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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-26
Hats at $1,000
Two Groups of These

Black Lace and Maline with wide brims and
pokes, simple wreath of flowers one large flower,
sometimes all black. These all very nice quality,
with lace edges combined with maline Extremely
light in weight and very graceful With these some
MORE Hats of wide MORE ribbon.
Leghorn Broad Brims with and swath-
ngs of coored silk and Georgette the silk under the
Georgette. All pastel shades with a wreath of
daisies, corn flowers or a mixture of summer bios
SONS which delightfully."- simple and ideal for
garden parties and general outdoor with organ
die, lawn or bingham frocks
$1,000
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-26
Thursday

Thursday
In the Tea Room
Ronette Soup.
Chicken a la Maryland
New Potatoes with parsley
sauce
Buttered Peas
Spanish Rice
Bran Mullins
French Apple Cake
California Nut Cake
Baked Apple.
And other delicious des-
serts.
Second floor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-26
Towels
Two Big Values in
Turkish Towels

Good size, heavy, the
kind that will absorb
the moisture well.
SO ct. quality for 80 cts.
80 ct. quality for rs cts.
Third floor
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OK . D Read g! @

Shaw is vice-chairman Of the Fair
field County League of Women Voters
Chairman John Hubbard has an
nounced that no meeting of the Sea
side Recreation center VIII be held
this week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-26
| amps, Manufacturers Samples
Every one Different
Because they are samples we are
privileged to offer them
At Half Original Prices

Boudoir Desk Lights, pretty things even
when not lighted.
Bridge Floor Lamps, one light, mostly
parchment shades
Davenport Lamps, with every kind of
shade.
Many unique things, for instance, small
reading light supported by a porcelain elephant
who carries the shade above the howdah upon
his back.
japanese and Chinese models in gold, black
and brown.
Floor Lamps with Polychrome or mahog-
any finished bases.
The Shades are Lovely
Gorgeous things of silk and Georgette
with deep fringe.
Finely plated chiffon over a brilliant silk
with trimming of gold braid and siken fringe.
Gold net gives soft tone to almost any
bright silk, and is wonderfully rich looking
when lighted.
There are plain shades with figured lin
ings or figured outside with plain Innings.
A Boudoir Lamp has gold colored silk
shade with velvet band
There are parchment and hand painted
shades with conventional designs or land
scapes.
Tt is Wonderful Assemblage
One of the finest we have ever had.
All Half Price.
Basement.
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in the Presbyterian hall. At the
conclusion of the tournament a hand
some silver cup, presented to the
basketball league of the Athletic de-
partment of the Y. W. C. A. by G. w.
FairchiId e Son. will be given to the
winning team
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-26
Donestics

Bed Spreads, crochet
kind, with hemmed
ends, and a good big
size 81 x 90 inches.
Regular price 1915.
Cameo Cloth, a fine
material with soft fin
ish which makes it liked
for undergarments. 30
inches wide.
10 cts. a yard.
Third floor
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The Winoaa club will hold its Sc
sond annual dance at the Seaside ms
titute on Friday evening. April 2Sth.
900
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-26
The Modem Library

| he Modem Library
New Books Just
Received
Such Authors as
De Maupassant
Gabrielle D'Annunzio
Pierre. Lott
Turgenev
W. 81. Hudson
Walter Patef
95 cts. each.
Main floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-26

The Sewing and Practical Aid-com-
mittee OF the Park street Congrega-
tional church will hold an all day
meeting tomorrow, beginning at 10
o'clock. Luncheon will be served at
1890 All women of the parish are
urgently requested to attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-26

Mrs. Samuel C. Shaw will be the
speaker at meeting of the Stratnord
League of Women Voters to be held
in the Stratford Town hall, tomorrow
night at o'clock The plan of work,
as suggested by the State board for
local Leagues win be outlined NrB.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-26

