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MATERIALS

For the dressy suit, or the three
p.ecc costume. tho range is wider ana
almost irresistibly tempting. Duvetyn
stil remains the foundation for IN.
supple. silky woods that have basn dc
yeloped for the winter trade. For
those who find the fragile duvetyn toe
p~crishabic there arc countess other
fabrics Athnt have tho iowny surfac.
witf-a harder texture. Nous sync Is
one of these. crminine is anbthcr thai
fulfills all the exacting requirements
Then there Is dovedown satin which
combines the dull ilustre Of .iuvetyn
with a facing OF satin.
Th.a brings up the new fad for re
vcrsiblc materials. Satin back crcre
satin duchesse, chinchilla satin, mir
rokrepe. satin canton. are some of thc
new names It sails under-has a shin
mering. cIInging quality that assures
Its srnnrtness- Delightful effects can
be evolved with these reversible fab
RIGS. and often they do away entirely
with the necessity for ~extraneous trim
ming. The French have n charming
way of reversing the usual order. ful
instance in a tIiree-oiecc costume II
~dovcdown satin. by making the frock
of the satin side and the cost of the
duvetyn. Velvet. while still good fol-
whole costumes. Is smarter this sea
son when used in conjunction with
one Of the soft new woods. or with
satin or crepe.
For her who aspircs to the uitrs
smart. fur is the latest fabric to bs
manipulated into a suit or dress. Tho
pliabie broadtaii makes a dazzling lux
urious costume, and monkey fur
tho slightly bizarre. is Advocated by
Paris. Sometimes h two furs are
combined in a starting way. Fancy .
suit of sheeney broadtail with a petit
coat OF monkey fur just showing be
low. the long hair making a fringe al
around the bottomi
However. fur fabrics. which are nov
to be had in the most amazing effects
are more s~erviccable for this use and
when trimmed with real fur. are hard
ly to be distinguished from the rea
article. For coats as well. these Fab
RIGS are in high favor. There il I
khiva fur that is SO nearly like broad
tail that only touching a undeceiv,
one. and another deceptive broadtai
effect is called karakuiuin. Even tn
delicate chinchiila has a good imita
ton in a textile.
The new deep-piIed woolens for Goa
use have such a soft brushed surfac
that they nearly resemble fur. Cache
mire is q new coat material that has
deep l~ustrous pile like beaver: armids
panve,aine. and others all have thl
same fuzzy surface which procis.r
ones coat as being of this season
made.
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EVENING GOWNS

Satins Skinner and metal chiffons
gioam in abundance for evening
frocks. but even these have n tendency
towards more subducd effects than
last season. Plain tinsci lanes with
colorcd Filings. stiff ocadc and shot
taffetas are very lovely for the new
bouffant evening gowns. Wolfe. EN-.
broidered in metal or silk. appears
with fetching new designs and In del
cate colors. and the spangIcd robe is
coming into greater prominence as
the season advances.
When II comes to coiors. madame
again is in for n sombre.toned winter,
1t Is only in the evening that she may
'ose her conservatism and burst forth
nto brilliant hues. All agree that
black, deep brown and midnight blue
for daytime wear are the prime favor
ties. with black straining always a
little In the lead. Black with n touch
II flame continues with approval. bu,
the deaf black costume remains the
chic creation. Grey follows on in the
ipecfrum and there Is a distinct ad
-ancing of two or three shades of red
mot brilliant shades-but rich wine
eds touched with overtones OF purple.
\ dark green Is also mentioned as
aiming in favor
Combinations of color must be made
n embroidery or compositions OF fab
les. The printed silks are not used
or winter in spite of the pIeasingness
Il the new designs. For Innings. and
or costume blouses. these new clnder.
Has, and pussy willows and taffetas
dive a becoming touch OF color to tho
lark toned suits.
, 1921-09-12

