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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22
THE NEW DANCES.

Bitter indeed is the strife about the new the country minister's priests and bishops orbdding their peope them the that long established ball has been because those charge it, approving of these new do not wish them hold which these have taken upon the dancers raze that Ito politically them decmated attendance the function. another perhaps of social organization being nearly split because of difference lopinon it's members this problem Again denounces them to the general health of the performer Dancing any against the teaching the modified to mitigate vulgarty much possible.
 Those who condemn the dances claim that they neither morals Of young people, create too much familiarity between sexes, and womanhood especially the standards of the young
 Those the relate the history of the waltz which exactly the reception from fore fathers today being accorded the tango and its sIn tudes These new dances they say are peecty all right Of they be made vulgar by vulgar people but average sef-respecng person there nothing less harmful"
 Some people can do anything-no matter degrading yet retain their erespec and the end admiration of their felo1v-men.
 contempt efforts The the ideals of the individual the less likely he to fall into the the despicable Civilization not by edu cation alone Some of college graduates less civilized morally than many poor who tolls all day with pick shovel greater the undiscipned brute instincts the less the civilization
 So it is with the xThe vulgar you make them the of savage you show yourself to be.
 the danc are expression of Perhaps enemy tvo-vvhat could turkey rot, plus shouting and screechng ornaments music? We don't initiate the savage dress his food his habits why should receive with much gusto his dancethe widest expressions of his nature?
 ! Christianity stands for progress
 America stands for progress.
 To back in playtme to the antics of the is not progress.
 sanction amusement wherein vulgarity on1y by performer progress degeneracy little afford degenerate
 MARION
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22
Easy and Practical Suggestions
FOR THE HOME DRESSMAkER
FOR THE

idea to omit this feature in the first att tempt to achieve such coat. Of course the seams would have to be given especial attention as regards stitching and pressing to preserve a
 The coat is suitable for boys be- tween the ages of four and sixteen years, 31s yards of 36-inch, or 2N yards of 44-inch material being re- quired for boy of average size. Af- ter eight years, quarter or half a each size larger, according to age and size of the boy.
 The pieces of the pattern are first carefully laid upon the material fol- lowing the fold or lengthwise thread, as indicated. First step in making Is to take up darts in front and yoke as perforated. Then turn under edges of front and back straps on slot perfora- tions, adjust on front and back, shoulder and lower edges even, edges having single large and double small "oo" perforations along lines of small 70" perforations in front and back, corresponding perforations even: ieace openings between single small (" per- forations in straps to pass belt through Adjust yoke on front, corresponding edges even. Close under-arm seam as notched close shoulder seam, Center front indicated by large "O perfors- tions. Close back seams of collar and undertaking (indicated by double "oo" perforations: sew collar to neck edge as notched. Adjust underfacing on collar and underneath front, cores bonding edges even.
 The front of the pocket is indicated by large 70" perforations. Underface from upper edge to one inch below small .to' perforations: turn over on outside on small 'sO'' perforatioas and stitch. Adjust on perforations. Turn under lower edge of coat on small @o' perforations.
 Adjust sleeve facing on sleeve sec- ton and adjust sleeve strap on facing. corresponding perforations and edgeS even. Close seams as notehed: turn hem at lower edge on small %" per- forations. Sew in armhoie, inside seam at notch in front
 Plaid and plain cloths are used for these coats, and fancy buttons may be used for trimming and adjustment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22
GOING
 OUT OF FASHION Were Formerly Worth More Than Their Weight
 In Gold

