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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22
SOME SPLENDID
 SKATE RECIPES

If you live where there Is an Italian colony. you have an opportunity to purchase skate, or ray. 8 fish favorite with European epicures, although comparatively little known here. Raie au beeurre noir has long been one of the famed dishes of Paris.
 Consumption of this Httle-known fish sould prove of advantage for sev eraI reasons. First of all, it can be bought cheaply. and surely that is a consideration these days. Then you are making the acquaintance Of a new food
 Skate should be skinned and scrap ed before cooking. The fish dealers will do this for you.
 Here are Q few favorite methods of preparing the fish:
 Fried Skate: Cut the skate into square pieces; let them lie for an hour in cold water to which have been added a little vinegar, a sprig of parsley, and a few peppercorns. Drain, wipe dry, and dredge with flour. Dip in hot fat until brown.
 Boiled Skate with caper sauce: Cook the fish In sufficient sa1ted and acidulated water to cover, adding sliced onion, 2 hay leaves. and q bunch
 of parsley to the water, with salt and
 pepper to season. Drain place on a hot dish, serve with caper sauce, and sarnish with parsley and sliced toma- toes.
 Boiled Skate with black butter: Boil ? pounds of skate until tender in salt ed water with onion. thyme, parsley. bay leaves, and pepper in season. Ira in sI7 F, cupful of melted butter browned in hazelnut color, to which teaspoon full of vinegar has been added. Broiled Skate 8 la Boston: Boil one side of the skate steaks until heated through, then turn and spread the other side with a paste of butter, flour, chopped onion and tomato plup. Cook until brown and serve with the crust side up.
 Skate a la Cneole: Lay or 4 ] pounds of skate for an hour in oil and vinegar adding finely chopped : onion and minced parsley to the mar made. Drain and put the fish into a baking dish. Turn over it a sauce
 made of one cupfu1 of strained torna- ! toes, tablespoonful of butter, 1 heap ing teaspoonful of flour and salt, pap
 rika and grated onion to season. Gov CT closely and bake until tender i Sprinkle with grated cheese and cook for 5 minutes longer. Transfer the
 fish carefully to a, hot platter and pour | the sauce over it.
 Skate chowder: Wash and skin 2
 or 5 pounds of skate and cut into small cubes Gut a, quarter of a pound 1 of fat salt pork into dice and fry crisp
 Skim out the dice and fry two sliced
 onions brown in the fat. Strain the 1 fa in ft sliced raw potatoes, add the skate
 salt and pepper to season, and enough 1 boiling water or fish stock to. cover Simmer slowly until the fish is almost done, add 2 tabfespoonfuls of butter a. dozen split Boston crackers, 4 cup fuls of boilings milk. and the onion 1 and pork dice. Reheat and serve.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22
lGonHuuedI

There was a splash of splintering timber; a Niagara of spray as the building fell into the flood. A minute later, a w1tckage of painted boards was floating downstream.
 At table Babcocl resumed his cam paign. "The trouble with you all, you have cold feet. You're all scared off too soon."
 Wooster, up from his nap, looked across the table. Gold feet? Sc you'd have if you had been up for nights, wettiDg your feet on the Ievee, as some of us have, as Hardin has. Mine are cold all right" He lifted an amazed foot. Gold! Look here, boys. they're wet" The men looked to find the water creeping in-Bab- cock climbed on his chair.
 This means the station" cried Wooster. Every man jumped. If the waters had got to them, it wouldn't be long before they were reaching the O. P. depot! The tracks would go They were piling out of the door when the telephone caught them. It was message from Rickard. A car was to be rigged up, papers, tickets and express matter taken from the station. The river wGs cutting close to the track. The car would be the terminal, a half-mile from town.
 The situation looked black. Coul- ter, Eggers, began to pack their stock. The levee. it was said, would not hold half of MexicaII was gone. Calexico would go next. Richards Indians were kept stolidIy piling brush and stuffed sacks on the 1evee. This, the word ran, would be the fierce night no one expected to sleep.
 They were preparing for the big battle, the final struggle, when the grade recession passed the town. Spectacular as was it's coming, there was an anticlimax in its retreat. The water reached the platform of the depot, and halted. The town held its breath. There was some sleep that night.
 The next day, the nerves of the val ley. relaxed. The river was not cut ting back. The men at the Ievee dropped their shoveIs, and went back to the discussion of their lawsuits. Their crops were ruined; too much water, or too little. Whatever way !, they had been hurt, the company would have to pay for it!
 A small shift guarded the river. Ricknrd, in his room at the Desert hotel, and Hardin up the river, slept a day and q night without waking. The chair-tilters picked up their argument where they had left il; was the rail- road reaping a harvest of damage suits when they should be thanked instead? Faraday, the newspapers reported, was trying to shift his re- sponsbility; he had appealed to the president. Their correspondence was
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22
SILVER BRoGADE.

