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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

ant conversation, telling such witty 1 anecdotes, that he utterly forgets his bashfuIness in Joining in, hearty laughter with her. He may not have had the courage to utter the senti- nlents so near his heart, but he goes away feeling that he has enjoyed a most happy evening. Indeed he has had a capital time. His dread of inviting her out to dine vanishes. He invites her to dine out, selecting the most fashionable res taurant He feels that he can come safely through such an ordeal. The throng of diners are not as kind to him as the young lady sitting oppos- ite him.
 To his excited imagination every one seems to be staring at him curiously. Cold nervous chfIls creep down his back Hot blood rushes up, coloring his face red as a lobster. He stam- mers when the affab1e waiter proffers him the menu card and every one adjacent to their table titters. He is thankful beyond words that his girl has not noticed it. Bring whatever is nice,s he manages to ejaculate, trusting to luck, and the man for a good dinner. It is not until the wait CT has vanished that it dawns upon him he may select the costliest dishes. This proves to be the case.
 When he sees to what extent the walters fancy has run riot, setting before them almost everything on the bill of fare, the veins on his forehead stand out like whipcords. His face paIes, his hands trernble like aspen leaves. He is sure the roll in his pocket is not sufficient cash to liqui- date. Although the girl talked sweet 1y and in a ssnever-mind', sort of way, his awkwardness increases. The first spoonful of soup scorches his mouth but he downs it, grateful that she did not see his discomf1ture. Absent mindedly, he pours tabasco into his coffee instead of cream and follows up with a spoonful of salt in her coffee instead of sugar He pours French dressing over her ice cream unrnindfuI that it is not the salad. Vaguely,
 he wonders why her appetite for the different viands is so light. The wise girl never makes it apparent that she notices mistakes. She invites him to dine at her home, until he is quite used to sitting opposite her Every one knows that the bashfuI lover makes the best of husbands, if clev- erly managed. Those who make fun of and laugh at the bashful man of ten lose the angel they were enter ftaining unawares.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
Easy and Practical Suggestions
FOR THE
HOME DRESSMAnER

T5 tailored effect of this dres, makes 1t an excellent model for in formal wear The skirt is of differ ent material from the waist, or botl may be alike, if desired. Since com binations are the rule of the day how ever, it would be better perhaps td carry out the skirt in cloth and the coat in velvet, or the skirt in crept and the coat in velvet. or the skirt in crepe and the coat in satin. Du' vetyn and velours also make sp1en- did combination.
 Three yards of 54-inch cloth arc required to make the skirt and yards of 54-inch or 4 yards of 27-inch vel- vet for the coat An additional yard of I8-inch braid would be required for the vest. Plain silk for the collar is effective and of this about 39 yard will be needed.
 The coat is built on lining and has a high or square neck. The peplund is a three-pieced affair, with the lower front edge straight or rounded.
 First make the lining for the coat and have it fitted carefully to the fig Anything that has the effect of tight ness is out of place this season, unless it is below the knees. To make the outside, close the shoulder seam first: tuck,creasing on slot perforatlons, stitch IA inch from fold. Place sim gle l on SI11at1 pGTIOIdllOtlS dl lower edges and tack. Close under- arm seam as notched. Turn under edge of front on slot perforations: Gather waist between double F" perforations. Join large collar, cen ter-backs even. Turn under front edge of vest on small 70" perforat1ons: large 70" perforations indicate cen ter-front. Adjust, tapping folded edge of front to small 70" perforations, notches even. Arrange on lining, cen ters and under-arm seams even; stitch lower edges together. Join peplun sections as notched. Turn under front edge of front section on slot perfoTa- liens. Gather between double IT. pei orations. Sew to waist, ce.nters and seams even easing in any fulness Lap folded edge to small "o perfora- tions Il vest, notches even and stitch. Lap long belt on short section, cor responding perforations even, adjust, centers even.
 Much depends upon the vest for the fashiona ,1le effect of the dress, there fore the colors used should be select ed with are. Orange and purple eff fects are new, and dashed with bit of dull blue or black always look weV with dark materials.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
EVERY GIRL SHOULD
 LEARN TO KEEP HOUSE

