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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21
PARIS TRIMS WITH GNGHAM.

The Paris correspondent of the Woman's Home Companion gives these fashion pointers in the April number:
 Something new is the use of ging- hams for trimming and Things. Col lars, cuffs and belts on blue, brown and tan serges are of gingham in two-co1or plaided designs. Yellow and black and rose and white ging- hams are favorite combinations. On these serges, by the way, soutache braid in simple designs, preferably clustered lines, is effectively used.
 'eWhite and colored wooden beads continue as decoration. on new spring and summer dresses. A stunning frock of black serge had white wooden beads sewed on in rows bor- dering the skirt, decorating collar and cuffs and covering the narrow belt, which was clasped by a white buckle Chanel is using quantities of white jersey with trimmings of white wooden beads.
 White serge, white corduroy, and pale gray shades count largely in the latest dresses. On white serge, coarse silk machine stitching and handsome silk braid are preferred but blue trimming on gray dresses remains a favorite combination"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21
WOMEN DOING CANTEEN WORK
 WEAR UNIFORM

Women canteen workers in the Young Mems Christian association huts in France will have for new Eas- ter clothes this year what has been declared the official uniform for them Work in the canteens over there is much too hard to permit of frills and f1ounces, or even the ordinary garb of civilian life.
 The new uniform for women can teen workers consists of the follow ing:
 1 gray whipcord coat and skirt.
 1 hat, blue or gray cloth.
 shirtwaists, blue or white flannel l blue necktie.
 blue woolen muffler.
 1 brassard.
 canteen overall aprons.
 2 caps.
 The cost of the uniform is as fol lows:
 Suit ........ . .275 francs (There are 5 francs in one dollar.N Hat t...-.--~.24t to 40 francs Coats francs
 or if preferred Cape .--..- .---~~---'1 14O lrancS Scarf 10 francs Tie e. francs Aprons ....-... 15 frar~s each By General ,Pershing's oruer, the entire canteen work for the army in France has been taken over by the Young Mems Christian association This will mean that hundreds of new canteens will be opened there before fall. Scores of American women will be at work in them, paying their own expenses, working without pay, and dispensing with many of the simplest comforts of life in order to be of aid tn tha men of the army.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21
PAY LAST TRIBUTE TO EMPRESS TAI-TOW

London, March 21-Tai-Tou, Dow ager Empress of Abyssinia, died on February Ii, at Addis Abeba.
 The Empress, who was a widow for the fourth time when in 1883, at the age of 30, she married Menelik, then simply King of Shoa, was a woman of great force of character. A princess of Tigre, she was of very fair com plexion and had remarkably small hands and feet. In her youth she was celebrated for her beauty. From the first, as became a daughter of the King of Gondar, she took an active part in the troublous politics of Abyssinia, and was concerned in all the civil wars and intrigues which ended in the raising of Menehk-to whom she bore no children-to the position of Negus-Negusti (Emperor) in 1889. At Adowa, where the Ital- ians suffered a crushing reverse, she accompanied Menelik to the battle headquarters and put her own here ditary troops in the field.
 During Menelik's long illness she practically governed the country and kept it from internal disorders.
 On Menelik's death at Christmas, 1913, his grandson, Lidj Jeassu, youth of IS, became Emperor, but the young ruler failed to maintain order, and largely on Tai-Tou's initiative, he was deposed in September, 1916, and his aunt Zeodita, Menelik's older daughter, was proclaimed Empress.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21
Diary of a Fashion Model
= By GRACE TE0RNcLIFFE

