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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-22

On Friday afternoon Mrs. NJ. II.
Allison entertained in honor of her
mother, Mrs. Palmer, and her little
son. Louis, he being nine and she
being seventy-nine.
The house was n profusion of
ferns and chrysanthemums. The en-
tire afternoon was spent with the
old ladies OF the immediate neigh
borhood talking over the times OF
by-gone days with Grandma Palmer.
While the children were entertain.
ed on the lawn by Misses Annie
Anderson and Gladys William.
Dainty refreshments WEI, servsi
for the old ladies'. It being old.fash.
Toned pound cake, coffee. chocolate
and fruit.
While the children were served
with lemonade and waters.
Both the host and hostess were
the recipients Of a number OF birth.
day remembrances.
Guest list-Mrs. Landrum. Mrs.
White, Mrs. Comstock, Mrs. Scales.
Mrs. Roberts. Chas. and Ruth Rol.
Inns. Frank and Inez Hill. Leon
Daube, Greed Fraley, Russell Weeks,
lila Smith. Cecil Collins. Coleman
Gulley, Elzada Carnahan and the
host and hostess.
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Murnane-Boadway

Social Ardmore will be Interested
In the approaching marriage of Miss
Bessie Murnane OF Dallas, sister 10
Mrs. T. T. Guillot, to DIR. + ".
Roadway, which is carded for Tues.
day.
The ceremony will occur at the
brides parents in Dallas. \ number
of Ardmore friends of the parties
will attend.
Miss Munanc Is well known in
this city, where she has often Wis.
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woman'S SevcreSt
avoided by its use.
mt or gloomy; nervous
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November.

November.
The melancholy DAYS have come.
The flowers fade away.
The crickcts upward turn their toes,
Aud early dies the day.
The mourning turkeys now are led
To death, and worse. perhaps
The partridges. with mufflcd drums
Are sadly sounding taps.
Judge
\ writer has said that 'in anoth
err quarter of q century houses
will he built without kitchens" Can
this be possible? 1t Is true that
the prcsent-day kitchen is not to
he compared with an old-fashioncr
one, with its fireplace and huge
backlog and stores of dried veg
etables and fruit hung along the
rafters all ready for a long cold
winter. In these days Of many shops
and quick delivery the kitchen Is
no longer n store room OF provi-
slons. Instead the paper bag brI-
gadc has come our way. The fire
place with it's cumbersome Gran,
is far In the past and a neat cleo
trio or gas range occupies n small
space In the modern kitchen.
The kitchen Of today Is small,
there Is no need to have II large.
Everything is neat and compact
a vast amount Of the food H.
bought ready prepared and thor,
fore the culinary department Is no
longer SO necessary as It was a rc,.
years ago. ana It may become less
necessary in The future. \ little girl
whose father had recently installed
al the modern convcniences the
city afforded, and who dislikcs the
kitchen. Ga parental inhcritancc).
said "Oh, papa, II mamma and
could Just push The button and cook
and wash dishes. wouldn't that be
fine" The father though not. there's
rothinE Ike "the ctEes and pics
hat ''ther used TO cook aud was
LOO williur to admit tha. tho pres,
the button and turn the crank way
Of living was as substantial as that
In the bygone days.
Numbers OF devices are now I'm use
for cooking with alcohol and cleo
tricity on the dining table. Chatting
and coffee %percolators take
the large part of the preparation
a meal ont Of the kitchen When
We compare tho present culinary
department with that OF fit, years
ago 1t Is possible than luyeu.ay
may do away entirely with
.eh kitchen God speed ~, day.
Thanksgiving Fashion Notes,
The subject cf dressing Dis just
much discussed
Popular taste for the Thauksgiy
.ng season iucliucs toward sage cf
somewhat stuffed al the wais,.
\ correct cut M the present time
upon the material. whether
light or dark. but a little of both.
here and thoro rs "a neat comblna.
ion az this time NJ The year
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Mrs. Hugh Suggs and children Of
Berwyn were guests OF MIR. anu
Mrs. Sidney Suggs Friday and Sat
urday.
Mrs. Willard Blakemore is v%lsltinL
relatives in Guthrie.
.
The Woman's Home Mission so
cicty OF the Broadway Methodist
church invites every member of the
church aud congregation to be pres.
cnt at the church Tuesday afternoon
from 4 to . or In the evening from
s TO II to meet the new pastor
Rev. w. H. Roper. and family.
