 We will take for example the dining room, and do the room entirely over. The first point to consider is what shall the wall treatment be. but if the room must be done at little cost. the choice will have to be wallpaper. If the room has a southern exposure and plenty of light we can use almost any color. but If 1t Is dark, as our dining rooms so often are, we must be careful to have a paper with warm tones, that will light up well and not throw gloomy shadows Nothing is nicer for dining room than yellow, as it always gives the room a sunny appearance, and is warm enough for winter and cool enough for summer should use either plain felt or a yell low-striped paper.
 The woodwork should be painted ivory white two coats being put on before the papering. and third coat added after ward. If the doors are not too high. a four pieces of china on 1t of good bold design adds a decorative note. Corner shelves are always an improvement to a room, besides being a great convenience, and window seats should be built in wherever possible. These can be made very easily by the home carpenter. In putting in shelves 1t is best to paint fhem hrst. and then add the last coat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15
National MusicaleS
ME small music club has most sue,

NE small music club has Ss most suoF e. Q essstuy yv,saSS sGltsd into toe it's r%usIcales xvh,ch is what each of its meetings turns out Instead ' of varied prOgTs%mss ,s CsSntrg tnine ifoi composer of that, the music Ens is sorted out by its nationality 9ftss one country spreads oyer rrsTch tSO msGnSc muso ln eaStnS old French music as a mat succeSs sue os course. And the various opera opera styles s follow each other & in m tes sst oroes one E in which aGS tbsn ths %0Cif s3other. TOOK "D
 sty1e euerv SnT case, the object was to
 dnse HI nieces that were thoroughly rep rresentative of the time and the county as + "t meant the reading and learning or a great deal of new music. which IS ,,, n point that amateurs often 6o0nerison 0yeIiSon of the then ro,rsic of the nations, which was in- tnrestinr to an unusual degree.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15

schools. is a splendid training in prompt action, industry, perseverance and exactness. It is nothing more nor less, by the way, than manual train ing according to Swedish methods.
 The idea is to make something ot practical use, and very clever work do some of the young artisans turn out They carve such articles as tree labels, string winders and weather vanes, while all the tables and benches used in the different schools Of one city were made by young land were more ambitious, started lumber camp and cut. sawed and hauled all the wood for a log cabin they erected.
 Workers in leather make satchels. toolbags for bicycles and music rolls out Of odds and ends of material. and many Of them become quite efiicient cobblers. With great pride do the little shoemakers display half soles ana ps,e6es they have put on quite ,bs shoes of his entire family during the school term.
 Typesetting and printing are also taught, and one little fellow of 12-a Russian-American who had attended vacation schools for three summers put out a book. entitled Why l Like author editor. printer and bookbinder.
 A favorite occupation with boys and girls alike is cane-seating, and 1t would seem the tenements were filled with nothing but bottomless chairs. such numbers are brought into the classroom for renovation
 As for the girls. they learn sewing in the most systematic manner, first ac- curing the stitches by patchbooks; later Icing advanced to cutting. fitting. trimming and even fire embroidery. One school has a weekly mehding day, when family buttons, patches and alarming are done by ambitious little needle women, to the great relief of over worked mothers. Knitting of bedroom slippers Is great delight. as is the weaving of raffia hats.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15

