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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19

is in it is. folded over the tcp of tt,e
clothes and firmly pinned with safety
pins. With this precaution the girl
Is sure to find her garments al smooth
at the end of a trip as at the start.
When making the bed make Il
point to turn the mattress completely
over SO that the side which was m
permost the preceding night is now
resting on the spring. If the mattress
is in two pieces, turn the square piece
over and quarter way around X that
is, let the sides exchange places with
the foot. Only by a careful obsery-
ance Of this turning can a '.hunpy''
and uncomfortable mattress be avoid
ed.
Never starch lace. Wash 1t In tepid
soapy water and rinse Thoroughly In
several clear waters. The last rims
ing water which is used should be
quite cold Never squeeze or WIRING
lace dry, but pat it out between the
hands, and then stretch out on some
smooth surface, such as marble, glass
or a mirror. Iron 1t on the wrong
side after placing a thin sheet Of
paper over it on a heavy flannel pad
Press the lace heavily on the raised or
heavy portion Of the pattern, and
work the small end of the iron into
the various scrolls and designs. Fin
ish by running the iron lightly over
the right side of the lace with q thick
ness of paper laid between the iron
and the lace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19

mOnia to a gallon Of hot water will
give quick polish. Use two cloths
and finish with channels or tissue
paper.
After housekeeping I had left sew
eral partly used cams Of paint, var
nish, ETC., which If put away would
soon become dry and useless. I pour
ed out the small amounts into small
cans and covered each with melted
paraffin. Treated in this way they
keep indefinitely and can be used as
needed.
Last year I was so unfortunate as
to get some oxalic acid on a tan
chambray dress, which took out the
color in many places. I fixed some
strong saleratus water dipped the
spots In it, and the color was restored,
so the spots do not show at all now.
This is easily tried, and does not hurt
| the goods.
| A piece of bedticking about a yard
| square, preferably old, will save your
! kitchen towels and many a. burnt
hand . This square should be nem-
med and a loop of tape by which to
hang it fastened at one end. It is
| the best kind of holder for handling
| hot utensils or taking pies and cakes
| from the oven.
Have you thought that rag rugs can
| be made things of beauty by stencil
ing them? Take rug woven all
over of white rags for instance; stem
ciled in some conventional designs in
| q queer blue or green, it becomes a fit
| covering for your bedroom floor, a
really charming and unique bit of fur
nishing.
one girl. who is something of a
| traveller, has for her trunk a large
sheet of blue muslin. This is put in
the bottom Of the trunk before the
packing is started. When everything
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
remedy the trouble.

remedy the trouble.
Stow in the hatbox of the trunk all
the house. This does away with
mad search for tissue paper when
packing is to be done.
The water in flower vases is often
spilled because they are top-heavy. To
prevent accidents put a few pebbles OF
some sand at the bottom Of vases
when putting flowers into them.
If the water is very hard, tiny bit
of soda, NO larger than a pea, will
make the vegetables cooked in it ten
der and of better color. Ordinary
water does not require such addi-
ton.
Nurses aprons usually fasten with
studs instead Of buttons, two button
holes, of course, being necessary in
the band instead of one. The idea is
we'll worth being adopted by the
housewife.
To remove black ink stains on chill
drens colored frocks, ETC., cover them
Immediately with red ink, and then
wash In this way the damage may
he made good, not a trace of either
ink remaining.
To destroy moths put the moth7in-
tested articlesi into a bakers oven
which has just been used for baking!
Let them remain there overnight, and
in the morning take them out and
shake and beat them in the open air.
Use only the centre of the lettuce
head. Break apart and serve at the
table from a large bowl as for salad.
Dress the vegetable with powdered
sugar and plenty of chilled cream.
This is a very dainty way Of serving
lettuce.
just a word to Women--feW though
| they be-who knit socks and stockings.
Do the heel with a reel Of ordinary
machine twist, using it and the wool
| together The stockings Will wear
! twice as long as if they were of the
wool alone.
Clean iron-holders are the exception
rather than the rule. They need not
| one end like a pillow slip, are easily
| made, and can be renewed as often as
desirable with little trouble. Tie the
cases on with tapes.
A bare floor kitchen is liked by some
becau use it can be scrubbed hard with
| kerosene is added to the pail of water
| the scrubbing will be more quickly
done. Where the water is hard it
should be softened with borax or am
| nonia.
| When wishing to drive nail
| through hard wood, first push it
| through a. cake of hard soap; it will
| then go through easily and will not
split the wood. When using a ham
| mer, grasp the handle near the end,
and not in the centre, as is the way of
most women.
| There are several tests for fresh
| eggs One Of the simplest is that rec
commended by the Government. A 10
per cent. solution of ordinary table
| salt and water is the medium. Into
this an egg. lis put. A strictly fresh
egg will sink at once to the bottom,
| of the glass containing the liquid.
! Save old kid gloves for ironing day.
| Sew a pad made from the left glove
ON to the palm of the right one, and
you will find your hand is saved from
| becoming blistered, while the finger
and the back of the hand will be pro-
tected from the scorching heat which
Is so damaging to the skin.
| Keep three wllite-barred muslin cur
tains for each kitchen window for fire.
| ouent changes Have windows clean
! ed inside and out once a week. Do
not use soap. A tablespoonful of am
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
PARL0R CAR SEAT wins
BRIDE FOR THIS YOUTH

