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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
Don't Be Confused

The cardiac-no, I don't mean any
thing related to the heart. Far from
it! 1 mean the bridge fiend. Haven't
you seen them for playing cards
in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado,
stopping the machine at the top of
the highest peak of the Yosemite to
have a quiet game, sitting up till four
in the morning to follow their part
ner's lead?
The reformiac-he, too, and his
wife. we have always. with us. They
want to reform things, to tear things
up, to turn things upside down.
What things? Oh, anything at all,
Just 60 they can call meetings and
write papers and make addresses.
Knittoophohia-it isn't a disease at
all, dear doctor-it's a symptom. And
behind it lies an empty heart and a
weak, easily influenced mind.
The women who do real knitting
for the real soldiers are doing magni-
ficent work. We all love them, and
we're all proud of them, but, oh, mis-
cry of time! I'm getting so tired OF
the young persons who are too busy
Knitting to answer a decent question
or speak a decent wcrd or think a
kind thought, or do a friendly deed
I do wish the doctors would really
find out what is honestly the matter
with them, and find some kind of hui
raane cure for them.
1t would add so much to the anne
Iteration of conditions among the
middle classes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
BOSTON'S PRAISE
OF FRTEDA HEMPEL

From a recent issue of the Boston
Transcript it is worth quoting a few
lines of the lengthy criticism given to
Freida HempePs recital. This noted
soprano is to be heard at the Park
theatre this evening and concert goers
ought to read with interest how she
thrilled old conservative Boston, H. T.
Parker, the critic wrote:
"By her voice, Miss Hempel will
and does conquer; it is voice that
Enthusiastically recalls Nine. Melba in
her prime. The lustrous brilliance,
the clear, sweet lyric beauty, the
sumptuous volume and exceeding
agility of ford sparkle, capture the
ear, but elude words. Miss Hempel
discloses the artistries of song that
are born of intelligence, imagination
and a sense of styles. When she sings
as she did yesterday, her place is Sc
cure beyond peradventure. There is
never a cold note; all is Crystalline
purity of exquisite beauty"
Criticism such as that is all too
rare; many an artist of this and a
past generation has 1onged to be so
spoken of, but none has merited such
praise more than. Miss Hempel.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
WOMEN SHOULD
BE DRIVING
TRACTORS

Women of the United States are
tunity. This opportunity is theirs to
grasp if they will and in the doing
we win the war; That is the state
ment voiced by Florence King, IA
nous woman lawyer of Chicago, who
is president of the Woman's Associa-
ton of Commerce Of the United States
of America Mrs King will send out
a call to the 10000 members from Bos-
ton to Wyoming and from Minnesota
to Florida upon her return to Chi
cago.
1--WE must wake up continued Mrs
King. 1--WE must not wait for the
broken men to be brought homo to US
from France before we are brought to
realize our part in the business of the
nation.
ST know of no harder job for a wo-
man than to drive an auto through
the loop in Chicago, but I see thou
sands of them doing it. These women
must begin driving tractors in war
gardens sooner OF, later. I have just
had a conference with Charles La
throp Pack of the National War Gar
den Commission, and in cooperation
with him will campaign with the
members of the commerce association
for greater food production. A great
work is to be done there.
Another great work is being done
by Mrs. Cara Sears Taylor in the Di-
vision of Womens War Work. The
women Will work-just tell them what
to do. They must do not so much
what they can do, but they must dc
what the men have been doing to
great extent.
women are knitting. All very well
but a large percentage of them mus
drop that to attend the wounded, tt
grow food, to enter business; In snort
to keep the wheels at home turning
In England they said it couldn't bt
done, but it has been done and mus
be done here. I have no patlenc'
with the ajble-bodied woman wht
knits. That should be left to the wo
imam with children who cannot 1eav
her little ones, or left to send-in
valids.
with our entrance into this wa
the best brains of the country ar
needed not only during the conflict
but to bring about order after it i
over. In this business women shpul
take the lead to the end that all be
come women of business and thus b
: able to take their big place in tn
, business of the nation
Mrs. King will, upon her return t
Chicago next week, work out a pla
Of Gamma Jon
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
TO CARE FOR Wells