Tihpes Ads Bring Results
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Second floor.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-29

must have loved him from the beginning
That's why wanted so frantically TO have
him qualify. 1 wanted something to forgive
and forset-something to act upon. You
cant act on perfection. It's dull"
Well. intany case" snapped, you can
go ahead on one Of those lines-you can for
get Byron. I should think without any trou-
bic at ALL"
No." she sighed. fate has served me a
pretty trick. I love his psrfection-alvays
wll-but 1 can't live with it. I've been
trained in another school,"
To give Angela credit for the weeks that
followed would only be to state that she
stuck to her point. That Is to say, she never
mentioned Byron. and, though she was en-
stantly surrounded by people, mostly men,
there was q certain falling of In her corcen.
trated interest. She stayed in my house
through all those weeks and I must admit
she had pluck enough. Only the keenest
observer could possibly know she was eating
her heart out. Her clothes and her wit were
still nawless. but knew she didn't sleep
heard her padding about her room ut night
and when demonstrated she smiled and sa,d
she had a great many letters to write-that
she could think at night. She sent of and
received dozens Of letters from Europe Some
of her recreants, thought. But had to no
tice after time that all her continental
mail was in the same handwriting: WON
ans. without doubt.
Not long after that deluge Of mail began
she moved. rather abruptly. back to her own
fiat
I'm ready now" she explained. TO face
those old surroundings I'm quite myself
again"
But she wasn't. And when 1 met her on
the street week later I was shocked at her
appearance Absurd, to mention age in con
nection with Anreia; but the signs wers
The Washington herald., 1922-01-29

almost lost my reason trying to fnd out
Then. this other thing-thiJ woman came
along. She wasn't a bad sort Beautiful,
gay reckless We both had failures behind
US; 1t was easy to romp into a fortnights
success with each other. 1t did US both good.
1t didn't seem sordid, wasn't really. until
your letter came and woke me up. Then 1
felt like . COMPOUNDED hound and cut GU. OF
Paris by the first train"
"And-the woman" observed scidly.
o. told her all about It. She advised
me to go. Advised me to make a clean
breast of the whole affair"
started. at once to second that woman.
word. but Byron held me back.
No" he said, now that I'm here I can't
20 through with it. Angela may be able to
forgive the rest Of tnem-but not me- Never"
think she might forgive you, Byron
It's your only hope. Try it." He looked I'D
with a sudden return Of his old reserve He
had in those few seconds. slipped beyond
further estimate. Perfectly poised, he said;
Il must now. shall. of course, see
Angela; we naturally have a number OF bust.
ness matters to settle up"
Poor fellow, ! knew he hadn't a chance to
escape confession. But 1 thought 1 could
count on Angela. She was pretty sure TO be
true to her type.
was not much surprised when she turned
up the next morning and was announced
with my breakfast tray. Even at that impos-
sible hour saw at once that her face was
free from single narrowed line or shadow
Mufned in her gray furs, she perched at this
foot Of my bed, for all the world like softly
alishting carrier pigeon. And while poured
my coffee she announced:
i've come to say sood-by. We are leaving
for the west tonight Z,
You surprise me- 1 ssid tarty.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-29
By Ethel Storm

Not altogether" she smiled. 1T was nscs
Of you to send for Byron. I couldn't hay.
stood it much longer"
No. Perhaps not" agreed Yet on
the other hand
%, you needn't worry" she put in r.pidly.
He needs me now. You know what IN.
poor dear has been going through In Paris.
he said he told you. Such a wretched time!
He was so pathetic and splendid about f.. n.
looks dreadfully worn and tired; / can't wait
to put him all to rights again.
Well" 1 sighed. I'm glad YOUR, ,,,,.-
ned Then in the face Of her fresh conn.,
oence' had TO add: Are you sure-that
brief episode In Paris is enough Of a psst 70
Keep you two going? From what Byron told
me 1t didn't appear % tesrfuIly blishtins.-
Perhaps-it wasn't" she said. looksd
up and saw that Angela was bIushinr. sh.
never biushed. felt strangely confident
that she had n last met her Nemesis. sn.
came and kissed me soodby. ana then with
more hesitancy than had ever seen h.r al
play she said:
In Justice TO Byron think Won .ho,,,.
know mat that woman in Paris was an old
friend OF mine-not exactly a friend, bu, a
girl that l had helped on and on the STAG.
She was out OF q Job and sent her IN P.,,.
with explicit directions as to what she was TO
oo-how far she was to so-with Byron
never trusted her for a moment. But had
70 'Ake the chance I got Just whst-I do
served Dyes. have think. about enough
70 i0esive-snd-forret to last m. the resi-
Of my life
After an said 10 myself az sh. closed
the door behind her. AN that you know
about his brand new past 4, what he has told
>ou himself my dear
to'pynrhi; ls1a; ~ nAs sssr-J
The Washington herald., 1922-01-29