All signs indicate that, at last,
 American women of fashion are giving
 up the real aigrettes composed of the feathers of the egret. These beauti-
 full white p1uTnes, worth their weight
 in gold only a year ago, are now seen
 on the headgear of maid servants,
 cooks and colored girls. This indI-
 them on States have legislated
 against their use, moving picture
 shows have shown the killing of the
 parent birds with young left starving in the nests. Audubon Societies have sent out tons of literature, regarding the threatened e1zterrnipat1on Of the species, the government has forbid den the importation of their plumage and now even the importers have practically given up dealing in the feathers Cheap dmitationns are talk ig their place on every hand, and at last it seems possi ble to save the beau tifud birds from extinction.
 Last spring, I stated in those col urnns that the repulsive and horrible slaughter of wild birds for their plu- mage must be stopped. Already two great steps in this direction have been taken Australia and the United States have prohibited the iTnporta ton of the feathers of wild birds. Other nations will follow their example. If we are to stop forever the extern1ina- tion of wild birds for their plumage, every civilized country must forbid in1- portatfon and, eventually, every State must forbid sale or possession of the plurnage of wild birds except for sci ,entific or educational purposes.
 There are many women still who will wear feathers. careless of how they are obtained, careless of what laws are broken to secure them or what species are exterminated. It is now so well known that wild birds plurnage, used for millinery purposes, is taken mainly by killing the birds in the breeding season when the plumage is aH its best and when the death of each pair of birds means also the de- struction of their eggs or the lingering death of their young. that no one has the excuse of ignorance except when deceived by dealers. This sometimes happens. It has been given out that the so-called 'tnumidi'' feathers now so come from Africa where the birds that bear them are domesticated like the common hen. In reality, l these feathers come from three close i Iy~ allied pheasants, chief of which is | the Manchurian. The long feathers, used for millinery purposes, grow over !. the tail of the bird, forming a train somewhat like that of the peacock but very light in color. These feathers are dyed, bent, made up and sold as 'nunnidi.'' The pheasants that bear them are natives of Eastern AsiS, where they are rapidly being e1oter. for the feather trade and wi soon be swept from the face of the earth unless the trade in their feath CTS can be stopped.
 As it is now illegal to import these pr the feathers of any other wild bird
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22
LAURA LEAN LIBBY'S DAILY TALKS ON HEART TOPICS
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like as well. she cared for him so
 much that she would never put any one else in his place.
 If she feels lonely, he wishes to goodness she could know how much 1onelier he is. There are other cases
 where the young man has not arrived at the stage of proposing To the girl, her family and friends, he is simply her beau. In other words, he is a young man who has com menced to call steadily upon her. If
 he should stay away without rhyme or reason and having been given no
 cause for displeasure, she may well feel that explanation is due her. There are many things which might happen to render his coming uncer- tain. It may be that his salary was not forthcoming, and there was ap- parent1y no end of expensive affairs which she had set her heart on going to. Rather than being obliged to refuse her, if it should come to that, he concluded to stay away. She never knew of the bitter heart bangs, it cost him.
 Then there is the happy go- lucky fellow who reck1essly spends so much money on his best girl when he es- corts her to various places of amuse- ment that 1t is a necessity for him to stay away a week or so to save enough to pay his Iandlady, his tailor, his bootmaker, to say nothing Of his cigar money, and other incidentals. If a girls beau stays away of his own volitton for week Or so now and then. the sensible young woman will not probe too deeply into his rea- son, providing he is a sober, sindus- trious, honorable young man. who Is not looking for any other sweetheart save herself.
 Last, but by no means least, the girl whose beau stayed away at q time when the dancing season was at it's height may have had a really good reason for it. He could not dance 8 step. It would arouse all the dis pleasure in his nature to see the girl whom he escorted disporting gaf1y in the dance with some other fellow. Dur ing the evenings he stayed away he was busy taking lessons in the in- trieacy of tripping the light fantastic toe.
 Women should accord poor, mere man the benefit of the doubt if he stays away from her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22
WHY HER BRAU sTAYs AWAY.
eff I should meet thee
 After. long years How should I greet thee?- In silence and tears.''

In silence and tears.''
 whose courtship ran so smoothly that
 cloud did not darken their sunshine now and then. There never was a
 lad or lass, cen those whose lips
 smiled the sweetest, who did not
 frown now and then.
 No one was born without a slight bad interning1ing with great good in his or her nature. Now and then dispositions may clash over the most trivial matters.
 The man is proud, the woman like wise. Neither will be the one to utter that kind word which would make for reconciliation. The lover stays away. His sweetheart holds her head high and tries to make those about her believe that her heart is as light and her spirits are as gay as ever. She may fill the first week with forced pleasures but when a fortnight has passed and he still stays away the heart of even the most self killed girl will feel as heavy as lead in her bosom. A thousand narrow ing fears assail her. Was h6 simply waiting for an opportunity to break off? Was he hckle and experienced a change of heart, or had some other girl fairer than herself charmed him bewitched him from his allegiance to her? If a month elapses and he has not as yet made overtures to be talk en back to her confidence and love, she feels certain that she has lost him for good. A man may sometimes have the best of reasons for staying away from even the most adorable of women. It is not that his love for her may have 1essened.
 He may have thought it best to give her time to consider that the hasty words which had parted them would better have been left unspoken, and to realize, too, that if she expected happiness with him she must take the same stand he did--to bear and forbear. He feels satisfied that no matter how long he remained away she would be true to him; she would not find any one else that she would
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22
MARION.

