5"
“anuficturms See Little Chance of
' Reduction.
11,10,011
While No. walk Is not particularly coli’ee today than she did before the,
lntcmoted in the production of straw
11.111.111121'0 is a certain relation be-
111177.11 the cit hat and straw hat trades
111111 bringq them into more or less in-
{inn-.13 connection and it is an old ax-
in the hatbusinessf thatra. good
ir l‘
straw hat season usually presages :1'
1bu=v 79111: but trade.
Consequently the following resume
of the straw hat situation, from the
Daily News record, New York, will be
read wltklnhenst here:
Snow, bu prions,- according. to W.
J. Dixon, of the National Association
of Men's Straw Hat Manufacturers of
America, will not decline for the cour‘
inc summer season. Commenting on
the demand for yacht shapes made of.
Japanese seamilt or Chicago splits by
the. young men’s trade. Mr. Dixon
said: ‘
‘Wlth the demand for yacht hats re.
quiriug sharpest-skilled labor. all man
“factoring affine straw hats, whether
located in New York city, Baliimme.
Fall River and other eastern cities. arc
having their own troubles this season
to meet the demand for yacht hats on
account of the scarcity of skilled labor
and materiua.
“It may he said without question
that there wil be no lowering of the
price. of men's straw hats made for
*he summer of 1919 Retailers and the.
public generally will recall that the
manufacture of stum hats is a season
ab]: business; the retail end of it :1
matter that. lasts for about three
months.
"“111 manufacturers stall to sell
dun'ng July, and August about all the
straw hats that they can manufacturr‘
during the. 11 months of the your that
their plants are in op'éflttlon.
‘On lhc date that the armistice was
declared: manufactmem . had either
11011th 1411' their supplies up till
next my the first or had already rc
teived a 1111 "e part of the goods pur-
ce;ha.s<d and 1110 scale of wages of
'becoming bald headed or nearly
2 SAN 111115.11. 11,1111.
cons
3L~Porto
percent more
island ‘went dry" according to a San
Juan coffee dealer.
This fact, together with an island
coffee crop of only half of what it was
last year an a heavy demand from
Spain and uba. has sent up prunes
throughout the island. V
The cofiee market hero heal. 3w-
ing a week 01 two ago and it has been
going up ever since. Retailers found
the price almost doubled over night
and the restaurants last week raised
their prices to ten cents a cup.
San Juan dealers say coflee is like-l
ly to go higher than the present mice
of 44 cents retail if the outside de-
mand continues as strong as now.
IN FLUENZA—BALD HEADS.
Recent Epidemic Makes Fertile Field
For Famous Club.
That the country will be plentifully
Isupplied with men with shining bald
pales and women with beautiful
messes not entirely their own,
result of the epidemic of Spanish:
influenza and pneumonia. “hich
swept the country during the late
summer months and continues
some sections with more or less ser
oneness, lathe opinionlof many who.
have come in contact with
‘who recovered from the ravagts
the disease. Both men and women
have complained that since having'
the influenza, lhcir hair has bzeh
falling out in grcat quantities, and
301110 who had taken particular
pride in their flowing looks have
been brought to 1he conclusion that
there. is quite a likelihood of their
so.
1) : 1‘15 311% 1
ol
says the Hartford Couranl.
it does not appear, however, that
the hair trouble is a peculiarity in1l
ci-lcnt to influenza more than any
'01th similar disease, though there is
no doubt it is. more noticeable now
than for 1111111) years past by reason
111 the fact that the disease was
no general and Sikh a large. propor
tion of the people are now experienc-
ing that unpleasantness of the re,
11191.1— 61W“? has continued ‘0 3‘1 1m11111e1- 111111 the had been attacked
vance. If their 111 oduct had not already
been widget contract prices to their
.r11u1mamn. it would be. impossible to
take M orders at this date :11 the
when model have been sold.
'ITha demand» for the operators on
111an {Bahtfitfaw hats are far in ex-
less of any rmsai'blc 5"]!pr
“The yacht str'au hat has the follow-
in: qualities: 1 ,, .» .' J
:11 doesn‘t 1e}: 1131-11 the heel
410
H:
.1111] out
1
:with the disease through losing their
l hair
llr. (‘. l’. Bolsford secretarr
of the Board of Health, who was very
aclive in his department at the
height of 1he influenza epidemic “as
asked yesterday what effect influenza
might have in causing 1:11.11 hair to
‘ “There is no doubt. " said Di; Bots-
ford, "that hair, dreamers have been
very active of late and the increased
and at the same time "3111"“ “3 ”93“ snowflakes“ 119911.1th layman:
llful lines and shape whirh i.» impos-.
siblgf in mlt hats
"it is thr. one recognized ankle, of
style [or the young men’ s trade.
