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Men’s Silk Hose
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Men’s Novelty
Silk and Wool Hose
59c to $1.50 pair
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Ladies' Fancy Cuff
$3.25 and $3.50 pair
Ladies’ Driving Gloves
$3.00 to $8.50 pair
Meyer's Gloves. for Men
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Johnson’s Wax
Electric Floor Polisher
$42.50
Bissell’s Carpet Sweeper
Men’s
$7.50
- Men’s Neckwear
Men’s Beacon Bath Robes
$7.00 to $10.00
Boys’ Neckwear
Boys’ Golf Hose
59c to $2.25 pair
59c to $1.50
Leather , Bill Folds
50c to $4.50
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Bed Spreads, Ladies? Handbags, Coats,
Dresses, Handkerchiefs, Knit Under-'-
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“Lyf-Lyf” Baby Dolls
$1.00 to $4.25
Umbrellas
$1.00 to $1.50
Ladies’ Umbrellas
$1.25 to $5.25
Men’s Umbrellas
$1.50 to $11.00
Children’s Umbrellas
Hand-Made
Dresses and Gertrudes
$1.25 to $4.50
Knitted Jackets
Knitted Bootees
35c to $1.00
Japanese Slik
Carriage Robes
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Children’s Raincoats
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All Wool Blankets 9
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Crib Size. $6.75.
Twin Size, $12.00
Full Size, $13.50
Throws. $9.00
Blankets and Comfortables
* Sister “MaryGives'Norwalk Folks
‘ Her Recipes for Christmas Candy
' n: SISTER MARY.
Since Christmas wouldn't be
Christmas without its candy these
recipes are timely tor Norwalk
folks. Fondant can and should be
” do several days or a week be-
fdrc wanted for dipping or use.
Glace fruits and nuts must be made
and kept on ice until wanted and
can't be kept longer than twa days.
Fudge. penouchi and any candy
that is stirred to a cream will keep
fresh seven] days stored in a tight
box.
' I! one must do it all in one; day
prepare the nuts the evening chnre
when the whole family is present
0 help "pick out." This saves much
precious time when the real candy-y
mnklna starts. .
Be sure everything needed is at
hand. waxed paper; confectioner's
mar. flavorinss. anything cult-l
for in the recipe that is used should
both the house before beginning to
cook n thing. .
If candy is given as a gift ~it
should be boxed as neatly and care-
fully as the finest on the market.
A candy box that shows the dust of
many months on its cover isn't half
on “fetching" as a clean undented
from the tive-snd-ten-cent
When cutting or shaping candies
do not make the pieces too big.'il'ew
persons want to make n whole 'menl
on one kind of candy, they like to
' try all the varieties.
As fondant forms the basis of so
may candies fhls recipe is essen-
tial. flutter creams. nut roll. 'nlnt
wsfsrs and chocolate-coated con-
dlss use fondant in their making.
“rodent.
Two cups best granulated sunr.
1-! teaspoon cream tartar. 1-: cup
boiling water.
is melted. Put over a. low fire and
bring slowly to the boiling point,
Watch carefully that sugar does not
stick and burn on the bottom of the
pan. Place is pan or cold water clone
to the pan of cooking syrup. As
crystals form on the sides of the
pun wipe them off with a. soft cloth
dipped in the cold water. Do this
until the sides are clear. Cover pan
and let syrup boil two minutes. Ro-
movs cover and swnb' off crystals.
lioll uncovered until a few drops
tried in a saucer of cold water can
be picked up with the fingers and
formed into a soft ball. Always re-
move syrup from the fire while test-
ing. When the “soft ball" is formed
put the pan of hot syrup immediate-
iy into a larger pan of cold water
and let stand undisturbed until cool.
lileat with a wooden spoon until
creamy. When too stiff to stir easily
turn onto a large platter or slab and
knead until soft. Put into an oiled
bowl. cover tightly and let stand at
léa'st 24 hours. Then flavor and use
as wanted.
it the crystals have not. been en-
tirely removed from the sides of the
pan before the syrup is cooked
cool. These crystals will make the
fondant "grain" and spoil the
smoothness of the candy.
If the syrup was cooked too much
or too little. which will happen even
to the most experienced. put the
fondant Into a clean sauce pan with
just enough water to melt the sugar
and repent the process exactly as in
the first instance.
Displac-
"Chocoutc diplng" requires some
practice and patience but is not too
difficult to be done of horns
Wilt-cold!!! chocolate should
be used.
Jill and lift smr and credit: of
1 r into a perfectly smooth uucol
Add Mound stir until sun:-
ftrnlt chocolate intosmsll pieces
and put-1n top of double boiler. Put
enough the syrup must be trans-1
ferred to a clean bowl or platter to,
lukewarm water in water pan and
slowlyheat water under chocolate.