In the evening from s to 3 the
following program will be- rendered:
Music-Misses Avis, Hin. Bell and
Mrs. ~ G. Woods.
Piano Solo-Miss Gross.
Voice Solo-Miss Boone.
Duet-The Misses Roper.
Rcading-Miss Boone.
Voice Solo-Mrs. Earl Kennard.
Plano Solo-Miss Hin.
Ladies Orchestra-Miss Gray. di.
rector.
The Home mission Society especial
~ asks that all the young gentlemen
with their wives and young people at
tend in the evening. The program will
be more than worth your while and a
hearty welcome should be- extended
the new minister and his estimable
family.
The coming of Mr.. Charles u Han.
ford is being looked forward to with
the greatest anticipation by all the.
alter goers and especially 50 by the
lovers Of Shakespearean drama.
THE Merchant Of Venice" Is the
play programmed for the evening
Too much praisecan not be given
Manager Robson In bringing to the
city this noted actor who Is on
sidcrcd by the best authorities the
best Shakcspearean character impcr
senator Of today. other entertain.
mcnts scheduled for that evening
should be postponed. II has, often
been said that few good plays make
this town. Not a wonder. do YOU
think, when a good one is booked
n month ahead for a local enter.
tainment to be gotten up-poor cn.
enlargement this-to tleater man.
ayers.
On Wednesday the ladies of the
Broadway Baptist church will hold
a Thanksgiving market at Coleman
Bros store.
On Saturday. the 2Sth. the Catno-
lie ladies will serve dinner down
town in some convenient buildin.
The members of the Carter Ave.
nue Methodist church will cutter
tain with a pound party at the
church Wednesday evening immedi
ately after the prayer scrviccs-com-
]plimentary to their new pastor and
family. Every member of the congre-
CATION Is especially urged Ia be
present with a cordial greeting for
the new minister.
MIR r. W. Braham and sons.
Thomas and Robert of st. Louis.
are pleasant guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Is Spragins Mrs.
Braham being a relative Of the for
mer.
The following report OF the c. U.
NJ G. club OF Eufaula was given in
verse by Mrs. Louis Grown at the
recent federation of clubs held in
Ardmore:
Report Of Club Federation.
L. NJ. c. Of Eufaula is in It's
fourth year,
of members OF talent and
good cheer.
In harmony We meet and sing TO.
gether,
In order TO raise money to aid the
poor in wind and weather.
AZ present We are singing In Gems
Q%uartetto.
\nd | might say here, it cause.
great frcttO.
But, Oh. when We come To 4 few
moments pause.
And remember We are working ~
such a good cause.
rho task seems to be quite a good
d,a' r.hter,
Md certainly makes our hearts feel
brighter.
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WIS Hlucn enJONcd-On JHlS OcCdslOn.
There were seated with the host
and hostess. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cook. and two children, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. p. Poland, and Master Dan
Poland.
Miss Lottie Gray was the clever
hostess to the members of the Busy
Bees Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. \. J. Addington. The
attendance was good and there Is
much interest being taken in the
fancy work The hostess served dain.
ty refreshments.
-
The missionary brigade. an organi.
cation composed of the Juveniles o.
the Broadway Methodist church. met
with Mrs. j. NJ. Gross on yesterday
afternoon and spent a most pleas
ant time. The mite boxes were
opened and quite a good sum mad
been deposited which will go towart.
mission work.
Mrs. Edith Morgan of Sulphur
the guest of her mother.
Miss Katherin Patton ~ Sulphur
has been the guest Of her sisters.
Mrs. Conlce and Mrs. ~Spragins. She
returned to her horne Friday.
The Orios were guests OF Mis-.
Sue Frame. Friday evening. when
they met in regular weekly session
The programs of November 18th
and 10th were given. The one on the
18th having been omitted on account
OF other business.
Mrs. j. NJ. Gross was a most
excellent leader and showed well
the lesson had been carefully stud.
led.
The program
Friday, Nov. 18th.
Lessons from poems Of LongfelloN.
Roll Gala motto for daily use
taken from some poem.
eRading-The Psalm Of Life.
Leaders paper-Compare Long.
fellow with other poets-Mrs. J. VI.
Gross.
Responsible Village Black.
smith, The Builders Arrows
and the Songs "The Wind over the
Chimney"
Discussion-The didactic useful.
mes OF the poems.
As You Like II, Act TIT.
Parliamentary Drill.
Table Talk-Miss Corlew.
