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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20
URGES WOMEN TO HELP LOVER
 CLOTHES COST

New York, Jan. 20-Women were urged to lower the cost of clothes bv abandoning the worId-old tradition that they must dress to capture the fieeting fancy of the male," or to out do others of their sex, in address to- day by Helen Louise Johnson, editor of the General Federation Magazine, before the Columbia University Insti- ute of Arts and Sciences. Lower prices could be brought about, she added in her talk on "the ethics of dress" by the adoption Of a stand ardized costume
 Man." Miss Johnson said, "can dress properly and becomingly on a limited number of suits His reason ing seems to be that beauty unadorn- ed is adorned the most. His clothes are far from beautiful"
 Women would become less conspic- uous and more impressive by wearing standard dress, she declared, for "the active, healthy woman creates a spir- itual impression by simplifying her dress and thus enhancing her facial beauty, while her less advanced sister clings to the older dress forms"
 Simplified dress would be more than an economy, Miss Johnson add ed, it would be 'tthe essence of moral progress"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20
Tells Hosu fo Stop q Bad Cough Surprising results from tlais faBaouo old homemade syrup. Easily
 prepared and costs little.

If you have. a severe cough or chest tickle, hoarseaess, or difficult breath the night with croup and you want made cough remedy. Any druggist can Pour this into a pint bottle and fill the bottle with plain granulated sugar syrup. Or you can use clarified mo, of sugar syrup. if desired. This recipe makes pint of really remarkable cough remedy. It tastes good, and in upon to give quick and lasting relief.
 You can feel this take hold of cough in a way that means business. It Ioosens and raises the phlegm, stops throat tickle and soothes and heals the irritated membranes that line the throat and bronchial tubes with such promptHess, ease and certainty that it is really astonishing.
 Pinex is special and highly concen- trated compound of genuine Norway pine extract, and is probably the best known means of overcoming severe coughs, throat and chest colds.
 There are many worthless imita- tions of this mixture. To avoid dis appointuent, ask for ss21 ounces of Pinex' with full directions and don't accept anything else. Guaranteed to give absolute satisfaction or money promptly refunded. The Pinex O., Ft. Wayne, Ind
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20
Important to All Women
 Readers of This Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women have kidney or bladder trou- ble and never suspect it.
 Women's complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble. or the result of kidney or bladder dis ease.
 If the kidneys are in a, healthy condition, they may cause the other organs to become diseased.
 You may suffer pain in the back, headache and loss of ambition.
 Poor health makes you nervous, ir- ritable and may be Respondent; it makes any one so.
 But hundreds of women cia1n1 Una, pr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root by restor- ing health to the kidneys, proved to be just the remedy needed to over come such conditions.
 Many send for a sample bottle to see what Swamp-Root. the great kid ney, liver and bladder medicine will 10 for them. By enclosing ten cents Dr. kilmer & Co.,, Binghamton, N
 you may receive sample size bot e by Parcel Post You can pur- hase medium and large size bottles t all drug stores.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20
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SIMMONS CLUB HELD MEETING
 LAST EVENING

At a special meeting of the Sim. mons Club of Fairfield county, held last evening at the home of Mrs. M. L. Waterman of 1044 Noble avenue, 1t was decided to hold a bridge on Monday, Jan. 26, at the home of Mrs G. B. Nothnagle, 2449 North avenue, with the purpose of obtaining money for the clubs quota of the Student A1umnae Building Fund of Simmons College.
 Simmons clubs and classes all over the country are at work raising money for the new building, and II is hoped that the total amount will be secured so that building may be- gin within five years.
 Tickets for the bridge at Mrs. Nothnagle's may be obtained of Miss Marion Donaldson at the Food Hu, on State street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20
Personal Notes
 Entertaining Features
TODEMONSTRATE GAINED GOODS
 AT FOOD HUT

