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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
THE NEW LYRIC

Only three more performances re-
main of that sterling attraction, 1.-The
Rosary at the Lyric, and the advance
sale of seats indicates that the house
will be filed to the very limit of its
capacity at each performance. ''The
Rosary has caught the fancy of the
patrons of the theatre in a marked
manner, and everyone is agreed thai
this is one Of the finest offerings the
Carpenter Stock company has yet pre-
sented
Miss Cleveland and all her associates
in the company have won golden opln-
ions from the audiences this week,
even greater than ever before, and
the magnificent rendition they have
given of this beautiful play has ad-
vanced them still further in the favor
Of all the amusement seekers o.
Bridgeport. If there were anything
wanting to give them rank as the bes
and strongest stock company ever ar
pearing in this city, the people who are
eager to attend the performances. week
after week, have yet to learn what 1t
is. The approval so universally ac-
corded them has been we'll merited,
and their popularity grows apace with
each succeeding offering.
There are still a few seats remain
ing unsold for the few performances
they are few indeed, and those who
wish to procure them should be early
in doing so. Otherwise they will ex-
perience the disappointment so often
occurring these days, of not being able
to secure seats to the performances OF
the Carpenter Stock company.
Seats are already selling rapidly for
next weeks performances of what
Happened to JONES' one of the most
delightful farce comedy offerings ever
presented in this city. what Zap
pened to Jones' has been produced In
this city several times, and has always
given the most complete satisfa ct'on
The road companies which have ap-
peared here in the comedy, however,
could not compare with the Carpenter
company. in point of real merit and
the play will he given next week in
much more attractive and entertain
ing manner than ever before.
The piece is filed with the most
delightful comedy and funny situations
and the members of the Carpenter
Stock company, who have already es-
tahlished their regulations in a splen-
did manner by their excellent work In
presen tatfons of this nature, will be
seen to the very best advantage at all
times. All the principals of the COM
pany will have good parts, which they
will render in the most artistic and
pleasing manner. The play will be
staged with all Mr. Carpenters Gus
to,rary completeness of detail and at
tention to all requirements, and there
can be no question that the offering
will provide a deligh full EN- ertaln-
ment for all classes, and all ages.
Get your seats early for next week.
for it is sure to be a. winner with the
patrons of the Lyric theatre the only
home of legitimate amusement in the
whole city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
KEROSENE.

To clean the graniteware OF smoke
and discolorat;ons, wet an old cloth
with kerosene and wipe TIE smoke
away. You will be surprised at the
case of the operation. To clean the
bath tub and all porcelain fixtures In
the bathroom, apply kerosene on old
rags, which may afterwards be Used
to start the kitchen fire. To Clea.s the
paint where soiled fingers have
smudged it around the door knobs, use
kerosene. Il the kitchen stove looks
rusty rub it well with kerosene. Cue
the grease from your drains and SINK
by using kerosene on n brush.
When the oil cloth on the Kitchen
table becomes stained, rub well with
kerosene and wipe clean with fresh
cloths
Put some kerosene in your starch.
and see what an easy ironing day you
will have. If your irons are rougn,
wet a cloth with kerosene and while
the irons are very hot rub them on
the cloth vigorously.
When a knife gets rusty,let 1t stand
in kerosene a few hours and then
thrust 1t into the ground several times
and see the rust disappear.
Wet a rag in kerosene and stun u
into the rat hole in the shed and the
rat will come no more to that hol9.
Use kerosene to clean the oil cloth
under the kitchen stove.
Before giving up neglected machln-
cry and tools as hopeless, try zero
sene 20 remove the rust from them
The Delineator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
.NITA'S new YORK fashions
Easter SpringineSs Here-F'ashons
Set at Pain Beach-Skirts Very
Narrow.

