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Foss? BB GR FHBHGECLPBBLEHF # R o R e P fe L2 Newest minute Hats of tod: Turbans, T Crepe de Chine, some We also have the Georgette Bands. PINELY Fine tor. For ladies’ children’s wear and Long Cloth? width, width, . width, Considering qualities, these pric FOR AM In will so satistactorily < stocks. We are placing on exhibition this week one Mourning Millinery displays to be found anywhere. The Mourning - are just ms attractiveé as those shown in colors. There are corns, Chin Chins and large Sailors. Made of Crepe, Georgette, aced with white, which makes them very becoming. Ribbon, L, WOVEN, woven and the proper weights for every what HER 35¢ yd, avc yd. 65¢ v CAN I State Armory, want Dresses, and all the accessories that can be Come supply yourself from our big Mourning Millinery the smartest up-to-the- at correct Face Veils, trimmed with PURE WHITE. SOFT AND TOU CH. is there as satisfactory as soft, 10 yas. $5.00. 36 in. $6.25. 36 in. $7. 10 yds. ys es are extremely GION BALL 16. Pumps VALENTINE Feb. Gloves, you of us. bought day LdetelrdoafoadeteRaleRorel - takatagtoreiops 3@@@@&@@@@@%@@@@@% WHITE NAINSOOKS OF EVERY GRADE PLEASANT purpose Nainsook fine undergarments there is nothing nicer. For fine, ARE PRICES BY YARD AND BOLT 36 in. width, wid&. width, reasonable. HERE Come, Make Selection from our big showing of the dainty love missives so appropriate for that Also favors and all the ap- pointments to make your Valentine party the suocess you wish. iAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON RECEIVING ALD DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. #%@@fi@ifi@fi@#@@@?@@fi‘@@@@@fififi@fi@fi#@@@@@@fi@@ 'NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRiDAY, 2 . e@@@@_@s Crepe, or TO THE is used infants' and firm Nainsook 43¢ v, 1Y yds. 85¢ yd., 10 yds. 35¢ vd. 12 yds. DAY ALMOST PROMITLY BERLIN NEW. MATERIAL SHORT .IN BERLIN PLANTS (BEw Products Held Dp by L4 HAY HAVE 10 CLOSE DOWN' Pactories sNow, Employes Face Half Time weeks. 10 s but when put on struction comp: fice 2 An workis s®hedule to of e Tt fu th he tigm in re and ma chang looked with diszour. ad f: ma do not th in pl . American mn to <o in ihe hglped to make the ball aggol mutfila if the present tieup is Tiot Rail Tie-Ups - : i Are Running on Schedule | Stock En Route Is Not Released lin manu turers fuce a short- relieveéBaWithin The fa the next few ctovies are continuing work on a full lonz as there is time basis and will material on the svpply reported that the enployes short me, The Be ny.is not : but if steel which is now on t not reieased, the 1pany oi material. Goods company ny changes a suificient hand. is exhausted it hon haure yet. ad is merican without as tiere through severa held up bt 1 material ireight soon carry pine the a for considerable is Do Gcvol v inist Ly 50 for as the embs is situation | rially duting the little coal having been ut Meatal Lot improy st two weel receiy Cher ry ed. he and | the will be | stock | od | rical | o ri short of oil €d over e not von- the burni the over the the new coul type ckz conipa 1 supply of oil rouzh an extended peri Dwe v ke plen 10 arry Ditlicutty neced i experi n o ver, bei ceivir is by erials a in ti 2 snowstorm of upon t he f v o iouk for any > situation i no* Th < morning v Eiitsr T thar cver Uyzed freipht ctory is ir troubles, ticing the vy semi- No one alre: movemen more favo c than them ied g of Is. ancthe heavy rc s prices Hundred curl in 1 and here within a f in as well 1§ noae serve pi el h for raw w if weelks fac: tock are nsit they w ere is g the ozer. scour empioy« prespect as the Eolton of the Legion 1:eld 1a their in the nembers were ation at the mmittee turned reszul wn hall sted int an $100 which er n me the atl ks ‘rhe voicd to all those Post success. the post will On Bunday afternoon, distribute February the Fren memowial diplomas and it is lvro them | i the comp: bright. ! jort in | i designed { impurities cm- | carries off Berlin | proceeds from | ch a grand | ! conve i | home on Main These diplomas are issued the French high commission and : to he given out by the American Legion poststhroughout thecountry on Washington’s birthday. The exercises will be public and it is the wish af the post that evervone interested be present. Lawrence Southard was elected war risk insurance officer at last evening's cting. He was also elected as a delegate with Chester Bunce of Berlin to attend the state Lon ence and convention of the .