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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1915
Page
10
A fragmentary account mentions a wedding for Miss Margaret Gibbons, with references to injuries among attendees and a Christmas event. It notes a local insurer and various unnamed companions, implying disruption at a celebration and later notes a wounded party and phrases about reconciliation.
Preparatory notes for a Pictorial Review feature detailing a dress making pattern with elaborate seam work and decorative touches. Instructions cover bodice pleats, shoulder seams, bone casings, sleeve notching, skirt pleats, perforations, and finish with an artificial rose for a refined holiday look.
A garbled item describes a tan urbadeioth suit with beaver trim and smocking on the waist jam of the tunic. The collar features beaver, and the beaver is finished with pastel worsted roses.
Little Benny and Sue visit town with Aunt Gleddis and ma, spotting Santa Clauses and a bell ringing Santa on the street. Benny tries to learn which Santa is real while Sue plans gifts, and the pair end up near the trolley, noting the cold and a street Santa asking them to drop coins. Benny insists on telling the truth to Santa and promises to stop Santa Claus impersonators.
London dated December 11 reports the National Portrait Gallery has closed for weeks to safety after raids. The National Gallery remains open, while major works moved to safety. Tate and Wallace collections suffered little from Zeppelin raids.
Laura Jean Libby laments men's silence on danger and urges women to wake to peril. She argues wives and daughters must learn self sufficiency cooking, food knowledge, and work to support families in crises. She promotes church social guidance and safe escorts, urging active preparation and resilience.
Miss Libbey replies to reader letters outlining that initials may be used for privacy and that personal letters cannot be answered. She instructs to send names and addresses to Miss La fean Libbey at 916 President Street Brooklyn NY for attention.
A letter discusses a young man who avoids a fixed steady relationship, preferring freedom to date multiple girls. The writer advises prudent, shared-family involvement, and keeping away from exclusive attachments while both parties are young. The tone reflects social guidance from a past era.
A young girl writes to Miss Libbey about loneliness and dating limits. She asks if visiting church with her brother allows a male caller to escort her home, noting she attends parties but avoids dances and fears social gossip. The advice piece weighs propriety of companionship in shared rides and social outings.
Dear Miss Linkey offers guidance on meeting strangers at parties and dances. She explains how to begin a conversation with a formal acquaintance and how to respond to remarks to keep the discourse flowing. Excerpts emphasize easy replies and keeping the talk natural.
Dear Miss Labbey advises a young woman torn between an older suitor and a distant beloved. The writer counsels forgetting the absent lover who does not respond and choosing the steady 30 year old who loves her. The piece then critiques past holiday gifts as impractical keepsakes, urging useful remembrances over ornate keepsakes. It ends noting the futility of purely ornamental items and the lasting value of functional gifts.
A fragmentary poem about the river and ocean sharing sounds and teaching solemnity through nature. It depicts streams, trees, bees, grasses, animals, and birds as they contribute to a communal, quiet harmony. The voice of Elizabeth Barrett Browning is noted at the end.
Miss Emily Pierson, resting in North Carolina, is expected to return to Connecticut by year’s start to resume organizing for the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association. She worked across 1914 16, then canvassed New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, with continued campaigns through Christmas week. Connecticut delegates head to Washington for the National Woman Suffrage Association convention, arriving for the Susan B Anthony pageant on Monday, with many planning to attend.
Fragmented grocery and recipe list detailing fig pie with nut dressing, frosting, candy glazes, glazed fruits, carrot pudding, and string beans with tomato. Contains instructions for sugar, milk, spices, nuts, and fruit preparations, plus vague cooking steps and measurements.
Cut pineapple into small cubes and mix with walnuts. Arrange lettuce on plates and spoon pineapple mixture over each plate. Top with whipped cream. Serve immediately.
This week at St Luke’s parish Waldemere a series of religious events are scheduled. The program includes a missionary meeting led by Rev Laurence Fingely and a Sunday school service followed by candling and a luncheon. The Boy Scouts Brigade will hold an afternoon event and a mystery play is planned for Christmas Eve.
Soler and Bliss Grace Guckert wed in a ceremony at the Oliver Conervestions site officiated by Rov George Tariien. Mies Drama Gitkert, the groom’s sister, and Clayton H Fonts attended. The bride wore a black velvet gown. bridesmaid attire featured bine brownleroth and ture. After a short line, the couple planned to honeymoon in Wales, arriving after Tannary 6 at 6% Bigot Tenge avenue.
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