Rochester. N Y. April 19.-Miss
Elizabeth Louise Schuman, daughter
Of an old and wealthy family Of this
city, smilingiy admitted last night
that she was to wed J. Arthur Still
well, room clerk of the WaldorfAs-
torfa, in New York. The ceremony
viii take place IN the Schuman man
sion In Gregory street. this city.
IT do not wish Arthur to be refer
red to as a bell boy said Miss Schu-
man- He is not a bell boy and
never has been. He is room clerk.
We met in the Adirondacks. He lik-
ed me and I liked him and that is
all there Is to it. We shall be mar
ried April 20"
Stilweu was on a train bound for
his annual vacation in Saratoga last
August, when Miss Schuman and her
father boarded the parlor car on
which he was riding. All the seats
on the shady side were taken, and
StflweiI offered his to Mr.. Schuman
for his daughter.
Young man, you're brick" said
Mr. Schuman, and they went straight
to the smoking room to puff some of
the wealthy manufacturers best CT
gars. After a while they returned
and Mr.. Schuman introduced young
Stilwell to his daughter. The en-
Raeement followed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
YESTERDAY.

] meant, each trimming hour to send
That promised letter to my friend:
The moments flashed and broke like
spray,
And L forgot that ali things end.
That golden hour was yesterday
L cannot reach my friend to-day
The sunlight burns. an April whim.
In shadow / remember him;
The busy world huns merrily.
But as | work my eyes are dim
He could have heard me yesterday.
He cannot answer me to-day!
He may have thought I did not care
My friend so sensitive, so rare
failed him, / who loved him well,
Dear God, how do Thy children dare
To trifie with Thy Gift, To-day
That fades. so soon. to Yesterday,
Elizabeth Newport Hepburn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Cooking a vegetable after it is done
tous+1ens darkens and detracts from
TO revive a dying fire scatter on
the ennbers a. spoonful or two OF gran
Every green vegetable should be
cooked rapidly, and uncovered, TO re-
tain it's color.
To prevent starch from Jumping mix
il with cornfIour, allowing one tea
snoonf,r of cornflour to six Of starch.
Older or staler vegetables are I'M
| nroved by a, cream of butter sauce
the rin,1id left when the cooking is fin
ished
Boil tin utensils occasionally In
strong soda water, and II rusted run
with lard and, let stand before wash
ing.
living in very cold water for an
hour or more will partially restore to
wilted vegetables quality and fresh
ness.
The best dressing for vegetables at
| their perfection is butter, pepper and
lsa,lt-caulifloWer ana, perhaps, aspald-
gus excepted.
Most vegetables should be put on tic
cook In freshly boiling water. Salt
| should be added when they are about
| two thirds done.
Never use soap on linoleum TIC
| brighten rub with q cloth wet in lin
| seed oil after the floor has been wash
! ed up and well dried.
| To untangle hair that has not been
combed because of illness, put alcoho
| on it and then brush. The snarls Will
| then be loosened readily.
| TILED floors should be washed ur
| with water, then rinsed with skin
milk. An occasional treatment of lin
seed oil will geep lustre in the tiles.
1NA Jichn
copper use soap applied with a DANG
cloth. then sprinkle thickly with borax
| if Won have no regular copper polish.
| If is we'll to know that alcohol viii
remove an obstinate porous plaster
| and the unsightly stains which i
often leaves, when soap and water
! fail
Brass can be cleaned by being moist
| ened with kerosene, then rubbed with
a paste of powdered chalk and lemon
Juice, and polished with chamois.
Palates that revolt at raw bananas
can enjoy them we'll cooked. Stomach
specialist-some of them-say this
| ed often.
/ Before cutting out sleeves AWAY:
double your material, and cut the two
| together Then you are bound to GU
them right, and they will match prop
erly.
A bedut1ful hover DOW1 proved u
be porous. I thought of the ever-use
full paraffin, gave the bowl a thin coat
ing on the inside, and now it is water
| proof.
| A vanished floor can be cleaned
/ more easily if sprinkied with coarse
salt. which is allowed to stand for {
| few minutes then brusher UP with {
| soft broom.
| Chamois leather should be washed
| when necessary, i'll soapsuds, and rims
| ed in ,soapsudS-nOt in clean water
Treated thus it will always keep it!
| original softness.
! Bran water made by adding fou
| tablespoonfuIs of bran to a quart o
water is said to be the best thing il
| which to wash fine silk hose. Soal
is apt to rot them.
| In order to loosen windows that ar
hard to raise, pour a teaspoonful O
melted lard between frame and casing
and rub some on the rope. This viii
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
Waste in the Household.

