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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15
USE DUTCH SHIPS
TO CARRY FOODS

Washington, March 15.-The million
tons of Dutch shipping about to be
taken over by the United States and
Great Britain by requisition if Hol-
land voluntarily does not agree to
turn them over, will be used chiefly,
officials say today, for the Transports
ton of foodStuffs. Their use is ex-
pected to go far toward removing the
danger of serious food shortages in
the Allied countries.
The ships will be pooled by the Al
lied governments in the common
cause. The Dutch crews are expected
to remain with them.
London, March Is The notice
served on Holland by Great Britain
and the United States regarding the
taking over of Dutch ships in Allied
ports has thrown the German press
into a towering rage, the Copenhagen
correspondent of the Exchange Tele-
graph Co. cables. The newspapers
demand that Germany take the most
drastic counter measures if Holland
gives way to the Allies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15
OBITUARY
EDWIN BEYFR,

The funeral of the late Edwin
Boyer who died at the Bridgeport hos
pital early Friday morning will be
held from the undertaking parlors of
James II. Carroll at 81 Elm street
Saturday morning. Interment will be
at the family plot Glenwood cemetery.
at Long Branch, New Jersey.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15
EDGAR B. BENNETT.

The funeral services sof Edgar B.
Bennett were held from his late
home yesterday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, with the Rev 7. Douglas
Pierce officiating and the. burial was
home at 6S Fern street Interment
was in the family plot of Wilcox
cemetery at East Berlin, Conn Auto
cortege direct, arranged by Funeral
Director James H. Carroll.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15
FLYER MEETS WITH
ACCIDENTAL DEATH

Washington, March 15-Harry Yelie
Of Chicago, a quartermaster, second
class, in the naval flying reserve, has
been accidentally killed in France. In
announcing the death today the navy
department gave no details.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15

John Gray, for 50 years publisher Of
the Old Farmers Almanac, is dead at
Melrose, Mass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15

word concerning the female of the
Species which the Administration
might well ponder
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15

One man was killed and two seri-
ously injured by armed bandits in an
auto at Cleveland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15

Miss Della c. Torrey, favorite aunt
of former President Taft, is critically
i'll at Afillburn, Mass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15
Che Dm.Read CO
RakakEGka9 195Y
Spring Opening Announcements

Spring Opening Announcement
March eighteenth
Again the House of Read invites
to a showing of Spring Fashions in
Apparel for Women, Misses and Children
This means Coats, Tailored Suits Dresses
Blouses, Millinery, Negliges and
Lingerie, Hosiery and Shoes
Gloves and Accessories
1t is week of pleasant surprise, a glimpse of
attractive clothes and other merchandise, great
store full of pretty things and The D M Read Com
pany the hosts. ---7),-----
RecitaIs every afternoon in the Rest Room
by the Gouding Orchestra
Interesting details will appear in to-morrow's
daily papers.
Remember the date, Monday morning, the
eighteenth continuing until the twenty-third.
The House Dressed for Company.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15
OK D ~ Read CO
March eighteenth
EsrehjIsheo 1857

Howard Holiday, a flying cadet,
was killed at Kelly Field, Texas. He
came from Denver.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15

'Tlmes Want Ads. One Cent a WORD.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15

imes want Ads. one Sent word
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
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STATE EXAMINATION
FOR THE TEACHERS

The state board of education is
mailing out to school superintendent
Of all the counties lists of questions
to be used in the examination of
teachers. Under the state law it is
made the duty of the chairman of
each county court to appoint a COM
mittee of three to conduct these ex-
aminations, the examination papers
to b ereturned to the state board of
education for final disposition. The
examinations will take place on 0cto-
Der z, 8 and 8, The law applies to
all counties excepting three or four,
where by special acts of the legisla-
ture the examinations are held in
May and June.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
Charges Against
Supt. Gilbreath