into the United States, why do we see such a remarkable display of them on the headgears of the women whom we meet? This is the result of two causes: first, ignorance or earelessness on the part of the women, and second, an at- tempt on the part of the importers to get rid of the stock they have on hand Some of the dealers, being warned in advance that the plurnage proviso prohibiting the importation of the p1u- age of wild birds, would be passed by Congress. imported all the feathers they could buy while the buying was gcod." A dealer told a government official last August that he should bor- rew every dollar he could annd invest it all in paradise feathers, pending the rise in price that was sure to come when the feathers could not longer be legally imported. It remains to be seen whether the demand vvd11 increase now that the feathers cannot longer be legally obtained and whether prices sufficient to warrant the risk of smug- gling, will be paid by misguided wom- en.
 EDWARD HOWE EORBUsH.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22
PADS AND FASHIONS

Wraps are often worn throughout he evening at the play. The wonder ftll fur-trimmed brocades hanging off the shoulders are charming back ground for the delicately charming g EoWnA
 You are permitted to wear a sleeve to the knuckles, if you desire, in your ball gown, and if you have a good arm you can fasten the upper points of your bodice over the shoulder with a small jewel
 The stout woman should know that yellow increases her natural size. Sat in also makes. her look bigger. Blue is a slightly enlargfng tone; white is a. stationary color. Black, seal brown, a navy blue and the deepest of crim- sons are all tones that decrease the MEm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22
BEAUTY CHATS
CoLD-WTATHER
CARE OF THD LIPS.


 With the return of winter come troubles aplenty with the lips And do you realize that these troubles are unnecessary And the results are results that often last far into the roughened lips, we can say to our selves: Here Is Q lady who neglected her lips in the winter"
 One of the primary causes for bad conditioned lips in winter is the wear ing of veils. These rub against the lips. and 5ecofning moistened by the breath, cause irritation. Then the, little germs that catch on the vei1s get into the opened sores, and ugly running sores often result. The moral of this is wear your wells loose and not touching the mouth, or else, bet ter still. do not wear them at all.
 Then of course, the action of in the lips is bad. Especially is win ter wind detrimental. The best pre- ventive know of is camphorated ice. This can be bought in sticks and ap- piled easily. It should be applied be- fore you go. out of the house. I think -I am not positive about thfn, but I think that small tubes of it that will fit nicely in your pocketbook can be purchased. Be sure you get a reli- able grade There are all sorts of kinds put out, but only a few of these are really good. Buy yours from a. reliable druggist and smell 1t before you buy it. If it smells stale or greasy do not get it. Then, scrape off a bit and taste it It it tastes stale, musty and taIIovvy, do not buy it. The good article should be aromatic, full of camphor, yet oily and smooth to the taste s1~
 If the chapped places on your lips crack open, this camphorated ice is the best thing for closing them up, provided they are not gaping sores. If they are bad sores, white vaseline will do better.
 Do not delude yourself into the idea that rouge in grease paint form is a good preventative for chapped lips I have heard this theory advanced num- berless times, and can say positively that there is nothing in it. Tn fact the rouge is likely to have the oppo- site effect, and dry the lips up. The only possible value it has as a pre- vsntative is that when the average woman rouges her lips she does not continually, bite and lick them, for fear of taking the rouge off. But this Is something that a little care will take hold of. It is a bad habit-nothing more
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

The making of boys coat is not As difficult as it appears at first glance and the woman who sews with care and precision should not be tin1id about attempting it. The model i1- made in double breasted effect and having two seam sleeves. The model may be made with or without the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22
RHEUMATISM
 AND GOUT

sufferers have been cured for twenty years past by 11IFs Rheumatic Reme- dy. It gives relief in twenty-fo four hours One bottle will cure most cases. It is a guaranteed remedy. At all drug stores or direct on receipt of price, One dollar per bottle. Hill Medicine Co.,, 117 East 24th Street. New York.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22
PITHY PARAGRAPHS

Here's to the man who can hold hta
 tongue When he might by a word or aigu Destroy the chances of a fellow man Who is trying to do the best he can To brace up and get into Ifne.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

A philosophical scrfbb1er wants to know who ever saw a woman who was polite enough to quit talking while the other woman talked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

Kissing may bs unhealthful, but no one would think so at a gfimp@@ of tho peaches and cream ccnnpi@s<lcM and bright eyes of many of 1tg Enost aFd@ er1t devotees. They evidently do ngt believe it tA their duty Go swallow tho kisser, or any part Of him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22
SOCIAL NOTES

On Jan. Is, next, Co. D, United Boys Brigade of America, will ceIe- hrnEe their tenth anniversary with a banquet Mayor Wilson and Rev. MT. swanson of the East Ennd Baptist ,tszrch win be the speakers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