SIN discussing the little phrase cost
of high living we want to identify 1t
with waste as it exists in the Amer
lean home of moderate means. Folly
causes waste among the idle rich; ig-
norance causes it among the wretch
edly poor. But in the home over
which there presides an apparently
Intelligent, earnest woman, why
should there be waste? Because intel
lIgence and earnestneSS go down be-
fore three factors of modern life
haste, false values and false pride
The little leaks which in the end rep
resent the cost of high living can be
traced to one of these three causes.
OF late years the American woman
has adopted the slogan of her nus
band and son, Time is money She
SEXES upon every time-saving device.
She rushes her housekeeping as her
husband rushes his employees. The
result is a peculiar form of high liv-
ing in the home that did not exist
when more time was given to its
managemen emit says WOman'S Home
Com paniOn for May.
Take the single item of mark citing
Investigators have reported that only
one third of the housekeepers in Am
erican cities and towns do their own
marketing. The other tWo-thirds In
trust it, save on special occasions, to
servants, children and the telephone.
In the average. town where the teIe-
phone service is unlimited three
fourths Of the ordering at butcher
shops and groceries is done over the
wire. Dealers all approve the teIe-
phone method because it is a time
saver for them as we'll as the Gus
TONER Many of them maintain that
it is fully as economical for the
housewife, but actual nvestigatio
proves that this is not true. The
housewife who selects her meats and
green vegetables with personal care
and discusses comparative prices IF
different brands in groceries saves
from five to fifteen per cent. on her
orders. These figures were furnished
by representatives of three reliable
firms in as many typical Americau
cities: New York, Detroit and Balti-
more, and the same figures have been
found to hold good in smaller cities
and towns. Yours may be the eN-
ception to the rule, but find out for
yourself if this is so; don't take any
bodyS word for it,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
FASTEST HALF MILE
DRIVEN BY WOMAN

What is said to be the fastest that
any woman ever drove an automobile
was the half-mile done yesterday by
Mrs. Joan Newton Cuneo of Rich
mond Hill, Queens, wife of Andrew
Cuneo, the banker, who sent a Pope
Hummer racer over the half-mile on
the Long Island Motor Parkway in
ISL seconds. Although the American
Automobile Association rules do not
allow competitions by women, and the
record is not therefore official, four
stop watches caught the time, and
pretty thoroughly established that
Mrs. Cuneo streaked it along at the
rate of 112 miles an hour.
The car used was the one in which
Louis Disbrow mechanician for Mrs.
Cuneo landed worlds records for
from so to 800 miles two weeks ago
on Pablo Beach.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19

Mr.. AND MRS. ARTHUR
NORRIS ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur j. Morris, son
and daughter-in-law Of Harbormaster
Charles Morris last night observed
their fifth wedding anniversary. A
party of friends helped them observe
the occasion and very pleasant time
was enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris are deaf mutes,
and a large number of their guests
were also, SO that "sign language
was the prevailing mode of speech. A
number of handsome gifts were pre-
sented to Mr.. and Mrs. Morris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
LONDON MILLINERY,

