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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08

ender. A dainty neglfgee of fine nain- sock with half sleeves and Eton effect has a belt of three narrow pink ribbons braided together. Val lace and inser- ton are used with dainty empire wreaths in blue. pink and green on each side. Another nainsook blouse has sea1Ioped edges. trimmed with balls of two shades of blue silk and irregular motifs.
 Our shirt waist girl wears a short skirt of blue and green plaid velvet with plain blue velvet used as a gfrdle and facIngs for the pIainer pockets. The front is plain, fullness beginning at the hips and continuing across the back. Corduroys striped in two con- trasting colors invisible p1aids and harnonizing checks are used for these smart velvet skirts which take either middies or pretty crepe de chine b1ouses of whitesor pale pink.
 The shirt waist girl will also be glad to know about the separate worsted skirts in attractive cheeks and plaids to wear with a silk or linen blouse. Some Of the models are pIa1ted, but
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08

of fur Is nevertheless very modish. With an apron front, three deep tuclzH over the hips and a matching tam thfs model achieves a fetching effect set of2 with two gilt roses jauntily placed The debutante will need an afternoon frock. This one is combination Of silk net. wide velvet ribbon. a. dash of fur and gold metal cloth, all harmoniz- ing to golden brown tones. This is one Of the first hints of leg Q mutton sleeves coming into favor.
 Evening gowns in their simplicity. choice of material and general form ara the conplete opposites of the gowns worn last year. One characteristic of the evening gown is the drapery about the bodice, which is so disposed as to leave the arms completely bare.
 Ours is modelled over a closely gath cred underskirt of pink net the two diagonal tunics of pink faIue being trimmed with silver sequins The bodice fulhlls the one sided design and a French wreath of pink roses has been charmingIy used to typify youth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08
THE LATEST CHoKER FAD

SMART women are rushing this way of holding the high collars of their crepe de chine shirt waists up where they belong: Buy tightish length of vivid or becoming velvet ribbon from two to four inches wide. according to the length of your throat, and close it snugly in the back with the minute size of snap fasteners. Under no tempta- ton wire it; let it crush as it may and pull the white top of your crape collar up over it little. for the careless, picturesque effect. These piquant chokers go admirably with street suits if they match or contrast the tone of your hat E
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08
PORTRAITS IN PROFILE

merely sketching a profile and filling in the outline with a flat wash of india ink. They were si1hodettes.
 Before photography came into vogue these stihouettes were the ordinary portraits of ordinary people. and many mantelpiece is still decorated with the little patch of black which repre- sented the best attempt at a correct likeness that our grandfathers could manage. With the advent of photog- raphy light took the place of shadow. cupatton gone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08

IN 17ss the French king lad for his
 finance minister a certain Etienne de Silhouette. whose chief recornmen- dalton was that he did his best to re- duce the expenditure of what at all times were an extravagant court and administration
 Such great things were expected of this very ordinary man that even the fashions were designed to fit in with his humor. Goats were worn without plaits, hats without feathers, shoes without buckles and instead of portrait painting there sprang up custom Of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08

HE prettiest and daintiest
 among the new accessories for.
 young girls are the gilt slip
 pers and stockings which are to be worn for the winter dances and very formal evening affairs The stockings match the slippers perfectly, having metallic sheen. The footwear Is to be had both in bright and dull gilt. The cothurn slippers, those that lace high above the ankle with ribbons are again in favor The. sl1oftfand bourant skirts are responsible for this These pretty slippers are similar to the tango slippers worn season ago. Slippers and ribbons frequently contrast in color to the stockings. black satin slip pers being worn with white stockings.
 White linen modified middies with collar and cuffs of color and just a lit tie smocI<iug. on each side to supply the necessary fuI1ness will be worn in the house all this winter. The snoclx- ed stitching and collar and cl1ffs may 1Be Of horizon or delft blue. pink or law
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08
FoR cHupREN,s PARrIEa.

