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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1926

Page

11

Comfortable summer wear and linen selections on display

Reg $5.30 silm brocaded corselettes in a full size range 32 to 48, on third floor. 54 inch Art Linen at $1.50 per yard, praised for hand worked luncheon cloths and napkins in pure white fine weave. Second floor offers incomplete color rayon bloomers with reinforced gusset comes in flesh orchid and magenta. novelty patterns priced regularly at $1.75.

Entertainer Doris Lake Extends Readings at YWCA Party

Miss Doris Lake gave several readings at an evening party for Y W C A girls hosted Thursday night by Mrs. Frederick I Morgan on Park Place. The gatherings highlight ongoing Y W C A representative meetings held during the past two years at homes of local society women supporting Y W C A work.

Doris Lake Y.W.C.A Frederick I. Morgan Park Place

Fashion Influences From Many Places

AP reports on Riviera styles with shorter skirts and severe hats drawing eyes, from court shoes in varied colors to bold gold kid vamp designs. London notes Spanish-inspired millinery, Carmen hats in black manila straw, and veils gaining prominence with Queen Mary’s style. Parisian hair and bobbed looks discussed by Antoine, with Hollywood detailing lash curling trends and men urged to try eye lash curlers.

Associated Press Riviera London Carmen

Sam and Ritchie Fight for Respect in the Playground

Sam is sturdy and independent while younger brother Ritchie shies from aggression. After a taunting altercation at school, Sam retaliates with a street fight, using a stick as a weapon and forcing the gang to back down. The brothers return home triumphant, with lessons on standing up for themselves.

Sam Ubon Ritchie Ally Kitehig Latcolite Amiahl Butch Collins Stupp Sim

Ale in the Past

A kitchen crash echoes as a mistress calls to Sarah who replies she is doing nothing. The terse dialogue hints at a tragedy with the line Ma all die and stories gaid tray. The fragment preserves a tense domestic moment without clear setting or outcome.

Sarah Rhondes Dorothy Ritz

Maxming Out A Case

A cartoonish vignette describes a collision between a cart and an automobile. A policeman takes notes while a boy asks why the officer seeks the pencil’s end, sparking a mother’s quip about making the case leak as chief as possible in the Stray Stories feature.

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