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New Britain herald., 1917-05-19
Famous 8-in-1 Convertible
Farm Body

Pall tho leveri Instantly you eek nv cne of eight combinations of farm bodies without a single tool a-stock rack body-hay rack-baekst rack-hog rack-erain-lla rsck-hirh fIare board-AAt rack, scoop board down. Exclusive Smith Foem-a-T Truck feature.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-19
CosGRHT-McGRlAm.

John E. Cosgriff. local freight agent for the New Haven road, and Miss Elizabeth J. zMcGrail of 6s7 East street will be married at o'clock next Tuesday morning at the church of St. John the Evangelist by Rev. J. J. Fitzgerald.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-19
City Items.

and Mrs. Raymond R. Healey hpend the weekend in Worcester, qe President F. A. Searle of Lan-
 Erary && Clark has returned business trip to Washington.
 ord B, Eddy and Rex Dr.. G. w.
 n are spending al brfef vacation
 aada. q <
 and Mrs. Noah Lucas of Har-
 street are spending few days qefwich.
 Vn can own a lot at Befvidere nor or Heights, on our easy term n and plant 1t while making your 1nents,-a
 Ers. Anna Larson of Minneapolis. nn.. formerly of this city is visiting
 local friends.
 Hiss Anna Dray of New London is guest of Miss Eleanor M. Bunny F1nity street.
 Tho St. John Social club. composed hembers of the parish of St. John
 is planning to hold Q 3a1 In Booths hall. May 26. very successful whist was held in eoth's hall last evening under the pices of Isabella circle, N. D. l.
 winners were as follows: Mrs. Ton Luddy, Mrs. l.. A. Odenkirchen.
 ID. J. Bunny, Louis Etanw1x. G. Duffy and George E. Bunny. 5ames King. for many years an ploye. in the foundry department Frary & Clark company. been placed on the pension list. oodness of Aunt Delia's Bread pproval of the rates and adoption s7eeolutions on tho death of Dwight earsons were Aniong the business kfers acted on at the meeting of New Britain Fire Underwriters relation yesterday.
 lncisls of Landers, Frary & Clary Svolving 8 plan, not unlike that ked out at other concerns, whereby k employees may subscribe to the erty Loan. the installment pay nts being taken from their pay. nc local w. c. T. U. yesterday 1 to donate $ toward the a fund kl1o purchase of an electric fan the United States soldiers sta ed It Fort Bliss, Texas. The cam
 for 100 new members Is pro- nlng we'll and on June 6 a recep- Twill be rendered new members at Y. w. c. A.
 euben Hadley of Lennox Place entered the employ of the Scovill
 Co.. in Waterbury.
 o have a stock of regulation Mil
 hats Conn Hat Co.-advt. . 10 scheduled meeting of the ter Masons last night to consider request Of the mason tenders for E16crease Of from 8 to $3.60 per w46 postponed until next Tuesday l1Afig. The tenders want this sge to; take effect on Juns 1. 1VIifiam Riley, formerly of Com- 1y I. now with the regular army at - Hlocnm, Is spending a few days ! engh at his honies in this city. karren Bros. workmen will make annual visit to New Britain next to make needed repairs on the m street permanent IT. ey6mNnt. To- the water eparttneatlheean the I5ng of a small water main in ster- l6 street. @ Members of New Britain council. xxJ. A. M., going on the annual hike Rlrow will leave on the s:87 troll for Terryvdlle, instead of by ky. The hike will take the ] Qbers to the old Tory Den and DId Leather Mans cave in East aouth. i've your panama cleaned for Dec Ion Day, Conn. Hat Co.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-19
Tf Events IQaiglt

1igh class photo drama, Fox's the-  Vaudeville. and moving pictures. 'oeney's theater. Chamberlain council, Jr. o. U. A.
 meets in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall. yesa society meetsin Vega hall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

