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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1913
Page
12
A fragmented fashion column outlines modish colors like nasturtium and tea, velvet and fur ensembles, and new silhouettes for debutantes and outerwear. It mentions Medici collars, velvet gowns, and powdered metallic embroideries, noting waistlines returning to normal and bold new wraps and coats for the season.
New York welcomes Lord and Lady De cies aboard the Lusitania after two years away. Their daughter Helen, aged fourteen months, accompanies them to spend Christmas at Georgian Court, the Gould residence. The family plans a six week to two month stay with possible travel afterward. Lord Decies doubts Ireland home rule will succeed but supports a fair trial. He previously favored women’s suffrage in England but says events altered his view.
The article describes small hats trimmed with corduroy velvet in white or vivid tones, worn with tailored costumes. It notes corsets drawn up over the feet confining the hips, unboned at the front, and suggests re modeling last season’s gowns and wraps. Young girls wear velvet or serge frocks with wide silk braids and tassels.
The article discusses Maj Gen Leonard A Wood leaving the chief of staff post on April 22, noting Secretary of War Garrison’s stance against unfitting influence from friends. It laments political meddling in Army promotions, praises Wood’s abilities, and urges that politics not recur in future appointments, as reflected in the Indianapolis News.
In Fairfield Justice John Worthey’s town court two theft cases ended with $2 fines plus $26.16 costs for Charles Fracts and Steve Kish after they were caught taking wood from H. W. Smith’s property. They appealed. Mike Kohul faced breach of peace charges for accusing neighbors of stealing a fox and was fined $4 plus $26.26 costs after police interference. Two land deeds were recorded, Ann Mereness transferring property to Helen Domonokos and James Seeley selling land to Louis Allen. Samuel Kardursky, previously jailed for alleged bob veal in his wagon, was rearrested for abusing animals after dragging a bull tied to a rope to a wagon.
Advertisement advises Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder health. It links backache dizziness and poor sleep to kidney trouble and claims regular use restores health, urging Hindle's Drug Store as the outlet.
Tashua and Long Hill note Miss Lillian Krohmer accepting a position with Howland Dry Goods Co Bridgeport through the holidays. Several local residents are listed with activities including school perfect attendance and social visits.
Yale’s Pierson Hall basketball group led by manager James Lucey, 13, is praised as a fast independent squad from New Haven. The Snake Club rallies crowds, led by President John Hurley, Ray Leverty, Ed Casey, Joe Worden, and Harland Shannon. Hartford’s victorious quintet entertained guests after a New Year’s luncheon, with Hebrew impersonations and a buck and wing dance drawing applause.
In Newtown and Sandy Hook the season’s first skating drew youths to a pond where ice under two inches thick prompted cautions from parents and teachers. Other notes include residents visiting relatives, courtroom verdicts on the Block cases with fines, an automobile sale for creditors, and local holiday services and visits.
Seaview lodge of N E B O P elects officers tonight with no contests reported. In London a young flyweight named Jim Burrows collapsed during a Whitechapel boxing match and died shortly after. Christmas club signup and Bridgeport Trust Company ads appear among brief notices.
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