The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-19
FAIRFIELD

Defacing Nature Business Improving =
 A Poor Mans Loss = Discourse on
 Dress.
 Several citizens have asked that at tention beScalled to the fact that men and boys from out of town, supposed to be mostly from the west and in ig- norance of the law, go about the /place | tack1ng signs to trees and fences. These are an eye sore to all good citi- zens who wish to preserve the beauty of the place, and the placing of them as indicated is against the law. Two years ago this would not be tolerated and even now some of our prominent citizens have protested. Saturday last and yesterday, men were in town tacking up these street signs, much to the disgust of law abiding citizens. It has been suggested that the Village Improvement Society look after this matter and cause the arrest of all vio lators of the law. There would be something in it, too, for the officials. In Stratford Sheriff Stagg is quick to bring these offenders before the Jus tice of the Peace, and Judge Peck promptly fines them and charges the costs. This is so well known that seldom does any one venture to tack up advertisements on trees and posts in that town.
 AS an example of how business is picking up, it may be mentioned that the Fairfield Rubber Company is now running it's plant five nights in the week to keep up with rush orders, and that it has begun to build quite large addition to it's store room. The bricks for this building are arriving by the car load, and it is said the new house will be some 40 by 50 feet. It is found necessary to have a store room for the manufactured product, that supply may be kept on hand, in case a large order is received which must be filled at once.
 The family of MT. Charles Clucus, which has occupied the large house on Main street all summer, left to-day for New York, where the rest of the winter will be passed.
 The Misses Grace and Lucille Perry left yesterday for New York for a two months stay in the big city. Dr. Perry is slowly improving in health and is able to be about his room.
 Last Thursday afternoon John Pc maze, a section man, employed by the N. Y., N. H. & H. Railroad, lost pocketbook somewhere about the sta tion, between 2:30 and 8 o'clock, in the afternoon. Pomaze stepped into the pay car to get his weekly wages and put the money into his pocketbook, which contained $27 and a chain val ued at $7. Instead of putting his nocketbook back into his pocket, he placed it between two pairs of trous- CTS which he wore, and the pocketbook worked down through. and is thought to have dropped on the platform. The entire gang of men searched but were unable to find the lost book. The conclusion was reached that some per Coy hoy %ha carried it off. Pomaze is a Hungar- ian living on the Little Danbury road, and known to be a temperate, hard working, frugal and saving person. He has the sympathy of all who know him.
 It having been noised abroad that a number of people in town are in terested in the anti-tuberculosis cam paign, number of agents for va riOuS books relating to the subject, and for patent remedies for the cure of consumption, have appeared on our streets, in the endeavor to dispose of their wares. It is noticed that an unusually large number of travelling men have made their appearance dur ing the last few days, and yet busi- ness is quiet, and the old town is jog ging along afterr the old fashion.
 A few days ago Mrs. Dr. Nehemiah Perry, of Boxwood Cottage, this town I6dO d very IiICISSLIuS PdpSI USIOIc the Dorothy Riply chapter of the D. A. R.'s of Southport, on ''Dress and Cos tumes.'' Among other things she said And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons" The first recorded attempt at dressmaking. Skins of animals were used. From statues and mummies we obtain knowledge of early dress. 1t is long journey from fig leaves" to the com- plications of centuries later. and to present simplicity, compared to ear- Her days, especially with the cos tunes of men. The old Jewish dress must be assumed to be the. Oriental loose and flowing, bound with a girdle The Israelites had special costumes for peculiar classes. For the priest hood there were official Vestments, which were made with extreme min uteness and enforced by authority. The kings and princes had their royal apparel and warriors theirs cloth wo- ven from camels' and goats hair, and the sackcloth of sorrow and humilia- tion were in use from an early periOr The Israelites had fabrics of linen, cotton and silk. They had a process of dyeing. White was held by them in the highest estimation, and fine nee dlework and figures embroidered into woven fabrics. The Oriental usage of uncovering the feet and covering the head in token of respect and adoration, centuries have revived. The rending of garments-the outer ones-was sig nificant of grief. 'The rich man was clothed in purple and fine linen, with a Lazarus in rags at his gate, con- dition that has been modified by Chris tianity. This is a great altruistic age; Mercy walks abroad extending it's sheltering arms around every human and animal suffering. Christianity is indeed with us.
 Previous to 1900 before Christ the or dinary male Egyption dress was a piece of linen tied around the Joins, and a lions or tigers skin around the body After 1900 covering for head and feet came into use. In weaving and dyeing the Assyrians surpassed all other nations. The taste for