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quality hosiery we carry.
$1.85
had in medium and sheer
Silk hosiery is one thing every woman is always in need of.
different hosiery for every costume.
their lists with this always welcome gift item.
buy her Meigs hosiery,” knowing it is sure to please.
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Gotham Gold Stripe
Silk Stockings
This justly famous hosiery may be
every pair with the famous Gold
Stripe that prevents garter runs.
black and all the new shades.
Buy them by the
box . . 3 pair $5.40.
Gifts of Hosiery Always Please
Fashion demands
Meigs & Co. has long been noted ’for the fine
Our patrons in increasing number every Christmas till
Men- in particular specify “i must
“Thistle” Brand
Guaranteed Hosiery
$2000
Our own special make of guaran-
teed hosiery. . Made of pure silk with
reinforced lisle heel, toe and garter.
top. . Perfect-fitting. We will re.-
place every pair that does not satis-
fy. Black and preferred colors.
weights——
in
$2.50 ,
This well known hosiery
please.
Gordon Silk Hosiery
Of pure silk with lis‘e top and foot.
Beautiful, perfect tilting
hose in black and colors:
McCallum .
All Silk Hosiery
$3.00
Unusually lovely for gift giving are
these all silk slockingsin rose beige,
rose grey, zinc, biscuit, raehclle,
cinnamon, atmosphere.
is sure to
Meigs Corner
$3.00
Perfect fitting, full-fashioned, luxur-
.‘ ious all silk chiffon in black, gun
, metal, zinc, mauve, light pink, grain,
, nude, beige, blonde and harmone.
All Silk Chiffon Hosiery
Meigs Corner
Silk Stockings
$1.50
'A very fine street stocking as reliable
as Meigs 8:. Co. Fine silk with lisle
foot and top. Black and colors.
Thoughtful Gifts for Cold Weather Comfort
Warm Pajamas
$1.98
“Good night” -— the last
word in pajamas for wo-
men and misses. These are
made of fine flannelette
in' two piece coat style,
long sleeves. Excellently
made. All sizes. A gift
vthat will be much appre-
ciated this cold weather.
h: Main Floor—Rear
Philippine
Lingerie
$2.95
Both gowns and chemise so
exquisitely made, entirely by
hand are sure of a welcome
on ' as day. These
are of fine bathte. hand. em-
broidered featuring delight-
ful coloda work. Several dif-
ferent styles in all sizes
imported
Warm Bath Robes
$6.95 ‘
Just the thing to snuggle
into on cold mornings. in
pretty floral design Beac-
on blanket material with
silk cord or satin trim.
Made with shawl collar
and handyvpockcts. in all
sizes.
Deviations-buo-
Crepe de Chine "Viola” ,3 .
Night Gowns Glove" Silk Bodicoo
$3.98 M ‘
Be lid! 0 , In ' hl
“‘ ‘ m "’ ’ 2.2%.th
trimmed with fine French
val lace. with pleated front
and with loco trimmed bot-
tom. They are so lovely»—
so dainty you'll want several
for your gift list. In flab.
peach, orchid and bile. ‘
and straps. Well ro-lnlor‘o—
all: shields. Ch: full and well
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10 STAY AWAY
non TAMPA
It Costs $15 to $25 for
Them to Sleep Two
and Three in a Room
in Southern City
WAGES LOW
Less Than $30 a
Week—Tourist
CampsBetter
By WNE SUMMER.
TAMPA. Flo" Dec 21.—0nco up-
on a. time a certain man named
Horace Greeley said unto all no-
plrlng and ambitious youths—"Go
west. young man!" .
In Florida. the some advice slight-
ly qualitled. holds good.
"Go West in Florida. young man."
For westward the course of fears-
ible living has taken its way in Flo-
rida. As soon no one shakes the
dust of Miami front one'o tootszes.
prices begin to drop.
Even in storied Palm Beach. in.
dlgcnous to the genus millionaire. as
I told you in a. former story. prices
are lower than in Miami.
And by the time Tampa. in reached
—-well. I can't say that prices drop
with one of those "dull, sickening
thuds" that the movie subtitles love
to write about. but they do drop!