-\mer can Legion. Marviage License Granted. A marriage license was issued from cfiice of the town clerk yesterday to Douglas Ericksen of Cambridge. Mass., and Miss Bertha Peterson of Berlin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peterson. Mr. Erickson his occupation as a telegraph electrician. Aiss Peterson at present is &m the office staff of the Stanley Itule & Level Co. of New Britain. The couple will be married at the home of the bride on February 8. They will make their home in Carn_hridgc. The Horse Has His Day. “Dobbin,” as he _is affectionately known, has come into his own for the time being, the snow packed pave- ments having put to mobiles and trucks that have sup- planted the usefulness of the horse for the past few years. many to learn that the harse, corkserew, has lost its pull Cradle Notes. A daughter has béen born to and Mre, David O. Johnson of Ken- sington. Mr. Johnson is a well known farme A daughter has and Mrs. John N. ton. Maintai like the been Maier horn to of Kens ing Rapid Growth. The Connecticut Metal ical company, one of the town's nmew industries, situated in East Berlin, is making rapid strides and at no -di tant date bids fair concerns that have been existence. 'he entire division of t? East Berlin within a year, if the nt plans for building expansion not altered. At the present time ildi more than 300 feet in is being erected to take care New Britain plant and it cons: cted that two othe dings may be added, one at each structure. The oflicials o ny will not talk about the expansion, but the remsz en passed that within a decade nuildings will cover all the owned the concern The reclaiming of lead from scrap is the princip company’s work at | piping and roofin with a lead and are melted into “pigs,” they a laced in a furnace that separates the from the lead and zinc, drawn off every two hours. lead and zinc fumes accompany this has been eliminated by constructed equipment the all of the gas into the ot where it assimilated. East Berlin [tems. Clark i# confined home with a ht attack of : George Pollard is ill influer longer in Britain housed in ¥ gth the bein ) end of pla 15 for of now by and zine featur this time. and othe zine con- in whi specia ola 1 mate tent form whi The is obnoxiot ity ining 1y side air, is Harold his to P home sti at his will ow le da md family Ohio. will attend the of brick manufacturers. ‘onfined to his street with grip. Berlin Bricfs, Crandell and Mr ntion Victor Ber Artbur family are to outstrip those | { Atlantic City and because of the | i rout all auto- | It is surprising to ! My, | | tention 1s | land | method | national | 1 F | he sery and Chem- | | previous venture, confined to their home with influenza, Thomas Barattiero spent yesterday in Hartford on’ business. The Berlin teachers left this morn- ing for Hartford to attend the state convention of teachers in session Tnity hall. Edward Lardner. Edward, the one-month-old son oi Mr. and Mrs, Edward Lardner. died at the home of his parents yesterday afternoon. Kensington Items. A. B. society will hold its Grange hall this evenin the organization have beea The T. dance in riends of invited. Comp laints have becn received here about the wretched condition of the back country roads. The rural mail carrier reported to Postmaster Fagan that he could not get through with the mail. Mr. and visiting with W. W. Fagan. George Garrity, of the Berlin Con- struction company’s force, con- fined to his home with influenza ISADOR | FISH 10 LEAVE Club Kenney and Mrs. James Postmaster are Mrs. Shuttle Meadow Shef Will be Associated With Atlantic City Res- taurant Corporation. Isador Fi%h, chef Meadow club, ha of becoming l{ns(:\un\n[ com lantic City and will leave the employ of the lacal golf club on M\ h Mr. Fish leaves with' the best wishes of the several hundred friends whom d at the club house and with him goes their hope for success simi- lar to that which has attended him in The Schlitz company 100.000 corporation operating restaurants ajong the board walk al the Shuttle in- the Schli lent opportunities offered the lo man in becoming connected with that company he w obliged to I e his post here, contrary to the wishes of the club members and officials. It is the intention of Mr. Fish give his friends an entertainment the club house on the cvening of I ruary 28. To that end he is making | arrangements for mailing invitations | and promises his guests a time long i to be remembered to at S10: FOR ( I'l\ NTAF New York, Feb. John J. Boylan, it is le introduced a bill in the legislature which, if it becom: a law, will pro- vide clty emploves outside of polic men, filremen. street cleaners and teachers with pension and with ac dent and life insurance. The four classes of city employes excluded from the provigions cf the bill are already provided for by other pension plans. The bill as it now stands provides 1 for life insurance for cach employe in I an amount equal to six manths pay: disability insurance for emplo) more than ten years in service consisting of from one-quarter