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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1922
Page
9
May 28 Paris reports a new hat trimming fad using plaster of Paris to coat ostrich plumes. The process makes feathers crisp and rain resistant, giving feathered hats a fresh spring look. Large straw hats with wide brims and bold ribbons are also returning to fashion, alongside black taffeta and ruched crown styles.
Over 150 guests from New Haven Boston and Stamford attended a surprise party Saturday night at Germania hall in honor of Miss Bes sig McClure celebrating her eighteenth birthday. The event featured a dance floor with green and white decor an orchestra and special exhibition dances by Miss Vera Rogers and C Quinn. John H McClure and Mrs Catherine Milbauer danced an old fashioned waltz as requested then a buffet luncheon concluded with Miss McClure receiving a purse of money and gifts.
Brooklawn club opened with a dinner dance featuring chiffon gowns in riotous colors. Mrs DeVer C. Warner wore coral beaded chiffon. Mrs Harvey Hubbell wore orchid chiffon. Mrs Charles Weeks wore emerald green. Mrs Kenneth Wylie McNeil showcased a silver corset and white chiffon skirt. Mrs John Rusling Jr. wore silver brocade and satin. Mrs Lawrence M Cornwell appeared in black crepe silk with medallion girdle.
Mrs Nelie Kerns and assistants sold poppies in Pell's lobby for the Women's Auxiliary of Berl American Legion, moving twenty dollars in two hours. City College of New York psychologist Lawrence W Rogers to speak at Applied Psychology club about The Message of the New Time. Ladies Torah society to concert at Stratfield High School with Miss Adelaide Zeigler and David Greenspun, Cantor Silverman with 20 boy singers. Colonial Dames of America held annual meeting in Fairfield electing officers led by President Leonard Daggett. Card party planned by Mrs John Fay and others to benefit the American Legion Auxiliary. Kendels Studio to host music and elocution event. Mrs James E Green hosted kitchen shower for Miss Helen Finnell. Fairfield County Music School directors plan recitals at Stratfield Community House and Grace Church in June. Ladies of Charity St Vincent de Paul held magicalecca and card party with short musical program.
A simple beauty filled the Red Cross building as officials honored Henry P Davison, longtime War Council chairman, with a memorial. Speakers praised his vision for a $100,000,000 funding plan and his electrifying, sincere leadership during World War I.
The Koisu Nyek site reveals a Babylonian colony from 2400 B C with a ruling system including a prince, a prefect, a princess, and a woman prefect all sharing power. It notes early postal delivery on baked clay seals, references to an early check system with bearer cheques, and records of a city admired for female emancipation.
Two men entered the Nugent Eichherz Company meat shop in Orange New Jersey early today and used electric drills to crack a safe. They took 2800 dollars in cash from the sale and escaped through a rear door as a neighbor spotted them.
A 16 year old Torrington girl was held without bail after a shooting at her home. She telephoned police and said her fiancé James Lajame drew a revolver when she sought a delay to their marriage. she grabbed the pistol and fired. Lajame was seriously wounded in the chest.
Packed in a black cobra leather case with a snap clasp. Cards have gold edges. Feather Section in floor length twenty four inches for Opera length, very fine. Jewelry section for draperies and upholstery in brown rose mulberry and green, 30 inches wide. Prices range from 75 cents to $1.25 per yard.
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