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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1920

Page

12

Hello Girls to Stage Prune Center Follies on Labor Day

Hello Girls repeat the act at their Woodmont vacation house featuring the operetta Prune Center Follies by Alice McDonald of Lincoln Avenue. Mae Smith and Alice McDonald star. an orchestra will play for dancing after. Guests from neighboring towns expected amid swimming sailing and beach parties.

Woodmont Colonial Hall Mins Alice McDonald Lincoln Avenas Mins McDonald Mins Mae Smith

September Band Concert Schedule Lists Several Parks Events

The Board of Recreation announces September band concerts at Beardsley Park Seaside Park and related venues. Coast Artillery W and W Loco mobile Olympic Wheeler Wilson bands perform from early afternoon to late evening on various dates in September.

Board of Recreation Beardsley Park Coast Artillery Seaside Park

Long Hill Church Clam Bake Friday Evening Event

The Long Hill church will host a real old fashioned clam bake on Saturday afternoon September 4 from 4 to 6 PM. Tickets are on sale in advance as only a limited number will be available on the day. Charles Dillingham rehearses the Fred Stone show Tip Top with book by Anne Caldwell and R H Burnside directing and Ivan Cargill providing music.

Long Hill Charles Dillingham Fred Stone Anne Caldwell R. H. Burnside Ivan Cargil

Pajamas With Cuffed Ankles and Yoke Details

The pattern uses white crepe de chine with orchid bands and pink Moss stitching. Roses on the yoke and pockets appear in pink satin or mixed pink and orchid ribbons. A pale blue satin alternative with pink trim suits the idea. Various fabrics like cotton crepe flannel wash silk or batiste work well.

Pale, Sallow Women Benefit From Vind' Codiver

An advertisement touts Vind' as a codiver medicine that lacks oil and grease. It claims the remedy improves red blood and nourishment, helping pale, tired women become robust and strong.

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Tourin g White Mountains and social notices mix

MISS MARY DEVITT of 755 Washington avenue is touring with friends through the White Mountains. ROBERT HAWKINS will entertain at a leap year dance at his cottage at Fairfield Beach this evening. Invitations issued, Mrs Loretta Lund returns from Buffalo, ERNEST CAREY leaves for Montreal for two weeks, engagement of Olive Hull and Harold Phillips announced. Several local residents travel, visit, or host events including dinners, weddings, and society notices across Fairfield and Bridgeport communities.

Mary Devitt Washington Avenue White Mountains Robert Hawkins Fairfield Beach Olive Hull Southport Harold Phillips Greenfield, Mass Miss Hull Warner Bros. Co Mr. Phillips Locomobile Co Natalie Rosen Maurice Rosen Fairfield Avenue Mitchell B. Brock New Haven Park Avenue Temple Samuel J. Abrams Miss Rosen Elias Howe School Clinton Avenue

Mardi Gras Ends Tonight at Black Rock Club Event

The Midsummer Mardi Gras at Black Rock Country Club closes tonight after a popular run with thousands of attendees. Highlights include a prize waltz for the public, a fancy dancing program led by Mae Hall, and a Coast Artillery band concert. Elks of Bridgeport Lodge will be guests of honor. jitneys run every ten minutes from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The Wheeler & Wilson Band performs Sunday at 2 p.m. at Seaside Park with a program featuring marches, overtures, waltzes, solos, and classical selections concluding with America.

Black Rock Country Club Wheeler & Wilson Band, Inc Seaside Park The American Legion H. Hughes A. Thomas J. Zameenik P. Tchaikowsky D. Lee R. Frime Old Kentucky Home C. Dalbey America Louis F Chermack

The Born Anneliza Analyzer Portrait

A quirky analysis of the so called Ann Eliza personality type who overthinks conversations, finds hidden meanings in every remark, and leaves partners unhappy as she replays past moments. The piece jokes about her nitpicking nature and the social strain it creates for both sexes.

Advice to the Lovelorn by Beatrice Fairfax

Advice column discusses family rules on courting hours, with a mother dictating midnight curfews and siblings clashing over romance. Beatrice Fairfax counsels respecting parental limits, warning that late-night visits harm reputations and friendships.