NASHVILLE, Sept. 25.-The state
board of education at a called meet
ing here will investigate charges
made against S. G. Gilbreath, super
intendent of the East Tennessee
State Normal school. Members of
the board here have refused to make
known the nature of the charges, but
it is stated that they were brought
by five citizens of Johnson City.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Egg Blanks-the kind you have to
furnish every customer from whom
you urchase eggs, are kept in stock
at this Office and are sold at 25c per
hundred. If you are not keeping a
correct record of the eggs you buy, it
may cause you much trouble when
the time for checking up comes.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Mr.. James Brooks, the popular city
mail carrier, not only knows how to
transact Uncle Sans business cor
rectly and satisfactorily, but we have
sufficient proof before us that he
knows something about farming also.
Mr.. Brooks presented the editor with
a basket Of fine sweet potatoes this
morning, some two or three different
varieties, grown in his garden. He
tells us he has already dug fifteen
bushels from a very small patch,
which goes to prove what can be
done by energetic work on the aver
age city garden.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
Big Moonshine
Still Captured

Officers brought in one of the larg-
est moonshine stills captured for
some time past this morning. The
still was captured in the mountains
about fourteen miles east of Greene
vile. A quantity of whiskey was
also taken and brought to town with
the rest of the equipment.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
City Property
Offered For Sale
Or For Rent

The old P. M. Dobson homestead,
on West Irish street, together with
four beautiful building lots, are now
for sale or rent. This is choice city
property, located in the best resident
section of the city. If you are in
terested, see R. B. or NJ. L. Dobson
at once.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Electrical Fixtures--that's our
long suit. We carry everything in
this line and we believe we can save
you money. Don't forget us when
you need globes next time. If you
are thinking of wiring your house,
we can make it to your advantage to
see us. Bird Brothers.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
Closing Hours
Are Set Forth
For All Firms

In cities of 10000 inhabitants and
over, all stores will open at 8 a. m.
and close at go p. M, with Saturday
closing hour 10 p. m.
In rural districts and towns under
10000 inhabitants, all stores will
open at 1880 a. m. and close at 6
p. M, with Saturday closing hour
10 p. m.
EXCEPTIONS The following will
open at 7 a. m. and crose at Z p. M,
with 10 p. M Saturday closing hours
all over the state: Retail grocers,
fruit stands, cigar stores and shoe
repair shops.
The following will open at z a. m.
and close at p. M, with 10 p. m.
Saturday closing, in towns of less
than $4,000 populations Pawn shops,
pressing shops, bowling alleys, pool
rooms, including those in hotels,
shooting galleries, soft drink stands,
and ice cream parlors. In cities of
10000 and over they will lopen at
9 a. m. and close at $50 p. M, with
10 p. m. Saturday closing.
Barber shops will open at 7 a. m.
and close at $50 p. m, with 10 p. m.
Saturday closing in smaller towns,
but in cities Of 10000 and over they
will open at a. m. and close at $50
p. M, with Saturday closing 10 p. m.
Drug stores selling other than
strictly drugs in smaller towns may
open at Z a. m. and close at 7 p. M,
with Saturday closing hour 10 p. m.
In cities of 10000 and over the hours
will be from 9 a. m. to $50 p. M,
except on Saturdays. Drug stores
may sell strictly drugs and nothing
else any hour.
Restaurants selling other than food
cooked and prepared on premises may
stay open from 7 a. m. to p. M,
40 p. m. Saturdays, and those sell
ing only food cooked and prepared
on premises may sell at any hour.
Meat shops can sell meats and veg
etables at any hour. Meat shops can
sell groceries from Z a. m. to p. M,
with 10 p. m. Saturday closing.
Municipal markets can sell meats,
vegetables and fruits, but not canned
goods, at any hour.
News stands can sell other than
daily papers from 7 a. m, to 7 p. M,
with closing hour 10 p. m. Satur-
days. Daily papers can be sold at
any hour.
Postoffices in stores can remain
open at any hour, but no .merchan-
disc can be sold outside Of 1880 a. m.
to 6 p. m. in smaller towns, and from
8 a m. to $3.50 in cities, with the
Saturday closing for the same in
both.
We request only one delivery per
day be made and that as many as
possible make joint delivery.
Drug stores will be allowed to de-
liver drugs for immediate use at any
hour, other items only one delivery
per day.
This program will be effective at
7 a. m. October 10, 1918.
NJ 1LEDGE SMITH,
Chairman State Council of National
Defense.
w. E. MYER,
Federal Fuel Administrator.
H. A. MORGAN,
Federal Food Administrator.
Nashville, Tenn, Sept. "a, 1918.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

