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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Helene Libby, wh hose wedding
 date Is set for the latter part of the
 month, Is a much feted brfde-elect. Yesterday, Mrs. H. s. Provost gave a
 bridge party at her home, AZ Eaton street, in Miss Ltbby's honor. Miss
 Libby was presented by her hostess with an artistically embroidered pair
 of blue silk boudoir slippers. Miss
 Marion Plumb of 412 Stratford ave- rue and her sister,. Mrs. Charles W.
 Fdndlay entertained at bridge for Miss Ii ibby this afternoon at Miss Plumb's home. The decorations were in pink flowers with ferns. On Tuesday af- ternoon Miss Mildred Taylor of Strat- ford will give bridge party for Miss Libby and Miss Ethel Wheeler, an- other fall bride. There will be five ta bles of cards,
 The National Surgical Dressings Committee has announced that more than three-quarters of a million dress ings were shipped from this country to Europe during July. Through the Bridgeport branch of the National branch of the National committee, lrooms at the First Bridgeport Nation al Bank Building, a great many Bridgeport women are interested in the work The exact number of ship ments for the months was 780,981 dressings. This is the largest number yet sent abroad in one month from this country.
 Miss Mae Macdonald, who is soon
 to become the bride of John Kane
 was the guest at a miscellaneous shower Tuesday evening, at the home of Miss Mo1lie Sheridan, 2162 Main street. The table was prettily decor ated, the color scheme being pink and
 white The bride-to-be received
 many useful and pretty gifts. Among
 those present were the Misses Mae
 Macdonald. ! Irene Clampett, Hazel
 Walsh, May Flynn, Ramona Lepperd Josephine Lyman,< Edna Sheridan 1 Mollie Sheridan, Mrs. Lepperd, Mrs J. Clampett, Mrs. G.. Lyon, Mrs. Mac Donald, Mrs. Bixby. Mrs. J. Walsh Mrs. T. Sheridan and Miss Edna Lyon
 Grover Lyon and Norton MacDon- aid.
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VORSCHMIDT ESTATE

Application for the appointment of Pauline J, Versehmidt as adminis- tratrix of the estate of her mother Mary Vorsehmidt, was made to the probate court yesterday. The estate is about $36,O00. Frank E. Ballard and Charles Nothnagle are named ap- praisers. Besides Pauline Vor- schmidt other daughters and heirs are Anna Marie Vorschmidt, Sister Mary Frances of St. AHn's academy, Wilkes Barre. Pat Louisa. Josephine c. and Eulil.an Vorschmidt,
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Will Rear Big Structures From Lumbertofs Wrecked Buildings, ands Will Pro duce Fighting the Flames With Elaborate Pains to Effect Realism.

s1 Everyone goes to see a fire When the alarm bell strikes who, is there, no matter on what businesslbent, who does not pause, filled with an inher- ent desire to follow the engines and the crowd and see what itis al about: Who is there who has watched a great building and the firemen at their dangerous work offrescue and salvage and not thrilled with the ex- citement of the scene? si 2 The members of the Bridgeport fire department have arranged to stage such an exhibition here and burn down a big hotel, rows of stores and other buildings while they illus trate the uses of their apparatus for fighting the flames and the manner in which rescues are effected Pom pier scaling ladders, extension ladders. life lines and life nets as well as all the other apparatus used by modern fire men will be shown. The work of rescuing scores of persons from the top story of building set on fire, especially for the purpose will be the feature. The spectacle is called ssFighting the Flames" and it will be produced at Aerodrome park, near Avon park, on the afternoon of Sat- urday, October I 14th. The proceeds of the entertainment will be devoted to the firemen's sick benefit fund.
 FlOf all employments the firemen's 1s the most hazardogs and there are always cases. of injury or illness among the members of the depart ment where those afflicted are debar- red from participation in the regular fund or from receiving pay. In the past it has been customary for mem I bers of fi1e department to make perl ileona1 subscriptions to care of these cases. For some time past the fire commissioners and members of ! the ddepartment have desired to establish fund to care properly for them. The i Commissioners and the firemen have been loath to ask subscriptions direct from public spirited citizens. Finally
 the plan of giving this exhibition was adopted. The commission and fire men feel that while they establish Nfheir fund by this. means they are giving the public full return for its money in an entertainment thrilling, Interesting and instructive,
 Dick Ferris. theatrical producer who has staged many gigantic specta- cIes of various character has been se- cured by the committee Of the fire men to produce and manage the spec taele, He is now in Bridgeport and already engaged in perfeeting the de- tails for the big show, / It is not to be a scenic display nor will artificial fire be used, Real houses of timber from wrecked buildings, with a four story hotel in the center will be built and burned down in real holocaust Thrills galore will be added as per- sons trapped in the burning build ings jump to safety in the life nets or are carried out of the buildings pyAthe fremen.
 Tha committea in charge of the
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HELD AS PICKPOCKET.