the velvet falls over the front of the
airy tulle skirt.
The second gown has a black tulle
skirt with a wide black velvet ribbon
above the hem. Then comes very
full black tulle tunic,i cut in deep
points. Over this is a shorter tunic
of black velvet, also cut in points. A
girdle of black velvet rises above the
waistline over a. black tulle bodice
supported by black velvet shoulder
straps. This combination of black
tulle with black velvet is exceedingly
effective, the dense black of the one
setting Oft the airy black Of the other
to great advantage.
Rich Hues And Metal Laces In Spring
Dance Frocks.
But it would not do for every wom-
an to wear black in the evening Were
this the case New York would soon
appear as sad as Paris. Many of the
new dancing and dining frocks are
rich in color combinations, and the
soft CLINT of metallic laces is every
where. Pure white evening gowns
are also very fashionable and these
are relieved by scintillating embroid-
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velvet and the preponderance Of black
velvet was marked. This has had it's
effect upon evening fashions for
America and black evening gowns are
extremely fashionable-more fashion
able indeed than they have been for
many seasons. For these gowns the
couturiers use quantities of black tulle
In combination with black satin, black
velvet and chantilly lace. Jet beads
and jet sequins give the sparkling eff
feet now indispensable, for the black
evening gown must never be dull; it
must make its effect when it APP
pears, either by supreme elegance,
striking brilliancy or exquisite airi-
ness. Two new black dancing gowns
just from Paris are intended for
youthful wearers and both are de-
1lightful. One gown has ruff1ed skirt
Of black stulle, each ruff1e bordered
with tiny, sparkling jet beads. There
is also a black tulle bodice with tiny,
fiuttering sleeves also bordered. as Isl
the square decolletage, with beads
Shoulder straps of black velvet rib
bon outline the square decolletage at
the sides and below a swathed girdle
OF black velvet a narrow "apron" of
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

tulle. The black velvet ribbon sash
crosses from the sleeveless shoulder
to the waistline at the other side and
is tied in loops and ends which hang
over the skirt. This model Is shown
also in black faille matinee silk with
old blue velvet ribbon and silver roses.
Also touched daintily with black is a
little Callot dinner frock without a
train-marvel Of marvels in a Callot
costume for EVENING". the material.
white Chantilly lace and cafe-au-lait
tulle, over a foundation of white
made of pleated tulle with jet centers
on the bodice and bracelets of onyx
accompany the costume.
Jenny Favors Both Train And Tulle.
Quantities of tulle in airy. floating
effect are used by Jenny who leans,
however, for the frock itself, toward
shimmering silks. In the era of taf-
feta Jenny's dance frocks were all of
this silk in plain and lowered effects;
now that softer, more satiny silks
have come into fashion, Jenny is using
a great deal Of the lovely soiree silk.
and also Of faille matinee, silk much
favored for debutante's dance frocks.
The Jenny model pictured is of ciel
blue soiree silk with a brocade motif
embroidered in silver threads. The
drapery falls in graceful points over
a skirt of matching chiffon, and silver
ribbon forms shoulder strap at one
side of the bodice over white tulle
draped on silver cloth. The train Is
separate from the skirt and is yelled
nv two LAYERS of white tl1lle that float
airily from the shoulder. n.
Jeweled Fruit A New Trimming.
Klein has dared to make q dinner
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

cries in rhineStoneS and irideScent
beads. Bead embroidery is the rage
just now and appears on street cos
tunes and even on blouses.s but of
course evening costumes give best OPP
portunity for this kind of trimming,
and by artificial light beads are much
more beautiful than by day. Beads
are well represented in the costumes
pictured-al evening gowns produced
for the new season by authoritative
couturiers. Strikingly beautiful is a
white satin gown from Callot-called
the Diana gown and well deserving
its name because of its dignity and
it's chaste suggestion of the classic
lines yelled in mist of tulle, like the
costume Of a bride. This lovely gown
is made Of white satin embroidered
with white silk thread and crystal
beads. The embroidery centers at the
front of the skirt but there are in
dividual motifs scattered over skirt
and bodice. The return to classic
and Directoire lines is evident in this
authoritative model, and there seems
to be no doubt now that such modes
will come very shortly, especially in
evening costume.
a Beer evening gown draped sumptu-
ously with silver and black brocade
brings to mind the famous quotation
from Hamlet: IT'S not so deep as
well. nor so wide as a church door,
but twill serve!" An apology for a
bodice it certainly is, but according
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to fashions idea at present it Is all
sufficient, and very likely the decol-
letage at the front is not quite so
deep as at the back where the v
touches the waistline. The square cut
armhole adds to the very decollete
effect Of this bodice. which is made
Of pearl beads and rhinestones sewed
on black tul1e. The splendid over
dress of black and silver brocade is
looped up at the sides to show a pet
ticoat Of silver lace yelled with black
tulle and the train at the back is
stately. One notes also, that the skirt
Is quite long, falling to the ankle.
Slippers of black glazed kid accom-
pany the gown.
Black Touches On Light Evening
Frocks.
Black is introduced with telling eff
feet in many dance and dinner frocks
Of pastel tint. Broad black velvet
ribbon, crossed like an order over the
bust and tied in a sash at one hip. is
a feature of debutante dancing
dresses. One of these pretty models
is Of mails faille matinee, the Harem
skirt (Which is looped under at the
edge to suggest Oriental trousers) !.
caught up on one side in pannier
hip drapery by cluster Of yellow
roses with black velvet leaves. There
is a band of black velvet ribbon with
a yellow rose in place of a sleeve at
one side and the opposite side of the
bodice has a short sleeve Of yellpw
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
Only The White OF An Egg May Be
Used For A White Hair Shampoo
And 1t Should Be Beaten To
A FrOth Before Using.