Friday. Nov. goth.
Bryant, the Man.
Roll Call Quotations from IA
vorite poems.
Leaders, ~pa7er-The quality Of
Bryant-Miss Ethel Dixon.
Sketch-"Waiting by the Gate"
Observation-Disclosures Poems. Rec.
objections, Religious Belief.
As You Like II, Act ".
Parliamentary Drill-Withdrawal of
a Motion-Mrs. Y. NJ. Gross.
Table Talk-Vienna-Mrs. Arthur
/
Critic-Mrs. 4. ], A%ddington.
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Buy your hat now while they are
going so cheap at Mrs. Bells. 17.s
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tied and will receive a hearty wei.
come.
DR.. Roadway has only lived here
something over a year but during
that time has won many trends
both In the social and bushes.
world. Following the a
honeymoon will be spent in Gal.
weston, returning they will be at
home with Mr.. and Mrs. f. T..
Guillot on Hargrove Heights.
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Moore-McGeorae.
A marriage that will doubtless
be a surprise to many of her friends
Is that of Miss Minnie Estell Moor,
daughter of Mr.. A. Moore, to Mi.
John Emanuel McGeorge OF Rich.
mond, Virginia. which will be sol
emnized at the home of the bride 1,
father on Hargrove Heights this
morning at ten o'clock, In the pres
enec OF only the immediate family
and a few close friends, Rev. Wynn.
of the Broadway Baptist church
reading the ceremony.
Miss Moore is one of the much
loved daughters OF the city and
lived here the greater part of hei
life. being a social favorite in the
younger set.
Mr.. McGeorge recently cam to
Ardmore and is here prospecting. He
Is "a young man of considerable
means and has won many friends
during his short stay.
Immediately after the ceremony
the couple will leave for Denver.
thence TO Los Angeles for a time.
after which they will go to Rich.
mond whore they will reside. Mr..
McGeorge, being a junior member of
the McGeorge & Co. grain dealers.
The bride wore for the ceremony
n blue silk with hat and gloves
to match.
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with n ceruiieu cuevR ~ ,"'Vv
per CEN OF amount OF Md as
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the hour and the meal better, for instance
than an elaborate Louis XIV. or an Empire
apartment. From its very nature the
breakfast room must be light. cheerful
apartment designed to put into good
humor for meeting the questions of the day
the persons who eat there.
Would II be possible for any man who
took his breakfast in this room." asked
man who had been in the silvery room over
looking tho Jersey hills from the highest
peak Of all Of them. would it be possible
for him to do anything wrong after he had
started the day 30 beautifully
The writer has forgotten what the an
swer was. Maybe the question was merely
rhetorical. At all events it suggested
that the purpose Of the breakfast room
is well understood even by the lay mind.
The seashore breakfast room shown here
ia part OF house standing back possibly
half mile from the ocean. The house is
white stone, and even in it's formal apart
ments the colors are kept as light as pos
sible. The colors Of the various rooms
never shade much in tone from this white
stone. which is the keynote of the house
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superstitious womanS Not bit OF It.
Then l must arrange to take it to the
station on cab, lady told me oqe day
for wouldn't have moments peace Of
mind if went of on Friday and then
she started in to tell me an awful story
about all sorts of dreadful things that hap
pehed to friends and relatives of hers who
defied fate by leaving home on Friday.
Did you ever stop TO think of the acci-
dents that happen to persons who start on
days2' asked her.
Why. Of course not she answered.
.-." Well. try 1t some time advised
You'll find that they'll even up pretty well
with Friday accidents.
wouldn't let me send for her trunk Friday
night and said that she would sooner stay
at homo all summer long than start on q
Friday.
to come and tell me after her return to
the city Of the luck she had by absolutely
refusing to leave New York Friday morning.
Her destination was far north Adiron-
dack lake, to reach which. travelling by
daylight, she must take an early morning
train, 1t was impossible for her to start
Thursday morning, the idea Of starting
Friday morning made her shudder. she
told me. and TO wait till Saturday morning
meant that she lost one whole dayiof her
vacation. To get around the situation
and not travel by rail at night she decided
to take a Thursday night boat to Albany
and continue from that point by rail Friday
morning. She planned the whole thing
very carefully and felt as ssheacknowledged,
as If she could afford to snap her fingers
at bad luck for the summer. In good time
Thursday afternoon her trunk was deliv-
cred at the boat dock and was checked by
the owner herself through to her last stop
ping place. She saw the trunk put aboard
the boat and turned in that night with
trunk deposited on the landing long before
it was time for her train to start.
well, it was five days later before she
caught sight OF that trunk again and mean
while she had to get along at hotel with
the clothes she travelled in. Like many
another piece Of baggage, 1t had been put
of at branch station and sent along to q
station far removed from the main line.