The girl who is starting on her ca- reer of home keeping must make mp her mind at the very start to make the best of the implements on hand and not to allow any neighbors' tales of marvellous new inventions to dis tlirID her eQuaninfty. She can con- sole herself with the Knowledge that if she is a good housewife without any aid to housework she would not improve with these helps. They might make things a little easier for her, but they could not improve her art.
 Almost any woman can be a good housekeeper when all her work is ac- complish,sd for her by the inventions of men. It is easy to be a good house wife when the patent washer does the laundry, the meat chopper hashes the meat, the vacuum cleaner does the sweeping and dusting, the patent plate rack dries the dishes, and so on. But the girl who can point to a spotless house, a well cooked dinner, beauti- fully washed and ironed clothes and can say, This work has all been done by my own hands without the aid of any mechanical time and labor saving instruments, this girl deserves all the praise and all the credit owed to that most rare of all modern women, the perfect housewife.
 Good housekeeping is essentially a. matter of superiority of methods ratf- CT than equipment It is true that many of the up to date implements in vented for the saving of time and la Dor are the greatest aids to house. keeping, but some of them are really very expensive and beyond the means of a number of women. Does this mean that these women should fold their hands and give up the hope of ever becoming efficient housewives? Decidedly not!
 The fact is that so much of the necessary work is taken off the shouI- ders of the modern housewife by the labor saving inventions that her meth ods become decidedly slack. She de- bends on machines and really grows to have no ideas on the subject of real housework.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
MUSIC AT MIDNIGHT
 TO USHER IN NEW YEAR.
Fifteenth Annual Service at Church o1
 The Nativity.

Fifteenth Annual Service at Church of
 The Nativity.
 The following musical program will be rendered at the Church of the Na- tivity at midnight tonight to usher in the New Year:
 Prelude, Ring Out Wild Bells to the Wild Sky" E. Vine Hall
 ProcessionaI Hymn, 70 Come All Ye Faithfu1,'
 Introita Carol. Emmanuel" H. Gadsby.
 Hymn. 'It Game Upon a Midnight Clear
 Communion Services. "Merbeck'' and Roland Smart.
 Offertory, Bass solo, ''BethIehern.' g Armstrong.
 Nunc Dimfttis. Roman Chant, by Whitney.
 Recessiona1 Hymn, Angels From the Realms of Glory
 Christmas Postlude in F, Ed. M Read.
 Sopranos Mabel Smith, Mabel F. Umstatter, Florence Umstatter, Vena Babcock, Annie Skoda. Myrtle Heil- mann, Alice Smith, Mrs. G. AIderson Doris A11erton. Alto-A1rs. L. c. Phil lips. Tenors-Charles Hall, Lewis c. Fenton, F. Bales. Basses-J. Hall, L. Moss and Eldert Lockwood, soloist Chester G. Harrison. organist and choirmaster.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
JOHNS AMBITION.

I ain't a-goin' to be a soldier-no. Not even a general, though it's great
 to go To war am kill hundred men or so. An ain't goin' to go away out west, Where they is Injuns, cowboys an the
 rest, Though I uster think that that 'ud be
 the best Nor shan't be the clown in the cir
 GUS when They all can't ride the mule but him.
 an then They all try to an get bucked off
 again No. sir. I'm goin' to run a picture
 show The very swellest kind they is. yo'
 know Sos. whenever they feel like it. my
 kids can go.
 Virginia C1eaver Bacon in Judge
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