Now that wells are again playing
a prominent part in the wardrobe of
women, it is a good plan to keep
them well rolled, in order that they
NAL always appear fresh looking for
as is well known, nothing is quite as
short lived as this article of filmy
sheerness.
To make a veil roll, use for the
foundation a mailing tube of card
board the required length and cover
it with a piece of white lawn, being
careful to have it perfectly smooth.
Cover the outside with ribbon, gath
ering it at the ends, and pull it
tightly so it will completely cover
the ends of the tube.
Cut the remainder of the ribbon in
half and sew together along the SEW
edge edges Point one end and sew
the straight side to the tube. Fasten
to the point of the case two pieces
of narrow ribbon a quarter of a yard
long, and after the wells are rolled
on, tie with this ribbon to keep them
in place.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
just a Symptom

The cure? Oh, it's a good deal easier
to discover a new disease than it is
to find a cure for it, but somehow, do
you know, 1 don't believe the doctors
are precisely, right-this time. think
they've mistaken a symptom for a dis
ease.
Knittoophobia is just the same as
Ganceophobia and cardophobia, and
golfophobia and fudgeophobia and re-
formophobia, and all the rest of the
phobias that have been attacking this
dreary world here in America ever
since we began to get rich enough to
have breakfast at nine o'clock and
dinner at half-past seven and not care
whether the cook approved of it or
rot.
The knitting is just a symptom
the disease is deep-seated.
know a man with golfophobia. He
plays golf when he ought to he at
work. He plays golf when he ought
to be at home. He plays golf wher
he ought to be paying his tailor. He
plays golf when he ought to be sitting
somewhere wondering what's the mat
ter with him. He eats golf, drinks
golf, sleeps golf, breathes golf, thinks
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
ETIQUETTE

Johanna-AIthough it is not now
considered necessary for the bride to
furnish all the linens for her new
home, most brides prefer to do it if
their purses permit, partly because
this arrangement gives them the OPP
portunity to mark everything before
the wedding takes place A house.
keeper should have at least three
sets of table linen for everyday use,
and two sets-one large and one
small tablecloth, with napkins-for
use when there are guests. There
should be dozen small guest towels
a dozen fine hand towels of ordinary
size, two dozen palmer ones for COM
mon service and two dozen bath tow
els. For each bed six sheets, three
pairs of pillow cases, two counter
panes, one pair of blankets, two COM
forters and one light quilt should be
provided The thrifty housewife viii
also supply herself with plenty OF
dish towels, kitchen towels and son
cloths for cleaning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
For Hair and Teeth

A strong solution of salt water APP
Piled to the scalp will sometimes ar
rest falling hair. Rub the liquid weH
into the roots with the finger tips,
brining the blood to the surface until
the scalp CLOVIS pink Be sure that the
hair and scalp are thoroughly dry be-
fore rearranging your hair.
There is nothing better than salt
TO remove stains from the teeth after
eating fruit or berries. Wet the brist1es
CT the brush and dip into dry salt,
rubbing the teeth with an upward
and downward motion. Then rinse the
n outh with clear water. Teeth that
are inclined to accumulate tartar or
become yellow may DE made to retain
their whiteness by cleansing them
with salt once each week. Salt is also
excellent for the gums, keeping them
lard and we'll nourished by stimula-
ting the circulation of the blood.
The benefits of salt as a beautifier
are not to befoverlooked. Keep box
Of it on hand in the bath room and
make use of it when a simple remedy
is required.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
Birthday Bio-Briefs
FAMOUS WOMEN.
To Parents and Teachers-Get
Your Children to Read This
Instructive Daily Feature.
EMMY DESTINN.