there. Lines about her eyes and mouth.
Perhaps q gray hair-I don't know. But I
went right home. and without givinr myself
time to think I wrote to Byron. I told him
he was needed: that he must come back at
once
There had been, all this time, scarcely a
current word about Byron; except that he
was settled in Paris. And once settled any.
where he was not likely to draw attention.
In any case, Angela's unexplained return had
kept the town talk busy. She absorbed the
DAY. They were sure enough Of Byron to
forget him. for the moment
was, I'll admit, surprised when he an
swered my letter BY cable. "conninr." wa.
all he said. But It threw me into a panic
What on earth was I to say to him when he
did come? Ny summons could hardly be
explained BY the possible fact that ANGEL.
had one gray hair!
worried right UP to the day Of his arrival
and. as usual. without purpose. 1t was all
50 thoroughly taken out Of my hands.
might even have spared myself the agony of
that hrst half hour, when I blunderin civ
tried to explain to Byron why 1 had sent
for him-how Angela, really. was looking
l imagine he didn't hear q word that said;
he was 80 friEhtfuiiy occupied trying to sort
out his own confession. remember, now.
that his head was buried In his hands, and
that he groaned, once or twice. when / said
that Angela was not dying but looking worn
and tired and. yes, q little old. At that he
sprang up, lifted the fragile chair beneath
him. and tossed it aside like . discarded toy.
1t was then that realised his fermsnt: there
was something Of vast Importance that he
had to bring out. had never seen him %
bristled ana full of tight. And yet, the edges
Of his viser were dulied by fugitive, beaten
aspect. His Voice vas deep with gloom when
he spobe.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-29

Sally, I'm just like all the others. rot.
ter There's no escape for that poor girl"
And then. while was trying to imagine what
he meant. he pounded his fist on my choicest
inlaid table and made his statement with
hcarse inality.
No. / can't 60 through with it. I can't
tell her At the first word came running
like the rest. I'm like them, but III hang
before I'll admit 1t"
Admit what7" questioned natly. At
that he began wildly to pace the room in a
terrible disrespect for its careful arrange
ment. But the perils Of my furniture were
as nothing at the moment. followed Byron
to - far end Of the room, and there stood
facing him.
Don't be a FOOL" said. There 1, too
much at stake. Everything depends on what
you may be able-to tell"
He looked at me blankly, As if .urprised at
the tenseness Of my interest, As IL conscious
for the first time Of my presence. Only for a
moment could he take me in; he was too
fatisued to search the import of NV word,
He let 1t all 60 with 4 gesture of despair and
sank with his own thoughts. in a deep cor
ner Of the couch.
Try and think out loud, Byron" ,up
sestsd. 1T might help"
My voice, to him. was only bell ringing
in the distance: but the summons took effect,
His story began to come out In the form OF
silhouette. shadow lined portrait. The
PRONE was only matter, Of few blurted
words. Paris-lonely-a woman. A stroke
OF imagination. and you had the rest. But
ne couldn't let it 90 at that; once started he
tried to All in the whole picture.
haven't the least bit Of an excus. to
oher. Except that was 20 desperately
alone 1 had failed with Angela; there was
sdnethins she kept wanting that couldnr
sf~s her. 1 don't know what II was.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-29
THE PIG IN THE POKE

lCsusinse from preceding psxe.I
months aEo-thres months Of utter wretch
edness"
was nodding gravely as If to say, why
shouldn't you be wretched, when ANGELA
made gesture OF protest and swept me CON-
pletely on my feet BY saying:
oh, 1t wasn't shame or remorse that
woke to on that morning. Only the unalt.rable
fact that I love Byron and don't give . AZ
for anything else Ia the world. 1t In ex.
tremely inconvenient. can't think how to
manage my life. appear to have lost my
asts for pasts. The future looks horribly
fulL And thsrs ysu have it."
1 hadn't imagined AnEeIas truth could be
quite 10 bald. % uneompromisinr. was avk.
vsrdiy client, but presently ventured. fesbIy:
perhaps sopethins can be done
she had risen from her chair and stood
looking out Of the window. There wa, a
dropping pitifuiness about her back. in spit.
Of the lines Of Picard's gown. But sbs turned
with . sudden sprinsinE attention in her
who's person and very certain Hash in the
darkness OF her eyes.
Please don't speak again of-dolng any.
thing. Everything has been done. That's
the pity Of It. II had run away with
another man. or-Byron with another woman.
you might begin to patch; that has been
known to succeed. But this! Nsyer. ,rbi.
IL outside the realm Of patching An alb
surd atrocfty."
But you admit you love him
Certainly she put in quickly, walking
toward me with beautifully poised step. She
at On the arm Of my chair and ran her
fingers along the plated fin OF my blouse.
- love him and he borss me to death. 4
The Washington herald., 1922-01-29

