Theatres and Amusements Packed With Acts Today
Crowds flock to the big theatre for Tom Brown's Highlanders Norma Talmadge and Frank Dobson plus other stars. The Highlanders feature seven performers on chord instruments dance and song with allied country airs. Mies Talmedie in The Secret of the Storm Country charms in romance while a Lake Cayuga storm scene adds drama. Frank Dobson delivers a sharp comic turn and the Three Willie Brothers perform a balancing act rivaling Japanese feats. The Fenwick sisters close with a balanced program including specialty acts. Victor's Musical Melange at Plaza ends the day with Beatrice Nash leading a cast of fourteen instrumental soloists and vocal numbers. Loyalty the dramatic screen feature shows a woman aiding a man battling drugs. Carbrey Brothers dance novelty and Earl Curtis skit provide laughs. Stanley Gallini Co. presents shadow graph colorings and A Grave Undertaking Keystone comedy. Skinner's Baby is the big attraction tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serge Oil
Tom Brown
Norma Talmadge
Frank Dobson
Mies Talmedie
Lake Cayuga
Strictly Benton
Dan
Willie Brothers
Sai Eptings
Fenwick Girls
Victor
Plaza
Beatrice Nash
Betty Brice
Jay Moreley
Murdock McQuarrie
Carbrey Brothers
Earl & Curtis
Stanley Gallini & Co
Keystone
Skinner
Women to Aid in Selling Thrift Stamps in Connecticut
Connecticut women are set to play a key role in the war thrift campaign. The Connecticut State Council of Defense plans to assign the Committee on Woman's Activities a large share in selling 26 million dollars in thrift stamps and war savings certificates before January 1, 1919. Howell Cheney, state director, says prominent women have offered help and thousands are expected to participate across cities, towns, and villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gartford
Connecticut
Connecticut State Council of Defense
Howell Cheney
War Minings Committee
Tats
Pretty Turban With Draped Velvet Crown
Fashion item description highlights a chic turban with a black and gold panne velvet draped crown and a bird of paradise ornament. A mink cape with a deep collar is also shown in the same presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird of Paradise
Gmiartly
Annual New Year Ball and Prize Masquerade at Fairfield
The annual New Year Ball will be held New Year’s night at the Colonial ballroom on Fairfield avenue with Murray’s orchestra providing music for both events. A prize masquerade on New Year’s evening offers three prizes for best costumes, including grotesque attire, and a large crowd is expected. You are invited to attend with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Avenue
Murray
Late Fashion Bulletins From Grace Gould on Wool Bands and Serges
Grace Gould reviews January fashion trends with wool embroidery bands on tailored dresses. Narrow bands form girdles, wider bands decorate aprons or tunics. Artful serges feature embroidered borders in wool silk and metal threads, with French knots in purple shades as smart accents. A gray net dinner frock pairs with gray taft underlayer and claret chiffon sash. A new white satin chemisette features a high collar, front buttons in bright colors, and a Roman floss cherry spray embellishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Margaret Gould
The
Woman's Home Companion
Bavarian Princess Fined in Swiss Food Hoarding Case
Geneva reports Princess von Rede wife of a Bavarian chamberlain was fined 160 dollars plus costs by a Vevey court for buying up and storing large quantities of food at her villa in Territ in violation of Swiss laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Chicago and Northwestern Rail Grads Grant Higher Wages
Chicago reports wage boosts of 13 percent and shorter hours for telegraphers station agents and towermen. About two thousand workers are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Abandon Efforts to Float Steamer at Pennant
Halifax reports the American steamer ashore at Pennant abandoned after south and east winds. High seas swelled in Gallant Inlet as crewmembers used breeches buoys and cargo about a thousand tons had been unloaded. Damage to the bow was being sealed when a storm warning risked further loss of the vessel. A separate note mentions a fur trade offer affecting Black Pussycat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. S
Pennant
Gallant Inlet
Love
Household Hints on Laundry and Garbage Odor Control
Saving tablecloths by hanging folded hems reduces wind damage and ironing. To prevent salvage curling after washing put the cloth through the wringer salvage first. To keep garbage odorless wrap scraps in newspapers before disposal to eliminate odors and flies even in warm weather.
Stout Women Should Wear Waistcoats
The January Woman's Home Companion fashion editor advises older stout women to alter garments using a waistcoat style. Cut away front, add side panels to gain waistroom, extend waistcoat over the skirt, and use matching fabric for cuffs belt and panel to create a longer line.