Emmy Destinn. for several years a
dramatic soprano at the Metropolitan
Opera House in New York, was born
in Prague, the Bohemian capital, 40
years ago. Her real name is Smile
Kittel. The fair Bohemian song bird
is a virtual prisoner in the land of
her birth, for Nine. Destinn, soon after
the war broke out in Europe, made
application for American citizenship,
the better to protect her property in
terests. The singer owns a beautiful
and romantic castle at Niehaus, Bo-
hernia, which is surrounded by an
estate of 1000 acres. The reason
Nine. Destinn remained in Bohemia
is that she might be near her fance
Din. Gilly, an Algerian singer, also
formerly of the great New York opera
house. NJ. Gilly was in Prague when
the war began, and, as a member of
the French Colonial Reserves, he was
placed under arrest He was offered
his liberty if he would promise not tc
fight for the Allies, but he refused tC
make such a pledge, and has been
kept a prisoner of war ever since.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

When oil cloth is used about the
kitchen on shelves or around the sink,
paste it on, instead of lacking. A
much neater appearance and wears
better.
For washing the dishes after the
dinner, or especially greasy cook
ing utensils, add a teaspoon of vim
egar to the water, and all disagree
able odor or grease will be immedi-
ately removed.
Rub discolored steel or any utensil
that has turned dingy with a potato
cut in half and dipped in wood ashes.
If wood ashes are put in a galvan-
lied vessel that has been burned and
let stand over night, it can be cleaned
without difficulty.
When lingerie blouses have become
worn and faded, use Val lace inser-
ton and edging which are so low
priced and dainty. Cut away all worn
places and seams beneath the trim
ming. They can be made larger by
adding lace to the front line and I'm
der arms, OF heightened at the waist
line by sewing lace across the bottom,
then gather on string. A peplum can
he added of lace. I have tried this
twice and find them more pretty and
dresSy than when new.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
WINIFRED BLACK
E EgoTF "KNITTOPHOBTA"
copyrighted 1918. Newspaper Picture Service Inc.

golf. I don't think he has any particu
lar golf disease. 1 think he's JUS
mentally unbalanced, and ae's hap
pened to light on golf as his symp-
tom.
The danceiac-I've known him, and
her, zoo, by the hundreds. Haven't
you? They can't think of thing but
new dance steps and different dips
and glides. Nations may decay, en-
fires may rise and fall, rents may
come down, food may go up, parents
I. ay die, sisters run away, brothers
.nay commit suicide-they should
worry! What they want is new dance
step, and plenty of music to dance to
it by.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

Common kitchen salt is the natural
answer to many of our beauty Wor-
ries.
The woman with a coarse grained
skin, for instance, will find salt an in
valuable aid in restoring it's fineness
and beauty. Bathing the skin with
saltw alter will reduce the size of the
enlarged pores and harden the flesh,
improving its texture and coloring.
In bathing the face, neck and arms
with salt water, thoroughly cleanse
the skin with warm water and a pure
soap made of vegetable oils. Rinse
with cold water and dry thoroughly
Then prepare the salt water bath by
adding Two tablespoonfuls of finely
powder salt to a basin of cold water,
and apply with a piece of antiseptic
gauze, allowing it to dry on the skin.
Continue bathing the skin for 20 min
utes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
TO SAVE KITCHEN UTENSILS

Thirty manufacturers of kitchen
untensils have issued an appeal to
conserve pots and pans as much as
possible on account of scarcity and
cost of metals Hotel men have re-
sponded by issuing the following sug-
gestions to their kitchen employees:
Don't heat foods in pan without
water.
Don't use coarse securing powders.
Handle kitchen utensils with care.
Soap and water are the most ecno-
mical and easiest cleansers; also they
are far less damaging to the hands.
Buy shapes and sizes that can be
used for many different purposes.
Don't scrape pots and pans with
sharp knives. Soak them instead.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
Sa1t-One of the
Simplest Beautifiers
By LUCREZIA BORI
The Famous Spa nish Prima Donna

surface. When the skin CLOVIS a vivid
pink discontinue the application This
treatment will, in time, restore the
smoothness to the skin unless the
''goose-fleshy' condition is due to
faulty digestion.
When the eyes are dull, lacking that
brilliancy which bespeaks health, =
weak solution of salt water will tone
Up the tissues and promote healthier
condition. EyeliGs that show conges-
lion, inflammation and irritation will
be greatly benefited by salt water APP
piled by means of an eye cup.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
PERSONALS