Berlin, Conn.,, Sept. 14-Arthur Redmend. aged 29, colored. who claims No come from Coatesville, Pa-, was bound over to the September term of the superior court this morn ing in bonds of $500 by Judge George G. Griswold in the town court on the charge of pickpocketing. It is alleg- ed that Redmond fifled the pockets of Frank B. Shanley of Southington yesterday, while the latter was sleep ing in a chair on the porch of a hotel in Kensington, and stole $S2 in cash, and a watch. fr
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UNTERNfYER UNDER KNIFk

! Yonkers. N. r.. Sept. 4-Samuel Untermyer. noted lawyer, was oper- ated on for intestinal trouble at his country home. Greystone. here today. The attending physicians reported that the patient was doing we'll. N
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THE PRErTIEST FACE

and the most beautiful hands are of- ten disfigured by an unsightly wart. It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover. For sale only at the Cyrus Pharmacy, AIS Fairfield Ave.
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Fire destroyed the Dekalb county court house at Decatur, Ga, and for a time threatened the whole city. at a loss of $s0,000.
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ALAMANC FOR TO-DAY

Six men were burned in the plant of the International Arms & Fuse Co.,, at Bloomfield, N. J., by a powder explo- sion
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A severe earthquake was reported in Java. All houses in Macs have col lapsed.
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BEIMSCO

"A present-day drama. appealing to
all classes is the description given
of the new play, The Correspondent
which will be presented at the Belasco
Theater tomorrow evening for the first
time on any stage, under the personal
supervision of Edward Elsner. who has
been associated with Grace George for
many seasons.
THE Correspondent" has been writ
ten by Alice Leal Pollock and Rita
Weiman, two young women who have,
heretofore, confined their efforts to
newspaper work. They are said to
have portrayed an interesting charac-
ter. in a young woman of>the middle
west whose innermost nature rebels
against spending the remainder of her
life in a rural district. By accident
she meets an attractive man of the
world and promptly falls in love with
him. They plan an elopement, but be-
fore a hastily arranged marriage can
be carried out the story develops a
surprisingly tense situation which
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NATIONAL.

Julian Eltinge comes to the National
tomorrow night in his newest musical
comedy, Cousin Lucy" written by the
late Charles Klein. 1t is announced
that Mr.. Eltinge will show for the
first time in this country a complete
wardrobe of gowns which represent a
fortune, and are said to transcend in
beauty anything the .impersonator has
heretofore exhibited. Numerous musi-
cal numbers will be sung and danced
by the star and other members of the
large company, assisted by beauty
chorus" The cast of players includes
Dallas Wexford. Mrs. Stuart Robson.
Harriet Burt, Mark Smith. Ruth Cart
land. Ned Burton, Edward Davis. Aus
tin Webb, Mabel Acker and others.
Cousin Lucy" is said to have a
neatly developed plot which gives the
impersonator opportunities to appear
as stunning young woman, and also
to rip off his wig and appear as a
manly man." In the story Jerry jack
son is forced to masquerade as his
cousin Lucy to escape the results of
an escapade which had ruined him
financially. He tries to collect his own
life insurance. but is suspected and
just escapes arrest by changing his
name for the second time and posing
as Nine. Lucette, head of a fashionable
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POLLS