beaten. Perhaps the best shampoo is
made of pure CASTLE soap, shaved fine
and dissolved in boiling water. The
solution may be kept in large bottle
and little poured out into bowl for
each shampoo. Wet the hair first,
then apply the dissolved soap and rub
to a brisk lather with the hands.
Rinse in at least four waters and to
the last rinsing water add teaspoon
full of bluing water.
White hair should not be waved
with a hot iron for there is great
danger of SCOT marks which would
not show on darker tresses; the hot
iron is apt to break the hair also
and after the hair turns gray it is too
ready to break off into ugly. short
ends.
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are women who have an instructive
adherence Of artificially colored hair.
They will spend hundreds of dollars
on artificial teeth and are not at all
ashamed to make use Of cosmetics
for the complexion, but dyed hair
horrible! There seems no valid rea-
son why woman should not touch
up" her grazing tresses if she wants
to-and is able to have the thing done
artistically; but once embarked on
this adventure there will be no end
of trouble and expense and one should
consider the question carefully before
making a decision. The dyeing will
have to be repeated at least once a
month, for the hairs grow rapidly
and the roots soon show gray. Each
application costs about five dollars If
done by a professional, and there is
great danger Of a streaked effect
or worse still, unnaturally dark
tresses-if the dye is applied by an
unproficient hand. Nevertheless there
are hundreds of women whose hair
one would never attribute, gray locks
so beautifully kept and arranged are
their tresses of youthful hue.
as the first gray hairs are seen, how
ever, for once gray hair is really
established it's possessor must bear
with it-or be the laughing stock of
all her friends. The trouble is, few
women realize they are gray until
suddenly some morning in a strong
light, before mirror, the conviction
strikes home, usually with very de-
pressing effect upon the victim 1t is
astonishing, how women go on wear
ing artificial hair that used to match,
long after the natural hair has turned
very gray.
If the nair is naturally curly and
fluffy, it will make OF. itself, a de-
lightful frame for the face; but alas,
very seldom is gray hair beautifully
soft and fluffy, or richly abundant.
Too often it is wispy and thin, lacking
the live quality which gives hair fulfil
ness. It clings close to the scalp
and will not stand up even at the
parting. and 1t has become so dried
and broken at the ends that there are
many aggravatina wisDs to hang down
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

some soft puffs may be necessary at
the back, and sometimes few little
curls tucked in at one side lend de-
lightful prettiness to the couture. A
soft and pleasing effect should be the
aim and though current modes in
hairdressing should be followed to
some extent-nothing is more fatal
than an old-ladified, behind-the-ttmes
arrangement of gray hair-the Golf
fure should bring out the best points
in the contour of the head, the lines
Of the shoulders and the features of
the face. There is a deal Of person.
ality in Embarrassing and the woman
with white or gray hair should re-
member this especially.
White hair must be kept exquisite
ly clean; it requires a shampoo at
least fonce fortnight. This will help
to keep it free from Oil and beauti-
fully soft and fluffy as well as lovely
in color. If the hair has natural
tendency to oiliness and is therefore
hard to keep in curl-for only per-
fectly clean hair will curl easily and
retain the curl-this lotion may be
used twice week. Bicarbonate of
soda, one-quarter ounce; borax, one
ana One-quarTer ounces; Cologne wa
ter, two ounces; rectifed spirits, one
ounce; distilled water sixteen ounces.
Talcum powder, sprink1ed into the
hair before a thorough brushing will
make it light and fluffy in quality for
a few hoursIif one has neglected the
shampoo and must dress for an UNI
expected occasion. But the hair be-
comes heavy after the use of talcum
and should be shampooed as soon as
possible: Some gray haired women
use a great deal of the convenient
talcum, sprinkling it generously over
the tresses every night before the
brushing. 1t certainly makes the hair
soft and manageable for the time be-
ing, and does not show on gray or
white tresses as it does on brown hair
Be very careful about the shampoo
used with white hair. Nothing must
be used that will inpart the slightest
yellow tinge for this is ihideously ugly
in white locks. For this reason only
the white of egg may be used for an
egg shampoo, and the white should
ha hAatnn IN a STIFF frnth with an ee9
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