To trace the trunk and get 1t back to It's
owner took longer in July than It would
have taken earlier in the season, and they
were kept apart nearly week.
@'Had l started on a Friday the teacher
confessed, I would have laid all the blame
to Friday bad luck and been glad to do 1t,
but as took such lot Of trouble to get
of on Thursday hadn't ghost OF chance
to tack that awful experience-awful for q
woman-onto the luck OF hangman's 3 day
"The very next year that teacher started
of comfortably for the same place on o
Friday morning and had the best Of luck
all summer long. she told me.
Sometimes when the baggage begins to
pile no In this place toward the end Of tho
week I find myself wishing that the super
| stition against starting away from home
Of Friday had not died down quite 80
much
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This room is panelled throughout in ivory
oolored wood and there is an effect Of very
bright and sunny yellow, although that
color is to be found in reality only in the
carpet-a French rug woven especially
for this apartment-and in the brocade
cushions Of the white enamel chairs. All
the light for this breakfast room comes
through large round arched window at
one end. Pale ivory silk curtains are be-
hind the crystal doors Of the built in porce-
lain closets to conceal their contents when
desired. Four oonsol tables to serve as
sideboards are built in this room two of
them standing in front Of the closets and
the others on the opposite sid e Of the room.
These are finished in Louis XVI. carvings
and the top Of each is covered with a slab
Of marble. These tables are in ivory
enamel and the reliefs are picked out in
gold. The centre OF each is closed COM
partment with shelves, with two rounded
shelves at each end OF the table.
The heavy central light is OF bronze. while
the five pendants are supplied with shades
in opalescent yellow glass Then the
morning effect of summer sunlight may be
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terrace outside, where the trees have at
tanned a larger growth. The walls are
pale gray with green and gold in the trel-
ises about the mirror. and In the arch that
opens into the bay window. The mantel
is Of gray notified marble and the mirrors
fat gray frame is finished with garlands of
gold. The square panels above the doors
are decorated with flowered borders in gold
and green on the gray back ground, and over
the doors ID a basket In relief bearing
clusters OF grapes.
This same design is carried out in the
electric lamp suspended from the ceiling
in the centre Of the room Immediately over
the table. 1t seems to be suspended by a
pale gray silk ribbon and from the gilded
basket overflow punches Of pale green
grapes. Through these falls the light in q
shade of green delightfully."- appropriate to
the color scheme Of the room. The other
lights are on the walls and are in dull gold,
elaborately wrought in tho form Of scroll
with pale green globes.
The furniture is in dull gold, the cushions
being Of the same material that hangs in
front of the bay window, while the wicker
backs and sides Of the chairs are also
gilded. The table, which is carved in the
same design as the furniture. is also en-
tirely in dull gold. 1t is large enough to
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FRIDAY SUPERSTITION DYING
NEW YORKERS NOW READY TO
LEAVE TOWN THAT DAY.

The Baggage Man Says. That Once They
Had a Letup Before Saturday but
That This Is No Longer True-Steamers
Sail for Europe on Hangmans bay.
"Once upon a time said baggage
superintendent, ~we used to have a good
quiet. easy time Of 1t on Friday all the
year around. Even In the busiest season,
say from the end Of May to the middle Of
August, used to get a chance when Friday
morning came around to straighten out my
checks and my accounts and dispatch de-
tanned baggage and clean up things gen.
orally in the office and baggage room,
and my assistants had time to smoke a
pipe now and then and give their shoulders
a we'll earned rest
Now Friday is pretty much like every
other day. Occasionally when baggage is
taken in faster than it can be sent off on the
trains Friday is the busiest day of the
week. for added to the left overs of Thurs
day are the Friday evening deliveries of
pieces which can't be got to the station
Saturday morning in time for an early start.
A dozen years ago we used to sit back on
Friday and get ready comfortably for the
Saturday rush. We don't do any sitting
back nowadays.