The clever detective comedy, The
Dummy" will be presented at Polls
this week. 1t had its first performance
on any stage in this city two years
ago. and has since become a great sue
cess Its story concerns a New York
street urchin. who is inspired to be-
come a detective, through reading the
alluring detective yarns published in
penny dreadfuls." He visits the Office
of a noted detective in New York and
applies for job. The detective chief
is impressed with the boys cleverness
and resourcefulness. and as he is at
the moment engaged in the effort to
trace a notorious gang Of kidnapers
he gives the boy job. The youngster
poses as a deaf mute and allows him
self to be kidnapped by the gang of
criminals. He manages to be confined
in the same room with the child, and
through his wit and resourcefulness
she is finally restored to her parents
and he wins a reward of $4,000. The
story is unfolded in scenes of thrilling
climaxes and some highly effective
comedy situations. The Dummy was
written by Harvey J. OHiggins and
Miss Harriet Ford in collaboration.
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COSMOS

The Nymphs of the Fountain" a
water spectacle of artistic beauty, will
be the headline attraction at the Co.'S
mos Theater this week. 1t Is one of
the exquisite novelties of this seasons
popular vaudeville and comes to Wash
ington for the first time. 1t will be
supported by five acts of high-class
vaudeville of different types, including
Slbers and North. in THE Bashful
Boob and the Maid,'' an exceptionally
pleasing feature in spite of it's name;
Dixie Crane and Wilbur Johnson, both
Washingtonians from the field of mu
steal comedy, who are making their
home debut in attractive song and
dancing speciafties, with humorous
comedy; Seymour and Seymour, two
boy song comedians, who come here
for the first time; the famous Carroll
Gillette trio in rapid acrobatic and
comedy risley offering. and the Usher
trio. in high-class variety offering,
with special scenery. The added at
fractions will be headed by the new
Selig-Tribune news pictures, and the
special photoplay feature. shown only
at 1915. 4:45 and pm. daily, will be
The Heights of Hazard" picturing
Charles Richman and Eleanor Wood
ruff in the leading roles.
A new bill will be presented the last
half of the week, beginning with the
Thursday matinees.
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Yvette Guilbert Tuesday.

Nine. Yvette Guilbert, coming to the
Belasco Theater Tuesday and Friday
afternoons, February 1 and 4, is one of
the most interesting OF characters Born
of very poor parents in the city of Paris,
after being shop girl. milliner and dress
maker. she decided definitely to try out
her talents. 1t was then that the Cafe
Chantant in Paris began to be the public
rage. She went from one manager to
another begging for work, and was con-
stantly refused. But this did not deter
her. Suddenly the public began to under
stand her, and almost over night the name
of Yvette Guilbert became famous
She is now the same Yvette Guilbert
Of former years. with an art more ma
tured. and. if possible. more wonderful.
Her program of French songs has never
been heard in America before. because
they were practically unknown until
Nine. Guilbert, after twenty years of re-
search among old manuscripts and frag-
mentary books and years of diligent
study, presented them. They are the real
EXPLANATIONS Of the French people, both
aristocratic and democratic, Of all periods
from the time Of the crusades to the
present day.
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CASINO

Chosen by the applause of the audi
ences of the past week. The Chris
tian,' Hall Gaines famous story of
John Storm, a young clergyman. and
his efforts to win Glory Quayle, the
girl companion of his boyhood life,
from the temptations that beset her
in the great city of London, where
she was winning fortune and fame in
the music halls. will be the attraction
to be presented this week by the Hall
Players at the Casino. Louis Ancker
will be seen as John Storm. and Jane
Ware, the accomplished leading wom-
an, in Viola Aliens old role of Glory
Quayle. The play is a tense and
thrilling one and has been great
success on the legitimate stage and as
a photoproduction.
Manager Falkner is making a special
effort to provide good stock plays. well
played, for those of limited means, and
in order to put the merits of his plays
and his players to wider test, he has
announced reduction in price for this
week. His plans for the Casino it is
said, run along the lines of the old
Herzog Academy, the popular theater
here many years ago-clean and pur-
poseful plays presented by capable
players in an attractive way.
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b'FKEITHx