gown without the prevailing tulle ovei
shoulders and arms. but one notef
that capitulation to custom has beer
made in regard to the train. Ont
may, in fact, have an evening gowr
these, days emitting either train OF
tulle; but not on any account a gown
emitting both! The Klein dinner
gown is sumptuous model in spite
of it's very simple little bodice, fol
the skirt is most elaborate in design
It is made of white brocade yelled
with lace and silver net. Bands OF
iridescent beads trim the, founce
around the foot (and note how very
long this gown isD While clusters OF
fruit" covered with rhinestone and
crystal beads are attached to founce
of white chiffon on which lines OF
embroidery done with tiny crystal
beads, radiate from the. fruit clusters.
The skirt shows the almost inevitable
sash motif Of Klein, in this instance
a graceful cascade drapery Of brocade
on either side of a lace panel which
merges into the >lace-veiled brocade
train. The bodice is Of brocade, gath
cred into the waistline under rhine
stone and crystal bead fruit, and
shoulder straps of pearl beads hold up
the decolletage. This beautiful frock
has been copied in pastel shades by an
American manufacturer of evening
dresses but alas. part Of the idistinc-
ton was lost because of an inexcus-
able substitution Of cheap thread for
sewing silk in the seams and details
of workmanship. 1t seems a pity
that many American-made frocks
should be ruined in this way for the
saving can be but triding and many
women do not notice the substitution
until too late.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
NOTES AND NOTIONS
FOR THE GIRL WHO RIDES.

< u
@HERE are special opportunities
in birthday gifts for the riding
- girl. One may present her with
a horseshoe scarfpin for her neat
ascot stock, or a silver handled whip.
or even a bootjack. The latter ap-
pliance Is an actual necessity when
high riding boots are to be removed
and gift bootjack in folding design,
with nickel buttonhooks for boot but
tons (for the riding boots are changed
for buttoned walking boots when one
changes to street costume before re-
turning home.) A folding boot1ack of
this type costs about seven dollars:
a smart crop, or riding whip, silver
mounted and with silk tassel is a
pretty toy worth about ten dollars.
One may select a saddle of hand
sewn pigskin If a really handsome
gift is desired, for such a saddle, in
the new 'astride" style, complete
with stirrups and girths will represent
a fifty-dollar expenditure.
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H2rn7Gu7S ok Tho EG7uLI ~
CTTaI ZL0e@@e@ -

o woman really wants gray hair.
A good many say they do and
enthuse over the beauty of
II snowy locks; but when you
hear one woman exclaimlng at the
distinction and elegance Of another's
gray tresses you are almost certain to
md no white threads In the couture
OF the speaker. Theoretically gray
hair Is beautiful, or distinguished, or
"smart," but 1t is safe to say the wom-
an who gushingly admires 1t would
not exchange her brown or auburn
lacks for. 1t Il she could.
But gray hair comes sooner or later
maybe not until late in the fftfes.
perhaps as early as the thirties, and
the visitation must be met in one way
or another There are two alterna-
tives; To resort to dyeing process,
or to make the very most one can Of
the whitening crown of glory. There
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
BATH COATS FOR COOL
MORNINGS

A NE slips on a bath coat-not a
path gOwn-now when the Their
" mometer drops sharply and ones
bed room is not quite up to. the normal
seventy-eight or eighty which make
filmy negligees comfortable in mid
winter. The bath coat is a coy gar
ment, made of eiderdown and lined
with soft silk. 1t fastens with cord
frogs, has very wide kinnono sleeves
and is slashed at each side from knee
to hip. 1t falls about to the knee over
a nretty negligee petticoat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
KEEPING LEMON FROM THE
FINGERS.