Demonstrations at the Food Hut on State street will be given on Wednes- day and Thursday of this week and the ladies Of Bridgeport and vicinity ale invited 10 be present. :.
 On "Wednesday at 2:30 D. m., Miss Gladys B. Green will give a demon stration on the Use-of Home Dyes solving the problem of dying ons color over another by the use of a stripping agent, which is powder that can be bought to take the ol6 jury to the fabric.
 Miss Green will demonstrate with this powder on Wednesday. She will also discuss color and the possibilities of combining colors to produce other colors and shades, and do some dying with various dyes.
 On Thursday, Miss Green will give cookery demonstration, which should be of interest to the women of the city, whether they have done home canning or not. This season of the year, canned vegetables, com mercial or home caAned, begin to loss their attraction as such. Perhapa we have merely warmed up canned corn, peas, etc. until we no longer care for them and wish for the good old summer time when fresh things will be obtainable. With little thought canned vegeta ables can be made so delectable that the fresh products will have to look to their laurels. On Thursday Miss Green l will make some de11cious dishes with canned vegetables. as. a basis. A 1 main dish Of a meal, salads, and en- tres, will be among the dishes demon. 1 strated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20
Drinkwater To Appear At High
 School Thursday

Abraham Linco1n'' is the subject of John Drinkwater's address, in the second of the series of lecture enter tainments provided in the course of the Bridgeport High School Alumni Association on Thursday evening in the High school auditorium.
 MT. Drinkwater is a highly capable actor, a master in prose composition, and of clear and vigorous thought. For several years he managed the Birmingham Repertory theatre, one of the most notable p1ayhouses in England, and is the author of 12 VOL umes of poems, plays and critical essays.
 MT. Drinkwater is in this country supervising the production of "Abra- ham Lincoln in New York city, one of the greatest stage successes of modern times.
 Referring to his lecture on Lincoln last week in Carnegie Hall, New York city, the Sun terms him "the almost perfect lecture type" and says further:
 "In writing a great play, with Ab- raham Lincoln as its dominant char acter, MT. Drinkwater has beaten our dramatists at their own game. He has produced a moving bit of art. The audiences attest 1t and the book of the play reveals the homely, ia. milfar, yet guantly magnificent Abe. MT. DrfnkWater moreover, is famous as poet. His books have been pub- lished outside of his own country, and that is essential in order for a poet to be an international figure
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20
B'NAI BIRTH CONVENTION
 JANUARY 30
Attorney Shapiro Has Head ed Organization the Past
 Year.

Local members of the Independent Order of B'Nai Brith are more than ordinarily interested in the 1920 an- nual convention of District No. 1 rep resenting lodges of the New England States, New York state and Canada, at pringfie1d, January 30-February Z as it marks the close of the years presidency of Attorney Charles H. Shapiro of this city, is likely to be the scene of further honors for him and will be the beginning of an exten- sive organizing campaign to institute new lodges and strengthen weak onea in every city and large town withiB 1 tion of 20 delegates to the constttu- tiona1 grand lodge convention al Cleveland, Ohio, this year. These con- ventions are held every five years. Attorney Henry Lasker, vice president and well known in this city, is, ac- cording to precedent, slated to succeed i Attorney Shapiro as president.
 | Preliminary to opening the conven-
 tion sessions, there will be special re-
 ligiouss services held the night of Jan
 uarys 30 at the synagogue of Congre- gation Beth Ell The welcoming re lception to delegates and unofficial wis fitors, many of whom are to be accom- 1 panied by their wives and families
 will 1oe held the evening of January q at Hotel Kirnball, designated as con- |vention headquarters Through nu- merous sub-committees, Springfield lodge is planning to entertain at least
 800 delegates and other visitors.
 The convention sessions will be opened the forenoon of February 1 at the Springfield auditorium with Pres Eident Shapiro presiding. Election Of i officers is scheduled early in the pro Iceedings and much time will be given to discussion of the organizing cam Ipaign There will be class initiation ithat afternoon with the crack Spring field lodge degree team officiating.
 Springfield lodge has already se- cured 100 candidates for this ritual
 and every lodge in the district is ex- ipected to be represented. During the
 convention sessions, women visitors
 will be entertained with trips about the city, teas and other social events. That evening at the KimbalI the an i nuaI banquet will be staged. Among the speakers will be President Sha- piro, Attorney LaslSer of Springfield
 Dr. Myron Wessler, president oi
 Springfield lodge; Lieutenant Gov
 ernor Charming H. Cox of Massachu- sets; Henry Margenthau, former am 7 bassador to Turkey; Rabbi Samue
 ShuEman of Temple Beth Fl, New
 York City; Simon Wolf author and known as the friend of every presi- dent since Lincoln, and Grand Secre- tary A. B. Seelenfreund of Chicago. The convention will re-convene the forenoon of February and be con . tinued until all business is completed The closing and social event of the convention will be the ball that even ing at the auditorium.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20
PLAN BAZAAR BRIDGE AND BALL
 FEBRUARY 3