A NIMAL crackers may be used in
 various ways to make the popular dainttes for children's parties They may be dipped in the various colored icfngs such as chocolate, maple and strawberry. or they may be made to stand alone by putting them together with frosting. They are very effective arranged thus around a birthday cake or in a procession around the table
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08
sEw-oN.o-cRAMs

A MONG the new items to be found
 at the notion counters in the dry goods shops are sew O grams '' which are said to be real embroid- cred initials without filling or padding in fhe center. They are intended to be appIiqued on household linens or lin gerie and can be had all the way from 10 cents a dozen to 10 cents each. ac- cording to the size.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08
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into a very hot kettle over the fire; shake. and when the oysters have partly scared drain them, saving the liquor. Chop the oysters, return them to the liquor, put into a double boiler. add the water, the celery seed or eel cry and pepper. Cook slowly for thirty
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08
The Smartest Workbasket

THE straw of this basket has been
 left in tits natural tone, while the interior is protected from dust by an old rose silk top shirred in by smart cord and tassel The cover is padded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08

there are others that are gored These are less heavy and perhaps a little more practical For the younger generation or. the woman who adores color there are English suits in genuine British tweeds, Shetland tweeds and Irish hon espuns in such co1ors old rose. Italian blue. purple, autumn brown. magenta and strawberry tones
 Big checks in chevfots and tweeds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08

conspicuous patterns there. are small checks, introducing the autumn reds, greens and browns. Some of these are made to button right up to the neck and have strap around the wrist, and the material is ordinarily heavy enough to afford protection even against wet weather.
 The one illustrated is beautifully cut of white chinchilla. set off with huge
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08

are liked for the topcoat which she dons for visiting the paddocl1s or in
 her transit from house to park for the daily canter. Of course these are cut on wide swinging lines like the mascu- line garment. For those who like less
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
BARRENNESS OF CORN STALKS.

Farmers throughout the corn belt
have noticed an increased number of
barren stalks this season. a situation
due to some climatic condition in the
opinion of many corn growers. The
agronomist of the New jersey Agri-
cultural Experiment Station states
that in reality, barrenness in corn
fields is due to a number of factors.
1t is found by studying the records
of barrenness in corn, that there are
some seasons in which there is a great
increase of this characteristic over the
entire o belt. 1t appears that a
wet season always tends to increase
this undesirable trait of the corn
plant.
The second factor is the time of
planting. Very early or very late
seedlings always have a greater num-
Der of barren stalks than those plant
ed in mid-season.
The third factor is the rate Or thick
ness of planting. Corn seeded thickly
always has a far greater percentage
of %barrenness than that which has a
normal stand or a maximum rate for
corn production.
The fourth factor is the fertility of
the soil. By comparing corn which is
grown on soils of different degrees of
fertility it is found that the poor soils
always have the larger number of bar
rem stalks. All of these factors tend
to either increase or control this un-
desirable character in the corn field.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
CUPID, THE CADDY
AND THE CABINET.

The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia North American
makes the unqualified declaration that
cabinet meetings have apparently
been abandoned. The last held was
the memorable one when William Jen-
nings Bryan presented his resignation
as Secretary of State"
That was five months ago.
Meantime, there have been several
acute incidents in governmental man.
agement which called for all the skill
and prudence in counsel which a Pres
ident could muster.
We have known, of course, that Mr..
Wilson has been pretty busy this sum-
mer Calling and golfing. But we had
not thought that Cupid and the caddy
had so crowded his days and nights
that there was no room for his Cabi-
net.
What does he have a Cabinet for ?
Are the counsels of his Cabinet value
less? If so, why does he not select a
new one? And, if he cannot be de-
pended upon to choose a Cabinet
worth having and needing, why should
he be depended upon at all?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
VIVA WE KNOW ABOUT 1T.

"In what way, asks the Houston
post, "can the Republicans attack
the Democratic tariff? What do they
know about its virtues or defects ?"
This is no troublesome connundrum.
1t is ridiculously easy. Republicans
can attack the Democratic tariff by
telling the truth about it. And as for
what they know about its defects, it
would take an entire issue of this pa
per to summarize it.
For instance, we know that in the
first eight months that the Democratic
tariff was in operation our imports
increased $114, 100000 and our Gus
toms revenues decreased 5000. 900.
We know that our imports of raw
materials for manufacturing increas-
ed $4,000, 900 and that ever with the
war our imports in these lines are
$33 100000 more than they were un-
der Republican tariff.
We know that our i~mportations of
foodstuffs jumped up $8S, 1000, 900, that
practically all of it came in free Of
duty, and that-even during the war
the increase was maintained.
We know that, in the first eight
months of the Democratic tariff, our
exports fell off $204, 100000 and that
our farmers had to see a shrinkage
in their foreign sales of S57 100000.
We Republicans know a lot about
the defects of the Democratic tariff
and before the next session of Con-
gress is over and before the next cam
paign is over, the Houston "Post" will
be given the benefit. of our knowledge.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
"EVERYWOMAN"