III ILL you have lemon with your
Ill sardines?" asks the hostess.
~ THANK you, no; don't care
for the lemon replies the guest.
And the real reason is - for
sardines are insipid, minus lemon
that squeezing wedge of lemon is a
particularly messy business, certain to
smear the fngertips and very apt to
spoil the front of a pretty blouse11t
If the Juice happens to fly the wrong
way. Lemon squeezing at the table is
a custom that should be relegated to
the dark ages, anyway, like deyouring
chicken from the bones as our an
cestors had to. before forks came In.
At last someone has thought, of way
to serve bits of lemon so that the
fingers need not touch them and the
clever little Invention deserves all the
credit that will surely accrue to it.
1t is in the shape of a tiny pair of
silver tongs and between the fat.
blades a slim. sharp little spear prerl
jects. One spears up the wedge OF
lemon first and then presses out the
juice with the tongs, all with one hand
and the least possible trouble. The
small implement comes in silver for
about a dollar and makes q dainty
gift or bridge prize.
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ShiInrnersinA White ClOrfded
with White TITLE

rains Lend Dignity and
Dancing Skirts Are Long
e. Al Handful of Fabric
Makes the EueningBo dice
But QUANTITIES Of Tulle.
Veil Deficiencies There.
Of = Harem Skirts for
Youthful Dancers.
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ExQuisitely Clean.

not say on hats, for hats are too i'm
portant in her case-in order to af-
ford enough extra tresses to make her
couture charming and becoming. II
the front locks are sparce and thin
with bald patches running back from
the forehead, a Transformation will
be required and this. in fine, soft
white hair may cost from fifty to
one hundred dollars. If the hair at
the front is plentiful enough to be
becominalv ARRANGED n switch ar
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

couture is arranged. Long gray hair,
with no short, flying ends, and with
a natural wave and ripple, is indeed
a crown Of glory for any woman, and
artificial hair Of this type commands
a tremendous price. The woman of
fifty or sixty If she is wise will econ
omize on frocks and furs-one does
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

dressmakers are for Amer
= lea The Parisians have
abandoned elaborate evening dress
temporarily. since the Governments
recent ban upon such costumes. The
sentiment in Paris. indeed. is against
brilliant display of clothes and jewels,
even without the Governments
strongly expressed disapproval Of such
xrivolity in the face OF war tragedies.
But brilliant evening gowns are still
being turned out In the ateliers Of
the couturiers. though for the most
part American women, not Paris
iennes viii wear them.
At the Paris Opera house this win
ter the women have been dressed in
rather simple, collarless frocks OF
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
GEORGEOUs COSTUMES AT
WINTER MASOUERADES.

~OCIETY has given many dances
and costume balls this winter In
~ aid of the war sufferers and at
some of these affairs the costumes
have been superb, representing In
themselves considerable expendi-
ture. No more may masquerade
dress be gotten up hastily with the
help of paper. muslin and colored
cheesecloth. Not only must the cos
tune be fashioned of rich materials,
but it must have some definite Nmean-
ing. Chinese costumes of silk and
brocade are among the most beautiful
and one of these costumes recently
took a prize offered for the richest
and most attractive costume for a
woman. Egyptian effects are popular
also, and Oriental slave girls appear
in numbers.
LANDSCAPES ON THE TEA TRAY.
Il EW serving trays large enough
~ to be used at tea hour. have
X glass-covered bottoms lined with
rich colored embroidery in Russian,
Japanese and Egyptian designs. The
patterns represent street scenes, land
scapes and the like, and one is re-
minded of the ancient blue Stafford
shire china much in demand In CO.
lonial days in America; each piece
representing in it's decoration some
supposedly familiar bit of American
scenery. In a well-known museum
where many rare pieces of old fur
niture and china are on view Is an
example of this fine old Staffordshire
now so hard to get. The pattern, in
the famous, soft blues Of this ware,
shows an amazing view of Niagara
Falls, lowered battlements looming
at one side and an encampment of
redskins on the other.