New Britain herald., 1922-05-13

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 of interest to frienss of Miss Mil dred Meisner is this letter which she has written home,
 'As 1 write this letter seated before a fire II Is hard 10 realiz just how far away from home l am. Paris is delightful, such funny old men pull Ing ears with an occasional dog to help, and women carrying loayes of ! bread at least yard long, TaXis are so tiny and dodge so quickly here and there they nst take you, oreata away, The horns make queer foots and because Of the apparent lack of an engine the driver appears 10 he almost on front of his own car 1 | Wooden shoes are not an uncommon | sight and they make such a clatter Nurse maids In quaint peasant cos tunes are to be seen every after | noon caring for French children. The children all look so tiny compar- ed 10 our healthy youngsters and they wear such abbreviated clothes. skirts beginning way above their knees and | long stretch Of bareleg to the tops Of their socks. Boys at play arc very amusing. They use either their heads | or feet usually playing, two, in a street with hands in pockets kicking ! ball back and forth. Then too there are the wonderful buildings, | bits of gardens, palaces, paintings | and bits of sculptoring left from the past ages. Notre Dame and Saint Chapellc are two very very beautiful cathedras in Paris. The latter is famous for its beautiful glass. The walls are apparently made of noth- ing but glass.
 My second evening in Paris I spont at the opera. We heard Faust and though the singers arc not so renowned as those heard in the states, the settings wefe marvellous and oh such ballet. A scene that is absolutely eliminated at home French love the opera and even the most ignorant are acquainted with all the selections"
 The silver jubilee of the National Circle. Daughters of Isabella will be observed by local Circle. No. 2, D. of I. with an open house at the club rooms. for members and friends to- morrow afternoon from 3:0o to 9:00 D. m. The following program has been arranged
 Violin and piano selections, Miss Margaret Sullivan and J. l.. Sullivan. Mrs. John Hasson, solo. Piano and violin selections, Mrs. Thomas Sal mon and Gordon Salmon. Mrs. Fred OBrien, solo, Miss Anna Dewitt, solo. Mrs. John Callahan, solo, Miss Helen Collins, solo. Miss Kathleen Crowley, solo, Urban Callahan, solo. John kiniry. solo. John O'Brien, solo,
 
 Announcement has been made of the coming marriage of Miss Ruby Dixon, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. John Dixon of Chestnut street and John 4. Bertini of Pasadena, California, for merly of this city The wedding will take place in Pasadena on May %, at the All Saints Episcopal church. MT. Rertini is at present assistant to War ren Slater. physical director in the Pasadena Y. NJ. C. A, who was for merly. of this city Following the wedding ceremony the young couple will leave on a wedding trip to Cat { alna Island and Mexico. Miss Dixon has been entertained for a great deal during the past month, this weeks parties include one which Mrs. Cora Hum Eddy gave at her home on street Tuesday evening and this evening Mrs. 0. F. Bertini of q GrisWold street will give party con- 6 plimenting Miss Dixon.
 Miss Ada katzman of Hartford en- i, ertained for Miss Reha Hoch also of f Hartford last Saturday evening. Miss n Hoch is soon to become the bride of s Edward Rosenblatt of Grove Hill, this fl ,ity. tl
 Miss Evangeline Agnes Reese. " daughter of Rev, Frederick Reese. ii vas graduated Thursday evening from S, he Springfield, Mass, training school sr Or nurses. z
 Lieutenant Philip Coholan, chap " ain in the United State army, and q lis sister, Miss Grace Coholan of n South High street left Tuesday for IT Honolulu Lieutenant Coholan is to fc esume his duties there and Miss Co., sl lolan will take 8 position in the pl chools on the island. The Sunshine society will meet N londay afternoon at 2:3o o'clock at m he Y. w. C. A. NJ Miss Ruth Bristol, daughter of Mir. m nd Mrs. Truman H. Bristol, enter Jt ained at dinner at her home on Grove nc Till last Saturday evening. . Mir and Mrs. F.. NJ. Hayden of C Iarrison street gave a supper party ne lst Sunday night. M Mir. and Mrs. Max unkelhach of ar lack Rock avenue arc spending the IS eek-end in Milford. oi ~, Miss Elsie Nero, daughter of Mir. 1d Mrs. Arvid Nero, entertained sev -al of her sorority friends at tea II; lis afternoon at her home on South a ain street. Miss Margaret Quin pa van presided at the tea table. da Miss Ruth Bacon. senior in the GU onnecticut College at New London, l't ill spend the weekend with her WI arents, Mir. and Mrs. F. N Bacon Of co erlin. "a Miss Norma Bacon Of Berlin is ' M' sitting with relatives in Putnam. s'