Members of the Queens Daughters are planning with the cooperation of the Daughters of Isabella a bazaar, bridge and ball to be given in Co., lonial hall On Fairfield avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 8. The hall will be handsomely decorated and there will be various booths offering cake and candy for sale, also a fish pond and a grab bag. It will be open afternoon and evening at 2:30 <1 8 o'clock. The proceeds are to be devoted to the Little French Sisters to aid them in their work of caring for the sick and the poor. There will be another meeting of the Queens Daughters on Friday evening, Jan. 30. in St. August Ines chapel at which time further plans will be decided upon.
 The executive committee which has general charge of the affair is as fol- lows: Mrs W. E. Allen, Mrs. Nellie Dunn, Mrs. P. J. Lynch, Mrs. w E. Grant, Mrs. William Honan, M ss Veronica Leverty, Mrs. William Car roll, Mrs. Ann Sullivan, Mrs Lyman Efll, Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick, Mrs. M. J. Flanagan, Mrs. John McEIroy Mrs Nellie Lennon Digney, Mrs. John Lavey, Mrs. Joseph Whitconb. Mrs. John A. Judge, Mrs William Chew and Mrs William Ray.
 In charge of the candy booth will be Mrs. William Honan, chairlady; Mrs W. J. Carroll, Mrs. Alex Mcdonald, Mrs. M. Culliton. Miss Anna Kelly, Miss Esther Honan, and Miss May Condon.
 Fru1t---Mrs. J. A. Judge, chairlady; Mrs. Alden Fardee, Miss Mary and Miss Elizabeth Mullins. Mrs. Fred Folkman, Miss Agnes and Miss Helen MuMurray.
 Cake---fMiss Veronica Leverty, chair lady; Mns. Ernest Niver, Mrs. Vincent Leverty, Mrs. WiF7am Garrity, Miss Irene I.everty, Mis- Theresa Madden. Utility-Mrs. Nellie Dunn, Mrs. Anna Sullivan, Mrs. James Kiernan Mrs. A. Beeman, Mss Margaret Toomey, Miss Mary Mulvihill, Miss Anna Kampf Miss Katherine Dunn and MT. John O'Kane.
 Grab bag-Mrs. William Ray, Mrs J. W. Roberts. Miss Mary Duhigg Mrs. A. E. Frost.
 , F'ishpond-Mrs. Andrew Krouse Mrs. Thomas Downey, Mrs. John Kel 1y, Mrs. Charles Freeman, Mrs. Thos Cleary and Miss Lucy Clancy. Prizes-Mrs John McElroy, Mrs ] N. L. Digney. Mrs. F. c. Mullins, Mrs : John W. Bray, Mrs. Thomas Dewitt l Mrs. G. T. Mccarthy, Sr., Mrs. M J. Flanagan, Mrs. M. A. Hayes, Mrs 1 Dennis Gaynor, Mrs William Chew
 Mrs. Mary L. O'Connor and Mrs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20

Soak clothes over night in cold wa ter, then put in boiler with the com pound. Boil 30 minutes. and you do not have to rub your clothes. I have done my washing now for three yeara that way, and my clothes are always nice and white.
 I make my own clusters, and can truly say I've never used any better kind than this: One-half yard of cheese cloth, wash and rinse in warm water to which has been added one teaspoonfu1 of kerosene. Rinse very thoroughly in this water and hang on line to dry. This duster will take up every particle of dust and leave no odor whatever. Will not harm the finest furniture.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20

