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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1919
Page
17
Mr and Mrs Blue N Sperry of 300 Park Place return from a Florida winter trip via Pinehurst North Carolina and Camden New Jersey, sharing plans for future travels.
Miss Gladys Green home demonstration agent led sugarless living demos for housewives at the City Food Hut on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Demonstrations included sugarless desserts, a no sugar cake, rehydrated soup from dehydrated mix, and dyeing and renovating fabrics. Several packages were sold, and a millinery demo is planned for Tunesday with food demos omitted next week. Local residents plus Yale Harvard game plans and church activities are noted.
Granniss hosted a recital at Noble Avenue last evening assisted by Lewis Granniss and others. Thirty-two pupils showcased a program of vocal solos piano pieces and choral numbers followed by social hour and dancing. The event honored Mrs Granniss with yellow chrysanthemums from the Liberty chorus.
Miss Gertha Tharson Broderick daughter of Mr and Mrs R R H Broderick of 153 Whitney Avenue wed Wrllkam Rasmussen of Newtown in a November ceremony conducted by Rev Donald B MacQueen. Attendants included Mrs Louis Fuller and flower girls Barbara K and Marion Frances Brodericks. The couple will reside in Botsford after December first.
November 20 report says the Consumers' Union with 96 million members plans nationwide strikes including a push against fashion. 5000 600 women and Edith Strauss endorse wearing last year's hats and gowns to protest prices. Officials say the goal is cutting luxuries and boosting production amid postwar inflation.
Thanksgiving contributions of meat or vegetables welcomed by the classes Miss Doris Fox and Miss Delia Fox of Gaston avenue will be guests at the Tarvard Yale game Saturday. Mor and Mrs W Gerald Bryant, recently home from a trip to South America, reside at Davenport House Park Place, a wedding gift to the young couple. Protestant Widows Society meets at Starling Widows' Home this morning at 10:80.
Mime Clemenceau Jacquemarre, daughter of French premier Georges Clemenceau, arrives aboard the Trench liner France from Javre in New York. She plans to lecture on The Soul of Trance at a city high school auditorium, with the exact date still to be set. she recalls her mother Miss Mary Plummer of New York and hopes Americans will know the French people beyond misconceptions.
The Stratford exhibit showcases colonial era treasures under Mrs G. Gunther including the old gilded rooster from Christ Church, a Continental flag pre 1777, beaded bags, beadwork, war clubs, Tory uniforms, stage coach signaling conch shell, leatherwork, quilts, gowns, and fine silver. Stratford residents loaned heirlooms for the display, with a Franklin letter and a Paul Revere silver tankard among notable pieces. Four divorce petitions were filed: Sandwald, Grey, Hamza, and Standen cases.
Before the war American porcelain improved due to war demands and the loss of porcelain from England and France. The ware shows fine quality in clay, baking, and designs. Stock patterns in gold and white, blue spray, pink spray, and various borders are priced from 14.25 to 90.00 dollars. Service for eight in three designs is offered.
An invitation for all interested in silver to view the Community Plate patterns in the basement silverware section. The Patrician Pattern is highlighted as a beautiful design, a fine reproduction of Old English octagonal silver, expected to stay popular for a lifetime and remain in good favor fifty years from now.
A display lists Spanish combs shell set with imitation sapphires priced from 1 to 10 dollars, side and casque combs 1 to 2 dollars, back combs 1 dollar, plus jewelry boxes, pencil boxes and stationery priced 50 cents to 10 dollars.
Nov 20 in Paris members of the Chamber of Deputies arriving in the city said in conversation that beside Paul Deschanel the former premier Rene Viviani is considered as successor to M Colomenceau when the latter leaves.
A fragmented passage hints at a French government post and a question about a new chamber's role in cutting living costs. The wording suggests parliamentary reform or budget measures aimed at reducing the cost of living in the country.
Berlin on November 20 witnesses a boisterous reception for Field Marshal Hindenburg as he arrives at Charlottenburg station to return home after a parliamentary appearance. The enthusiastic crowd shakes Germany with foreboding tones, seen as a potential rise of Hindenburg’s national presidency amid Conservative versus Radical forces and the League of Nations debate.
An advertisement lists Harvard Mills underwear at special prices, with medium weight cotton garments sold in regular Harvard Mills style. 36 inch wide fabric at 3.85 per yard, net tops and laces including Cluny Valenciennes Filet for collars, belts, and Christmas work. Separate garments offered in regular and extra sizes with Union Suits priced from 47 cents to $1.69.
Silver plated Thanksgiving items include plain thread edge tea sets with an engraved design selling from 12.34 to 23.10 dollars. Serving trays range 4.20 to 5.83 dollars. Tea tiles priced 4.20 to 5.83 dollars.
A set of pierced frames with silver borders intended for oil, vinegar, salt and pepper is priced at $6.30 per set.
Kapok fibers yield fabrics praised for easy hanging and graceful drape akin to silk. The dyes are advertised as best and durable with rich plain colors and patterned shades including gold, brown, myrtle green, mulberry, rose, and blue. Stripes combine mulberry, green, brown, and rose in blended tones.
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