“To connlmcta Yacht straw hat
properly means expensive experiment-
ing as yell as long years of hard studv ‘ ’
‘ lies is the one disease
and labor and experience
“The menu: 11- luv-c114 and importers
are now engaged in the outlook 11111
1920 and though it may seem loo curly
lo, forecast. 111am1fa1-turcrs bellex 11 that
1here is, unquestionably a tondencv to
higher prices for .lgoth material up i la-
her than the MW ‘Mstingwcale, 31111.]
scale to assume tha1 for tho following
Irensonfil
“Chemicals and materlzlstafor l1leac'- 1.'
in: braid. al 11 labor. are no cheaper at
present than one1 year ago.
“it is necessary to use a very high
:zrade of French gelatine in sizing.
This is a verv expensive imported ar—
ticle and will be hard to obtain.
“Blanking and finishing requires
skillet; lobbi- ‘ which will continue
scarce 31.111! expensive. The decrease
in numbers of skilled walkers 1n the
Straw“ #141831“ y, including operatc's
and trimmers, will have its effect in
keeping up the price 01 hats involl'lng
as it m an expensive campaign of
instruction and building up of a new
force to put the industry on a. prewar
basis of effectiveness and taking sever
al vomit: 111111111."
Railroad yards in the Middle West
are clogged with grain. In Minne-
apolis last week it was necessary to
order an embargo on grain, just as
it has been. necessary periodically to
prohibit the shipment of livestock in-
'to out”; centres.
.. 7H1-.- ..
cmcm-zsrsa s PLLLS’
, I 35'1"”m
ELL; waned wing ‘iz'l‘um "‘1'.
il'ée
hfl.11l§aw'fiinsn‘1111§§isd%§
yum]. nowaus .Safmt. .nas'sneliab a
5:11;; 5213.911: mug Flimflw
1111 1111' 1,1.1:~1111P
”84- North Main Street
j,F‘urs Repaired-
fully uelected: by '01; fianceci f -
rlero. Telephone .n W
Hamiltdlmandliut
Ito influenza.
1 stop
“’hen A majority of
people have had high temperatures
for several days, it is. very apt to
the growth oi the hair, and
cause It to fall out. Ordinarily the
hair uould again grow.
"Whether influenza in its peculiari-
that would
cause the hair to disappear and ”ere.
ate a permanent state of baldness is
yet to be seen. ‘
if it does so happen that there is a
New army of baldheaded men and
women in the land the executive
couunlttec of the llaldheaded Club
of America would find a fertile fleld
lfrom which to enlarge the member-
ship of the organization. John Rude-
111cyer, fou'nder of the club. recent’
Ely announced that tho-activities of
the club would be resumed soon. The
last banquet of the club was held
at Hotel Garde. at which the men
president, P. Davis 0aklcy,preeided.
George W. Woodruff, _of . Litchfleld.
was elected president at that. meet-
ing, but. the club has not since met
owing to war conditions, but it had
been decided when the next meeting
111 held, 1'1 will 1111.111 11111-110111; '
Th:1 purpose of the club is' primar5
ily’ to meet and cat, and mutually
to glory in the condition of bold-
ness which is the only requisite for
lxiemhership. if it is town] the in
fluenza has created a condition oi
baldness among the women as well
as the men. as has been intimated,
but can onlybe proved by the hair-
dressem, the formation of an aux-
iliary in the near future is among
the possibilities.
' WM“.
1 MOTHER OF THOUSANDS.
l
The destruction wrought on :11be
the hardest wood by the white not or
termite, is not surprising when a few
facts are known of its prolific char~
actor. A neat some six feet in
height. was found in the tropics. and
about one foot below the level of
the ground was a conical mound of
1111111 earth. inside this dwelt the
queen mother. After careful obser-
vatlon she was found. to 1:131 9,120
egg} in an hour.0n.ac1count of her
great size she was unable to leave her
cell, her only function being to lay
eggs.
*1
”a...
. - Wayne Wenner, teamster, of Allen-
town, P9... found a’ gold watch and
Johan dangling from the tail of his
chow. His explanation is that the
"M caught its- tail in the' watch «01+
mace and whisked it out of his.
as alg“
' of lruvcl
11,-5.1 been painted mum .
take 111011111870. mummflvn oil ,‘
Rain .1- shine.