She Learns How 8 'Too-PerfectIy
 Would you mind standing, just as you are, Claire a minute longer? The over-dra pery falls exactly right, and I want Miss Westley to tack it in po- sition while the gown is on you" said Madame. She was directing the fitting of Miss A1exander's stage cos tune, a house gown to be worn in the second act.
 ''There, that effect is perfect! Sew the trimming on exactly as you have it now, Miss Westley. wanted some thing elegant looking, yet nothing heavy or overdone. This model has a certain lfghtness and grace that will make it charming for stage wear.
 'Now lower your arm and look at yourself, Claire. Isn't that gown worth all the torture you have gone through?"
 Just at tlMs moment Marcella came in with tho head-dress designed to harmonize with the gown and, ad- justing it far down over my forehead asked Madame what she thought of it.
 +'There couldn't be anything better looking for Miss Alexander. The com plete costume is rich enough to have belonged to the Empress Theodora, yet it has the simplicity characteristic of this seasons nodes"
 I finally had peek at all the gor- geousness everyone else was talking about. The gown was so lovely it nearly took my breath away.
 It was a combination of f1esh-pink satin and chiffon. The foundation was a sheath gown of satin cut in one piece. The skirt was very narrow about the feet and there were no sleeves or even shoulder straps. The waistline was defined by a gird1e of antique gold elasped in front, with long tasselled ends hanging nearly to the bottom of the skirt.
 The overdrapery of chiffon was cut circular so that it hung in deep ripples about the lower edge. The latter was shaped so that it was shorter on the sides, forming sleeves which extended well over the hands and quite long in front and at the back. A narrow fringe of antique gold, to correspond with the girdIe, edged the drapery.'
 Marcelle had made the head-dress to match the gird1e. = Square links of antique gold were arranged on strands of wire and shaped to form a snugly- fitting cap with a coronet-like orna-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Somerset, the cornnander-in-c chief of their forces, it was decided that they should march out of Hexham to attack their enemy.
 The battle began near the village of Lnnels. Both sides fought desperate ly, knowing that no quarter would be given. The Iancastrians were forced back to Hexham, g. distance of two miles, and for hours the battle ragged in it's narrow streets.
 The brave Duke of Somerset was finally taken prisoner, and the news of his capture caused the last rem nant of hope within the heart of Queen Margaret to die. When defeat was an accomplished fact she took her little son by the hand and fled to the Dipton woods. She was deter mined to die of hunger rather than become Edwards prisoner. Swiftly she ran, deeper and deeper into the wood, not caring what direction she followed. The silk of her gown was torn by the t1orn bushes, and her feet, unused to rough contact with stones and roots. were bruised and sore.
 The Queen reached 6 state of al- most total exhaustion, when she sud- denly came to a small clearing in the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21
PRINCESS LOULrl.

Princess Louise, the Duchess of Argyll, and the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, will today observe the forty-seventh anniversary of her wed- ding to the Marquis of Lorne, after wards the Duke of Argyll. Princess Louise celebrated her seventy-frst birthday last Monday. She was just twenty-three when she was led to the altar by the scion of the old clan of Campbell. In marrying man Of non-royal blood the Princess was permitted to consult her own heart, and the alliance was very popular in England. In 1878 the Marquis of Lorne was appointed Governor-Gen- eral of Canada, and the Princess re- mained in Ottawa with him until 1883. Her husband, who succeeded to the dukedom of his father in 1900 died in 1914. The princess has no children, being the only one of Victorias nine children to remain without offspring.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21
WOMEN WON'T WORK
 FOR WOMEN.

A "mere man. writing in the April Woman's Home Companion, makes this comment on women in business:
 Another reason have noted why women don't appropriate the big jobs is that most members of their own sex-to say nothing of the members of ours-Would rather work for man than a woman. The most successful woman I know is the head of a big department in a very big business. She knows that her feminine instinct is worth thousands to that business Yet she is glad that the president of the business is a man; she wouldn't take the presidents job if she could get it; and no matter how much she believes in her own instinct, she rec cgnizes that there is an element of judgment in the man that, working with her instinct, produces a perfect combination
 q hired stenographer once, for instance, and assigned her to a wom- an. At noon of the first day she went out to lunch and did not come back. I found a laconic note on her desk It read: T won't take dicta- ton from woman.' Any man or any woman in business can give similar testimony. Women would rather work for men than work for wom- en-"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21
BEAUTY IS NOT
 ONLY ATTAINMENT OF MODERN GIRL.