Much interest has been aroused dur
ing the past four years by the pro-
duction of a play in New York bear
ing the strange title "Everywoman."
The newspapers and magazines have
devoted columns of discussion to this
dramatic novelty, which is labeled "a
dramatic spectacle" Special interest
was attracted to "Everywoman" at
the time of it's first production by the
fact that its author, Walter Browne,
a New York newspaper man, who had
labored upon it for years, died on the
morning of the day of the first per-
Torrance of his play, which would
have realized for him the ambition of
a lifetime. "Everywoman" made an
instantaneous hit. 1t ran continuous
ly in New York for nearly two years,
and has since been translated into
other languages. During the time
that it was running at the Herald
Square Theatre, New York, a version
of the play in Yiddish was being per-
formed at the Eastside Theatre in
New York, where it achieved a run
of over one hundred and fifty per-
.formances. Brownies widow and chill
dren who were left penniless, have
been made a%ff1uent by the success of
|"Everywoman." Over four million
people have already witnessed the
performance. Henry W. Savage IS
sending here his only production, and
it will be disclosed at the Apollo The
atre this Friday and Saturday, Nov.
10 and 20, with Saturday matinee.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
THE SCULLVILLE SCHOOL
IMPRESSIVELY DEDICATED.

The magnificent new school build
ing at Scullville was dedicated on Sat
urday afternoon with imposing cere-
monies and in the presence of two
hundred or more interested patrons
and friends. The building is a two
story brick structure and is a model
in every detail. The children have
reached a high degree of perfection
under their capable teachers, Misses
Higgins and Waddams, 40 evidenced
by the manner in which they executed
their part of the program, which was
rendered as follows:
Presentation of Flag-Rev. j. H.
Brewer.
Singing by school-"Flag of the
Free.
Poem-"Hurrah for the Flag.
Flag Salute.
Singing-Flag of the Free-Star
Spangled Banner.
Opening Prayer-Rev. Greer.
School Chorus-"Onward Christian
Soldiers"
"Words of Welcome"-Mary Giber-
son.
"The Builders"-Upper Grammar
Grades.
School Chorus-"I Walk with the
King"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bertram E.
Whitman.
"My Shadow"-Indiana Smith.
Good at Night"-Hildreth Steel
man.
Duet-"The Lord is My Shepherd.
School Chorus and Audience-"Co-
lumbia the Gem of the Ocean.
planting Himself to Grow"1Lewis
Smith.
"Kitten Song'-Anna and Indiana
Smith.
"Kentucky Belle'-Miss Brewer.
"Anchored"-Some members Of 9Th
Grade.
Little by Little"-Elsie Lind.
Observation-Disclosures Lee.
"Courting in Kentucky".Jessie
Gordon.
School Chorus-"Battle Hymn of
Republic.
"When the Teacher Gets Cross
Mary Ingersoll. e.,
Trio-"Banner of Beauty.
Address-Co. Supt. H. M. Cress-
man.
Singing-"America", by School and
Audience.
Benediction-Rev. j. H. Brewer.
Lunch in Basement.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20