Riding along through France. on a 5
Sunday in these times, one is reason- 1
ably certain to meet many Chinamcn
under um
They moody hall from 11100-011111»
The Punch 1 ed them by 0191111:
sands {or service in the 111110135 pund- ;
was behind the 11nes.p111-li:g the
week. dressed in nondcscript mixtures
‘of nathe garb and cost-o {1’ uniforms
they work at road mending 1111': :11.
ditch digging or at much loadlggutplm
On Sundms they dress lhemscivvs
and stroll
f
.. .... a. ~-.-...
up in their host clothes
.ahout the countryside. And, rain or -
.Shlue. 111-1111 111111 lnlncs along with
1 him his treasured umbrella and curries
it unfurled ahme his proud head. it
lnever is n ( h‘lncfie umbrella. villlfl‘.
:but invariubi; a cheap black 11:“:111- of 1
local "maximums:
Go into one of the barracks when:
.u. o .- . .
'lhese rcllow men 1112 housul. and :1t '
the haul of ouch hunk there hangs :1
black 1111111111112. whhh the. owner _
111111421112 his most darling possession.
.pose it is buried with"
If he. divs l #111
him. 1
\11l1onl1' knows \\l1_\' 1111'1-1') valu)‘ :
the (11111111111111 sports on umbrella. 1111
in ! less it he that in his Ollcntul mind he .
ri—.l1as figured it out that possousiou of
'sm 1: :1 thin: <1- 1111115 l1i111:1s:1 person,
and llllilll'?.\\l10. like any}
lrm- cunnopmlmn. H 11114151111113 of con- 1
forming to tho custom of the country ’
'to “illcli l11-l1.'1.~' burn llu1isux1rlnl.A ‘
1 1"»: 111411111111, if «uncluas may. legit; llls,’
umlnullu below] when he 5903;111:331)
for :1 prouknudcz :1 Cinnamon nfl'cr
does.~lr\ln t: ('obh in So 4
nlng Post.
How women HAVE A , 1
Interesting Now to Recall Their;
Status in Great Bria“
Than a Seam”:
_— 4
Should women be W‘?’
.lu.~1 :1 ccnturfiugucurl
ticlans and lloblolotdfnf»
uiu "wore (it‘llullllflelllle 'pb.
quit:- a 111-11 M1111 to worry:
was 1111111111111”; to would:
some diwusnion it was :d’
s, pull- 1
Brit-
; “but .
thcy. ought not in he w! .2158!
the best 11 ' to bundle tl 'n's on
the “:cnllv lulz-llrm" met 1111] in
1820 the “lusucl'cs, _pplil
noble lmd- p est-tr :1 bill:
the whipping illfL pullilbitlgg the «gor-
porul p11nl~l1mcnt of “0111‘
liming 1:1:11l11ll1is cxcrt rtlon on wuul-‘j
en's «#111111 -1lae,1'- mouthed m the 1119-5
cussion or 11.151311 Zw'chh interested ,
ll111lll'.'
F'ifu wars phased. Thcs which;
spcdal legislation for women 113171111
bmwmv Tiny—moan.“ gov-111'“
jmasod allowing women to in. w'
Born 11! their own property-111a. 1mm.
1
.urmried roulette propertygo8x. ”“"
Those two acts. small 111111
were of great portent to women. Tin-y;
were (he first admission that woulenv
had any rights or legal stutus ':
In the last 1111: 1eurs Women hivo‘
come to the foreground lutleaps and.
bonmll. lly the interpretation nail of'
i183) the gm eminent went '30: for 1154
to allow thut “words in may not? of;
pmlmuu 111 passed after 185501113911”
the (111151: uliuc g1: mier sail inclinic 3
females unions the contrary 11111111119114
n11peum."--~i 111111.111 Mull. '
:4
Open AVOWI'M
'l'l1e111 i~' one fnmil y in . .
thul 11:13:: l- 01 manic names 1 ,
mum. more families with: means
«mucking of Teutonic citmgomuof
course.
1 '1l1
11::111111l111f11111lly hug; :Vcn .
11111.1 lm_\ in 11, 11110. in pll 31111;
“11' 115.111' Inns of the nel
has bccn ullwd more or 1 "' V3231:-
count of his 11:11uc."'ll1c firm:
snail nffolrs. of com ~e. ship? (homo
tlcipuuts are \ory small. ~13;
Perhaps 1111- 11mm: man how “$67311-
tllily of 11':1r.l’i1rl1aps he is 11:11:11-
los:>phc11.Anyn',uy his lolé‘lweéplv
speaks of genius.