The calendar says it is spring. OF
course here and there appears a muff
Or a fur hat worn because it's winter
becomingness made it linger on the
head if not in the lap of it's possessor.
But the wonderful Easter springiness
of new gowns and hats is with US
again.
Some of my friends returning from
Palm Beach, where they spent the
ruary and March, report some new
fashions that are auguries of the
summer styles.
I had hoped that Nine. Sorel, the
great French actress, would pull us out
Of the terribly tight fitting skirt. In
when you see skirts only ~ yards
wide. But apparently this actress,
who makes the modes in Paris, can
not do so here. For reports from
Palm Beach, which is the Monte Carlo
Of the United States, give credence
where the narrowest of narrow skirts
prevail.
Though not a lovely style, it is un-
questionably more pleasing than that
of three to four yards around the bot
tom of the skirts of two seasons back.
OF course we cannot rush out on
Broadway or Fifth Avenue swathed
like a Grecian Goddess, without ex-
pecting the Police Patrol Immediately
to take us in tow. But l DO not see
why the woman of good inquire cannon
wear a skirt decently accentuatlng
her outlines.
Extremes are to be avoided always.
Mrs. EN- bon point of forty or there
abouts should remember that she can
not trespass on the preserves of her
younger and more slender sister Else
she calls down ridicule upon her eff
forts to be svelte and girlish.
The border effects shown in many or
the silks and organizes, while a tenn
ptation, become really grotesque on
the very narrow skirts. would sug-
gest, if these are bought, that they
be applied to gowns with skirts at
least 2k yards wide.
The extreme novelty of the early
spring is a band effect around the
hips-an exaggerated peplum. This
I is the utgrowth of the simple little
curtain drapery which first crept out
on the new shirtwaists.
The slender woman looks awfully
we'll in anything like blue and white
foulard, figured In feur de lis with
this band effect in plain blue. But
Eye Gods and Little Fishes can you
ina CINE the stout dame essaying this
mode?
Now I am assuming that every one
can affect slimnesS. I weigh nearly
140 myself. Like little "Orphant An
ME-, 1 have to watch out, or the Cob
Inns of adipose tissue. double chins
and grey hair will get me. But l do
study what is the best for me-best
for those to whom write every week.
Therefore if you are advancing TO the
stage where your frank relatives pro-
claim you fat beware the too mar
row skirt, and this seasons particular
pet, the sash band.
NITA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22

In his sociological studies, Dickens outlined cond
tions strangely familiar to
The housing problem the matter of food that is cheap
and nourishing. This part Of problem Of today
With few American phrases, slight read justment
of conditions and the article might have been from
Of our great dailies.
Food, clothes and sheter-those the problems
of Dickens days.
Today add EDUCATION and HAPPINESS.
We know that to make good must not preach
TO them. They have learned to distrust words-when
words travel alone.
Today trying to make good by making
them happy
We are trying to make them good by educating them
Incidentally educating ourselves. We dis
covering that the lower down has the hopes and
aspirations the who is higher up.
The difference lies in degree only
The housing problem is the last to be taken up
seriously by those who trying to better conditions
The of property is going to have more seri-
Gus duties than the collecting of rents>
Legislatures and city councils taking the question
Of responsibility seriously
Homes that sanitary, where there is room for
decency, that within the Of the laboring
It is serious thing to tenement property. The
sin may lie heavy the heart in last hour. Why
not lift the burden now while there is time?
The law works slow1y-why not act without compul-
sion and advance the workman-and woman-by giving
decent home as far as lies in your power?
IF you property that is weight your con-
science help neghbor who does by making laws to
compel him to be good.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
ONE WOMAN TO ANOTHER
Cousin Phebe Comes Down On the
Men-Gossips All-What She
Heard ON Hotel Piazza.