"The reason? 1t Is because New York
folks are not 80 superstitious as they used
to be. The fashion Of going out Of town
to stay over Sunday has had a great deal
to do with the change. for to make it worth
while many persons start Friday night 80
as to have full day for sport on Saturday
Men have never been as superstitious about
ErtI yuva nf
when men got in the habit Of going Of a
Friday what could the women do but follow
To be sure. going away for couple Of days
stay 10 not like starting of on a long trip.
but all the same getting accustomed to
leaving town on Friday for weekend has
had lot to do with making Friday travel
more popular.
"A few years ago / don't believe you
could have found a woman in this city who
would have been willing to sail for Europe
on Friday, and she couldn't have sailed
had she wanted to. for none Of the first class
steamers put out on Friday.
To-day, as every one knows, there are
Friday steamers listed in the travellers
guides, and none goes out without a pay
ing consignment Of first class passengers.
Travel on the outgoing river and on the
Sound boats ten years ago used to be mighty
| light Of q Friday. There was no offering
OF premiums for outside staterooms, as
there Is now In June and July, and most
! Of the passengers were men.
sEven the schoolmarms, about as super
stitious q class as ever had to deal with
seem to have shaken of TO some extent
their superstition about Friday start
bringing them bad luck. Many's the time
when I first started in handling baggage
In this station that had to listen to tales
OF drivers who were sent back empty handed
because the owner Of q trunk couldn't
make up her mind to let It 60 out Of the
house on Friday. even though she herself
didn't start until Saturday morning.
aTo collect trunks early enough Saturday
morning to insure the owners getting on
with them on an early train Is Just about I'M
possible ius the rush season. but do you
think that 'fsck makes any difference 70
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allow only four covers TO be spread there.
The serving table on the side OF the room
10 also in dull gilt and harmonizOs. with
the rest of the furniture. The polished
wood floor Is laid out In design IN two
shades Of brown. and the bay window 70
provided with a marble floor, there being
no carpet on the floor at all. The use OF
rugs was avoided in the bay window in
order 70 give it>the appearances Of con-
servatory.l
II will be observed that these rooms are
destitute Of furniture. The rooms In
houses by Carrere & Hastings architects
of the New York Public Library. woula
not be improved by any pictures on the
wallis but those painted by masters OF the
period. x,
This is especially true Of the Louis>xV.
breakfast room at Newport, which 10 shown
here. The walls are In white marble.
This lack of color is atoned for BY the
rich ornamentation. The fat Corinthian
columns appear at frequent Intervals.
Over the windows is the elaborate cornice
with mask as its central figure and its
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detail consisting OF the horns Of plenty.
The ceiling is supported, by a oornioe
finished with a moulding Below the
ceiling is deep moulding Of fruits and
flowers. So rich is this relief that the
white walls impsrt no sense Of baroness.
The gold side lights are in the form Of
three oandlestioks, each Of which is
protected by. white and gold screen;
with yellow and brown. 1t follows the
genuine form of the mantels of the day
OF Louis XIV. and ends with a shelf barely
wide enough to hold the bust of the great
monarch which surmounts it..
Color in full measure is supplied by
the hangings and furniture. The chairs
are genuine specimens OF the furniture Of
the days Of Louis XIV. and mounted in
tapestry in two shades Of red. The wood
work is gold and 30 is the frame Of the
large screen opening into the pantry.
The large vase OF flowers on every panel
is in many colos. The curtains are OF
the same two red brocades as the furniture
and beneath them fall lace curtains. The
velvet rug covering the floor shows the
same two shades Of red. On the two side
walls are buffets in the same white and
yellow marble OF the mantel. The floor is
Of white marble striped with brown and
that is visible beyond the rug. The only
ornament on the walls is the gold clock.
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retained il the room Is used in the evenings
as it occasionally is when the approach Of
autumn reduces tho size Of the family. The
darkest shade Of yellow which the room
offers is to be found In the yellow carpet.
1t is made up Of stripes 20 narrow as to be
almost indistingufshable yet Of various
shades OF ivory and yellow. A masked
door in one corner opens on to a stairway
leading to the upper floors.
The problem OF the mountain breakfast
room was wholly different. From the
windows Of this room one looks over miles Of
hill and valley toward the lower ranges Of
the Orange Mountains. Falling from the
terrace is a straight descent down the hill
side, up which there climbs marble edged
road. So the persons using this room
look over the terrace into view that
almost Is wholly green.
1t was the inspiration Of the decorator
to make the tone Of this room green. The
broad silk curtains that close out the win
dows are lustrous green brocade and they
open on several other shades OF the same
color, The green laurel bushes set In
pots are more vivid than the green on the