To be Continued Tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-29

lCsusinss from preceding psse.I
Evening star., 1922-07-23
National Irish Opera.

ford; The Bohemian Girl by Balfe, and
Lily of Killarney by Benedict O'Brien
Butler, who wrote the first original
Irish opera ('MuirghiesO in Gaelic, lost
his life on the Lusitania.
We must tighten the program.
Gaelic is understood by the chill
dren-who learn 1t at school-but the
Language is so difficult that their ia
theirs and mothers. II they have not ac-
quired 1t in childhood, find IT beyond
them in later years.
1--WE are doing everything possible to
foster Irish music. We are collecting
and collating old songs and airs the
existence of which has hitherto been
unsuspected. I am hunting now for an
opera by ODwyer that has been lost.
peoples eyes will open when they
realize what songs there are that be-
long to Ireland.
'T have the duty Of sitting all the
likely singers in New York. and they
are coming along we'll now"
Among the other aims of the Irish
Music Foundation are the following:
ITO urge that literary works on Irish
music be catalogued in all public
libraries Of the world.
ITO promote q worldwide educational
campaign to secure recognition for the
classic music Of Ireland, to authenticate
its history and to stimulate future prog
ress and interest.
ITO publish and promote the sale Of
a complete history of Irish music from
ancient times to present day.
ITO publish and circulate periodical
issues Of journal Of Irish music.
Evening star., 1922-07-23

Young authors who are absorbing
atmosphere in huge Quantities now
adays are fitting themselves for
screen writing unconsciously," Mr..
King goes on to say. What the
public wants is six reels or more Of
an episode which could happen in
their own lives.
The motion picture industry is no
different from any other. You can't
foist bad plays on discerning public
any more than you can palm off an
unbecoming hat on a customer in a
millinery shop. In word, the pub
lie is wise to you They're from Mis-
souri,. You've got to produce the
goods. all-wool and a yard wide"
Mr.. King also calls attention to the
wonderful field there Is for success
full scenario writers today.
They can take poor story and
build 1t up into wonderful picture
If they use their imagination and
common sense" he explains. They
can take a wonderful portrayal Of
characters, without the ghost of a
plot. and lead them through a series
OF intriguing. interesting adventures
which the camera will eat up.
The public is little aware of the
hard work necessary to make a good
picture out of what is considered a
good book. but which really lacks the
stirring qualities necessary for a mo-
tion picture. II the scenario writer
fails in this respect aztec burning the
midnight oil for weeks It's up to the
director. and you will find him in the
studio. laying aside the script and
changing incidents as the picture is
made, so that the public shall get
Ihe studio Is really the acid test for
the story
Evening star., 1922-07-23
Maid; Signs F;ve-Year
Contract.

|kJITA NALDI, whose work has
stamped her as one Of the vivid
personalities Of the screen. has just
, signed a dve-year contract as mem.
ber Of the Paramount Stock Company.
Announcement was made by Jesse l.
Lasly before leaving this week for
Hollywood.
When the Lasky studio forces were
preparing to produce BLOOD and Sand
they encountered difficulty in finding a
girl entirely suitable for the exacting
and prominent role Of Dona Sol. the
Spanish siren. Mr.. Lasky was in New
York at the time. and he was ap-
pealed to.
He Immediately wired that he was
sending Nita Naldi to play the part,
and suggested that Fred Niblo, the
director: Mathis. the scenarist, and the
| studio officials look at her work In
"E&perience' and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde" In the meantime Miss Naldi
| was speeding on to the coast. with a
| contract to play the difficult part OF
Dona Sol.
According to reports from the west
! coast studio. Mr.. Lasky's optimistic
promises were more than fulfilled.
When he returned from Europe fort
night ago he found nearly dozen tele-
grams and letters on his desk, all de-
falling the wonderful performance by
! Miss Naldi, who, according to reports,
has given Dona Sol characterization
which will be one of the big acting SEN
sations of the year.
Evening star., 1922-07-23
What Is "Hokum"