“You’re a German! Yoll’l'c‘i
man. "’ a plmmule yelled ut him.
'lhe four- wear—old grinned pencel‘ullr l
and drnuled: '
”‘l 111 :1 (11111 111.111 spy.
Ger-
1 mu."~
Material for Paving Bricks.
The aim: of British illuZprrpnccs
contains 26 [1111 cent of and 22
of alumina and makes ex
bricks of stony texturo‘
paring
bin-k1».
from Amelicun slug \\ idea‘s .il pm
cent of silica and M of Mina; are
glossy and brittle. Thflmeg'lcun
bricks quickly solidify in 11.411111 Outer
skin. in the process patents? by 5. ll.
Shaw :1 product of 1111mm.“ texture
is obtained by lmmeluiog$the1 hot
bricks in r11] hot sand and cooling
slowly for twelve to eighiéen hours
to solidify the interior new-numb as
the outside.
-
American Kindergartcnux'fibroad.
From New York city :1 of, kin-
dergarten 11 others has; 'Sted for
France. They will strive {minmhap-
pines: into the lives of agent-11 01-
1111:1113 and to start anew the streams
of \oung folks “ho must fill‘ the
schoolhouscs of‘h‘rtmce. j’l'ngunii will
be under the direction came: Red,
Cross. with the National Kindergarten!
llSSOCilltlon behind it.
:
No News. '
“I tell you. young Jones is a marked
l
ufh
""011. I knew 111111 me 1;:
the big eagle he buggy;
”'—
It “1114.: '
gen 10?:
1 " '
mailman. document known as“; thoi
" 'f3 57 Km
4
81'1an colored
problem which flu
Cross is um'king to
helps maintain the
their families.
. civil life.
Red Cross
31mm in the Rest Room, second floor.
are away from home by being of service to
Returned disabled millions:
11.1mm are helped to find their places in
Information bureaus ans
iiishcd in all communities to relieve families
from unnecessary worry.
The Bed Grail responds to. even-Teal! for holy.
Always in the right.- place at. the right time.
panels, each illustrating :1
Home Section of the Red
overcome, The Red Cross
monale of our men who .
1
instab—
The new spring
is here.
daughters ‘111 imed of
7 Grownrups too,
Anderson Ginghams
line of Anderson ginghams
Welcome news to mothers with young
school dresses.
will appreciate the bright,
vi (‘1 11' colorings and plan for a gingham frock.
. The combinations of pink, old rose, light 01'
Alice blue, green and lavender are richly blend-
(11d, forming large and small plaids. There are
Elm? dwells, pinlt or
’ Plain shades of
q
blue with white.
pink, green, lavender and
43111111 which maybe used for trimming if desired.
Thirty—two inches wide,
$1.25 a yard.
Tailored
Third [1 not.
Undermuslins
The “La Grecque’ ’
111111.111} as to the fit of her
lakekindly to these Lo
1111 tailored
id have no extra fullness
Especially adapted to
Any woman, fas
undergarments, will
Grccquc models.
lines, fit- pcri’cctly, a]
when: it is not necdcd.
.s'l out figures.
Skirt Combinations;
They are made
lat-c irinuncd,
$150. $1.00 $250 all:
Drawer Combinations and Ghemi-pantalona,
V
Envelope Chemise.
- allows the “more
garment of this
Gowns low nook. small sizes nulv.
. , Q
Gowns, low neck, all
Petticoats. 11111 g,
Short Petticoats,
Drawers, lace or 1-111b1'oid111'v trimmed.
$1506 $2“) $2150 up.
l'his 11111111111111.1111» extra full,
1' more room than the usual
st 1111, $2.50, $3.50 up.
$2.50 and $2.75
sizm including 46.
$3 00. $3.50 $4.00 and up.
$3.00, $4.00 and $4.50.
$1.50 and $2.00
\Vaist
measurcs on these garments are made 111 ex—
act sizes \1'1111 l1 assmcs a perfect fit around
the hips.
Drawers, 1-xt1'u mam:
WORKERS coueausA'reo.
Commissioner chorts Agreements in,
Six Clue—All Receive Part
' Salary.