Elsie Janis, who is making a tour of
fifteen weeks in vaudeville under an
arrangement between her manager, C.
B. Dillingham;. and Edward F. Albee,
general manager of the B. F. Keith
interests. at the enormous salary of
100000. will appear at the B. F. Keith
Theater in this city as its leading at
traction this week. following round
Of the New York Keith Theaters,
where, it is said, she broke all records.
She is offering her own whimsical
arrangement. Impressions of My Fa-
vorite Stars and the oddly of it is
presented in just the reverse of what
they ordinarily do. thus constituting
a novel and humorous series of mimetic
studies. For instance, Bernhard is
seen singing "Tipperary." Barrymore
warbling Hello. Frisco" Foy and
Conan doing a pathetic duet, Frank
on. all given with the inimitable Janis
piquancy and drollery. Inserted in the
Offering is Miss Janis famous Joyous
dance" She sings Hello, Frisco" by
special arrangement with Florenz
Ziegfeld. who, SO far. has not author
lied its use by any other artist outside
of his "Follies" The supporting bill
announced includes a new musical
feature, Ralph Dunbar's Maryland
Singers. six beauties in the crinolines
of the south of the SOS. and a banjo
list giving the melodies of Dixie be-
fore the war; Will Morrissey and Dol
lie Hackett. in Broadway ditties and
dances: Claude and Fannie Usher, in
"Fagan's Decision: Raymond and
Caverly. in new string Of patter and
chatter; Corcoran and Dingle. in "A
Vaudeville Splash; Ralph Lohse and
Mana Sterling: Herbert's loop the loop
and leaping dogs. the pipe organ re-
citals and Pathe news pictorial Prices
will not be increased and Miss Janis
will appear twice every day from to-
morrow's matinee to and including
Gpn nj oh
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Margaret Anglin Coming.

Margaret Anglin in Paul Kester's
smart comedy, "Beverly's Balance" will
be at the New National the week of
February 21. The play is made doubly
entertaining by the almost fawless
acting of Miss Anglin. In "Beverly's
Balance" Mr.. kester has hit upon the
idea of professional correspondent"
who fails to Correspond" at the criti-
cal moment. He enlivens the proceed
ings with many an apt and happy turn
of phrasing and merry Quips at the
expense of married couples and in
places handles rather delicate subjects
with an airy fiippancy. He treats of
the functions of correspondent and the
details of statutory requirements in
divorce cases. however. with a happy
go-lucky touch that saves them from
any suggestion of coarseness
Mrs. Charles G. Craig portrays an
old southern aunt with fine sense of
character: Alfred Lunt has the role of
a nkable young millionaire; Donald
Cameron that of a destitute young
lawyer without clients, while Saxone
Morland and Howard Lindsey are also
in the cast.
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loses it's value in the telling. The
young girl hurriedly departs for New
York. and after accomplishing salts
factory results in the work which she
has taken up she begins to feel the
first emotion of genuine affection for
the real man who has happened to
come into her life. To him she di-
vul2es nothing concerning whence she
came nor why, until by force of over
whelming circumstantial evidence she
is innocently placed in the most humil-
iatfng position woman is called upon
to face-that of correspondent.
1t is play without crook. sugges-
tiveness or modern clap-trap sensa-
tionalism. The company includes Emily
Ann Wellman, who was last seen here
in support of Louis Mann: Rockcliffe
.Fellowes, Ramsey Wallace, Morgan
Conan. Marie Chambers, Suzanne
villa, Winifred Harris. Hallett Thomp-
son. Joseph Gillow, Elmer Redmund
and Edward Dumbrille.
The gowns worn by Miss Wellman
have been specially designed by Julie
of New York. and those worn by Miss
Chambers by Harry Collins.
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Cosmos Anniversary Week.