Now for once-the men are going
to get it, and good and proper too.
Do you know ] find that men gossips
are just about fifty times as mis-
chievous as women gossips? They are
a hundred times more pleased to re-
late the "she says and che does.''
Now I am not saying this out of
malice, but just simply because I've
kept my ears open, and what I say,
I know.
I have just returned from a week.
and visit to spring resort hotel. On
a balmy Sunday of late winter, I was
summing myself on the porch. Prob
ably I looked as if were asleep, when
I heard two men at it. Not women,
MEN mind you, going on like this:
well, WELL And then followed from
both the greatest lot of little "gnat"
gossip you ever heard.
1 sat still and wondered. I was just
doing off, when THIS reached me
from a couple Of young men, DO you
know Tom, the trouble is with some
fellows, they wear good Clothes, but
they don't have their hair cut right
A chap can spoil his whole appear
ance by not having his hair cut
Of course this wasn't exactly gossip.
But would you call it exactly the sort
of talk you would expect from young
athletic fellows: who presumably
was heard talking about Marcel waves
and hobble skirts?
Then I dozed off once more. Out
on the porch came two men Of Ma
tional reputation. If wanted to
make money, and were able to trans
scribe their conversation, this would
be what it would amount to:
ct heard Mrs. B is very much
struck on young Rogers. B. isn't wise
but you mark my words when he does
wake up, there will be trouble. And
did you notice old c.. he's simply
dotty over that kid, and she's just
weisenheimer enough to get all she
can out of him, but marry him, New
-er!'' and SO on.
It wasn't an elevating history to
which I listened. But it did give me
a new insight into masculine charac-
ter. I made UP my mind that the So
called Tabby Cats in the corner OF the
piazza would have to scratch pretty
hard with their pretty claws to win
tbs championship belt from some of
the male gossips seated not so far
away.
rnI0CTN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
WHAT TO DO AND HOW
Children's Rooms Too Often q For
lorn Place-An Ideal Nursery

Did you ever notice that in the
average home there are one Or more
rooms fixed up in any old style-in-
valid furniture, nondescript paperfng,
anything to merely furnish? These
dingy quarters are usually the chill
drens forlorn little nest.
The child's room, to my thinking,
should be made something that he
would remember with delight among
his early associations. Ii should be
place where he could enjoy perfect
rest and pleasant surroundings.
The child's mind is more impression
able than the grown-up's. Some of US
know how we look back on pretty
flower bordered wall paper that greet
ed our first waking senses. No mat
ter how prosaic we may be now, there
is in every one of us thought of
some pretty thing in the room where
we first became conscious of our sur
roundings. It is as indelibly impress
ed upon us as the 'tNow I lay me"
which we began to lisp before we had
the slightest conception of its mean
ing.
In my own case, from out of the
mists of childhood, there survives far
picture of a kitten in. an old boot
looking out with roguish air. No
doubt a cheap, homely, meaningless
little print But the romance that
surrounds the dawn OF life will always
make a halo about it to me- L would
give many hard earned dollars to re-
cover 1t.
Cherishing such sentiments, 1 am an
advocate of the nursery, and not
merely for hygienic and sanitary rca-
sons.
Of course in these days of high cost
of living, there are many of us who
can afford but few extras for boys
ia "
seem much like his trousers, made
over from Big Brothers.
Nevertheless, little thought and
irua gination in most homes can sur
round the child's nesting place with
things calculated to fill the child
heart with happiness without any
great expense.
I do not think it necessary to have
your clild's room so spick and span,
white and spotless. that there isn't
room for even one little picture
1 know nursery-a doctors delight
too, because as cleanly as it is charm
ing-that is worth copying.
The wall is painted a delicate cream.
would advise paint always, whether
for grown-ups, or little people, In slee p
want, and paint is much more sanitary
than paper.
In this little boys nursery about
which I am writing, there is a border
of paper showing Greenaway figures
little children and dogs and a shuttle
cock. The sort of continuous per-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
MATERIALS AND CSLORS
IN THE NEW MILLINERY