Cards have been received in this
city from Mr.. and Mrs. William Tar
bell Of Washington, D. c. announc-
ing the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Clara Caroline Tarbell, and
Captain Tristram Upper on Feb
ruary End. Miss Tarbell is a niece of
Miss Ida Tarbell, who has summer
home in Easton.
Miss Belle Fletcher won the prize at
the meeting of the Tuesday Afternoon
Bridge club at the home of Mrs. A.
M. Dean on Baldwin street, yesterday.
Mrs. Harry Parrot entertained a
number of friends yesterday after
noon at her home on Washington ave-
nue. with a bridge for the benefit of
the Comfort club. There were three
tables and the prizes were won by
Mrs. Frank S. Slosson, Miss Jessie
Kinsley and Mrs. Turkey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zalmon Goodsen and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank s. Slosson, who
have been spending the past ten days
in Atlantic City. celebrating on Mon
day the golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. GoodselI, have returned to their
! homes in this city.
| Mrs. N. W. Bishop, who has been
spending a part of the winter in New
York city, is in the city for a few
days.
| Mrc ic fn eriun
| another in the series of bridges fol
the benefit of the Comfort club mex
week.
Mrs. F. W. TeeIe of Noble avenue
had as her guests over the week enc
Miss Theodore LaValley and he,
f1ance, Albert Birdseye of Middletown
Mrs. H. S. Glover of Fairfield ha!
asked that all wives and mothers O
soldiers and sailors meet with her a
her home in Fairfield from to
o'clock on Friday afternoon, March 1
Mrs. James Rourke has announced
the program for the first afternoon o
moving pictures for the children a
the West End theatre, the program
having been selected by the same com
| mittee that had the pictures Satur
day mornings at the Lyric. It will in
c1ude Mary McAllister in ''Kiljoy,"
Travel picture; Mutt and Jeff, cartoon
l comedy and Vitagraph comedy. Mrs
Wilmot will meet the ladies who ar
| to chaperone the children at the thea
tire at 2 o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
Two Fine Uses

If the skin covering your arms,
throat and neck is particularly rough,
try rubbing it with dry salt. After
first wetting the skin, take a hand
full of salt and rub it well over the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

The heavy paraffin paper that lines
cracker boxes is very useful for cake
pans. It keeps the cake from sticking
and makes the use of butter unneces-
sary. Also, if cut a little larger than
the bottom of the pan, 1t may be used
to Lift the cake out after baking
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
CD When I was Seventeen ....

CD When 1 was Seventeen 800.
.......-....... Old Swedish
(d.) Daddy's Sweetheart .......
Lehman
Blue Danube Waltz ....... J. Strauss
arranged for voice by Miss Hempel)
Tonight will be Y. W. c. A. evening
at the United Church. At the I:45
midweek hour Mrs. E. N. Sperry will
preside and will tell of the Y. W. C.
A. campaign which is being carried
on this week and which she is man
aging. This fund is to go partly
toward the local work of the associa-
ton, but largely toward the splendid
war work which is being carried on
by the National Board. Afterwards
the members of the Junior Depart
ment of the Y. W. c. A, will give a
short patriotic pageant entitled "Lit-
tie Sisters of the Flag" Everyone
is cordially welcomed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
Smart Millinery
SMART HATS

smart n
filled
pineapple
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
HE most eff

THE most eff
l. cacious ofoeau-
filters is, in many
instances, a simple,
homely compound
that costs little and
is one of natures
gifts to US. You will
often find that the
simpler the remedy
the more quickly
the system responds
to special treatment,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
Reliable Recipes
TOMATO CHOWDER


milk slice tablespoons
minutes stirring constantly with Is
add soda butter salt
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
MOCHA FUDGE


vanilla until
to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

with the nerve centres
If you get it, you knit day and
night, and want to stop and can't and
wish you'd never heard of a knitting
needle, and go right on just the same.
And your fingers ache, and your ell
bows creak and your wrists are lame
and you're cross and snappish and
nervous, and you can't sleep, and you
don't eat as you should And your
family worries, and they get the doc
tor, and he says you're down with a
bad case of knittophobia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
TAILORED STYLES

of
and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
LARGE LEGHORNS


Wilm o material
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

By using a little peroxide on a white
hat will keep it like new. A little
peroxide applied on any iron rust
spots on white will soon remove them
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
The New Clothes


of
Wool Jersey ha1esi breechesof
tngfOr
jersey brilliant purple brooches Long
rUbberzed
with bis o.
faie si1kthe
bout
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
TH E r ELS a
L new disease,