'em out. Any old change would be a
blessing.
"And as | passed him he took my
hand and drew me down to him and
kissed me gently on the forehead."-
Exchange.
Blind as a bat !
n n n
When the worst comes we might
turn our doctors and u~ndertakers
loose upon the enemy. They'll finish
him and plant him and bob up serene
ly for the next round.
n n n
every American wheel is turning
in the manufacture of war supplies
for Europe" proudly asserts an ex-
change. And we might add that not
even a spawned mule is reserved for
the defense of Uncle Sam.
Speak softly to mother. Talk gen.
tly to father. Be c~onsiderate of the
brother or sister. 1t will make a mar
of you, and in after life you will be
kind, gentle and considerate to all peo-
pie, an honor to your community, and
a bright spot in the lives of your fell
low beings.
A misery cuss told US the other day
that he had no use for gold, and g
young blood around town %piously re-
marked that he never could bear tc
OK at a well turned ankle, and ar
ancient spinster declared she wouldn't
accept the best man on earth, and OF
course we believed every word they
told US.
Chicago has produced another liter
airy genius in the person of one
Charles Werner, who thuslv describes
his wife in his bill for divorce:
"She is an uncultured woman of the
shallow, hair Drained, pin head, Ca.
lamity Jane type; large, muscular
bony and beefy; she is some athlete
having the activities of a Corbett, the
ferocious temper of a tiger, the
strength of an OK, and the reason Of
an ass"
Poor devil /!
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20

would be otherwise refused. the
daintiness of serving the cereal and
fruit bears no small part in the man.
ner of its reception. AS variety is the
spice of life, as we'll as other things,
1t is we'll to change often the form
of serving the same food. When
cooking cream of wheat mold it and
fill the center with fruit of the season
and have it served at the table after
the eye has been charmed with the
sight. Such a dish will be greeted
with cream will quickly disappear.
For the cool fall days more heavy,
rich foods are needed; cornmeal mush
and hominy are good and any leftover
may be fried.
The use of the uncooked cereals is
q great saver of time and fuel and
many prefer them. They combine
especially we'll with fats, and COM
bined with bananas make a most ap-
petizing breakfast dish.
All dry prepared cereals should be
crisped in the over before serving.
Whole wheat, fresh from the field,
after long cooking makes one of the
best of breakfast foods. It will need
to be soaked over night and cooked
long and slowly to bring out the fla
vor and soften the fiber. A f~1reless
cooker or double boiler makes a most
desirable way of cooking wheat.
Cooked cereals may be served as
dessert with cream and fruit. Oat-
meal with sliced apples. a cherry on
each slice. Saute the apple in butter
until tender and serve the cereal ON
each slice.
A spoonful of sliced peaches or
berries on the side of the cereal dish
is another simple combination.
Wheat with pineapple. A mold of
cooked cream of wheat with the GEN.
ter filled with slices of pineapple
rolled into petals makes a most
dainty looking dish.
-M~,es~sNz.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
MOTHER TELLS HOW VINOL
Made Her Delicate Bow Strong

Made Her Delicate Boy Strong
New York City.-"My little boy was
in a very weak, delicate condition as a
result of gastritis and the measles and
there seemed no hope of saving his life.
The doctor prescribed cod liver oil but
he could not take it. l decided to try
Vinol and with splendid results. It
seemed to agree with him so that now he
is a strong healthy boy. Mrs. THOMAS
FITZGERALD, 1890 Park Ave-, N. Y. City.
We guarantee Vinol, our delicious
cod liver and iron tonic, for rundown
conditions, chronic coughs, colds and
bronchitis.
Thomas F. Crawford, Druggist,
Pleasantville, n. j.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
Terse, Tart, Timely
Short and Snappy Sayings to Interest
Old and Young