cold and let them remain while you slowly count 20, then change, put ting the left foot in the hot water and the right in the cold. Keep re- beating this four or five times then take the right foot from the cold water last then remove the left from the cold water and dry it and jump into bed. Do not stop to empty the buckets and tidy up the room. If there is no one to do it for you, let 1t go until morning.
 If you will repeat this simple treat ment every night for a week then when you get up in the morning. if you have a warm room in which to dress, rub the soles of the feet light ly with a piece of tallow and rub 1t with the hands In a few days you will forget that you ever had cold feet and you will enjoy the comfort of a good circulation through your entire body.
 In cases of Splitting headache" caused by poor circulation or in cases of hysteria, next get the patient into bed, but first properly prepare the bed by placing a thick old heavy quilt or an oilcloth sheet in the lower half of the bed Then take half of
  through a wringer out of almost boil ing water, wrap this around the feet and well up toward the knees. Put cold compress on the head and cover the sufferer up snugly. As soon as the feet begin to get thoroughly warm there will be a tremendous relief in the headache or the hysteria will cease.
 In the course of half an hour re- move. one foot and rub it thoroughly dry and then rub into the skin sonas hot olive oil, rub 1t in we'll and then do the same with the other foot. keeping the first one well covered in dry warm blankets while treating the second. The chances are that by the time you are through the headache will be gone and the patient may be asleep, if not she soon will be-
 Cold feet are very uncomfortable and are an indication of poor circu- lation, that is if the feet are properly protected and in a reasonable tenn perature. The simple means of treat 1 ment above given can do no harm If reasonable precautions are taken against getting chilled after the treat . ment The expense is nothing and the | returns all that could be desired. Try It and let us know the result.
 All readers of this publication are at liberty to write for information on any subject pertaining to health. Ad- dress all such communications to Dr. David H. Reeder, Home Health Club. La Porte, Ind, with at least 4 cents i in postage for reply giving full name and address
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 2O-Mme Ernestine Schumann-Heink is dan gerously i'll with pneumonia at her home in Grossmont a suburb of San Diego.
 This announcement was made yes terday following the diva's return home from Stockton. where she had become dll. Her physicians declare her condition Is serious, and that the rest of her concert tour must be postponed probably for at least two months. They refuse absolutely to let her use her voice before six weeks. She is. in care of sneciaIi lists
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20
Home Health Club
Edited by DIR DAVID H. REFDER, Chicago

: COLD fF'EET:-It does not require a vivid Imagination to write about cold feet when the thermometer in dicrses ten degrees below zero, bu. there are people that suffer with cold feet when the same instrument registers 80 degrees in the shade.
 Yes, I said suffer and I meant suf- fer because their feet are not actual ly cold, but the mental state is below normal also. How the actual tenn perature of the feet under such con- ditions may not be but a few degrees below that of the mouth but it is be- low and the mental state makes il seem much worse than 1t is.
 |, One fine spring morning, years ago, was walking down a business street in Kansas City. It was about Ii o'clock and the sun was warming up to its work in good shape. l saw coming toward me a jolly, red-head- ed, fat travelling man and he was carrying two heavy grips. It was evil dent that he had come from city further north and still had on This heayies,'' he was persptring profusily and seeing a thermometer near q doorway placed his grips near the wall and wiped the precipitation from his face while studying the ther- mometer. He grinned, took out a cigar and lighted it, then as if con- vinced that the instrument was not doing it's duty held the lighted match to the bulb until the mercury was up near the hundred mark. As several people were approaching he made 3 great show of unbuttoning his coat and wiping the perspiration from his hands and face. Looking frequently at the thermometer. He finally suc- ceeded in collecting quite a crowd and there were many expressions of astonishment One young man promptly took off his coat and sev- eral unbuttoned their vests while a fat woman searched rapidly through her hand bag for a handkerchief for the perspiratioin began to stream down her face.
 As soon as he had the crowd quite uncomfortable with the imaginary heat he lighted another match and again applied it to the bulb with the remark that it was going down again. Then with a good natured laugh he picked up his grips and N went on The other man 'ooked foolish while they buttoned up their vests and the young man found thai his coat was more comfortable on his back than on his arm
 What is the answer, no 1t was not Christian Science, that is not a joke but it was suggestion and a painful one at that Under intense mental emotion, cold sweat so called, but not really cold will start out all over the body. Intense mental work. worry or fear will cause the blood to con- gest in the head and leave the feet and hands cold, but in many cases when the work or the worry have ceased tRe feet are still like ice and refuse to be warmed even when placed near the fire.
 Now let us try simple plan thai costs but little effort and gives 2 tremendous amount of comfort tc those that suffer with cold feet aj any time, winter or summer
 In a warm room just before retir. ing at night, prepare two buckets of water. One two thirds full of very hot water, as hot as can be borne The other as cold as it comes from the well. Put the right foot in the hot water and the left ofe in tn, ss .S
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20
WOMEN AND TIE
 UNITED STATES ? INCOME TAX LAW