The chocolate must melt slowly and
over as little heat as possible. As
chocolate melts stir in 2 tablespoons
olive oil to one 1 pound of choco-
late This gives glossnnd firmness
to the coating. The chocolate must
never be much more than “blood
heat” while melting. When choco.
late is melted and blended with oil
pour half of it into a shallow bowl
to cool Work with a. fork or fing-
ers to‘ keep choco'aie smooth. When
cool. but soft and perfectly smooth
drOp the prepared center in the cho-
colate and roll until completely
coated. Lift out with a fork rubbing
off surplus chocolate on the edge of
the bowl. Put on waxed papers
spread on a flat surface to cool
and harden.
As dipping chocolate burdens and
warm chocolate enough to soften
working the whole mass until
smooth with the fingers or a fork. .
Quick work and efficiently ar-
ranged equipment are imperative
for smoothly coated coated candles.
If'tho prepared centers are placed at
the left hand. the coating chocolate
immediately in front and the pope.-
covered trays at the right of the
.worker she can work with greater
speed.
‘ Fudze.
Two cups granulated sugar. 3-!
cup milk. 1-! cake bitter chocolate.
1 tablespoon butter. 1 cup hiCIfoy
nut meats (optional). 1-2 teaspoon
vanilla.
Put sugar into a smooth sauce
pan. Add milk and let stand a few
minutes. Putover a low fire until
sugar is melted. Do net stir until
the finger is melted 'and the ilyrup
begins to boil. Cut chocolate into
small pieces and stir into boiling
syrup. Stir constantly until cnndy
is done. Wth chocolate is melted
rnd candy is almost ready to remnvo
from the tire stir in butter. When a
few drops of syrup tried in n saucer
of cold water are firm enough to
keep their shape as they drop into
the wall-r and can be picked up with
the fingers the candy is Mons." ,Cnoi
adding vanilla when beginning to
stir. Add nuts and turn into a but-
tered pan. Cut in inch squares.
The cooked syrup must not be
moved while cooling and the candy
must be stirred until it looks dull
if a smooth creamy fudge be the
result.
Candy Fruit Cake.
Ono-half cup pecan nut meats. 1-2
cup English walnut meats. 1-3 cup
chopped figs, 1-2 cup stoned dates.
4 tablespoons shredded citron. l
tablespoon orange .l"'ce. 2 squares
bitter chocolate. powdered sugar.
Put nuts and fruit through food
chopper. . Mix thoroughlywlih Juice
of orange. Melt chocolate and stir
into first mixture. Work with a fork
unlll perfectly- blended. Pack in a
buttered square pan. Whtn firm
cut in squares and roll in powdered
sugar. ,
" Lemon Drops.
One cup powdered sugar.
'iemon Juice.
Put sugar title '3. smooth sauce
pan and add lemon juice. Let stand
undisturbed until sugar is dissolved.
Put over a low fire and bring slow~y
to the boiling point. Boll gently
until a few drops tried in could wa-
ter are hard and crack against the
bottom of the saucer. Do not stir
while cooking and dip the tines of
I fork into the syrup to test. When
candy is done drop ‘from the tip of
a. spoon onto a marble slab or
waxed paper spread over smooth
trays.
1-4 cup
Molasses Taffy.
Two cups light brown sugar. 1
cup water. 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1.:
cup molasses. 2 tablespoons butter.
3-4 teaspoon vanilla.
Combine sugiir. water. vinegar
and molasses. llrlng slowly to the
boiling point and boil slowly :or
about twenty minutes. Add butter
and boil until u few drops tried in
cold water crack against the side or
the saucer. Pour onto buttered pans
and let stand until cool enough f0
handle. Full and break into inch
lengths when bard.
I’l-onut Brittle.
'i‘wo cups granulated sugar. 1 cup
Melt over a slow fire until a bright
slruwcolor and a. thick smooth
syrup. Stir in peanuts and pour in-
to a pull making the candy as thin
as possible. Mark in (IOL'D creases
with the blunt edge of a. knife and
‘break on the creases when cold.
STAR RECORDS.
BERLIN.—Wlth the naked eye it
is pessiblc to see only about 7mm
stars. but from 20.000 photographs
of the heavens lulu-n during lions
of 50.000.000 stars havu been ascer-
tained. Enormous as this number is.
the powerful telescopes in use to.
day have led to the discovery of
more than 100,000,000!
FAKE DOCTORS.
TOKIO.—-Laws have been pas-
- sod to provide corporal punishment
for persons who practice medicine
without a. license There are n grc-u
number of fake doctors hero who
are said to be making a. lingo nm
ount of money from" their “legal
practice.
IllGll TRAIN SPEED.
LONDON.—Tll’: h'ghcst speed in
record for an express train running
in England was attained May 9. 1904.
The Great Western Railway. a mall
train from Plymouth to Bristol.
touched a definitely registered vol-
oclly of 102.3 miles an hour.
LABORATORY STREET.
PARIS—In order to help solve the
traffic problems which make driving
difficult here. a laboratory sll‘vet is
being opened. On this street lesis
will he made to determine methods
for solving the main problems of
traffic regulation.
“SPIRIT" RADIO.