The egg—the plain hen's egg—-
that trial to bring extinct dodo egg
prices in Miami at one dollar 1:. £107.-
cn or two for 60 cents. any way
you like—is content with a. mere 75
cents in Tampa.
And the chain store.
Nothing so plehlan thrives on
tho gold-paved streets of Miami.
But the tourist shrieks a loud "liuz~
23." when he seen the familiar from
of his favorite ironic chain grooory
store when he enters 'i‘ampu's por-
tale.
Rents Arc Lower.
Rents iotter here. too.
there is no more uvnilnblc
than imbecile Miami.
I tasted to six hotels before i
could find place to lay my weary
head. Suave clerks produced resor-
although
npncc
.c—o
Samoset Chocolates
$1.00 $1.25 $1.50
rem mono
.Icsr annrvran
Plaitted Drug Store
George E. (fools
Successor
no WASHINGTON s'rnrzl-z'r
SO. NORWAIJ‘. CONN.
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Most oraEfiiélp Earns ‘
. ‘vailoh lists an
i Thrlvcs.
They Can Measure
Signature’s Weight
“'Asl‘llNGTON. Dec.
,Koep perfectly quiet. Don't even
breathe.
Out at the Government's Bu-
reau of litandarda. on the edge of
Washington, they're measuring
tho diameter .of n snat'n hind leg.
Write your name on I. shoot of
paper. Keep quiet again, and
they'll welghthat signature at
thopBureau of Standards rind tell
you how much heavier the Iheot
is than it was while it was Itlll
j blank.
no‘quiet about it. 50'. not to
stroke up the works, and. they
can determine. at the Bureau of
Standards. how much the heat. of
a man's body effects the temper.
ature at a good-sized room, de-’
pending on whether he‘s in or
outside.
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Woll Street
rnthamei
Norwalk’s Leading Dry Goods Store
Store Open Evening Beginning Saturday, Dec. 10
“bounty, DECEMBER 21,1925.
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Norwnlk, (‘onn.
Smarily styled Corduroy
lined and finished.
long on emaciated
dochehundo.
I flnhlly procured an almost on.
livable room in a. cheap tourist ho-
tel for 55 in night. If it. ever brought
al.50.iu “day's beto' the boom." it
did well. ‘
' But Tampa. speaks in thousands.
whereas Miami spoke only a million-
dollnr tongue.
' Realtors deign to hang out shin-
glee. quoting homo prices under
$10,000 whereas in Miami anything
but a Spanish palace mansion had to
be hunted with a. microscope and a
tine-tooth comb!
The working class here, though,
as well in Miami, is encouraged to
buy rather; than rent. In fact. a good
home can be bought with a. monthly
thrives in those parts. Camps filled
with permanent little homes which
sell for 3675 complete. Communi-
ty buildings of permanent construc-
tion afford the niceties of living that.
cannot be found in the tent cities
around Miami and down the eastern
coast.
are paid from
plantercro, $16; carpenters.
its. and Just unskilled labor. 8-1.
W. C. A. and 'l‘rnvelers' Aid.
Girls' Wages low.
I .‘l‘li down here. sleeping t\i
Most-office girls make less than $30
a. week i
I spoke of life being
mean that prices are cheaper.
the turbulency nbntes n bit.
.nnnln dare stop on the street
may “Good morning!"
it's all hecuusc 'l‘nrnpn‘s boom got
today II
in slots-or start. Tampa
fwhcre Miami was six months ago.
L'I‘hnt's why 'l‘nmpn talks thousands
and not millions; why life moves a
[bit more slowly here. But just wait
find watch us grow!
: ..1‘O.\IORIIO\V: Where the Farmer
sands
Lounging Robes
"Abbas" there robes say to the much, And
youiub lie at one that your gift is appreciated.
In fanciful colors-ad «patterns: those Illk robot
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$0429.80
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otheriup
Lumberjack Shirts
Bullttovnrdofftltoeh
" ideal an format-loving man. Pure wool with '
knitted with-ad and crude.
i6.45 ,
checkout
Tn: Porous Stout
Select a li/lons Gilt
In a Men’s Store
w] I,” III" It'll!
orpoct wind. Make II
Varied: colored
Laborers and men in the building
trades are needed here. Bricklayers
$14 to $18 aduy:
sin to
But again girls and women are
warned to stay out by n frantic 1'.