These are days of Suffragists and advance of women in industry The old fashioned woman who principally wanted to be physically beautiful, might be thought to be out of the game. Yet when the war department wanted picture of the prettiest girl for one of it's war posters; there were 22,00O competing photographs sub mitted. The beauty seekens are not dead yet.
 The old fashinoed girl wanted to be beautiful more than anything else. The woman's pages in the newspapers printed unlimited Beauty Chats" The stuff must have had readers, or it wouldn't have been put in. Many serious minded people used to say that it was a woman's first business to make herself physically attractive.
 This theory was based on the idea that it was a woman's first business to seek and win the favor of some man so that she could marry and have a home. The home end of the idea is all right. But the attainment of that end is not a favor solely to be depend ed by the male sex.
 The old idea has been that men were won by good looks. There are many people that hold it still. Many young men in the calf age will dis cuss for hours the question which girl in their set is the best looking. They disregard cleverness. ability to do things. gracious manners, sparkling wit, and equable temper.
 But the number of young wen who are caught by mere good looks is growing less every year. Classic fea- tures and fascinating complexions, real or faked, aren't the big winners they used to be. Just as masculine brain power has always won over mere mus cle, so the time is coming when fem mine wit and brains will win over r,,ora hoa11fu
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

uu OStAc1y Lnf0tlSH du OubAGb"' woods where a band of rough-looking men sat about a fire. Upon the ap- prpach of Margaret they rose and rudely stared at her, while one good natured ruffian pincred the ruddy cheeks of the little prince.
 Then the leader of the band caught sigl& of the gleaming jewels hanging about the Queens throat. He roughly ordered her to take them off, and, weighing the heavy chains in his hands, said:
 Comrades, if these be real, we can 1 live on the fat of the land for the rest of our days. The woman belongs to the nobility, that's evident, so we'd best keep her with us while, until her kin stop searching for her and these baubles have been safely dis posed of"
 Margaret listened terrified as the robber spoke of detaining her. She | had fled to the woods to escape being made a prisoner by Edward, and now a worse fate seemed to await her.
 The men began to divide the jewels, and were soon quaTrelling over an odd necklace of emera1ds and rubies. The Queen grasped this opportunity to es- cape, and, lifting the little prince in her arms, so that he might not stum- ble over a root and thus attract at- tention to their flight, she slipped quietly away from the robbers and into the depths of Dipton woods.
 She had scarcely gone a half-m1le when suddenly an outlaw stood in her o17d flo Gh ing like stree.
 ''Who are you, and whats the req son for your great hurry?" he de- manded.
 Queen Margaret was weary and footsore, but her courage didn't fail her.
 q am Margaret, Queen of England, and this child is my son and tpe heir to the throne. Many there are who will pay you well for our capture should you see fit to yield up to our enemies, but if you possess spark of that natural nobility that halls gladly any chance to do a good deed, now is your time to prove yourself a true man, Save an unhappy woman and her little son from the dangers that turk in these woods. We are to- tally at your mercy"
 The outlaw bowed low before the Queen in the most courtly manner:
 "Iady," he said, his voice vibran: with deep emotion, T would die a hundred times rather than betray my rtghtful sovereign and my prince"
 The Queen thanked him warmly and presented her hand for him to kiss.
 Then the outlaw led the tired fugi- lives to his hut, where they found food and shelter for the night. The bandit of Hexham kept his luwrd, and safely guided Margaret and the prince to Scotland, where they joined King Henry. And though the Queen had many faithful friends she never forgot the sincere devotion ot the outlaw who guided her through lDipton woods.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21
PERSONALS