Naturally every effort is being made
to popularize flowers. 1t would ap-
pear that small clusters and branch
ings were the favorfte although any
number of large roses are being used.
While some of the products of the
millinery garden are very natural in
appearance the majority are in such
colors that they become hardly rec
ognizable as the flower from which
they were formed Silk flowers are
very we'll liked in shaded effects.
One of the novelties of the moment
is deep orange and the burnt shades.
The nearest approach to these very
beautiful colorings that are to be
found on the spring color card is the
Biscotte shades. One finds these COL
ors not only in fancy feathers in par
adise and in shaded ostrich, but in
flowers as well. 1t is not difficult to
recall the popularity of such brilliant
orange, and. from present indications
their success under new names is to
be repeated
Practically all shades of red and
rose are very strong, from cardinal
to the vivid primrose, which catches
the eye on all sides. Rather nearer
the ever popular American Beauty
shade are the Blason reds, and these
like the muller colorings, are enjoy
ing marked success. Apparently We
are to be gaily hated this season for
everyone looks well in some shade Of
red or rose and the same may be said
of puppies, for they are equally good
in the red and other shadings.
MilanS are very strong for pressed
hats and for the new Scotch tams and
barrettes. A particularly smart one
was in the brilliant sauterelle green,
really quite seasonable and certain
" a stunning shades; this hat is in
one color, including the fancy aigrette
at side.
Chrysanthemum braid has been re-
vived. as we know, and appears very
frequently in combination with chang
cant taffeta, the popular colorings be-
ing the deep whey puppies and reds.
Plateaux and bands of hair braid
and other weaves are being used for
the barrete and tam crowns.
Leghorns are not very strong un-
less as a foundation. They are con-
sidered smart when covered with
pleated lace, or else lace or batiste
embroidery covering the straw, with
out fulness. A novelty is a printed
stunning over Leghorn and other yell
iowish straws. French crepe is used
for yelling, particularly the under
brim
A novelty worth mentioning is the
hand-painted hat. Panama makes a
splendid surface for this work A
very stunning white Panama had huge
roses painted in trailing design over
the entire top, the under brim being
faced with lace.
Paradise will continue in favor. II
- now appearing in bewildering col
ors. The use of the birds head is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22

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POLLS


The treat Of the season from thea
1rical standpoint, has been reserved
or the end of the season at Polls
lheatre, and will be given to Bird ge-
orr next week, in Miss Captain
hadd, the newest, catchiest and most
9rl!iant comic operetta on the vau
1eville stage, and the biggest and best
vaudeville
Miss Captain Kidd is the latest
work In vaudeville perfection, and in
TINS delightful little act it's producers
have embodied the lessons learned in
previous big vaudeville productions
with the result that the most exacting
critic cannot pick a flaw in this de-
lghtful little operetta, which flows
along IN river of melody and fun
rom the rising Of the curtain to the
last enthusia site encore
Miss Captain Kidd" has more of a
plot-and a cleverer plot-than the
average production of the kind Fur
'hermore the music is Of real substan-
oial excellence, as we'll as being Of the
catchiest variety and we'll suited to the
words all the way along, so that the
production will delight music lovers.
catchy melodies that whistle them
selves for you after the theatre.
In the title role will be Miss Audrey
Maple, one of the most beautiful wo-
men on the stage today. and a musical
comedy star Of the most attractive
type. Miss Maple was selected to
create the stellar role in THE Kiss
Waltz, when that operetta was first
produced, and has starred in num-
Der of other productions since then,
including Madame Sherry, in which
she made a big hit. Miss Naples
great personal charms, her beautiful
singing voice and her many endow-
ments as an exceptional actress will
carry Bridgepor audiences by storm.
miss Captain Kidd" is produced by
James Clancy, an experienced show
man, and one of the Polls staff Of
first experience as a producer and 1t
is Of calibre that places him on
par with jesse Lasky, B. A. Rolfe, and
o+her "hig fellows of the vaudeville
armament. miss Captain Kidd" is
bound to create furore. and it is safe
to say that Polls theatre will be
crowded at every performance.
Get in line quickly, if you don't wani.
to be shut out of chance of seeing
one of the remaining perform nces of
this weeks bill at Polls, which winds
up with one of the greatest whirlwinds
of laughing acts gathered together in
a long time. You never saw the
really funny side of the woman stuff
rage question unless you heard Frank
lyn Ardell's great srcech in 1.-The Stuff
"a gette', the screaming comedy that
is scoring such a tremendous hit; then
there are the Ten Vassar Girls In a
wonderful musical productions: Corelli
and Gillette, 'sthe talkative acrobats";
Mrs. Louis James & Co., In a clever
comedy, Holding a Husband, and
many other star attractions. The
weeks offering ait Polls is attracting
capacity throngs, so be sure to get in
line. if you have neglected to attend
thus far,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22