icar, anu 10 brave the CROSSING WITH
out benefit of blue cloth and brass
buttons.
What woman who has known this
freedom will exchange it ven for the
alleged allure, the soft susurrus of
cllnging. too clinging d~raperies? What
woman who has learned to walk will
be content again to trip and hobble?
Surely, surely. one would say. grace
and agility will win the day. Haunting
a gallantly brief hem under the embat-
tied noses of d~ressnaker nanufac-
turers and all who live by the change
Of style. Yet Paris has yielded.
Paris thinks we have progressed
further than we have along the lines
( original creation" declared one OF
the leading New York modistcs. "Snc
is making an obvious effort this sea
son to get us back into line. II we
/ follow her in a decided change OF style
she will be treasured. That Is why
the Partisan coutouriers are trying SO
hard to get our dressmakers to adopt
the long skirt"
Paris has been, Paris will probably
remain. supreme in the art OF putting
the right clothes on the right woman
of turning a feminine person into a
parsonage. There is a difference In
emphasis between French and Ameri-
can modistes.
America has rebeiied at a French
lead. Year after year the hcralds OF
a brown season have fallen back be-
fore u perennial battalions of navy
blue And some time ago the deter
mined exploitation OF .chartreuse."
that shade hesitant between
| green and yellow. passed Without lar
, 1921-09-12
Americans Faith
In Things Psychic
Amuses Englishman
Just Can't See How Party OF
Women Can Call Napoleon
on Ouija Board

John Candce Dean. we'll known au-
thor. writing for the September For.
UNI on "Rationaiism and the Psychic
says:
Recently Mr.. w. L.. George. an
English writer of popular fiction has
been writing of American scenes, He
questions whether Americans are as
moral as they seem and tells rather
humorously OF the popularity Of spir-
itualism. which is so great that for n
time AmSican industry was unable to
supply the demand for cuija boards.
He says, lit is r~cpulsi-e to my intel
lect thai it should be possible for a
joviai party of hardware merchants
wives in Jacksonville. to call up for
conversation tho spirit Of Napoleon. II
II were true. it would mike the after
life fortified by the telephone :
In Wow OF the present rapid circu
lation of knowledge. and its certain
future progress, what right have We
to- put a limit to scientific discovery
by declaring That certain phenomena
belong to the 'unknowsblez' We mus,
leave something for the senIuses Of
the t~wenty-first and tEenty-second
| centuries TO discover"
, 1921-09-12
Changing Style in Dress
Shows That Mandate Of
Paris Is no Longer Ac-
cepted Without Question
AS Formerly Was the
Custom in America


administrations that lays
claims to attention before color
schemes. lines or other questions
Of winter clothes can be deter
mlned-are tho subjects of an inter
esting discussion in the September is.
sue OF Fashionable Dress.
Unquestionabiy. crepe is inevitable.
his authority declares Even the new
wooicns betray that we are not yet
to be released from tho crepe domi.
nance Blu: from that old and tried
friend. crepe de chine. what variations
ous effects been created.
In woods. silks. satins, vcivets=in a
word. in ali materiais-the essential
OF h season is sof,ness and a duh
lustro. The softness must have a rich
heavy quality. the iustrc must not be
brilliant or hard. hut rather OF that
yelled light that resembles the bloom
on fruit. Moreover, the mode stII
ciIngs tensriousiy to plain caves. In
spite OF all attempts. novelty fabrics
fall to gain n foothold: It il the simple
textures that rcrpain the sInartest. In
consequence. the staples in fabrics
have n;tainesd an exouisiteness OF
Workmanship heretofore undrcann,d
OF.
But let US begin at the beginning
and discuss. first. hat suit. For the
practical everyday suit. the hard tn.
ished twills. serges and tricotines. un.
der a whole glossary of new names
takes precedence and the heavier chov-
lot weaves are also good. though they
are more properly for sports wear.
The sporting piaids. stripes and checks
SO popular for h compose suits worn
during tho past unm will continue
I N popularity for fall. but II Is Il rues-
ton whether this type OF suit will ever
achieve in this country the vogue that
1t has abroad
, 1921-09-12
Right Of Women to Sit In Disarmament
Conference Causes Conflict Of Opinion
Widows and Widowers
Hold First Convention

CHICAGO. Sept. s.--Father
Time" and Cupid ran n race at the
convention of widows and widow
ers a few days ago. Two hun.
dred men and women, ranging
from 40 % rs years old, were
young once more.
The gathering which was in
Washington park was the result
OF the hard work OF Miss Marco
line Stokes. n social worker. and
ob1ect-matrimony.
Miss Stokes Immediately i'm
posed one ruling on its members
they had to affirm that they full
hiled their marriage vows and
lived with their chosen mate un-
I'll death did them part" Nom
bers OF the club Joined because
they were weary OF spending their
last days unloved and lonesome.
Yes" said Miss Stokes. the
club has been a Already
eight marriages have resulted
from our little gatherings and
many more are in the oning."
Tho founder has asked social
agencies in other cities to cstab-
llshe similar clubs.
we try TO have our meetings
once every week" she said, '.usu-
ally Sunday afternoon. Many
have regular dates in tho park.
Lovers quarrels and petty jcal-
ousies are not at all unusual. Love
is the same. I believe. whether it's
engondered in the heart OF a 16 or
e0-year-old.'
And a love pirate is just cs apt
to DO an old man as a handsome
young bounder. Miss Stokes has
found.
, 1921-09-12