The latest models shown are the
empire styles, small hats Gin circum-
ference) with very high fower--pot
crowns from to inches deep. One
model shown me in fine back tagal
mad o-1nch crown and narrow, fat
brim. 1t was trimmed with a full
double ostrich quill in cerise, stand
ing up against the crown at left side
and a band of cerise velvet ribbon
with fiat bow at the front. In an
other model with a similar crown, the
brlm was rolled well up at the back
and more moderately at the front
This hat was in black pedal and was
trimmed with a Pinch corded ribbon
band with bow at left side and a
double lancer quill at right.
An empire bonnet of black tagal
with a narrow velvet coronet front
was trimmed with three lancer feath-
ers in three shades of camille" fas-
tened to the back of the crown and
draping forward over the top.
The high-crowned empire hat is
the hat of the moment for the smart
trade, but it is not expected to be-
come very general and possibly will
not last very long, even in the smart
West End trade; at least, that is the
general opinion. 1t is a good STYLE
for the present time, and when the
warmer weather arrives the larger
pected to take the lead
In addition to the empire effects, a
great variety of Napoleon styles are
still in demand for present wear;
very large effects with brims droop-
ing well down on one side are mostly
preferred, although the double point
is also being worn.
Some houses are showing large
Mandarin" models in various colors,
The mandarin is practically a large
plateau with the center slightly raised
to form a crown. One model shown
me in dark cerise tagal with black
edge was about twenty inches across
and was trimmed with two long uuiIIs
lying fiat across the crown, fasten-
ed on the left side with an Oriental
buckle.
For toques, wide tissues are used
considerably and a new bright finish
pla1t called "radium straw is very
popular, both for toques and for large
hats. Straw scarves with fringe ends
are very useful for trimming the
feady-to-Wear type of hat and are
shown in all the leading colors
Flowers are still in great demand
especially roses in natural standing
eHects. A new chrysanthemum rose
IN shaded effects is a very good SELL
er. Small flowers are used freely in
nght open effects, such as forget-me-
nots in trails, fuschias and sweet peas
in ali the natural shadings; the lat
ter is also shown in fuschia shadings.
Grasses in sweeping effects are good
and they are also being used with
flowers. All moss effects are good
and some very pretty trails Of rose
buds with moss mixed with small
foliage are shown Velvet cherries
are shown in all colors, mounted with
foliage; cerise, back and green are
the best sellers
Chiffons and laces are used for
draping and will probably be used
more freely as the Season advances.
The Millinery Trade Review.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
If LARGE, VERY LARGE;
IF SMALL, VERY SMALL,
Hats This Season Extreme One Way
or Other-Do Not Hide Face
So Much.

If large, very large, and if small,
pretty small-this might make a gen
eral answer to the question. What is
fashionable in millinery" And then
a long list of exceptions should be in
troduced to prove the rule.
The fact is that there seems to be
little RUE for the milliner this season.
Head sizes are still big, though there
is a slight decrease since last year,
and the bandeau again plays a part
though an unimportant one. Flowers
and feathers about equally divide the
honors and both show no end of nov
elites. And the new ribbons used
for trimming are passing lovely. Some
of them are woven with net tops veil
ing eIaborately patterned color
schemes and these nets are often Of
metallic thread There are old-time
shot, striped, checked, lowered and
other novel effects in endless variety
and the colors run the gamut of the
long color card of the spring.
An odd toque has a tall crown made
of lovely lilac Blooms standing high
and the edge of the brim around the
hair is wreathed with lilac foliage. Be-
tween the flowers and leaves there fs
a crushed band of shot purple and
white satin ribbon with a Queerly ma
nipulated knot at one side.
A NapoleoniC shape of green tagal
is turned high up at the front and
back and has a shower of aigrettes
towering over the. crown. For a
young girls suit hat there Is a round
brim turned up all around which is
generally becoming. One of the kind
was of natural straw with delft blue
straw facing and the only trimming
was q handsome white feather at one
side. This hat turned up slightly at
the front and quite high at the back.
Qu1ll1ngs Of velvet ribbon, moss
rose buds, punches of faded posies,
and quaint bonnet outlines give pic
turesQueness to many of the models. A
hat of the finest tagaI is very wide
across the front and has the front
brim tackled UP to show the hair. The
edge of the under brin1, which shows
across the entire front and at the
Sides is finished with plating of
dull blue velvet ribbon. A very be-
coming touch is given the hat by the
dragging down of the white lace,
trimming the top of the hat with
the turned back brim of the front.
Little bonnet shapes with high
crowns are popular in the-coarsest
straws and very little trimming is
given them. One of the pretty fin
ishes is a bunch of little roses, often
In faded colors. just at one side of
the front. Entire toques Of small
flowers with a single chou of tulle or
sprangly ribbon bows make dainty
hats for dress toilets. Hydrangeas,
violets, lilacs and all sorts Of flowers
are introduced into such models.
Some of the new panamas for
morning wear are Of the most practi-
cal description for summer. There
are shapes as big in the head as far
mers' hats and brfms as wide as a
sombrero. Hats envelop the head as
much as ever, but they do not show
the features they did at one time
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
KELLY-TOONIEY.