An Eastern divine informs the world that is 1t not difficult to love our eae-' mics. if they are far enough away. VVo know some rnen--and women toe who would not love their enemies, even if they were located q thousand miles south of the south pole.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

Newton. MaSs.-I5ouis E. Curtis, S. of rich family, sentenced to Jail for shooting at street lights in three towns
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

Newark, N. J.-The Rev. Dean Pat rick Cody, of St. James chufch, now celebrating his golden jubilee, has been made 9, monsignor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

BOYS MACKINAW COAT.
 Very smart and fnannish effect made in double breasted fashion, with two seam sleeves. The coat may be made with or without shoulder yoke. It is worn with trousers of serge or
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

The sole surviving @aloOnist 1H sozne of the Ohio villages, under the nov law, feels as if he ooguptSe a very t1u- portant niche In soci@ty. And ho Q on his good behavior ali the time
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

The editor of a church paper stazas that the color scheme in the papeg4nG or fregcoing of a church 1g what caugeE people to go to sleep during service This editor apparsntly fOrgetg that more people slept during sermons in the old days when there was no paper on the walls than sleep today Wi4h the fancy decorations. The church sleeper is growing rare--s0 are long winded sermons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

An editors waste baSket haS re- raarkable properties. It can agginall- ate anything from rejected manu- scripts to cast-ofr rubbers, sucked or anges and cigar stubs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

Who ever hears of 4he average EEo- man? It is the average man that ig always forcing hiS name into the newspapers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

old Mother Hubbards' dog will have a harder time than ever. if it fs trus that a substitute for meat hes bpsn discovered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

An ardent New York young man who promised his afnanced wife a bll. Hon hugs, has been sued for DFSMct of promise. And he had only deliv- cred about seven hundred of them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

Those skinny looking females whose portraits fill the covers of several magazines are not the types the aver age man of sense selects when he iG looking for a partner along the grand highway of life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

Hope on. hope ever," seems to be the motto of that Michigan woman who has just married her husband for the third time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

Some men may know what they think, but they do not always pos sess enough horse sense to know when to say it or keep it to themsslve@
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

Thirty button boots will coon b9 here from Paris. They wifi not bs popular with fat women. Only the slender girl with plenty of time and money can afford them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

One Ohio girl spent so much time election day talking about che men for whom she intended to yStes that sine found the polls closed when she finally arrived there. Then she went home and used her powder bag to de- oy the trace of tears on her buZom cheeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-22

EDWARD HOWE DoRBUsEI.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-09-24

movil con ell correspondence y molesto
roufar del motor y las peste gaso-
lima, ambas cosas incompatibles con los
poeticos ensuenos. Ell progreso en- su
marcha avasalladora acaba con todas
las 1eyendas con toda la poes1a del pa
sado
Hace va algunos amos, y no obstan-
te las airadas protestas de los Condo
leros, Sc establecieron los vaporcitos en-
ell gran canal. A la poblacion trabaja-
dora, industriales y obreros, lie segu1a
encantando sin duda alguna la poes1a
de la g6ndola, ell lento remar y la
eterna barcarola ;pero no les tenia cuen-
ia. Necesitaban un trasporte mas ra-
pido y mas barato, y con mas 8 me-
nos sentimiento abandonaron ell pasado
Sc metieron de rond6n en- los vapo-
res. Los canales pequenos han defendi-
do con adfirable tes0n la g6ndola; pc
70 esta agOniza sin que nadie pueda
evitarlo Los ricos han lanzado por
ellos sus canoas automobiles, y ell pue-
bio que las We deslizarse con tanta ra-
pidez, no Sc aviene con la lentitud de
su antique y poetico veh1culo, y ruge de
impaciencia en- las orillas. Los Condo
lerOs han comprendido, al fin, que la
pOes1a de la tradici9n eS incompatible
con la febril vida moderna, miranda
tristemente q sus cachivaches, han deci-
dido darles ell 1ltimo adios. En- efecto,
en- una magma reunion han acordado
sustituirlos por canoas AUTOMOBILES an
tes que a cualquier industrial Sc lie ocu-
rra montar ell negocio y los deje pega-
dos como ostras las quillas de slls g0n-
dolas.
No quieren matar sus po6ticos arte-
factos, protestan de clio. Los cohserva-
ran para ell turista caprichoso. Mas,
5quien podra va entregarse dulces sue
nos en- una noche de luna, en- medic del
ruido Internal de mil motores, y oliendo
la apestosa gasolina? Las "noches We
necianas" no seran en- 10 sucesvo mas
que recuerdos melanc6licos de un pasado
muertO.
Leonardo Marini