A good man never has to tell others
of it.
Fifteen months of war and not all
dead yet!
Now let's forget Mexico + for an
hour or two.
Every fellow possesses some kind of
merits, but too often they are pesky
hard to locate.
If you know of a good item of news
be SUI there are others who would
like to know it. Tell US.
n n n
Keep right on scowling. 1t makes
you as handsome as a baboon and as
winsome as a Fiji islander.
n n n
1t is quite embarrassing to steal a
kiss and then have the coy maiden
sneeze during the operation.
n a n
Stay on the farm-develop it-pro-
mote it-nurse1 it-and it will be one
of the wisest acts of your life.
n n n
When a bald head talks of feminine
folly it is more than likely that he is
himself the FOLLY / end 3 d a the deal
The dog without teeth seldom holds
the bone. And isn't Uncle about in
the position of the toothless dog?
A ro.oJ;o- Lan z -
ing tooth brush-but who wants to
admit that they wear false teeth?
II n n
Some people laugh so heartily at
their own jokes thew never discover
that they are alone in their mirth.
n n n
Uncle Sam is having about as siren
uous a time in keeping out of the war
as the other fellows are having in it.
Good thing we are not president of
these United States. We wouldn't
know what to do with the salary and
kicks.
No use to argue. We are simply
not going to tell you the name of that
local Beau Brummel who takes beauty
treatment.
About everything worth having on
this earth has advanced in price ex-
cept the subscription rate to The
Pl%easantville Press.
n II n
President Wilson was greatly agi-
tated when his automobile came near
to running down a small boy. Alone
in his class by inks ( ~
Young man, beware of the maiden
who continually growls at her mother.
She will develop into a champion
snarler at a husband.
II n n
Doubtless every woman of legal age
should be allowed to vote, but if some
women's opinions of others are correct
the question is open to doubt.
~ M ~
The fellow who thinks more of his
club or a street orner than he does of
his wife is on a par with the big dog
that steals the little dogs bone.
ii n n
When your friend declines to laugh
at your joke just gently remind him
that it requires brains to appreciate
the really brilliant things of this life.
q ~ n
A wise one AYERS that some of wo-
mems prettiest garments are not made
for public exhibition. Must have ac-
quired his knowledge at a private
seance.
n n d
1t is now possible for a wireless
telephone conversation to be conduct
ed between Arlington, Va, and Paris,
France. What an opportunity for the
gossipsl
A noted British peer predicts that
revolution or anarchy will prevail in
Europe at the close of the war. Trot
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
RHEUMATISM AND ALLIED
PAINS-THEY MUST GO!

The congestion of the blood in its
flow causes pain. Sloan's Liniment
penetrates to the congestion and
starts the blood to flow freely. The
body's warmth is renewed; the pain is
gone. The "man or woman who has
rheumatism, neuralgia or other pain
and fails to keep Sloan's Liniment in
their home is like a drowning man re-
fusing a rope" Why suffer. Get a
bottle of Sloan's. 25c. and SOC. $1.00
bottle holds six times as much as 25c.
SiZe.-ady,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
THEY SIMPLY WON'T
BE MARRIED.

Several young men were recently
asked by a writer in the December
Woman's Home COMPANION why they
refused to be married. Their answers
throw considerable light On what is
becoming a national problem. One said
that girls are too clever for the men
nowadays,-that he wanted Gust a
wife" and the girl he had been engag-
ed to marry was making more money
than he was and refused to give up
her work. Another complained of the
expensive tastes of the modern young
woman, another that he had set out
to accomplish certain things before
marrying. Still another refused to be
sentenced to hard labor for life, and
one complained that the local girls
were ga bit narrow"
Let The Pleasantville Press follow
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
THE CHRISTMAS BANDBOX.

eff you are looking for an unusual
Christmas gift for your mother, a girl
friend or any woman, the handbook is
sure to offer the answer to the prob
lem. Gay b~andboxes of every materi-
al ond color are the vogue. They are
often employed, too, to give an effect
i've note of color to the bedroom, and
so are sure to prove welcome pifts."-
Wnman'S Home Communion.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20

Put your shoulder to the wheel. Do
your part in the upbuilding of Pleas
antville. Read The Pleasantville
Press. Study the ads. Patronize
home trade. When you help Pleas
antville merchants you help Pleas
antville. When you help Pleasant
vile you help yourself.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20

to choose from that
we might have a
different one each
day If waste and
expense e not
to be considered.
Many cereals are
eaten and enjoyed
with fruit t b a I
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children.

Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething
move and regulate the Bowels and
are a pleasant remedy for Worms. Used by
Mothers for &c years. They neUer fail. At
all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
MHKFHeHIN
6ABLNEG

Let every dawn of morning be to you
as the beginning of life, and every set
ting sun be to you Its close; then let
every one of these short lives cave
It's sure record of some kindly thing
done for others, some goodly strength
or knowledge gained for yourselves.
-Ruskin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
~PLEASANTVILLE SCRAP
IRON & METAL CO.

127 S. Main ST., P%leasantville, N. J..
We buy all kinds of scrap iron and
metals and pay highest market price.
Call us by Bell Phone 233 and we
will stop at your door.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
THE CEREAL PROBLEM.

In most families cereal is served
once a day. We have such a variety
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20

Let The Pleasantville Press follow
you wherever you go.