Evening gowns are positively queenly. The materials are so Iuxur- ious and the price-but why speak of the price, seemingly there are enough people who can afford it. Of all the most gorgeous materials, brocade comes first, and of all the eoIorings silver is "le dernier eri" at the pres ent time.
 A most beautiful gown was devel- oped in a silver breeade showing a large design. It was So rich in iteslf that its silver lace trimming was all most unnecessary. although g most at tractive adjunct and with the effect of making it appear even more costly The desgn was simple. of course, showing the long slender lines so popular at the present time with 20 obvious faStsntngs.
 The only color note ts this cos tune was afforded by 8 most attract i've feather fan of tureaeIse blue. fha long curled feathers being mounted on a stunning tortoise shell framG With the addition Of nigh fam shaped comb of brisliants in her beautiful auburn hair, it's smart wearer was a vision that would in- spire any poet to verse.
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published. The government was in no hurry to take the burden. A tele- graphic sermon, preaching duty, dis tributing blame, was sent from Wash fngton. Perhaps not Faraday himself was more disturbed than the debaters of the Desert hotel.
 "The railroads no infant in arms 1t wasn't asleep when 1t took over the affairs of the D. R." Here spoke the majority. "A benefaction! It was seIf-interest! When the river is hnrnessed, who'll profit the most from the valley prosperity? It can afford to pay the obligations; that is, 1t could. It will find q way" the ravens crooked, "of shaking the Desert Re cIamation company's debts; of evad- ing the damage suits. Look how Hardin was treated"
 The feeling ran higher. For many of the ranchers were ruined; there was no money to put in the next years crop unless the promises of the irrigation company were kept. A few landowners, and others who had not completed their contracts. dis trusting the good faith of the com pany, or it's ability to pay, had "quit" in disgust, to begin again some where else. Parrish, and Dowker, and others of the sixth" secured dis
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22
THE COIEIFURE.

With the fad for short hair made popular by the wartime conveniences of it when the ardent worker found no time to arrange long uesses, comes the renewal of the ribbon bow as a part of the smart coifure. Not a large huttering ribbon but a small little bow, placed perkily and har- monizing with the frock of its weara&
 A we'll known French actress has taken the final step and not content with merely bobbing her hair has used the scissors so proniscuously that short blonde curls closely snug gling to her well shaped little head are all that remains of a once fairly heavy head of hair, Long jade ear- rings reaching almost to the curve of her neck and swinging gayly to every motion Of her head, gives an unusual and rather strange effect, which is nevertheless intensely be- coming. Necessarily with these abbre- viated hair dresses a certain type of hat must be worn and designers are beginning to realize that they must make at least a few models with the "shorn lamb" coiffure effect in mind. A small round hat with upturned brinl with trimming placed high Is al | are becoming but the head sizes of these must be made to fit closely. An extremely pretty hat of this type worn by a stunning auburn haired maid with snappy brown eyes was extreme ly noticeable because of the simplicity and extreme becomingness. Brown satin with the width of the brim slightly emphasized on both sides composed it. Cut steel ornam enta- ton was all that was needed to make 1t ultra smart.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22
SHOE CONTAMINATION.