Miss Evelyn McCabe of 1S7 Capitol avenue. is confined to her home with :onsilitis.
 Sergeant Arthur Sheridan, stationed at Camp Gordon Atlanta, Co.,, is en- loving a Is day furlough, spent the past few days as the guest or ms brother. John Sheridan, of 923 Kos suth street. He left yesterday TOT Boston, where he will spend the re- mainder of the vacation with his mother, Mrs. J. Sheridan.
 Miss Irene Wren of ASA State street has returned after spending the past few months as the guest of her sister, Mrs. w. A. O'Byrne of Savannah, Ga. Mrs. O'Byrne returned with Miss Wren and will remain here for a few days
 Mir. and Mrs. R. A. Cleveland of S96 Fairview avenue returned yester- day after spending the past few weeks in Atlantic City.
 Miss Elizabeth Long of 27 Alanson street is able to resume her duties again after being confined to her home for the past few days with the grip.
 Donald Sammis of Stratford, who has been very i'll with pneumonia al Camp Lee, Virginia, is a little i'm proved. MT. and Mrs. Frank Sam- his his parents, have been with him for the past week. MT Sammis re- turned few days ago, but Mrs. Sam mis will remain with him until he has recovered
 MT. and Mrs. John Alfred Patterson of 1910 Noble avenue are rejoicing over the arrival of son born yester day. Mrs. Patterson was Miss Alice Griffin before her marriage.
 W. P. Allen of 126 Elmwood place spent yesterday in New York on bus mess.
 Word was received yesterday b, Mrs. Louis West of 30 Capitol ave nue, telling of the safe arrival of he husband, Lieut.. Louis West, in France
 Mrs. J. w. Wheeler of APO Beech wood avenue is spending a short va cation in Atlantic City as a guest a the Hotel St. Charles.
 Miss Helen King of the Howlan Company is confined to her home wit a very severe attack of the grip. . George Mccarthy, Sr., who has bee i'll at his home, 929 Iranistan avenu for some time, is very much improV ed.
 Willard R. Blackburn of Fairfiel avenue left yesterday to spend a wee as the guest of his parents, MT. an Mrs. J. L. Blackburn of Newark, N.
 Mrs. J. J. Bloss, president of tn Women's Chritian Temperance unioi has returned from Sharon; Connectict
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

The town of Hexham on the bank Of the Tyne is associated with a TO- mantle episode in the life of Mar garet, the heroic wife of Henry, King of England, with whom Edward W. disputed the throne.
 Henry was weak and feeble, 50 his Queen took up the cause of her young cs1n, and bravely fought Edward. She sought aid from the kings of Scotland and France, and gathered her forces together at Hexham. The Yorlkist army, under the leadership of Lord Montague, marched toward Hexham to battle with the Iancas4rians. King Henry joined his dauntless Queen, and after consulting with the Duke of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21
STOP A MOMENT!
 LISTEN TO THIS
Cincinnati man tells how to lift off any corn without
 hurting one bit

You reckless men and women who are pestered with corns and who have at least once a week invited an awful death from lockjaw Or blood poison are now told by a Cincinnati authority to use a drug called freezone, which the moment a few drops are applied to any corn, the soreness is relieved and soon the entire corn, root and all, lifts out with the fingers.
 It Is a sticky substance which dries the moment it is applied and is said to simply shrivel the corn without in- flaming or even irritating the sur rounding tissue Or skin. It is claimed that a quarter of an ounce of freezone will cost very little at any of the drug stores, but is sufficient to rid one's feet of every hard or soft corn or calius. l You are further warned that cutting at corn is a suicidal habit-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

the table and held it against the drapery, low iii front, and then pin ned it in position.
 There, that is an improvement, Miss Westley! Take your needle and sew this tasse1 just where I have pinned it. The gown needed some- thing to relieve it's too-perfect bal ance. A tassel on one side and not on the other adds character to it.''
 'Verily," quoted Miss West1ey, "there are indeed tricks to every trade"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

BalanceAP' Gown May Be Improved. ment across the front A strand of the gold was looped under the head dress. It was decidedly artistic and becoming.
 was about to take off the gown when Madame said:
 Please turn with your left side toward me-that's far enough"
 Then she picked up a large, gold tassel from the mass of trimming on
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