We have the new Blanks for Mill
ers now ready. Min men must have
them on hands for their customers.
They MUST be used. If you fail to
do SO, you lay yourself liable to pros
ecution.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

See Troy at Vann Bros big store,
Waddell & Bird building, Depot ST.
They have the largest stock of mer-
chandise in Greeneville. Don't for
get we have plenty Of store fixtures
cheap.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Vann Bros Department Store has
just opened carload of merchan-
disc from Limestone, and believe me,
they are bought worth the money.
Good Shoes, good Clothes, Under
wear and numerous other things that
they sell for less than any merchant
can buy them.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
Colored Boys
To Leave Today

Four colored boys leave today for
Chillicothie, Ohio, Camp Sherman.
They will leave on the westbound
short train at Clio p. m. We give
their names below:
Henry Farnsworth,
Earl D. Abram,
Morrow Brown,
Franklin Beard,
julius Kirk Love, alternate.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Vann Bros. now have eleven stocks
jim one-all guessed off, and believe
me, T. c. knows how to guess them
together with about thirty thousand
dollars worth of the very best new
and up-to-date merchandise for the
fall and winter trade. Now, it's up
to you if you want to buy where you
can save Is to soc on the dollar.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

George e. Hawkins has resigned
his position at the postoffice and has
entered school. George secured this
position by having made the highest
grade in a competitive examination
last march.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

The West Main street Freewill
Baptists hold their regular meetings
on the first Sunday in each month at
1890 a. m. and 1880 p. m. Services
are held in the Adventists' church, on
West Main street.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Capt. w. E. F. Milburn comes out
in a statement in the johnson City
staff Wednesday afternoon in which
he denies the fact that he has re-
signed his position at the National
Soldiers Home. Captain Milburn
has expressed a desire to return to
Greeneville to a number of intimate
friends, and this no doubt accounts
for the rumor to the effect that he
would resign his position at the home.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
MEETING OF PRESBYTERY.

The East Tennessee Presbytery of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
will meet with the Mt. Pleasant con-
gregation October 8 at Z p. m.
]. B. PARK, Stated Clerk.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
Run of Mine
Coal Suggested

TO THE PEOPLE OF TENN
At the present time it is much
easier to get run of mine coal than
lump. Run of mine costs less than
lump and gives more heat in furnaces
than lump.
l strongly urge those having fur
naces to lay in only run of mine coal
In doing this they will be saving
money and also helping the war sit
uation.
VIZ II NEUITD
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
MOUNTAIN
APPLES FOR SALE

We are now manipulating the crop
and will deliver to your home in
Greeneville at $1.00 per bushel.
Telephone your order to BROWN
MFG. CO., Phone so. cod
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

j. Charles Hardin and daughter,
of Greeneville, visited their aunt,
Mrs. Charles, north of the city, last
week.-Morristown Sun.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

An old gentleman by the name of
Goodman, well known throughout
the city as the razor grinder, suffered
a stroke of paralysis on the street
near the public square early this
morning, attracting many about him.
The old man has been in poor health
for several months and this last
stroke may result in his death. He
has no relatives or near kin anywhere
near here, so our people should see
that he receives the necessary atten-
ton and care.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
The Fault Is Yours.