Girls must pay from 815 in $25 a
and
three in u. room. And wages for wo-
men do not fit the new living scale!
“more
feasible" down here. Not only do i
but
People
to
Ten Aprons
Percale ......
Household Rubber Aprons
Gifts for Milady
CORDUROY ROBES
in fashiou's newest shades
. In Copenhagen Blue,
Coral, American Beauty and Orchid.
$6.50 to $8.75
FANCY APRON S
590 to 08¢
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PHILIPPINE HAND-MADE
GOWN S
Exrguisite Philippine undergnruu'nls of the
hotter grade, elaborately llllllll-t‘llllll'tllllt‘l“
ed and completely hand-made of line lin-
gerie t'ahric.
$1.98—$2.25——$2.98——$3.25
, Philippine Costume Slips'
$2.98
Philippine Envelope Chemises
$2.98~$3.25
Lounging Robes
. They are well
50c to $1.00
500 to $1.00
.. 500 to $1.60
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XMAS PARTY
FOR LINCOLN .
payment of 850 whereas few
live-able houses or apartments can
be had for that priceo!
A new type of tourist rump
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M. to. Cooperate ——
Kenneth Young Cho-
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Daughters of O. U. A.l
sen Councilor i
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Lincoln Council. No. 4, 0. L'. A. 31., g
at its meeting Friday night decldedi
to hold its Christmas entertainment
l'lionduy night. Dec. 28th, in Co-opt‘r-A
ntlon with tho Daughters of tho 0.
l'. A. l\l., and plans are progressing
nicely towards this event. which is
looked forward to by all the mem-
bers of both Councils cacti yva r.
The prize pinochlo tournament.
which was held Friday night. was
won by 'l'ompson l'jmns ot‘ lfiunt Nor- i
walk, with Daniel Young. second.
and Arthur llorton, third. The
booby prize was awarded lidwnrd
Oortlo of Fairficld nvc-nuo.
A turkey was uwurded to Mrs.
llorry Roberts. Myrtle sin-ct, and
also to Mr. William ix'cdncy of
.Soundvlow avenue.
At the semi-annual election
officers the. results were as follows:
(‘ouncilor—-Kcnnctlr Young. .
\‘icc~Councllor——.\'orton Benedict. 3
Junior Cx-Counr-iZon-rHarry Sco.l
fll‘lll. i
Sonlor lix-CounclIon—uii‘dwnrd Orr. f
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Financial Secretary — l-‘rcd Sco-l
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field. Sr.
Trcnsurcr—l‘ficd llullu.
Recording Secrctni'y-l’hll‘.p Mcr.
rlam.
Assistant Recording Secretary ~—
Gcorge Overton.
Inductor—James Mel‘hail.
Examiner—William Gunther.
Inside Protector-Annelo Dollus.
Outside Protector—Alfred Ray-
mond.
Trustees—Charles Warner, llow-
urd Richards. Charles Young.
Plans were started by tho incom-
ing officers for the annual birthday
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Five Tube Sets $70 to $1.75
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Mahackemo Bldg. 2 No. Main St. South Norwalk
GEHEBE’S
"IT'S HERE IF IT'S HOUSEWARE"
Phone
527 Prompt
Delivery
If It’s a. Problem to Decide Gifts-Let Us Help You Choose,
Only Four Days to Merry Christmas
These are the days for final decisions. livery minute counts.
“are ready to help you with just what, you wantwmnnv times
with sornrthlng appropriate that you (lillll'l think of. t‘rrino iii—-
look through this great Christmas store. and see how well pre-
pared we are to help you with your nulr-ctions. V
gifts for all.
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south Norwalk, Conn.
Store Open Evening-r. l'util (‘hrlstmns
33 Washington Street
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The Science Of Business is Service
To us, that much abused word meson this-a—fih’vo tcle.
phones so you can tell us in a hurry your needs for build-
ing materials. Seven motor trucks so you can not the
~ much needed materials on the job in time to avoid that
expensive cost of delay. Stock—we have it and aim to
carry everything called for and more. (load Will—Con-
fidence in us to do the right thing. Seeking your Good
Will, we pledge you our own.