. . RIS.—-Th~~ iilloi'uhf‘l-lnul Splr.
itunllst Congress here thinks that it
is time to simplry the means of
communication with the unseen
world. It has prOpOsr-d to open a
competition for the. construction of
,iui instrument that wl‘i onnble the
quickly but do not begin to stil'umilishelled and skinned routed peanuts..dnpurtvd to communicate more car—
Put sugar into an iron frying pan. l ily with the living.
perfectly cool. Bent until cream-s.
VETS AT FITCH
HOME WILL NOT
BE FORGOTTEN
Civic Organizations
and Former Service
Men to Make Xmas
Merry for Them
The grand old veterans of the
(‘ivll War at the Fitch Home in
Norolon will not be forgotten when
Christmas comes around this year.
l‘ivlc organizations and other groups
of former service men will see to it
that. the soldiers are lllade as happy
as possible. Sunday a delegation of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars from
Danbury went .0 the home and ad-
ranged a special program.
The Norwalk Veterans of Foreign
Wars will make a trip to Norolon
Sunday and do their bit to make the
holiday season cheerful for the old
Soldiers. On the following Sunday
the Woman”: Relief i‘orps of lhe
Grand Army from East HaVen will
journey to lhe bonn- nnd give an en-
terlalnment for the benefit of the
soldiers.
The big day of the year will be on
('hrislmus. The main room of the
building will he the scene of an old
fashioned ('hrlsltilus. The room will
he clocoraicd with greens holly. and
all the other holiday articles. A
hugs- i'hrinstnlas free also will be
the feature of Th1' decorations. Gills
will he dislrllnltrd lo the solidi-rs h)
s "Rants i'laus.“ If is expected that
several organiwllnns will lake our
in the activities i‘hrlsimas Day.
Many different girls will be distri-
buted lo thesold "vets" of the blue
and the gray by the vislllnx fiuloglo
lions. .As much no possible the boy-
howl games. songs and activities
will be. featured on t‘hrlsimas Day.
A splendid dinner will be served to
the men with all the "flxln's."
There will be plenty of music to
make the day as merry as possiblle.
in fact everything possible will be
done by the different organizations
to show the heroes of '65 that they
are still remembered at Christmas
time.
CHRISTMAS EVE AT SEA.
A wind is rustling “south and soft."
Coolng a quiet country tune:
The calm sea sglhs. and far aloft
The soils are ghostly in the moon.
Unulct ripples lisp and purr.
A block there pipes and chirps i'
the sheave.
The wheel-ropes jar, the reef-points
stir
Family—and it is Christmas Eve.
The hushed sea seems to hold her
breath.
and o'er the giddy. swaying spars.
Silent and excellent on Death
The dim blue skies are bright with
stars.
Dear God—they shone in Palestine
Like this. and yon pale moon so-
rene
Looked down among the lowing kine
On Mary and the Nazarene.
Th4- angels called from deep to deep.
The burning hcnv 1 .eit the thrill:
Startling the flocks of silly lhlt‘p
And lonely hepherds on the hill.
Tonight beneath the dripping bows
Where flashing bubbles bolst and
throng.
The bow-wash murmurs and sighs
and soughs
A message from the angels' song.
The moon goes noddlng down thu-
West.
Thlfe drowsy helms. inn strikes thi-
ll:
lies Jndncornrn nntus est.
1 charge you. broth-n sing. Now-
ell Nowell
Rex Judscorum mtm est.
—JpHN MASEFlELD.
Burglar: who got some Jewels ln,for his girl one n'ght.
anrytown. N. Y.. didnt tarry.
SCHOOLS ARE
ARRANGING FOR
XMAS PARTIES
Children Prepared for
Merry Time Next
Week—Yule Plays in
Some Schools
The teachers in the various
schools in Norwalk are preparing for
the annual Christmas proglnlns
which will be held next. Week. Sei-
ernl of the youngsters in each school
have been given pct-ms lorecile null
stories to tell. Home of the schools
will give short plays which will in-
clude a number of children. Tin:
pupils have had their parts uEbigilcti
to them for some time and rehear-
sols are being held several times .1
Week.
One of the features of the closinr
day in some of the Bi‘h00.8 for this
year Will be the distribution of gifts
to the children. Each child “ill rc-
celve some small article. which will
be distributed from the pack that
Santa Claus will have.
Thu proglanls at the various
schools will probably be held the
last day of school next wm-k. 'l'hv
singing of i‘hrlnlmnn carols, "i'li'l'
lions. plays and other pnrta of lhe
programs will start Immedultr i :ll
Li'f' the noon recess. l’mente- on]
”funds of the chlldun WI,II l.:- on
hand to witness ”10‘ nan rs "hi st
mas trees have brer m-u-rted In in m»-
of the schools and these will he «lec-
nrnlr‘d with the n-gnlnr HTIII‘It'! as
well as cow-red with the gifts for
the youngsters.
A friend tells us he got so lonely
he stayed
home and kissed I lipstick .
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