Methods in the accepted progress
siye school keep pace with the bigness
of the furnishings. There is a grow
ing tendency to deal with subject mat
ter in larger units. with topics which
bear a closer relation to everyday life.
and to throw the maximum amount of
responsibility upon the individual pu-
pill while at the same time team work
is developed rs lever before. These
metods rightly emphasized must do
much toward the formation of good
habits of c~itizenship, which formed In
the small community of the school
room will carry over into the larger
community Of life outside OF school
and promise better results in the de
velopment OF citizenship which is nj
ways tho chief business of the public
SCHOOL"
, 1921-09-12

Blenlieim Palace. the famous sea. OF
the Duke of Marlborough. Is to live
its own motion picture theater. The
new Duchess OF Marlborough, for
merry Miss Gladys Deacon of Boston.
is an ardent movie fan. and to graf
ify her passion for the pictures the
Duke has arranged to have a com
plete motion picture outfit installed
in n of h halls of the palace and
will have all the newest films sent
down from London.
, 1921-09-12
The Silent Woman

In 4 recent examination for both
men and women teachers there were
many difficult questions Whether
he following is n difficult question
'cpends OF course. on h way one
'ooks at II.
What is the hrmor or within DIS
alayed by Ben johnson in THE Sifent
Woman
All the men gave correct
It's In h title.
, 1921-09-12
Beet Harvest Expected
To Improve Situation

improvements in labor and business
conditions throughout northern Colo
RADIO and western Nebraska are pre-
dicted as the esult OF the harvest of
sugar beets. which begins September
Is. Upwards of $4,000. 900 will be
paid farmers OF these sections for
sugar beets. Work viii be provided
fer several thousand men.
, 1921-09-12

Mary Pici1ford. the worlds film ia
~vorite. confesses that she is fond of
reading fiction. Charles Dickens is
her favorite novelist and Little Nell
Of The Old Curiosity Shop" the most
iovable character in the whole realm
OF fiction, In her opinion.
, 1921-09-12
Revival Of Pump
. Returns Colonial
Buckles to Style
Strap Pump Expected to Re-
main in Favor During Com
ing Fall Months

NEW YORK. Sept OCCIDENTAL
buckles on feminine footwear have
returned in style with the revival of
the tongue pump. Qnc learns from
the shop talk on Fifth Avenue. Most.
ly the mode is modified colSEaa but
the larger buckles also r in de-
mnnd. Jet. gunmetal and nicile I'm
ishes are preferred.
Tho strap pump. fashion oracles
say. win still be favored by smart
dressors THIS fall. Buttons in metal
lic>combinations to go with this foot
wear e-b bright and satin sill
yer. and similar effects in gold.
, 1921-09-12
America Becoming Independent
Of Fashions Arbitrary Decree

Tor THE last year Miss America has been kicking up her
heels unjmpeded by draperies, writes Elizabeth NJ. Heath
in the New York Times. She has discovered her legs.
She knows what it is to be footloose as we'll as fancy free, to
swing down the avenue at the pace that brings the quick
blood under the skin. to mount the numbering bus without
, 1921-09-12
View of Congressional That Members of Her
Sex Not Qualified to Take Part in Meeting to
Minimize Chances of War Not Supported by
Opinions Expressed by Majority of Writers

VVJHEN the only woman member of congress came out in
w the public prints recently with the declaration that, in
her judgment, no woman in the United States is quail
fed to participate as a representative of this country in the in
ternational conference upon disarmament in Washington next
November. she stirred UP a discussion which ever since has
, 1921-09-12

a series OF experiments. besrL in
1914. u interrupted by jhe war. has
recently been resumed in Brussels on
the use OF palm oil in internal com
bustion engines.
, 1921-09-12

en- VIII drop their skirts a little. dur
ing which fashions. did not9change
very much. has established a habit Of
conservative dressing. and this will be
strengthened by the present business
depression. The truth OF the matter
Is that the American woman the ma.
Jority of her, wears what she pieases.
The time has past when she win buy
a Paris model just because of its orr.
GIN"
, 1921-09-12