The Hatch} & Bailey Co.
Sheetrock—Corncll Wall Boards. Bird's Roofing—McNair’o
Shingles guaranteed {01:50 years. Lumber and .‘lillwork.
of this Council, to be held Lincoln's
Birthday. no this is the 52nd your
that Lincoln Council. No. 4, O. U. A.
M.. has existed. It in the oldest pa-
triotic, beneficial order in the city.
TEST. FREE
Beauty
Comes from stimulating
* Glands
The new way to beauty health
and vim is through stimulating
glands. Let us show you at our cool:
how much it means to you.
The largest gland ll the liver. It
ll the most important gland. We
thought for generation: that drugs
nude it active. Now we know they
don't.
A torpid liver wrecks both health
and beauty. It mean: look of bile.
Then gonna breed and form toxins
in the intestines. and those poisons
or. oboorbod by the blood. Some
results are these.
Indigoltion
Constipotlon Kidney Troubles
Impuro Blood Bad Complexion
HighBiood Pressure Lack of Youth
The cathartic: you who do not
affect: the liver cells. The ill re-
sultl continue. But we have found a
gland accretion which does stimu-
late tho liver. It in Orr-gall. Physi-
olonl the world over now prescribe it.
And to million. it is bringing new
beauty. new health and new vim.
.Ox-nll in now embodied in a. tab-
let. The name in Dioxol. Each tab.
lot contain: 10 drop: or put-foil ox-
gcll. All dronin- lupply them.
We uk you to learn what Dioxol
door. The results start in 24 hours.
In I. day or two then tablets may
bring you a new conception of life.
Let no send you enough to try.
Boo whet you gain in a. day. Do this
for your own uko. Clip coupon now.
Dion! is specially “Recommended
Heart and
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For The Home
BOOK-ENDS
Nothing given so much per-
Brau ......... . $1.06 to $8.50
manent. enjoyment as a gift for
the homo—something of decora-
C
' BOUDOIR Dun-ls tlve beauty that soon becomes a
Rose. Tan. Blue. complete. an "indispensable part of onc's‘ if.
$333 and $339 surroundings. It need not be uh
expensive to be unique. liero Jg
‘ you will find such 'ft b l :
BEAUTIFUL coxsom; snrs mg. and 3m". 5” s a“ 9%
Gilt with black trim. is
our. to $10.50 comments of various designs. m
A special group at . . 2.25 pr. 5;,
ncmn SILVER. . . .‘i‘
“1"} Pyrex Dish CHIALSI‘. POTTERY, “'llll its 3
.3.” to ".50 well-known glaze and beautiful “:13
coloring, strikes just. the right f:
note of warmth for many :1
PERFUME SETS room. ........... 980 to $3.39
Green, Amber. White
$2.95 LITTLE THINGS that everyone
likes for the homew—
Cheese and (‘rocker in
GLASS AND SILVER.
$2.08 to $4.95
Heavy
Gongs.
(‘nst Bro ss Mi urging
Price .......... 87.05
Heavy Cast Brass Incense Burn-
c‘nvnmr, snags us. Price ...... 081.- io $2.95
in Glass, Polychromc
and Bronze Chinese Heavy (‘nst Brings Fruit
$2.50. $3.00, $3.50 pnlr Bowls, hand engraved tlesiuns.
.,.mm222r:n2333§i
Price 35.9.3
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ICOMIIPOIITT‘S Cigarette Trays. lmndsomuly g?
""5: tcofigrloh' stamped in an Orionlnl design my
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GLASS CANDLESTICKS l’crl’umc Alumilcrs nmi firm» a;
Amber and Blue. pcrs. in most attractive colors. 5;
$233 Pill? with silk cover bulhn. coral jndn g}!
and ornngc. . 82.95 and $3.05 f‘
CIGAREI'I‘E TRAYS Hand Painted “‘ood Salnd Fork 1?
Bronze. Dutch Silver. Pottery and Spoon. Price .. SL215 sci 2,35
590 to $5.05 | (Gift Shop. (second floor) E.
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