~ NE need not be an ardent ad- mirer of MT. Riis to know that vacation days for the children
 of the other half'' are all 100 apt to be three months Of dirt, dust and 'don'ts.'' Likeness has small charm when there Is no space for young plooo to effervesce and cramped young limos to stretch themselves.
 Hot weather in the tenements IS al. most mlbearable, and 1t is of the utmost importance that children be kept SD forts are forgotten. For this reason. therefore, if for no other, vacation schools are a real boon to sweltering
 Had you told child of the last gene ration that boys and girls would even ene. clamor to go to school the year through, they would have thought you were telling them some gruesome fairy tale. Today no greater hardship coul9 come into the lives of thousands of abolish the summer schools.
 TOO BUSY TO BE NAUGHTY
 To the Educational Committee of Cambridge. Mass. back in 1872. is due the first suggestion of the vacation school, which has been such 8 oenehcent influence during the last quarter or century: but 1t was Boston, in lSso' tlat first put it into actual practice IAe wisdom of such movement was az
  the idea was adopted. until today III many cities the three months vacation school is considered to have as great an educational value ] the regular school sessions from September to June.
 As stated in a recent article. the play ground is absolutely distinct rom lne vacation school. Important sociologlcal- ly as is the former. 1t alone would not give the healthful. instructive occupa- tta., A.. older children which Is 8 crying need in their lives.
 Play for the tiny tot is all that can be desired but the boy or glrl or II or 12 asks for something more than Just to ba amused Their lively brains and rest, 1ess bodies alike demand acton, anu ifniess some means Is supplied to grau- fy this need, the results are apt lo pe O pitiful filling of the Juvenile Courts,
 lust here the vacation school steps m and says to the child: Let there be no ,,aiScbief- Sr,iS breeding, unoccupied time. We will keep you so busy ana happy during the longest, hottest summer that Vou will forget to be naughty. Come 10 us and we will make study so i tasclhat- SI ing that you VIII tihhh u tiio ihOSS M igH.lItb gTha cbiIdren take them at their word. so rnIrch SO that to miss day at vaca- tion school is a positive grief. and the atteudance keeps up to the last 10 sut Pa ma no wonder. No wearisome Grad erind methods or intellectual hot-beds Sere The pupils, unaided by text hooks. have their eyes trained to keen observation and their hands to useful Though the methods vary some. what in different cities, the aim of all vacation schools is the same-to leach resourcefulness. The children learn to depend on themselves, and become remarkably expert in the use-
 sloyd. for instance, on which such enphesis S laid tn all 3 AAsass0h
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15
Toys of Nut Shells

FASCINATING toys can be made out
 of English walnut shells to amuse eonvsiescent children, with-3boats to sail on tin pan ponds, ,h,S1e dStls cases aRa the
 knd a beautiful game of letters may he niayeS with walnut shell for the ,,saii n g'is hS.wD hidden in unexpected places, a m ni,esfSsF of empty ones hidden at the same time, and forfeit eNaeted Tor sverz uus soSnA before the right onss -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15
New Dotted Curtains

A NEW curtain swiss is a reversal A of the popular polka dot in Its < A usual form. The dots are larger fully the size of half a dollar-and set as close to each other as possible;
 But the unusual part of it IS that it is only the space between them the merest line in some places, not more than triangular bits at the cor ners-that Is embroidered:
 The effect Is as attractive as 1t Is diReTants ...lt,RlR \ Saxr1aArAa s -. -sl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15

,s an ennoh,inr pleasure to them through all their after-life. Modelling is taught less with an idea of turning out sculptors than of making trained werk- men for architectural auornmsnl.
 The courses In domestic service are invaluable. Girls are not merely taugns to cook, but to sweep, dust' make oeas, wait on a table and even how to daintiiy decorate It. One New York school han a model bedroom entirely fitted oI- py the children. the boys making the Iur- niture. and the girls the bedclotnine. curtains, bureau covers and other oaihss articles.
 But the vacation school is not entirely practical in it's teachings. Nature study plays an important part, and both plant and animal life are studied by obserya- taught to know the birds. butterflies ana flowers, and are taken to the zoo 70 become acquainted with the larger ani- nals. Even sewing and such ordinary occupations are given Q scientific inter- est by showing the spools, wax, wool cotton and silk in every stage or nsnV- facture.
 separate movement, at first were part of the vacation school curriculum. INTRODUCED TO THE FINE ARTS
 The child Is also introduced to the fine arts by means of stories, loan ex- hibitions of pictures and concerts. In- deed, the school buildings in some of the more advanced cities are made a recreation centre for parents as well as children, and lectures, dramatic enter tainments, recitals and band concerts are given at frequent intervals. Numer- ous excursions are taken during tho summer to points of historic interest
 Nor is the body neglected. Well- equipped gymnasiums are provided wherever possible, and where not mili- tary drill and dumb-bell exercise is in sisted upon Often the children, both bows and girls, are taught to swirp. The importance of the body, hygienicais Iy. is also impressed, and lessons o& personal cleanliness are carefully in stilled.
 by a Board of Education, but women and women's organizations have dona much to further the movement. h. fact, they may, without aattery. be considered it's inspiration, for to them largely is due thc initiative of the work.
 if in your home city the vacation school has not been started, then let the women of that city bestir them selves for the besterment- of their chil- dren and the stopping of the strong tide of s,i CT juvenile eriminahty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15
To Roll a Veil

r>oo many women fold ..., a vel up ss, s4 Il holder-often carelessly enough even then--that the veil soon looks striney and altogether impossible,
 The right way is to roll IL ioosesy end without actually pulling it into Shane. and keeping the edge pulled out as you roll, so that when the xen is ali in a soft little roll the edges seem about even This sort of care should double. at-least. the life os q xea4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15
Horoscope Accounts