NHOKUM' or subtle comedy. which?
IL The man who could answer this
question successfully and then pro-
! ceed to draw the line with a masters
flnesse in the direction of mo-
tion picture could make fortune.
1t is an old question that has been
argued since the making of motion
pictures began, and before that on the
legitimate stage. Some pure "hokum"
pictures have been successful, but
with the development Of the art the
tendency has been toward a higher
typ Of comedy.
And what is "hokum"? The origin
of the term is mystery. In an ear
lier day everything broad and crude
and rough that was designed to ere.
ate laugh was called "slapstick." :"
"Hokum'' Is one of the outgrowths Of
"slapstick"-someth not quite so
obvious as pie throwing. but some
thing incapable of bringing out the
fine points of humor in telling a story.
A man falls over a chair and
smashes his hat-that's "hokum."
Some one pullssa chair from under a
fat man about to sit down-also 'ho
kum." Contrasted with what may be
called legitimate humor, a laugh
aroused by a subtle situation. 1t may
be seen that the broad joke is admis-
sible only in pure farce. wherets the
other form may be used even in seri-
Gus drama by way of contrast.
"Hokum" has it's uses. but must be
handled with gloves unless broad
comedy is aimed at-comedy border
Ing on burlesque.
Evening star., 1922-07-23

acting. you see. at that time. Once
after hard days work, we came
wearily back to the studio, only to
learn that Sam had forgotten to take
the cap off the lens while he was
shooting, so that we had 1t all to
do again. But that isn't history; it's
human nature, which makes history.
we do not have to keep alive in
the breasts of our young students the
memories of our pioneers. for they
are still with us-our Grifiiths and De
Miles, our Neilans and Ingrams-and
still making pictures which are a
pleasure and an Inspiration.
so often has it been said that the
motion picture is still in it's infancy
that we often hear the statement used
as joke among picture people. Yet
it is literally true. for the great ad-
vances which we have witnessed in a
few years are but the sign posts
pointing our direction-forward
You will certainly never find me,
as teacher of the history Of our new
art. pointing with pride at past
the days that are gone. was one
of the early ones. but 1 intend WILL
ingly to bear my part of the work
that is yet to be done.
THE motion picture must have a
sound idealism as the basis of it's
progress. This is the thing we have
lacked and the thing we are going to
have.
Education Of motion picture MAX
ers no less than of the people who
60 to see the pictures will be the
great factor in elevating the stand
ards of the motion picture art"
Evening star., 1922-07-23
He Cannot Warb7e.

|ONE thing on which Raymond
Hitchcock does not pride himself
is his ability as a vocalist. AS a
singer. he cheerfully admits. he is
decidedly out of the running. He
would never make the Glee Club. even
in Antigonish University. His forte
is public speaking. perhaps. but not
grand opera.
His vocal efforts as has been at
times commented upon. bear striking
similarity to those of the widely dis
tributed crow. Yet for all that. when
he does essay song, few artists can
put one over better Witness. for
example. AN Dressed Up and No
Plcae to Co.
theater-going public is we'll aware.
has been confined to the sphere of
musical comedy and revue. He starred
in King Dodo.' The Man Who Owns
Broadway" and other big hits of an
earlier day. and then put on his own
year he was with the Ziegfeld's s
Follies. and now that the Follies of
last season have become eminently
defunct. he has essayed a venture
into new art. namely, vaudeville.
Whether he will sing or not in his
present vaudeville Offering Washing
ton thus far has been left very much
in the dark. But if he undertakes
to vocalize. which is dubious, his eff
forts will be worth watching and
waiting for. Mr.. Hitchcock may not
have the range of Emmy Dest!nn. but
he has ample lung power; and while
his offering may fall short in res
pect to melody. it is likely to be
much funnier than anything one sees
or hears at grand opera.
Evening star., 1922-07-23
The Supernatural

INTERESTING arguments upholdine
the use of the supernatural were
onered by Agnes Ayres and her
assisting players to Director Powell
during the filming of Miss Ayres' new
starring production, "Borderland. !"
which is said to utilize psychic phe-
nomena as an integral feature Of IT'S
plot.
It's not necessary to believe in
ghosts to enjoy a ghost story" Miss
Ayres contends. Whether or not
you believe that the dead can COM
municate with the living has nothing
to do with ones enjoyment of watch
ing suppositional episodes on the
screen that attempt to show what
might happen II communication be-
tween the living and dead were DOS
sible."
Milton Sills Is of the opinion that
the fanciful in the drama will always
attract. Il know two great scien-
tists." says Sills. who do not believe
in spirits, but whose favorite plays
are .Liliom' and Peter Pam two of
the most successful of all stories in
which the supernatural plays a
part"
'"The success. Of the supernatural
In the drama" says Mr.. Powell, can
not be disputed successfully when
one considers the success of such
productions,as "The Return of Peter
Grimm" "Earthbound," The Tenn
pest and Peter PAM