Torrance there displayed induced the
baby occupant Of the room to make
his first word ''doggie."
The floor is stained, and the rug Is
a bath rug in blue and white, unusual
ly large, but soft and washable. There
is an alternate that the wise mother
bought, so that when one is in the
wash, the other is on the floor.
There are pictures q of Goldilocks,
quaint little Japanese maids. and one
picture reading
"Jippy was a Naughty, Naughty Dog.
He chased the Cat and BIT the Hog.
I wonder, Sammy, if you could,
Make Jippy Dog be kind and good"
This represents a boy and girl in
sunbonnets with the naughty canine
person in the foreground.
The little chap who sleeps in the
small white and brass bed has made
from this particular picture a dream
history that will always throw an at
mosphere Of romance about his child
hood home
It should be the pleasure OF any one
blessed with a child, to create II pos
sible in the little sleeping room,
where imagination grips ut bed tine.
some lovely associations. In later
years, when the real and the pTosaic
try their best to crowd out those first
ideas, there will still remain the men,
DRY of the nursery.
THE HOSTESS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
PORTERS COMING SOON
Gray Suits and Red Hats to Bob
About New Haven Union
Station.

New Haven, March 22-"Old Station,
but New Porters," That is the slogan
for the present of local railroad Off
Gals. Don't be surprised in a few
days if you see several lively colored
individuals gaily attired in gray uni
forms and red hats fitting about Un-
ion station. They are to be put on
shortly. There's no doubt about this
as the railroad company officially an
nounced it last night. Their duties
will be the same, Of course. as those
of the porters at the big terminal sta
tons
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
MEMS LEAGUE BANoUETs.

Despite the storm, an excellent gath
ering turned out at the annual BAN
quet of the Mems League of the west
End Congregational Church, last ev-
ening. President George L. Hubbell
was the presiding officer and Rev.
Walter l.. Bennett acted as toastmas-
ter. Rev. John DePeu, Attorney
George F. Hill, and P. J. Cooney were
the Speakers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
ALGONQUIN CLUB DINNER

Teams A and B of the Algonquin
club pool tourney got together last
night for their dinner, the result OF
the tournament. The club furnished
the dinner, but. team A had to pay for
the extras, the deciding game being
played last night. Many good toasts
were given and fun and good fellow
ship pervaded the atmosphere through
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
HOW COLD CAUSES
KIDNEY DISEASE

Partly by driving blood from the
surface and congestng the kidneys,
and partly by throwing too much
work upon them. Foley Kidney Pills
strengthen the kidneys, give tone to
the urinary organs and restore the
normal action of the bladder. They
are tonic in action, quick in results
Try them. L. F. Curtis. / 5 i
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22

Wife-'How about the tickets, dear?
I understand the theatre is packed at
every performance"
Hub-"It is, but I managed to get
seats for two weeks from tonight
and, by the way!"
Wife-"Well
Hub-"You might begin to get ready
ow."-Boston Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
HIGH HEELS UNDER BAN.

Girls in the Minneapolis High
schools have been forbidden to wear
French heels, which, according to the
medical view, cause curvature of the
spine and deform the feet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
AT PARK AVENUE TEMPLE.

DR.. Maurice Thorner at the Park
Avenue Temple will preach on Satur-
day morning upon 1.-THE Moral Train
ing of Our Eyes and Ears