Ornamental buckles are in vogue for afternoon and evening shoes and slippers, and the shops are showing a most tempting assortment of them.
 One of the most unusual-althoug by nom cans freakisb-of the evening slipper buckles E the beaded one. That does not mean that an elaborate design is worked out in co1ored beads. It means that a buckle is formed Of TOW after row of small beads fastened snugiy on a stiffened form.
 Jet and steel bead buckles are worn on black slippers and on bronze and brown slippers buckles of tiny brown beads are worn.
 Sometimes too, a design is worked into these bead buckles, but it Is only a two tone design-b1ack and steel, bronze and brown beads. or some such obstrusive combination as that gives the best results.
 For the gray suede shoes. and a good many are in evidence, for after noon wear, there are buckles Of steel beads mounted on a gray suede foun- dation, with patch of gray shade showing inside the hand of shining steel beads.
 There are some attractive new bead slippers. with straps across the instep. These come in both black and bronze beaded in steel and brown or bronze beads. They also come in gray suede, with steel beads.
 There are also buckles for afternoon shoes of patent leather made of black enamel and steel beads, and some of black enamel and rhinestones for evening slippers of silver or black.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22
INTERESTING PERSONAL ITEMS
 ABOUT PERS0NACES YOU KNOW

Hillary is holding meetings on Mon day afternoon and evenings as well as Wednesday mornings. All women are asked to come and help as there are over 4,00O refugee garments cut out at headquarters and ready to be made. Last week many of the women brought supper and after their work enjoyed a social hour. Mrs. W. R. Briggs is chairman of the auxiliary.
 Miss Georgia Bisebois, Hartford, is the guest of her sister. Mrs. Frederick Irwin, of Stratfield road.
 Miss Frances Moorstein of 1408 Stratford avenue will spend Wash ington's birthday in New Haven as the guest of friends.
 The Young women's guild of the United Congregational church will meet at the home of Mrs. John K. Williamson of Park avenue Tuesday afternoon at 2:80 o'clock. The meet ing will be entirely devoted to Red Cross sewing and charitable work.
 The Baracca class of the First NJ. E. church held their annual George Washington social at the home of Dr. Edward s. Smith of Fairfield avenue. Games were enjoyed until q late hour and refreshments were served. Dr. Smith displayed a very old chair which came from the home of George Washington. Among those present were J. Wilson, H. Whitman. R. Bill lard, w. Hansen, H. Powers, L. Bel lows, LeRoy Hawkins, H. WaIdron, F. Anderson, J. Lussen, F. Benson, F. Costalow, M, Costadoule and C.. Wesche.
 Mrs. Fred DeRick, of William street. entertined at dinner last night John Neff and Thomas Murray, who are playing at the Plaza this week. NIr Neff is the brother of Mrs. De- Rick. MT. Nef and NIT. Murray are the guests at the home of MT. Nen' 8 parts on South Main street.
 Mir. and Mrs. Horace Merwin will cha perone Miss Marion Entz of New Rochelle at the Yale Prom. Miss Entz is the nice of Mrs. Bradford Pierce, Jr.. of this city.
 Mir and Mrs. I. w. Birdseye, of Fairfield avenue, are spending a short time at Greencove Springs, Fla.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the '. w c. A., will be held at 2:30 o'clock on Monday afternoon, with Mrs. Albert E. Lavery, the new president presid- ing.
 MT. and Mrs. Philip Seeley of 1641 North avenue will spend the holiday in New York and from there will go to Philadelphia where they will re- main a. week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