Never complain that your confidence
has been betrayed. The fault is yours
for pouring unsafe talk into a leaky
mind. You do not blame a leaky pail
for leaking. Blame yourself for moi
knowing it leaked.-Life.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Prices have advanced on all kinds
Of printing. We believe we can save
you money on the next job you have
done If you will submit it to us, Give
The Sun chance at your next work.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

MIR. William DeBusk and sister,
Miss Lula, of Warrensburg, have been
guests of relatives in Jonesboro for
several days.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

CEMENT Cement Cement-We
have just. received a carload. If you
need cement, better come in and get
what you want.--Bird Bros.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Miss Grace Rankin has returned
home from Ottway, after few days
visit with her cousin, Miss Eulalia
Rankin.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Mrs. Roy Taylor returned yester-
day from visit to her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Carter, in Haw-
kins county.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Every express is bringing Vann
Bros. the prettiest and most up-to-
date line of Ladies Hats, Coats and
Coat Suits. Vann says he is going
to sell them for less margin than
anybody.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

STRAYED-Fawn-colored Jersey, 2
year-old, weighing about 600 lbs.
Notify Wick Anderson, Greeneville,
Tenn.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
Logic.

1T seems to me-" said the almost
philosopher, "that the fellow who is
constantly losing his temper would
have sense enough to quit hunting 1t
up every time"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

DIR. R. Riggs is here from Johnson
City today. The DR.. tells us he ex-
poets to be here again next week
and hopes to be able to spend several
days here.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Miss Lucy J. Carter, of Persia, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Smith,
this city. She will spend the week
here. II
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Messrs. r. L. Bullen, G. B. Steph-
ems, George Bitner, Jr., James and
Roy Holley left early this morning
to take in the Newport fair.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26

Friends of Miss Jessie Snapp will
regret to learn that her condition
remains unchanged.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
LOCAL and PERSONAL

Mesdames Stanklyn and Smith, of
Knoxville, spent Wednesday in the
city, the guests of Mrs. S. B. Britton.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-26
w. E. MYER.

U. S. Fuel Administrator for Tenn.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-01-10
BEARS THICK
AS SQUIRRELS
GRAND OLD MAN OF THE WOODS
TELLS OF THE TIME
IN MAINE.
PaTs SOLD At DOLLAR APIECE
Veteran Hunter, Now SO, Chats OF
Early Days and Doughnuts Fried
In Bears Grease.

Bangor, Maine.-Uncle Greenleaf
Davis, the hermit of Shin Pond, bear
hunter, nature lover and philosopher,
is the grand old man of the woods"
On the death of his father sixty years
or more ago he inherited a log. house,
a primitive sawmill driven by water
power, and township of timberland
containing about $4,000 acres of
spruce and pine. But of all this he
has little or nothing left save camp
on the shores of Shin Pond and few
acres surrounding it; for he never
was business man, his tastes run
ming rather to poetry and the study of
nature.
For many years he has spent most
of his time at Shin Pond, which is
near the town of Patten, in the north.
ern tip Of Penobscot county, where he
kept bachelor hall and followed his
natural bent of seeking companion
ship with birds and animals and fishes
rather than with men. In mid-winter
1t has been his habit to seek great er
comfort in the village of Patten, but
b. far the greater part of the last six,
mankind.
Henry D. Thoreau, the famous Amer
lean naturalist, visited Mount Satadin
in 1SiS, and Davis, then only twenty
six, accompanied him on several
weeks tour of tie forests OF that re-
gion. assisting him in gathering ma
te1ial for his book "The Maine
Woods" BESIDES being hunter and
fisherman, Davis is something of 4
naturalist. II was he who made tho
of birdseye maple are caused by wood,
peekers seeking the sweet sap of the
tree, the dents of their sharp bills
leaving scars that in time assume a
reddish hue.
The old mans memory goes back
to the days when game. instead OF be-
ing scarce, was rather too plentiful,
and when the Tarratines, original pro-
prietors of this part OF Maine, had not
taken to wearing "store clothes" and
living in frame houses, but were real
Indians without an idea in the world
outside of hunting and eating, and 4
little fighting between times.
when l was young" he says (he
has killed more than $50 bears in his
time). fat bears were almost as thicl,
among the old growth beeches along
the slopes of Mount Katadin as red
squirrels are today. In the fall, after
the early frosts had loosened the
beechnuts, / could go out with an old
smoothbore gun and shoot two or
three 'mest any day. Every fall faith
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-01-10
MAUD VEAL ELoPES WITH
HER HERO, CHARLES BULL.
awe Can Stand Their Roasting" Says
the Groom. Who Declares He
Won't Be .CoWed"