DO GIRLS LAUGH AT
 TASTEFUL ESCORTS. Be not too rigidly censorious.
 A string may jar in the best mas ter's hand,
 And the most s<iI1ful archer miss his aim
 would not quarrel with a slight mistake.
 Why is it that the pretty, vivacious girl generally chooses for an escort the most bashfuI young man on her list of friends Not that she is fond of doing all the entertaining herself is it so, but because he is so different from most self conscious men, who wish to impress women with the be- lief that they know 1t all. No won- an can actually tell by the ways Of a free1ance whether he loves her or not even though she has wintered and summered him, as it were.
 The bashfu1 young man is no dis sembler. If he admires the girl whom he is escorting his honest. Wor- shipfuI gaze proclaims this fact to her quite as eldquently as words could do. His very awkwardness in her presence assures her that he is vainly. endeavoring to make good impression upon her.
 ALL HE SAYS IS
 FROM THE HEART
 The more in love the more awkward is he in her presence. He adores her yet it is refined agony for him to sit an evening in her parlor He has made up his mind that he will give her an inkling as to the state of his feelings on his next visit. But. somehow the words stick in his throat Instead of telling her what he had intended to say, he bIurts out some very awkward words about the weath- CT, >remaa.king that t.It's been a fine day. utterly forgetful of the fact that it had been begging pitchforks'' from dawn to dusk and is drizzIing yet.
 In an instant his mistake occurs to him. If the girl laughs at his er- TOT, he is ready to make for the door and never show his face there again. The sensible girl does not embarrass him by replying, but quick Iy enBrosses his attention on some oth- CT topic She does not cause him to become i'll at ease by gazing at him steadily. It has not escaped her ob- servation that he is shifting uneasi1y on his chair and seems at a loss what to do with his hands. The right kind of gir. can drift into such pleas
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
SYMPHONY IN LOCAL FLAT

Paris, Dec. s1.-The futurist musi- clans, jealous of the laure1s won by the futurist painters, have formed an orchestra with which they intend to give a futurtst concert in the Theatre des Champs Elysees. Their orchestra, is composed as follows:
 Six buzzers,
 Six wfistIers,
 Two smashers,
 Four bursters,
 One screecher,
 One tIlunderer,
 Two gurglers, Ten snorters.
 The programme of the first concert will include two suites reproducing the sounds of crashes between auto mobiles and aerop1anes.-The Connec- ticu1 Suffra agist.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
OLD GAELIC LULLABY.

Husht The waves are rolling in,
 White with foam, white with foam; Father tolls amid the din.
 But baby sleeps at home. Hush! The winds roar hoarse and deep On they come, on they come, Brother seeks the wandering sheep, But baby sleeps at home. Hush! The rain sweeps Der the
 knowes,
 Where they roam. where they roam, Sister goes to seek the cows,
 But baby sleeps at home -AnOnvr7oI1a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
MARION

ing made of rich brocades in barharic coloIs
 The printed crepe de chine evening scarfs are still in use by the very con servative.
 Other crepes have chenille borders in a lovely design copied from the In dia, shawls.
 Baby Bunting sleeping robes for tiny babies are made of hand-quilted Jap anese silk.
 The new half-season toiIettes aI- ready being shown are made largely of supple taffeta.
 Some of the new silks with amaz- ingly bright and large designs upon them are meant to be used in very tiny quantities for the new bIouses Usually they are yelled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
BEAUTY CHATS
SOME OLD FASHIONED
BEAUTY AIDS


 In the old Roman baths. those lux nrious creations of decadence, espee- iaI care was given to the oiling of the body. After a warm bath, a slave anointed the boddy all over with olive oil, and then scraped it off with a blunt-edged instrument.
 Often they would fill a pool with oil and bathe in it. They used it frequently on the hair to make it heavy and darker.
 I came across some old beauty hints that were in vogue about 1900, in Italy, The type of woman to which they belong was an exiotie, luxurious type The hair was considered the chief point of beauty. and. as such. received the most attention It was arointed with a mixture which strikes me as being very greasy. but I pre- sume that this was the desired effect anyway.
 Here is the ointment: Olive oil, one quart.
 Rosemary oil, one quart.
 Then the hair. heavy and glossy with oils, was coi1ed in thick masses about the head
 Horse-chestnut paste was considered of marvellous efficiency in whitening the skim Indeed, the powers attrib- uted to it are little short of miracu- Ious-
 Horse-chestnut Paste.
 Two quarts of fresh horse chest nuts. These are dried thoroughly, in a place where no worms can get at them Then they are shelleds and pounded in a morter until fine enough to rub through a sieve.
 Now mix this with enough water to form a rather liquid paste am not sure of the method of application but I presume that 1t should be ap- piled in quantities.. patted into sl1e skin, allowed to remain on for while. then bathed off with soft warm wa ter
 This was used more for the hands and arms than for the face However, the ladies of that time did not seem to worry about their face to any great extent. although they were exceeding " vain about their hands. Notice the portraits of that day. See how the artist has drawn the hands in prominence
 But ideals do change!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