The old Bruton parish church, in
Williamsburg. Va, is believed to be
the oldest church building in c~ontInu-
Gus use in America
, 1921-09-12

In Burma the children learn how to
Tohe before they earn how to talk.
, 1921-09-12

The most deluded people in the
world r those who think happi-
ness hes in a multitude of posses
sions.-Adapted from r. w. Urine.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-08
GOTHAM STOCK MARKET
PRICES VERY CONFLICTING
49iis l. Considered Natural. in View
of News From Abroad About
Preparations.
LITTLE GRANGE IN MONEY
Report of Local Bank. Not Favor
aDlc-Surplus Il Sharply Re-
ducch as Result OF Payment OF
*. 100000 or Indebtedness.
LITTLE GRANGE IN NONE,

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Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-01
4. Burdick taking the work unler her

A. Burdicil taking the work under her supervision.
 As a part of Lisbon is within the jurisdiction of this chapter. s1O0 was voted toward a school nurse for the town of Lisbon. this being done in con- junction with the state, the town of Lis bon and Taftville chapter. In June S100 was voted toward the Pueblo disaster fund.
 A splendid report or the chapter from it's beginning up to the end of 1919 had been written by Mrs. R. F. Cheney. Mrs A. NJ. Brown and D. L. Phillips, copy Of which was requested by the state u- brarian, George s. Goddard, to be placed with the state war records
 Miss Ida I. Foster represented this chapter at the national convention n Co., lunbus, O.. in October Mrs. E. Hiscox was appointed to have charge Of the fifth annual roI call, and she appointed as her committee Miss Ida l. Foster, Mrs. J. IL Tracy, Miss M. A. Burdlck and Miss Rosanna 'DesJardines. Mrs. H.scox also attended as a delegate the state conference in New Haven relative to the roll call.
 4 call came in August from the di- vision manager. stating the American Red Cross had combined with the French ser vice committee in a national campaign for used clothing for the people Of cen- tral and eastern Europe. Mrs. ". T. Crumb consented to act as chairman of g. committee and has been carrying on the campaign in this town.
 Ten regular meetings have been held this year. with an average attendance of six The secretary, paid especial tribute to the. chairman, who has shown so much interest in tl7e work
 Miss RoSanna, DesJardines the treas urer. gave the annual report. Balance oh hand Dec. Is. 1920, $1,547.43; cash received for Red Cross roll call, S5e9 contributions, $S,1O; nursing class mem bershib. fees, $s5; home hygiene and first aid text bcoks, $42.65 1; dividend Je1yett City bank, $32. S; Junior Ted Cross, s116.4S; total received, s2,401.34 Cash paid out: Home service work Mrs. Rioux s9455. Dr. Jennings S3; ea- pense of conducting roll call. s1.97; An1erican3 Red Gross annual membership 50 per cent; $2S4.50.; European reHet fund, $20o; Lisbon health work, $1o0 relief work in Puebio, s100 :; A. c. Bur | dick, bonds and renewal of bonds, S750 Deanley 6, Clark. material for .fayettes and shoes, $17946; American Red Cross for text books. S44;7o printing. station.
 cry and telegrams, $2250: trucking
 freight, express and boxes, $25.55; Mrs
 Chase. instructor nursing class, $l0O3o
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-01
NANEIy0N