Beatrice Fairfax

Fall dresses feature silk laces and charmeuse fabrics

Silk laces with charmeuse fabrics headline the fall dress line, showing black laces with bright drapes and narrow sashes. Wool dresses keep straight lines with nuanced apron tunic treatments, while trims of iridescent beads and high Japanese color embroidery decorate wide sleeves. A black satin skirt pairs with a brown satin tunic appliqued in satin. Road business remains robust as the firm plans to deploy representatives to large cities next week.

A Honeymoon Hunt for a Home on Five Avenue

Anne Harrison and Jim, newly married, face a luxury fever as Jim’s war wages and a wish for a simple apartment clash with a Walgrave honeymoon fantasy. They chase affordable rooms amid pampered peers, while Evelyn Mason steers Anne toward a pricey, classed real estate push, hinting at special rates to lure her in.

Walgrave Jim Palm Beach Sable New York Hrisband Dicky Royce Fifth Avenue Sally Anne Harrison Princess Anne Anne Sheldon Dicky Mrs. Royce Betty Bryce Dim Little Washington Square Sally Royce Arch Evelyn Tom Byry Mr. Mason Tom Mason

New Record Set by Farm Girls in Connecticut

Connecticut farm girls are doing nearly six percent of all dairy work on their fathers farms, far surpassing neighboring states. Families contribute about 25 percent of dairy work, with men paying for hired help only about 16 percent. The New England Milk Producers Association notes these unpaid duties raise true costs of milk production.

Connecticut New England Mille Producers’ Association Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire Maine New England Milk Producers’ Association New England

Black Satin Frocks Highlight Fashion for the Avenue

Evelyn Mason urges Anne to accept a luxurious Walgrave apartment with two rooms and kitchenette as a lure to keep Jim Harrison at home. The conversation reveals old neighborhood ties and a plan to secure Jim’s marriage prospects through material comfort and status.

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Loretta Lund Buffalo Ernest Carey Main Street Montreal Canada John B. Winkoop Wood Avenue Brooklawn Country Club William H. Ham John T. J. Hubbard Howard Lee W.L. Weadon H. P. Hen[Shaw Mr. Smith Rosalyn Evelyn Barker Warren Street New York City Psther Allen Detroit Michigan Allen Richard Howell Stratford William Sandland Waterbury Howard I. Comstock Stratford Avenue New Britain Lyman Hill Seaview Avenue William E. Allen Lenox Avenue John Wrigley Bridgeport Paper Box Co Helen Carroll Lorraine Street Pittsfield Mass Kathleen McCarthy Herkembler Street Miss Carroll Alice Cook Springfield Madeline Farley Lewin Street Westerly Rhode Island Elm Street Eleanor Weinmann New London Vicinity Roy Youngs Greenwich Edward Mora North Main Street University of Wisconsin William T. Hincks Park Place Johm Matterhorn Mountain Switzerland Hincks Yale University Europe Marguerite Light Black Rock Avenue Atlantic City New Jersey Rose Harrison Hartford Martin J. Rinck Mabel Johnson Carroll Avenue Georgetown Florence Gonnor Park Avenue Minnie Stendahl Edith O'Hara Josephine Keating Martina Keene Board of Health A. Wooster Barnum Avenue Thomaston Conn Eleanor Mills Nichols Washington, Conn W. B. Gilbert Everett Macluire Helen Cowell Noble Avenue Helen Chase Little Canton R. L Wesley Hayes Clifton Marco Rowsley Street Beatrice Randall Grasmere Avenue Louis Joyce Savoy Street Joyce District Ordinance Department Miss Randall Fairchild Kenneth Ballard Grasmere Mr. Ballard Anneliza Ann-Fliza Ann-Eliza Paris Sues Rairiaa Miss Fairfax Central Park Miss Arr Ann Liste King Features Syndicate, Inc Vogue Evelyn Mason Jim Harrison Harrisons Jimmie
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