WashIngton's Birthday will be cele- brated at the I. W. c. A. by a patriotic meeting on Sunday after noon at four o'clock The first half hour will be given over to a song service of old and new patriotic songs with Miss Dorothy Barnum as soloist and Miss Louise Perinchief at the piano. The address will be given by Miss Esther H. Sutherland of the High school faculty. Her subject will be The League of Nations Mem bers of the Add-a-link club will be the hostesses for the afternoon and will serve tea from five to six. The meeting is open to the public
 The annual dance of the Athletic association of the high school last night was well attended and proved successful from every standpoint. The gymnasium was prettily decorated with black streamers and school pen nants. In charge of the affair were Curtis Wilson, chairman; Miss Char lotte Lieberum, Miss Helen Schwerd- tie, Richard Baxter, John Keane, Joseph Murphy, Joseph Ryan, John NIaicco, Edward Mccullough, Almon Hovey, Harold Ashley, Henry Waters James Mccarthy, Donald Kimbau, James Coles and s. H. Challenger.
 Word has been received that Miss Jeannette Kiskaddon, girls work secretary. at the Y. w. C. A, who has been i'll with influenza, at her home in Missouri since the holidays, will re- turn to her desk on Wednesday. There is great rejoicing among the girls of her department and nearly every group or club is planning a special welcome party in her honor.
 Miss Mary Hincks, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. William T. Hincks of Park place who has been in Kansas for the past two weeks will arrive home to- day.
 Mrs. Catherine Sullivan, of State street, is representing her classes at the alumni meeting of the Smith col lege in Northampton this week.
 The Federation of Clubs of the Y. w. c. A. will stage a, vaudeville show on Wednesday evening, Feb. 26. at the high school auditorium, for the benefit of the war workers pledge.
 Great preparations are being made for a Purim play in five acts. entitled Star of Judah to be given under the auspices of the Park Avenue Temple Religious school, on Sunday, March 16, at 2:3O in the afternoon at the '. NJ. H. 4. rooms on State street. The play will be staged in costume and scenery and fifty pupils of the school will participate in the presentation.
 The United Church Red Cross au-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22
MARGARET DELAND.

Mrs. Margaret Deland one of the greatest of American women novel, ists. was born in Allegheny, Pa. 62 years ago tomorrow. Her maiden name was Margaretta Wade Camp bell and she came of ScotcEL stock. She was educated in private schools. and at 2s was married to Lorin F. Deland of Boston. Her first import anti literary venture was John Ward, Preacher" which created a sensation throughout the English speaking world. This was followed by many ther vlumes verse and ffctin, includ- ing "Old Chester Tales" 'Dr. Laven- der's People" '"The Awakening Of Helena Richie" and various others. Mrs. Deland Is no less popular in England and Canada than in the United States and her readers are counted by the millions.
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tors prescription list. Surgery will be used only to make repairs when damages have occurred through acci- dentA
 Dear Doctor: I am troubled with gas in stomach and have pains after every meal worst after supper. have a peculiar sensation around heart which Is hard to describe a sort of Jumping which lasts a few seconds When I lie down or stoou over I have the same feeling. One doctor says it is chronic appendicitis. Is there a cure for that trouble ? Would diet or massage help? am 42 years old. A
 Answer: Your letter is carefuI7v read, and I note what you say in re- gard to the trouble with gas in the stomach, pains after meals and pe cullar sensation around the heart. This trouble is due to two different causes First, fermentation of the food in the stomach instead of dtges- tlon' Second, standardization, which comes from chronic constipa- ton.
 There could never be chronic ap- pendlcitES without constipation. If you remove the cause, nature does the curing. You can get immediate relief from the danger of acute an pendicitts by Very freely using Grand mothers Ointment, and largely over come the cause by using a reliable laxative. The reason why you have the difficulty around the heart is that when gas accumulates in the trans verse colon or in the small intestine It presses up against the diaphragm which interferes with the act:An of the heart and causes palpitation and the Jumping sensation that you ex- perlence To overcome all of these symptoms you will need a special course of diet.
 If C. J. c. from Minnesota will send in their name and address, we will be pleased to answer the inquiry,
 Dear Doctor; My daughter and I have itching scalps with dandruff and falling hair. Some time ago you recommended something to be mixed With olive oil. I think you called it alcoholic solution of Btniodid of Mer- cury- We think our trouble is bac- teriologicaI. What do you think of 1 Nuxated Iron? My blood needs iron.
 There are many cases of flu 1 around here. Rs 1 Answer: I am inclined to think 1 you are mistaken about the Bin;odid i Of Mercury as have not recommend | ed it's use in any way. One of the ! unchanged rules of the Home Health 1 Club is to avoid all drugs of that na- | ture, all poisons, all opiates and all 1 inorganic chemical preparations.
 From it's name I would judge that
 Nuxated Iron contains poison and
 inorganic iron, therefore, it would
 have no place in nature cure reme-
 dies.
 Try rubbing into your scalp strong hot vinegar at night before going to . bed, put on a sleeping cap, repeat this i Tor several nights and then use a good shampoo and keep the scalp thor i oughiy clean. Possibly the condi- | ton of your blood is not good, better
 have it tested, and doctor can tell vo,l whether it contains enough red blood ! corpuscles or not. You can increase
 the red blood corpuscIes over night 1 without medicine if you will follow l the directions given in the Home l Health Club book, Vol. 3, or Book of 1 Lectures, under the heading of
 Anemia Pure Blood and Clear Skin
 and enriching the blood, etc Finely ] chopped raw cabbage and raw carrots are excellent foods for the blood.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