MAN who found himself invari-
 "A ably exceeding. the amount he A had planned to live upon worked A @ out a system of accounts[tns
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15
BOYS TAUGHT TO MEND

The boys also are taught to sew. enough. at least. to keep their ward robes in order. They are introduced to this womanly art by learning to make marble bags, neckties or sails: and, strange to say. 1t seems to have fasci- nation and humanizing influence on the worst little toughs. On the other hand.
 Then both sexes study basket-weav- ing, paper-folding, modelling in clay, drawing and color work, while much stress is laid on music. The knowledge those children acquire in sight reading
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15


 D ID a new one, as many wom-
 an can testify. Yet the triumph of accomplishing it is all the greater and the results often more satistying. after all. for in studying an old house you have an almost instinctive knoWl- edge of the things to be avoided and the mistakes of color combinations, or or rooms so crowded with furniture that the sense of perspective has no oppor- tunity to exert itself. which have been made, help uneonsciousiy with the care ful planning of what each room needs.
 Each room should be looked over, the general plan for the whole room made before any definite changes are allowed, the furniture. you must continue to use in it taken into the consideration of the plans for that room. and the question of ighting-for the wallpapers and furnish ings of light room are totally unlike those of a dark rooul-thought or. Tn the series begun, today the material accomplishment of the very problem the title presents--doing an old house over. The first article deals with the dining room, and will be followed by every other room in the house. in turn.
 odd treatments of awkward pieces Of furniture win be shown--a clever wom- ans way of making very good best of unpromising things. And the best and most practical of the arts and crafts ideas will be applied to this fixing-over
 Yet the ideas advanced in the series may be followed wisely by the woman who is furnishing her house new from garret to cellar.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-06

This applies to skating as well
as to other things and the besi
skaters are going to secure the
most prizes.
The mornings and afternoons
are good times to practice as there
are not so many skaters on the
floor and you have an opportunity
of trying your skill without fear of
interruption.
Within the next thirty days the
management will offer some nice
prizes for good skaters. Would mt
you like to win a nice piece Of
bric-a.brac, a piece of decorated
china or cut glass piece. Some
thing on this order will be given
by the management. -Chickasha
Rink Co.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-06
NEW STATE COMING EVENTS.

The new state fair Alton, l. T.
Sept. 2I and ~.
Old soldiers reunion and harvest
home picnic at CARRIER, Ok. Sept.
6, 7 and s.
Nominating republican conyen-
ton in first district at Guthrie ard
second district at Geary, Aug, 2S.
Seven day adventist camp meet
ing, August 20 to September g.
Kingfsher Ok.
Annual territorial picnic of A. o.
u. w. and d. of H., KiDgfisher,
Ok, September 20.
Blaine county fair, Geary. Ok,
August 3o-3I. Sebtember I.
Reunion of Confederate and
Union soldiers Custer City, Ok,
August 2, 3 and 4, 1906.
Grant county fair, Medford Ok.
Sebtemper Al.
National Lumbermen's associa-
tion Concatenated Order of Hoo
Hoos, Oklahouaa City, September
IS and 10.
Farmers Union reunion, Davis,
l. 7. Angst 3 and 4
Anti Horsethief association picnic
Wynnewood. l T.. Aug. 10 and
II.
State meeting Woodmen of the
World, Norman ok, Sept 7 and 8.
Old settlers reunion Norman,
Ok, August 3 and 4.
Selection of delegates to rhe coun.
ty conventions from the various
voting precincts in the counties OF
the first and second congressional
districts will be made August 2I.
The counties will select delegates to
the congressional conventions
Aug IS.