hkSabss Sz6s- CsiIlzs, Elizabeth Damn -xA AA5y Hoptins vero at Hartford A1snERy. v-ch- a party from exchanges in -E.s o-n oe tie state to attend a meeting ,f reprOSs-eatives of the s. Y. D. Teie- ,ZeEd company em1loyes' association, -EzEes SsEti, also Of ths Dsnieison d. 'si.oul 6-tas another delegate.
 A hsszhas srent seheduIed. for. this ;-1-<-1s $ cae 15oth anniversary and All SzlEeS day obse-vzTs-e al Old Trinity ta-z1S4l. Church street. town cf Brooklyn law nnoers arc expected 10 attend the Gzvscs5 st which Rt.. Rev. ChauDcsy EAzD BraTEerS biSho2 of Connecticut, ia 'to' oreacA a. l0SO- The unvsiling of e zGorszi tz5lee to tho founders Of the 1z-6 slSo VII uslzs the day.
 T4=.ty church Is tt-e eldest Episcopal s=CdzEe BOW etSa6fr- n the state Of C1zrer44c-t It5 history is interwoven S1-a t1r early days Of este.opmeat in this Eo-tson e New England and makes fas- Siz1s= rczEz=- Within it's walls have yOrShfD1od men vaoSe rsn1es are famous iz Co kssSo-y Of tise ration as well as tse9 vro -1 a more modest way helped materially toward laying the foupds- t-o1S for the present development of this ard -aoro ronote sections Of New Eng szz5-
 IsdlesSloas were Monday evening that s.os al os tsose who own taxable property .a tie town e tililusly will have filed usss' thereof vith the assessors by the tins theSe officials have completed thei, lzboTs os receiving lists this evenigg EoErv-r. t1is-i not unusual. Some tax payers forge: to file their lists. Other; cci3erzteiy, neglect to do so. permitting ths ssSHSors Co -1es sat how much they s-ltuld bs ssSeSed. and then to add a c-z.zity e zz additional 10 G. cent.
 At 70 session of the town court. Judg, v. Fe1uer Wcodrsrd presiding. Mondal efee-aooa Eugene Brodsur os Putnam va. foGnc S1sfry of driving an automobil, te-e O. Sunday s; rate os speed in ex cess. O. the limit fixed by law and wa fired ~t-5 sn ocests. k total Of S4O.ee vliea E&s pad. Ho was represented D! Orais4ie Mzcdozais or putzar.
 Ey%doU= sot into difficulties Suuda.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-01

yarn for layettes, S7.T5; Junior Red Cross News, S6.30; expense Of delegates to national convention and state confer snce, sS1.36; total paid out, si,25944;
 alance on hand. S1.141.9o.
 The report of the homo service section by Miss Dr.scoi showed 2i letters writ ten for eX-service men in regard 10 allot- ments, compensation and vocational training. Two telegrams were sent dur ing the year, ore to Fort Sill Okla, re- queSting the government to forward the body of 8 soldier, and the other was sent to New York in regard to ex-service men who were sick or disabled and entitled to hospital treatment. One dollar was the amount of financial aid given dur.lg the year.
 Mrs. Cheney, chairman of the nursing activities, reported as follows: Four classes in home hyg.ene and care of the sick have been conducted with q total of A pupils taking the course; 29 of these pupils were courageous enough to take tho written examination and received certificates. Some were not eligible to take the examination, as attendance at l2 Of the l5 lessons was required
 Mrs. Prentice Chase conducted three of these classes. one made up wholly of Ashland employees, and for which she made no charge. Miss Isabelle Noodle conducted a class of Asp:nook employes without charge. Mrs. Chase received $50 each for the other two classes and each | pupil was charged a fee of S2.50, which would have made the classes self sustain ing except that one of the classes was not full. The fees were turned over to . our treasurer.
 Miss Noodle had her authorization as a Red Cross instructor renewed for an other .rear when her year expired on June S0th, which gives us at present only one authorized Red Cross instructor. The interest in home nursing extended to first al and upon request have order ed at different times 20 first aid text books, the charge of 35 cents each being | collected and paid to our treasurer. ] There have been many requests for first i aid class.
 Mrs. ". I. Crumb reported two large cases of used clothing sent for the peo- pie of central and eastern Europe. In one case there were 126 nieces and "45 1 in. the other, a total of 371 pieces. They Included comfortable, 9 men Der coats, boys overcoats, womer's cloth 1 dresses, g womens cotton dresses, | 1 pairs shoes, 13 mems underdrawers, [ mems undershirts. Is pairs womens un- dershirts, 19 mems cotton shirts mems woolen shirts, , women's sweaters. 2 ba-
 bies' sweaters, 1 set of furs, pairs cor. ] sets, 10 mems caps, 13 toques, pairs
 gaiters, pairs gloves, a6 pairs stock. inEs. IS women's coats. 10 pair men: pants, 1 women's night dresses, whit,
 skirts, aprons. II mems vests, 10 men:
 coats, mems suits, 3 blouses, ? wom
 eil's overcoats, 5 mems combinations,
 boys waists, 2 mems flannel shirts,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-01
BETTER DEAD

Life is a burden when the body is racked with pain. Everything worries and the victim becomes Respondent and downhearted. To bring back the sunshine take