E/lDGEPORT, Jan. 1.——Among the
agreements approved by Compensa-
tion Commissioner n. T. Buckingham
this week was that at Patrick Doyle at
who injured
$1.50, $2.00,. $2.50.and.up.
lmlt 1111" our (15 38 and 40
$2.00 and.$2.50
Second floor.
ity, P. E. Reilly of 250 Mainstreet who
broke his right arm while working for
,the Dronre company May 8, will re-
ceive 26 weeks' compensation at $11.88
a week.
El W: “Bixlsy of 202 Denver avenue
will receive compulsotlon at $13.60 a
week during the time he is unable to! a; week-.- 1811de 15 Summer
‘P‘ Wool vii .
11m. 11611115111511“
-....__-._.-..
i 37. 98 compensation during his income.
The 11111.1 hats ShOVV great variety as to st
’1‘ he shapes ace smart, good looking and 11111111
last wond m millinery fashion.
Pineapple, chrysanthcmum and rougi $112.11.: .
lmu'ds are seen in company with hats made 1 f
liSeric, Chinese split and Milan hemp.
There are combinations of straw and 1:11.. ._.-
cite Crepe, satin, silk and ribbon.
Trimmings of burnt ostrich or g]; cm
feathers, flowers made .of chenille or velvet
lovely soft colorings are held in place
gold or silver thneads.
Tailored Hots are trim looking, with a. 911:
band or inset in the brim and a long jet pin 1 1'
knob across the front.
335.003.3520 00
4': ‘
“1F&trFom‘l“ Shots
1{or growing children
it is important that childien be fitted 11.111
r1113 right kind of shoes. The “Foot—Form ’ in.»
gives a snug fit at the heel with plenty of Mom
at the toe. This assums perfect freedom~ £01-
growing feet.
The spring line of these shoes has 111111.01
and is complete from baby’s firstewalkmg slim
to the largest size for :1 gm“ ing girl.
They are in black 'bi'own $113 White
black kand brown Russia, black patent kid
pearl and brown horsehide.
Pricesfrom $1.75 to $7.50
according {.11 size,
kid
1
,. .
'1.
31111111 111-.1._
Toilet Preparations
For softening and cleansing the skin
Roger 1.1111411111111111 Aux-11a Cream, :1 .1".
fine cream for softening lihh skin. Put 11111 1
tubes. 1 4,5 cts.
Coty’s Face Powder, L'Origan, $2.50 a box.
Trentini Soap, 25 cts. a cake.
Sandermal‘ Talcum, 25 eta. a‘box.
Cologne Bath Salts, l“ o :izcs.
70' cts. and $1. 40
aching feet,
25 cts. a can.
Minn llw“.
Foot Powder 1" or w 1:11')‘.
Grosset and Dunlap Library
New reprints, 65 cts. '
The Brown Brethren"
"How Could You Jean?”
“The Long Trick"
.. Patrick Mm"-
l'ilcunnr Hoyt P11113111
Llélrlllllt‘h
“Wild Fire" 2311:- (21-1
"M; 75" Paul l.111'-'1
“Arizona” .\11g!1sta Thou» _
“Hillshoro People” l lorothy (111111191.
"Sylvia of the Hill Top” Margaret l‘ij-1
“Mary Rose of Mifflin" $1.111."
"Emmy Lou's” M21111
“Daddy-Long Legs" \\‘1~i1~1-
“The Poor Little Rich Girl" 11ml
“Rebccca of Sunnyhro: k Farm" in the
\'1 .
/ ,-l:ll \
"My Home on the. Field of Honor”
“My Home on the Field of Mcn'y”
”11‘
11}‘.‘31'1l‘;7"'
. Hunt
1
l 1’ 11a!»
.‘l.1.11 IE1
of 424 Warren stret, an employe of
the Connectncut Electric company will
receive $10.08 a week compensation
for injuries received January 14.
Elam Ecuadorian who was in
luredJnuux-y 4 at the Cluett Pea-
body plant in South Norwalk will re-
coin 36 W communion at $6.75
of. Stamford who incvl'u'v 1
herthumb. December 2:‘
5101' Hardware comp :1 1'1. 1'
$5 'a Week compensnl 1111'.
ALLEGED MoRoERER HE\~~- .1
BRIDGEPORT.I:.11. 11‘ .l
Gyorke, who “us air-1:11.11 ‘ l' .1
Wood, Pa. was :11'1' :.‘n,-11 1!
court here this n1o1ni11L'
1 the murder of Daniel W '. 1
on November 2.11151 lie '
mm to the Superior («11' 1
l 1.‘..
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