show long tie ends finished with tas- sels.
 Lace. chiffon and fur is the com bination oftenest seen in the dressy blouses.
 Stripes are seen on some of the af- ternoon dresses, combined with plain charmeuse.
 Eranine is draped upon mole or Hudson seal in some of the novelty small furs. White poplin dresses, with wide black velvet belts, are in vogue for little girls.
 An Interesting white crepe has col pred borders simulating Chinese enl- brSidery.
 Evening slippers nowadays are be-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
sEMr-TArLoRED SUIT.

{. Satin cloth and velvet are combined in it's construction, the coat-wadst be- ing of velvet. It has three-piece pep1urn finished with rounded or square fronts and is trimmed with a vest of fancy braid Collar of silk and hraidirIo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
NOT BEYOND HELp AT sz.

Sleep disturbing bladder weakne@z. stiffness in joints, weak. inactive kid ney action and rheumatic pains, are all evidence of kidney trouble. Mrs. Mary A. Dean, AT E. Walnut ST.. Taunton, Mass, writes: ''I have pass~ ed my S7th birthday. and thought z was beyond the reach of medicine, but Foley Kidney Pills have proved most beneficial in my case, F5indle-s Drug Store.-Adv-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
WOMAN, ss, KILLS SELF

Penn Tan. V. r. Dee. s1.-Mrs. oI- i've Johnson. ss years old, committed suicide by hanging herself from hooks m a clothes room Mrs Johue.lr's husband ended his life in the same manner a year ago. at the age of g. mH Ats home in Gnrham, N r.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

Half million pounds of Austraf- ian beef hauled many thousand miles across the sea, have been purchased by the American navy department ct a much lower price than was asked by home dealers. The American masses will soon be compelled to fol- low the example set by the Navy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
Music, Art,
 Literature
PITHY PARAGRAPHS

l} fllnI FAlfAbftAFfiS
 Half million pounds of Austrsl- ian beef hauled many thousand miles across the sea- have been purchased | by the American navy departmen. ct a much lower price than was asked 1 by home dealers. The American masses will soon be compelled to fol- l low the example set by the Navy.
 
 A man may be a fourth-class post master but he generally thinks he is a hrst-class county. politician, and { don't you forget it. Blue evening clothes are now the fashion in England Hereabouts we | have known people to wear blue all ] the year rounds and they did not | think the fact worth putting in the papers.
 If you think you are making good 1 friends of an editor by hoisting your l No. brogans on his desk. sou have another guess coming. The place for such feet is far from the madden ing crowd.
 The total amount of money in the world is said to be s12s792,O0O.O0O Not over a dollar and a quarter can be found in the average editors pocket.
 When a girl constantly seeks to attract attention. she sometimes get8. it of a kind that keeps her busy dur ing the rest of her born days.
 The American eagle is a great and glorious bird, and he adorns much 09 l our coin. But he is a bird of prey. | just the same, and cruel one. The American hen should be given the place oi our coin now occupied by 1 the eagle.
 The lumber barons have been 80 I busy denuding our forests that when 1 the investigators get after them. there will be no tall timber left for them to take to.
 An English doctor declares that Inc | athletic girl does not make an ideal l wife How can she, when she knows she can knock her puny husband gall ley west with one blow of her tiny fist?
 And now the English militant suf- | fragettes are studying Jiu-Jftsu. They seem determined to down the men. by fair means or foul.
 New York customs officials held up six hundred mosquitoes. until they i investigated whether they were sub- Ject to duty. Of course the New J or sey mosquitoes, near by, agreed that they were.
 Mayor Shank. of Indianapolis tho friend and benefactor of the human race especially those of his home 1 city, was obliged to resign becauBa ] he antagonized the business men and sold the necessaries of life to th# people at living rates. The merchants combined against him and got his goat Such is the fate of the average reformer.
 Buckwheat is the favorfte flour of the American people just now When buckwheat cakes and '1asses appear before one's plate at the breaisfast table, one feels like almost forgivfng the man who invented" the Ben Da- wis apples
 Sir Thomas Ldpton says his new racer will be the finest ever sent af1oat- But will she float fast enough to pass her Yankee sister
 Those housewives who are boycot- ting the egg on account of its hiRh price should have the well wishes of every person in the land. They are promuIgating eggfess recipes for the use of the masses. The good women might get many useful pointers by consulting stewards of deep sea sail ing vessels, who never see an egg for months at a time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