where she was called to attend the funeral of sister.
 Miss Gertrude Myers of Oak street is entertaining Miss Evelyne Boards ley and Miss Francis Harrington of New York for several days. Miss Myers will return to New York with her guests on Saturday and remain there a few days.
 Miss Ellen Hedegarde of BOA Color ado avenue and Mrs. Frank Baird of New York where they were the guests of friends for few days.
 Miss Helen Davis of Seaview avenue is spending several days in Waterbury Wv ere she is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Jmes Hartwell.
 Jack Callahan of Barnum avenue is spending several days in New York where he is the guest of his sister, Mrs. DeForest Goodseu.
 Miss Margaret Farrell of Carroll avenue has as her house guest Miss Angela CunultlS1dul O4 I dIhSIlOL, Vermont.
 Miss Evelyne Shea of 45 French street is convalescent at her home after a severe attack of grip. Miss Shea is with the executive department of the Remington Arms. Ten thousand members of the United Garment Workers, employed in 25 Chicago shops, threatened to strike.
 The names of one American killed, four gassed and one who died, was l contained on the Canadian casualties | list.
 w. c. Barber, 72 years old, broth
 eHfn-law of the martyred President | Mckinley, died of apoplexy at Canton, l Ohio.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Colonel Cornelius Dewitt Wilcox. of the United States army in France, recently underwent an operation for appendicitis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

President Poincaire of France thanked Major Perkins of the Red Cross and H. P. Davison, chairman of the American Red Cross War Council
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

The Paole Zion society plans the holding of a package party Sunday evening at o'clock at 925 Main street for the purpose of aiding in the restoration of the Zion homeland in Palestine. The committee in charge is Leo Chertock and Max Ikin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Saturday, where the club is to serve a luncheon for the workers Of the Red Cross auxiliary engaged in the tag day campaign. Part of the pro- ceeds goes to the aid of men wound ed in the service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

Provost Marshal General Crowder will begin within a few days to call 60,000 men of the first class in the draft for technical army positions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

John SIusarski, of Detroit, pleaded guilty to a charge of sending threat ening letters to Henry Ford. He was sentenced to five years imprison- ment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Secretary Daniels or Assisttnt Sec retary Roosevelt may go abroad to see how the navy is working.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Count von Hertling, the German Chancellor, told the Reichstag that Germany should not indulge in de- Iusions that world peace has come.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

The French police discovered a wireless outfit concealed in a large villa at a fashionable resort on the Loire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

David B. Putnam, of Brookline Mass. a member of the Lafayette Escadril1e, brought down two German planes, making four to his credit.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Joseph F. Cotton, head of the Food Administration meat division au- nounced that the meatless days have rot decreased the supply of meat used.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Government lease on all telephone and telegraph wires in the country is proposed in a bill in the House by Congressman Hilliard, of Colorado.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

SWEET PEAS, vIoLETs, TULIPS
 DAFFODILS.
 JOHN RECK q S0k
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

SWEET PEAS, vBoLETs, TULIPS.
 DAFFODHS.
 JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Mrs. Andrew McQueeney is in charge of the arrangements for the Seton club Hoover food sale. Dona- tions of food are requested, to be sent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Miss Margaret Farrell of Carroll avenue has as her house guest Miss Angela Cunningham of Parkerton, Vermont.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Jack Callahan of Barnum avenue is spending several days in New York where he is the guest of his sister, Mrs. DeForest Goodsell.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21
DAILY FEATURES SOCIAL EVENTS
 PERSONAL NOTES
Incidents in tue LiveS Of
 World Famous Women
..-.-.-.-. By ELOISE HARRINGTON

Queen of England Safety
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Miss Helen Davis of Seaview avenue is spending several days in Waterbury Wv ere she is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Jmes HartWell.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Members of the Bridgeport session, Council of Jewish women, enjoyed , very pleasant whist last evening in The st-atfeid, more than 200 attend ing. Proceeds are to be used for philanthropic work and relief of war sufferers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Miss Evelyne Shea of 45 French street is convalescent at her home after severe attack of grip. Miss Shea is with the executive department of the Remington Arms.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Appeal to residents of Fairfield owning motor cars has been made by the committee of the Red Cross ask ing for the use of cars to further the work of war relief, war garden work, and other activities of the Fairfield chapter. Carrying of supplies to and from Bedding, Greenfield Hill Strat- field Southport and other auxiIiaries of the chapter, and later in the sea- son to aid in war garden work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Mrs F. T. Buckingham has charge of the Red Cross work at the Black Rock Shore and Country club this af-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Miss Ellen Hedegarde of S04 Color ado avenue and Mrs. Frank Baird O. New York where they were the guest! of friends for few days.