The Bottled-Up Child
A six-year-old girl Rosemary grows irritable and restless after a mother suppresses her play and roller skating on advice from a well meaning but misinformed friend. Restoring activity with proper precautions is advised to restore balance. Funeral bouquet and designs John Reck & Son
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Rosemary
Rosemay
Miriam Finn Scott
Good Housekeeping
Wedding of Miss Charlotte Riker and Lt Hoyt O Perry
Miss Charlotte Riker of Bridgeport to wed Lt Hoyt O Perry of Southport at St Pauls Episcopal Church with reception at By-the-Way. Attendants include Mrs Edith W Riker as matron of honor and several bridesmaids. The ceremony follows a military pattern, with numerous Pallbearers and officers in attendance. The Red Cross reports 65 local families aided by its Bridgeport office as an Italian relief drive proceeds with tag day Saturday and a Poli talk slated for January 13. Brewster Greene receives commission as lieutenant colonel in the aviation corps, former Locomobile official and Columbia College graduate, to oversee mechanical work. Wheeler urges strict compliance with US food regulations as hoarding persists and pledges enforcement actions. Meinsterberg Lodge I O O F elects officers for the next term and plans a Christmas music program tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perryriker
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Charlotte Riker
Andrew L. Riker
Hoyt O. Perry
John H. Perry
Southport
Allen E. Beeman
By the Way
Brewster Greene
Hampshire Company
Fairfield
Aviation Corps
National Army
Locomobile ‘Company of America
Manufacturers’ Association
Columbia College
Personal notices and engagements fill Bridgeport scene
Miss Marguerite Scott hosted a personal shower at 182 Norman Street before entering Bridgeport hospital for training. Numerous friends attended a buffet luncheon with golden chrysanthemum decor. Engagements include Elizabeth Long to Joseph Donahue and Mathilda Johnson to DeWitt Ramsay. Public figures and residents share Christmas visits and hospital updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Scott
Tome
Norman Street
Miss Scott
Bridgeport Hospital
Mrs. Scott
Kitty Whelan
Irene Daley
Gertrude Hope
Lorette Finlay‘son
Elizabeth Crehan
Elsie Stuart
Evelyn Maher
Theresa Fenton
Mabel Cliff
Irene Carroll
Margaret Carroll
Nathalie Devlin
Kitty Devlin
Helen Beach
Calahan
Helen Whelan
May Doyle
Fred Carlson
B. M. Hope
T. 8. Scott
Relentless Love Sermon at United Church
Dr. William Horace Day will speak on Relentless Love at the United church morning service. He will discuss Francis Thompson Hound of Heaven and George Matheson O Love That Will Not Let Me Go, the December memory hymn, sung during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Horace Day
United Church
Francis Thompson
George Matheson
Reliable Pumpkin Custard and Other Dishes
Portable home recipes describe pumpkin custard with pressed pumpkin, flour, milk, sugar, eggs, and nutmeg baked on a crust. Lemon cheese cakes use a short crust with lemon rind juice and a can-quick filling. An appetizing dish blends Hamburg steak with onions and tomato soup, served over the steak. Frying chicken outlines steaming then roasting to tender brown meat, with liver and kidneys pretreated, stuffing for the paunch, and currant or cherry jelly as accompaniment.
Paris fashions amid wartime influence and winter hats
Paris wartime activity shapes fashion with long capes and brown velour frocks from Madame Reneé f Paris. Shoppers weigh Georgette crepe and faille silk hats at modest prices versus new in-store bargains as Christmas gifts and family visits unfold.
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Madame Reneé F
Paris
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POLIS
Gene
Arthur Paget
Britain
Mary Stevens
New York
England
John Reck & Son
Wheeler
Women OF Food Conservation
Brewster Green
Hoyt-Riker
Ainsworth
Miss Riker
Miss Bennett
Red Cross Home Service
First Bridgeport National Bank
Z. Poli
New Haven
Poli
Bridgeport
Commission
United States Food Administration
D. Fairchild Wheeler
Food Administration
Meinsterberg Lodge
Gustav Wehr
William Lasks
Henry Kohlmanberger
George Lauer
Anton Postizi
Buck
Wigglesworth
Immanuel
Messiah
Bruce
Jesus
Roy Bowers
Roosevelt Street
Northville
Frederick Gunster
Elmer Beardsley
State T
Stamford
Walter S. Pitt
Charles B. Sherman
Charles Sherman, Jr
Gregory Street
Mrs. Sherman
Carr S. Lyon
Charles P Plant
A. W. Peelin
New Milford
G. M. Jackson
Clayton P. Stevens
North Avenue
David C. Sanford
A. H. McMahon
H. N. Tiemann
Sjr
Parrott Avenue
George B. Beers
Newtown
Henry Cook Mitchell
Meriden
Levi €. Morris
Sergt
Philip Morris
Elizabeth Mary Long
John Long
Southington
Joseph Chas Donahue
Donahue
Warner Brothers’ Factory
Frank E. Benedict
Constance B. M Hatheway
George T. ‘Hatheway
Clinton Avenue
E. L. Matthews
Hannah Matthews
J. Albert Johnson
Laurel Avenue
Mathilda Alberta Johnson
DeWitt Converse Ramsay
Boston
Mass
Seaside Institute
R. J. MacKenzie
L. B. Foote
M. Neill
A. T. Whitcomb
Charry Smith
Ernest F. Richards
Jessie May Richards
Frederick W. Betts
Esther Kilbride
St Vincent's Hospital
Noel
Gruber
Biarritz
Dataio
Paria
Faucigny-Lucinge
Laine
Harper’s Bazar
Michael Kilbride
Walter Hine
Albert Hine
Remington Arms
Gary
Pictorial Review
Cape
Oeritorial Review
Chevron
Wheel
Anchors
Stara
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