One pint of naphtha. one quarter pint of linseed oil and six ounces of shellac. Mix well together. Very good for mahogany furniture.
 Small brass shavings found at any machine shop where brass is used. After using with suds. pour water and all into small cloth bag, sugar. salt or tobacco bag, hang up, let dry, they never rust, always ready, won't scratch as brass is softer than glass, yet sharp and pointed enough to clean all corners.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

To dry a woolen sweater without pulling it out of shape, line a big pan with paper and place sweater in the pan, and then place the pan in the oven, but watch 1t closely so it will not burn; take sweater out and shake 1t out every few minutes. Dried in this way they look as good as new.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

The best way to launder embroid- cred linen and make it look new and glossy is to wash and rinse it well, then wiring it out of the water as hot as you can possibly bear your hands in; let it lie a short time wrapped in towel or other clean cloth. then iron; you will be surprised 10 see now nice it will look and it will havo just the right stiffness.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

The short overb1ouse of heavy material like brocaded silk-and- wool velour are seen with short and three quarter sleeves.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

trict had secured the promise of em- ployment at the Heading. Work, 1t was expected, would be begun at once now that the danger to Calexico had passed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

The silk hobble skirt which is slashed and has deep borders of petal ruching for trimming favors crepe de chine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

Silk under-appareI is showing a very decided preference for the or enid shades just now.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22
PADS AND FASHIONS.

One short gilet or front" of Geor- gette has novelty ruffles of gathered ribbon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

Appliqued motifs of ribbon in pompadour colors make wonder fully effective trimming on a hat of milan straw.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

It is rumored that the chemise type of dress is to evolve with a hint of shape"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

Wonderfully vari-coIored are the Things and embroideries of the more dressy suits.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

Some of the tailored spring dresses are charmingly though in congruously collared with lingerie and lacy things.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

Ribbons used in every conceiv- able decorative way are much seen on the later undies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

Light wine bill at this session of the New York Legislature will not stand a ghost of a show, according to influential legislators.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

The coats for tho younger set are being featured in brilliant coiors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

Impressed tucks facing upward make effective hem border decorations on separate skirt of Georgette.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

nounced appropriation of s7b,o00 to externinate the European corn borer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

Some of the newer voile and orL gandie blouses are seen with under blouses of another shade or several other shades in shadow effect.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

Everywhere the metal tissues are getting the vote for the most popular evening dre& material.
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(Continued Monday

House committee agrees on Victory Glass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

ADVERTISE IN THE sR1Bs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

Mr and Mrs. I. W. Birdseye, of Fairfield avenue, are spending 8 short time at Greencove Springs, Fla.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

The Federation of Clubs of the Y w. C. A. will stage a, vaudeville show on Wednesday evening, Feb. 26. at the high school auditorium, for the benefit of the war workers pledge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

If C. J. C. from Minnesota will send ln their name and address, we VIII De pleased to answer the inquiry
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-22

Mrs. Catherine Sullivan, of State street, is representing her classes at the alumni meeting of the Smith col lege in Northampton this week.