Af St Mary's church at 7:Ie unls
,,ornin~ the wedding of Bernard
KeIlv and Miss Margaret r. Toomey
was solennized by Rev. Father ]. r.
Sfurphy in the presence of NUMBER
az relatives and friends of the con-
rractinS parties E. w Tracy OF
Eewtown. was the best man, and MISS
sadie Toorney, sister Of the bride. was
bridesmaid Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly Will
reside In this city, after Weodlng
trip through the South
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
IN FOR 1T!

First Small Boy-"We'd better be
good"
Second Small Boy--'Why?"
First Small Boy-"I heard doctor
tell mother to take plenty of exer-
cise''-Woman's Home Companion
for May.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
WOMEN OF BRIDGEPORT
GIVEN LINEN SHOWER.

Miss Anna Christensen of 3O7 ogden
street. a popular employe at the A. L.
Denis & Co. millinery store, was gwen
a. banquet and a linen shower last
evening by friends and fellow en-
r,love. In honor of her approaching
marriage TO William Barter. The al
fair took place at the Arcade restau-
rant and the guest of honor was
showered with good wishes and userul
gifts in equal proportions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
A HAIR-DREssER's VERSION

A woman's browning glory is her
puffs braids, switches pompadours
chignons, Psyche knots, clusters nets
rolls, rats and Billie Burke curls-
Woman's Home Companion for May.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
PROTESTANT WIDOWS SOCIETY.

The Protestant widows Society will
bold It's regular bi-monthly meeting
ON Friday afternoon of this week at
y O'Clock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
FROM A WOMAN'S VIEWPOINT

Men are not alone in the enjoy
ment of good baseball game, for
Newfield park in the past has been a
nopuiar retreat with the ladies on a
summer afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
WHIST AND ENTERTAINMENT

Mesdames Banlieu and Wakeman
viii entertain the members and their
friends of Fidelity Rebecca Lodge at
whist in Odd Fellows Hall, Broad St,
on Thursday afternoon at $3.50. All
welcome
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
MOSAIC CLUB.

An Interesting meeting OF the MO
.aic Club was held yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. f. L. Smith
At f1sn Main street. The subject of
the afternoon was Famous French
women, and proved Of exceptional
interest. Mrs. A l.. Porter was the
leader OF the program.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
CRITERION CLUB DANCE.

AZ the Stratfield on Friday evening,
r1e Criterion Club will give dance.
Younger members of the social set are
hooking forward to the event With
pleasure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Mare Condor of lis Burroughs
street, spent the week end visiting
friends in New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19

1t rs not an uncommon thing to
find the woman joining in the ap-
plause when some exceptionally fine
play has been made by one OF the
PLAYERS and this applause is fully as
enthusiastic from the women as from
the men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19
A MODERN VISIONARY.

Post-'Thompson claims that he
once saw a vision
Parker--'sBlonde or brunette ?''-
Woman's Home Companion for May.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19

Then, too. IL is no unusual thing
TO hear the ladies talking the base
ball situation over and their judgment
as to the merits of the various play
srs is about as infallible as that of
their masculine friends.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19

We have read Of the woman who
wanted the pitcher removed from the
box because he didn't Init the bat
as beautifully as the other fellow, but
such an instance is the exception to-
day rather than the rule. Women
do know the game and understand
and enjoy it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19

And the ladies understand the game
fully as well as the men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-19

why shouldn't they? 1t is the one
Sreat national game and our sisters
across the water are active partlc1-
pants in the National sports there,
why shouldn't American women join
with equal fervor in our great game
of Baseball