In accordance with its custom, the
cosmos Theater will celebrate its sixth
anniversary next week with six of the
biggest and best features available in
popular vaudeville. Care is being taken
in the selection to provide an espe
cially attractive program. The features
thus far secured include Edgar Atche-
son Ely and company of six in one of
the best comedy sketches in vaudeville.
Billy's Tombstones," a laughma ke,.
extraordinary; Norris baboons, a troupe
of something less than a dozen big
apes in "A Simian Symposium inter
esting and laughable. and the famous
Four Bards in their noted hand balanc-
ing and catapult acrobatics. Twelve
acts will be presented in the double
programs for the week
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New York Philharmonic Thursday

Schumann's Concerto for the piano
and orchestra in A minor, op. "a, will
be among the musical offerings to be
played by Harold Bauer, soloist with
the New York Philharmonic Orchestra,
at the New National Theater Thurs
day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. In the
words of the composer. this is a COM
promise between symphony. a con-
certo and a huge sonata" The entire
work was first played by Clara Schu-
mann in December. 1854. in the Hall
in the Hotel de SAKE, Dresden, in the
presence of the composer. Fourteen
years later Mrs. s. b. Mills played it
at concert by the New York Philhar-
monte Orchestra, conducted by Carl
Bergman.
Other selections to be played at the
second concert of the season. under
the leadership of Josef Stransky. are:
symphony No in G Major" allegro
con brio, adagio. allegro grazioso. al
legro ma non troppo, Dvorak; over
ture, Romeo and Juliet" Tchaikovsky:
Concerto in A Minor. opus 54,' for
piano and orchestra, allegro affettuoso.
intermezzo, andante grazioso. allegro
vivace, Schumann, Harold Bauer: Hun
garian Rhapsody No. o. List
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Newman on Chile" TONIGHT.

Chile. via the Straits of Magellan"
the third in the series of Newman
traveltalks at the Belasco Theater, is
to be presented this evening and to-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock 1t will
cover the most interesting places, peo-
pies and incidents in Mr.. Newman's
3,500-mile journey around the south
ernmost end of the South American
continent. from Montevideo, the Yam
kee'' capital of Uruguay. to Antofo-
gasta, near the boundary between
Chile and Peru. Pictures, still and mo-
ton, will show Punta Arenas, the
worlds southernmost city; Aconcagua,
the highest peak on the hemisphere;
scenery in the southern Andes unri-
vailed for beauty and sheer magnitude;
Santiago, the capital of the Chilean re-
public, with its romanticism and the
picturesqueness of old Madrid; VAL
paraiso, the principal port and the ter
minus of the Transandine railway, and
also the rural districts.
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Cosmos Concerts Today.

Tobanis Hungarian Fantasia" Sc
lections from Puccinfs Madame But
terfiy," Dance of the Hours" from
Ponchielli's La Gioconda." Won Blon's
"Serenade DAmour," selections from
Kern's THE Doll Girl" together with
a number of other classic and popular
selections of the better class. will be
featured in the orchestral program at
the Cosmos concerts today from to
1890 pm. The program of entertain
ment will also include some new spe-
cialties and other attractions.
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praise than those imported from across
the water.
His prediction is that America will now
adopt a style all her own and that by
the time the war is over poor Paris will
find that she has lost control of women's
styles forever.
Hvette Guiibert-Just as France has
given to the world but one Coquelin. but
one Bernhardt. SO has she brought forth
but one Yvette Guilbert, that wonderful
interpreter Of the worlds joys and sor-
rows.
Last November brought Nine. Gull
bert back to America after an absence
of seven years. Seven years is a long
time in the world of amusement. and
to many-especially those of the
younger generation-the artist was but
an echo of something charming.
piquant and very French,
So La Guflbert returned-the same
famous Guilbert-the same. yet differ
eht. for no longer is she singing her
old repertoire, those risque songs Of
the Latin quarter and Montmartre.
which she used to give during the
first years of her career. She now
brings the songs sung in the days Of
Chariemagne. in the times OF the martyr.
Jean dare; songs through the ages to
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Social Maids"

Next weeks burlesque attraction at
the Gayety will be THE Social Maids"
one of the clever companies on the cir
cult. headed by Stone and Pillard.
whose work opponents of modern
terpsichore has brought them fame.
They will present a new Offering, Busy
Little Cupid" which Mr.. Hurtig has
equipped with special scenery, the
latest innovations in electrical devices
and elaborate costumes. The book is
by Leon Berg. Will H. Vodrey com
posed the music. Assisting the stars
are Billy Baker, William Forter Jack
Pillard. Marty Seamon, Jessie Hiatt and
the Jewell sisters, each with an orig
ina1 specially, and a chorus of thirty
girls of various types