Binghamton, N. Y-Charles Dull
and Miss Maud S. Veal were married
here, which is nobody's business. Mr..
I'ull, who is not in the meat business,
told the Rev. H. s. Sweetland that he
and his bride had travelled from
Scranton to avoid any action by the
Veal family, who opposed the match
because of the bridegroom's name.
Mr.. Bull explained that he and his
bride had put up with this opposition
like lambs until they decided to chop
out for themselves and stake all their
affection for each other. He said they
hoofed it down to the station, horned
into a chair car and completed ar
Iangenents for the marriage while on
their way here.
"Mr. and Mrs. Veal will never get
over beefing amout this affair."" said
Mr.. Bull, "but We can stand their
roasting. as we have in the past.
We're here and they're there, so whas
do we care? They cannot COW u.s."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-01-10

er used to call us boys and get up
bear hunt to get meat to roast through
the winter. Sometimes the hunt last
ed week, sometimes longer, but we
never quit till we had put by the car
casses of eight or ten fat bears.
"In the days when 'Tippecanoe' ran
for president there was no railrof
within 100 miles of where we lived,
and if any one had told us about Chi
cago dressed beef coming through
to Maine in refrigerator cars We
would have locked him up as crazy.
The headquarters OF fat bear that
had fed on beechnrts, when hung on
a spit, roasted before hardwood fire
and basted in its own fat until it was
shiny brown, made eating good enough
for the minister or the first select.
man.
The kidney fat OF bears, which was
oily and soft, like lard, was used for
frying doughnuts and for bread short
ening, while the harder belly fat was
run into candles. / have eaten thou
sands of brown doughnuts that were
fried in bears grease. That same
grease today l could sell to druggists
for SIS quart.
"As for the skins of the bears, we
rubbed them on the fleshy side with
powdered alum and salt and used
them for rugs, bed coverings and
sleigh robes. Nobody placed any
great value on the pelt of a bear in
those days 1t was the meat we were
after, and as the skin had to come oil
tcfore we could get at the meat, we
considered it merely a by-product
Sixty or seventy years ago one could
buy all the bear pelts he wanted for
dollar apiece. Now they are SIS
to $25, and many of them poor at
that.
See this wiper" pointing to long
white mark across his cheek. "a
mother bear gave me that when l
caught one of her cubs. She caught
me with the goods as they say now.
A mother bear can lick anything in
creation when defe.!ding her young"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-01-10
Two Little ones Marry.

Hannibal, Mo.-Miss Mary Porter
was married to James E. Burton at
Holiday, west of Hannibal. Their
combined height will not equal )
feet, and their total weight is only lat
pounds.
The bride weighs 70 pounds and is
AZ inches in height. The bridegroom
is ! inch taller and weighs 7 pounds
more.
Mr.. Burton is 40 years old and .se
bride is 26. Each has had offers 10
travel with shows. They will live
on Mr.. Burton's farm.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-01-10
Rooster Routs Farmer.

Okaton, S. oh. L. Richie, ranch
er living near here, is the owner OF =
rooster which evidently aspires to be-
come known as the man-killing rOos-
ter AS result of spurring FROM
the rooster. Richie was in critical
condition several days from blsod
poisoning. and yet feels the effects
Of the wound inflicted by the bird.
Richie was opening the door of his
h0nhouse when tia rooster jumped
upon his knee and spuired him twice.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-01-10

Peak at this poke. 1t is Of rows OF
ribbin facings in various colors and
breathes spring. The flowers upon
one side and OH the brim are tiny
ones.
Linen turnover collars and cuffs on
a satin waist are new and pleasing
effect. Satin and batiste is another
combination.
Coral is noted in pins and chains.
and this vogue will do much to
brighten the somberness of the gowns
worn.
The hustle effect has crept into the
bathing suit; other fashion .tenden-
cies in these garments are the Chinese
and military effects.