"Knittophobia"-
that's the name
they are calling
it just now.
It's brought on
by too much knit
ting, the doctors
says, and it has
something to do
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

ITEMS OF INTERFsT-WO
Mothers who have tinid little ones
will appreciate the new night lamp.
It consists of small piece of wood
which acts as a, float. Through it is
passed tiny wick. An ordinary china
tea cup is half filed with cottonseed
oil. the little floating wick is placed in
this. A match is then touched to the
upright wick. While the sides of the
cup prevent the direct light of the
fame from being visible to the person
in bed, pleasant dim light is cast
over the room
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Cheap sash curtains made Of cheese
cloth, gathered on tape. and tucked
ON to the window frame, serve excel
lentIy as substitutes for the hangings
when the latter are being Numbered.
No one likes to leave their windows
uncurtaineA and, yet, in such city
as ours, frequent laundering is neces-
sary for the curtains. To provide two
pairs of curtains for each window is
expensive, but these cheesecloth cur
tains look dainty, are reasonable, and
provide privacy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

SWEET PEAS, VFOLETS, TULIPS,
DAFFODuIS.
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

Mrs. F. W. Teele of Noble avenue
had as her guests over the week end
Miss Theodore LaValley and her
f1ance, Albert Birdseye of Middletown
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

Mrs. Harry Burroughs is to give
another in the series of bridges for
the benefit of the Comfort club next
week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

Miss Belle Fletcher won the prize at
the meeting of the Tuesday Afternoon
Bridge club at the home of Mrs. A
M. Dean on Baldwin street, yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

Mrs. N. W. Bishop, who has been
spending a part of the winter in New
York city, is in the city for a few
days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

Mrs. H. S. Glover of Fairfield has
asked that all wives and mothers of
soldiers and sailors meet with her at
her home in Fairfield from to
o'clock on Friday afternoon, March 1!
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
COMES OUT FOR
CLERK Of COURT

Frank B. Moss, cashier of the Farm
ers' State bank at Ableman, was in
Baraboo yesterday and stated that he
had decided to run for the office of
clerk of court at the coming primaries.
He states that from what little pre-
liminary work he has done on his cam
paign he feels highly encouraged. Mr..
Moss has been a resident of Ableman
for the past six years and is we'll ac-
Quainted throughout the county. He
organized the bank at the above viii
Iage, as we'll as the bank at Dane and
from his business experience as cash
Ter in two banks feels qualified to fill
the Office of clerk of court. He is a
married man just past the draft age,
and has been chairman of each one of
the Ableman committees that worked
for the three liberty loans. In the last
loan drive he helped to put Ableman
over the top with flying cOlOrs a-week
before the close of the loan campaign.
No one questions his loyalty and he
commands the respect of those in his
community. Mr.. Moss is a likeable
young man and has already received
several encouraging letters urging him
to come out for the Office.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
GOATS TO BROWSE
IN CALEDONIA

Two hundred Mississippi goats
shortly will be assuaging their appe-
tites upon the succulent brush of cut
over lands in Caledonia and Oxford,
with an occasional dainty dessert of
red label tin cans, provided J. l.. Ma
honey and the Central Real Estate Co..
have the heart to add to the menu
the latter delicacy.
A carload of 'em has been ordered
double-deck car-and will arrive in
Portage soon Here the consignment
will be split, half going to the Ma
honey manor in the Businesses adjoin-
ing McNutt & Housletville, and the
balance to be herded by Hanley &
Staudenmayer to their Baraboo river
acreage, just beyond the city limits.
Portage Democrat.