Women who had incomes during the year 1919 are reminded ,by Collec- tor of Internal Revenue, James J. Walsh, that they are subject to all of the provisions Of the Federal Income Tax. Many thousands of women file returns and pay taxes regularly, and then are new names added to the list each year. The high wag and sal aries received by women last year will perhaps double the number of the fair sex who are required to file returns.
 A public school teacher. or other city, town, county and State e1n- ployee, is not taxed on her salary or wages, but must file return if her taxable income from other sources was sufficient in amount to come within the laws definition.
 An unmarried woman, or widow, or married woman who is living apart from her husband, must file an in COG tax. return if her net income for 1919 was $1 600 or over.
 She is entitled to an exception on the first $1, 900 of her income. If she | is the head of a family, as defined in the Income Tax Regulations, she may claim s1, 900 additional exemption. AL I SC, she may claim further exemption of s2o0 for each person for whom she may claim further exemption of S200 1 for each person for whom she is the /! chief support, if the dependent is un- ! der. IS or is mentally or physically defective.
 A married woman who has an in- come from a separate source than her husband is entitled to file a sepa- rate return with respect to that in come. Ordinarily 9 husband and wife 1 file one joint return including income ! of both. But if the husband does not i include his wife's income, the wife is required to file her own return. Sepa- rate returns of husband and wife are required if either had net income
 exceeding 5000.
 i A married woman who lives with
 her husband is not auoweF a pre- scribed exemption. S1'o and her hus- iband have 5000 plus s2OO addition for
 each dependent, and this exemption
 may be taken by either or divided in any manner between them.
 {! A woman who was a widow during 1919 may claim exemption for the
 full year. on the basis of her status as of December 31. A wife whose husband is in a, sana- tarium or temporarily working in an-
 other city, and is separated from him
 only through necessity, should not consider her status as living apart from her husband. But if there is vol
 untary continuous separation, wheth-
 CT or not granted by court decree,
 each must take the status of a single person with respect to Income Tax.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20


 take place at the Hotel Taft, New Ha- ven, on February M.
 Mrs. Josephine MedHcott of 6lS Fair field avenue is confined to her home with illness.
 Mignon Joun1u, an American bred French bulldog owned by Peter T Brennan of sO5 William street, has been entered in class 35s at the 44th annual dog show of the Westminster Kennel club, which opens in Grand Central Palace, New York, Feb. Il, for four days
 Miss Alice Thorpe of Haverhiu Mass, has been appointed the judge of French bulldogs.
 There are about 700 classes which include all breeds of dogs in the United States and Canada
 Captain Edward Mora and Mrs. Mora entertained last evening in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Hindsley. Dr. and Mrs. Hindsley in tend leaving for Jacksonville, Fla, for a six weeks stay. Covers were laid for eight and a color scheme of blue was charmingly carried out The dinner was followed by a most pleas ing program of music.
 Announceme ents have been received in this city of the marriage of Ralph G. Hurd of the R. G. Hurd Agency and Miss Margaret G. Mullen of New York city on Saturday, January IT.
 Friends of Herbert Williams, man ager of Lyford's Clothing store, will be sorry to hear that he is i'll at his home with bronchial pneumonia
 Mrs. Robert A McC1enafan of AIS Boston avenue, has returned to her home, having spent the past week the guest of friends in New York.
 Mrs Loretta Patterson of 43 Jack son avenue will entertain the Ladies' Auxiliary of Letter Carriers at her home Wednesday evening.
 Under the auspices of the Daushters of Isabella very delightful informal dance was given last evening in their club rooms at 189 State street. There were about 50 couples present and snappy music for. dancing was fur nished by Murray's orchestra The committee that arranged for the dance were Mrs. Harry McCabe Mrs. John Lavey, Miss Frances Kelly, Miss An nabel1e McPadden, Miss Mary Lydds and Mrs. T. J. Shea.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20
Widows of State
 Have An Average
 of Three Children

The average number of children of Connecticut widows is three. This was learned at the. office of the state department of agencies and institu- tions yesterday, when a statement was issued regarding the number Of widows receiving assistance under the widows pension laws
 The number of widows receiving aid for themselves and children is 233, and there are 797 children, a total of 1,020 all together. Some of the widows have four or five children, bu: the average totals three.