A man may be a fourth-class post master but he generally thinks he is a hrst-class county. politician, and don't you forget it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

Blue evening clothes are now the fashion in England. Hereabouts we have known people to wear blue all the year round. and they did not think the fact worth putting in the papers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

If you think you are making good friends of an editor by hoisting your No. brogans on his desk. sou have another guess coming. The place for such feet is far from the madden ing crowd.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

The total amount of money in the world is said to be S12s792.O0O. O0O-- Not over a dollar and a. quarter can be found in the average editors pocket.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

When a girl constantly seeks to attract attention. she sometimes gets it of kind that keeps her busy dur ing the rest of her born days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

Sir Thomas Lipton says his new racer will be the finest ever sent afioat- But will she float fast enough to pass her Yankee sister
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

Those housewives who are boycott ting the egg on account of its high price should have the well wishes of every person in the land. They are promulgating eggiess recipes for the use of the masses. The good women might get many useful pointers by consulting stewards of deep sea sail ing vessels, who never see an egg for months at time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

Buckwheat is the favorfte flour Of the American people just now When buckwheat cakes and '1asses appear before one's plate at the breslsfast the man who 'invented'' the Ben Da- wis apples
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

The American eagle is a great and glorious bird, and he adorns much of our coin. But he IS a bird of prey. just the same, and cruel one. The American hen should be given the place oi our coin now occupied by the eagle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

The lumber barons have been 80 busy denuding our forests that when the investigators get after them. there will be no tall timber left for them to take to.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

Mayor Shank, of Indianapolis, tho friend and benefactor of the human race especially those of his home city, was obliged to resign because he antagonized the business men and sold the necessaries of life to th# people at living rates. The merchants combined against him and got his goat. Such is the fate of the average reformer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

And now the English militant suf- fragettes are studying Jiu-Jitsu. They seem determined to down the men. by fair means or foul.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

An English doctor declares that Inc athletic girl does not make an ideai wife. How can she, when she knows she can knock her puny husband gall ley west with one blow of her tiny fist?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31

New York customs officials held up six hundred mosquitoes. until they investigated whether they were sub- ject to duty, Of course the New Jer- sey mosquitoes, near by, agreed that they were.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-29
Dates for Postp0nements

President Lynch, of the National
League, last night announced dates
for playing off postponed and tie
games as follows:
At Boston-Septembe 5, with Phila-
delphia 1.-TWO games).
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 3, with
Philadelphia 1.-TWO games).
At New York-Septembe 4, with
Brooklyn Ctwo games).
At Pittsburgh-Septem 4, with
st. Louis 1.-TWO games); September 3,
with st. Louis (two games); Is, with
Boston (two games); 20, with Brook
Ign 1.-TWO games).
At Cincinnati-August 81, with st.
Louis (two games); September 7, with
Pittsburgh (two games); 8, with
Pittsburgh Zone game); IL. with Bos-
ton Zone game).
At Chicago-September 7, with st.
Louis (two games); q, with Philadel-
phia (two games).
At st. Louis-Septemb /, with Chi
cago (two games in afternoon. instead
of one morning and one afternoon);
September 2. with Chicago (two
games).