to one-half of their salary and payable during the period af their disability, three-quarter i pension if an employe is disabled in the performance of his duty: a half pay pension to dependents if an em- { ploye is killed in performance of duty, and retirement on demand with | sion after the age of 60 13 enitor med. has just v 1 = | | pen- SHIPS FOR ieval, Esthonia, has taken cnergeti ing. A small fleet of has already been launched, | steel motor-ships are bei American steel at lieval to wooden ships and three built of —Esthonia | today. shipbuild- | " l.eslie Lawrence, { Bristol I incleme FEBRUARY 13 ' .. PLAIIV VILLE NEWS. ———— ,MARRIAGE TODAY ENDS WAR ROMANGE Or Maybe It Only Begms With | Ceremony in Brooklyn, N Y. LT. LESLIE LAWRENGE GROOM His Bride Arrives i U, ‘Transport Rochambeau—He met Her While Serving Abroad in \, E. F.—Other Plainville News. The culmination of a war romanc of inferest to local people took place today in Brooklyn. N. Y.. when Lieut son of Mr. and Mrs of Ansonia, formerly of Plainville, was married to a French girl whom he met while with the Am- erican expeditionary forces in France. The wedding took place this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock and Rev. H. C. Whit- ney, former pastor of the local Metho- dist Episcopal church, tied the mar- riage knot. Lieut. Lawren. at Fort Riley, Kansas, sinc from France. ~His bride was expected to_arrive .several days ago. but the Rochambeau, the vessel on which she sailed, w: delayed by storms and ar- rived vesterday. Merton Lamb, usin of Licut. Lawrence and his wife of this town, went to New York this morning to at- tehd the wedding. Lieut. Lawrence is well known in Plainville and has a number of friends and relatives in this tawn. He was born here and spent the early vears of his life in Plainville. He is a member of Frederick lodge, Ao Frand A, M. Sleigh Turns Turtle. evine, proprictor of the I’ sh Market, had a narrow om injury when a cutter in which he v iding turned over on West Main street shortly before noon The runner of the sleigh was | caught in the rut of the trolley tracks on the Bristol line and when Levine tried to turn out the cutter turned over. He was thrown from the sleigh but w not hurt. Donald McGrath. funeral of Donald 16 months’ old son of Mr. and FEdward MeceGrath, who died in Detroit on Tuesday. was held this aft- ernaon at 3 o'clock at the home of his ndparen AMr. and Mrs. Henry d of North V- ngton street. e body was placed in the receiving vault in West cemetery to await buri- al at St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery in the spring. Sequassen Lodze been stationed his return e has a c in- o5 The the MecGrath, Initiation. 74, 1. O, Tast ¢ and Segunsse held it in Odd F the ¢ Iree ze cluss of candi- dats. The initiation cercmony was followed by a social. A large number of memt itended the megting. Church Supper Wednesday. The Young Women's s of Methssist Episcopal church will hold a supper and socixl the church pariors on Wednesday evening, Feb- -y 18, thie Licur of the supper to be announced later. The committee wiil compiete final arrangements within a couple of d Hawley Bristol Manufacturing local mill was closed all out of respect for the deceased president and treasurer, Arthur D, Hawley, who died a few days ago from preumonia. The funeral was held this afternoon 2:30 o'clock his late home on et Rev. Ernest I pastor Congreg church, s meetin hall x lows’ the ay Today com- The S day at of ttional offici- ated. wous shower. Schneider honor at a misc held last evening af the home wiles Orvis of Ias present from New Brit- cu Avon @ Plainvi Schneider was preseted with nu- bus pretiy and usciul gifts of sil- linen and cu . Music, game d dan were enjovel. A colia- tion was served. v the laneous Zuest ol shower of Mrs. Guests were >uthin Schools Closed. no fternoon of the weather, was held this morning Mabel Styrir and o teaching staff represent- Plainville schools at ch- endion in Hartio Poor Trolley Serv The snowfall of t olley service bac the cars running f mernin According rons the service worse without cea During the past weck the Plainy cars have been run a separate line from the Arch strect run in New Brit- win with the intention of improvin the service and running:the cars on schedule time. Thesc were shattered today when cars from Lazy Lane appeared in Plainville about once in two lours. The short line rur from New Britain, dne every 1 uin- utes. ran about once an hour and the patrons who expected to arrive iven point at a certain time “out o huck. I Last call blum Mii Britain.— mk schoc of the to A wi his N session owir sion Towne 1 the the cony 10- dule 1o scl 1o et ng 1to, cannot mi he ille hopes u iors, h 188 invilte on nery Advi. Hohbein of ¥ velvet ts. Golden- Co. Main ¢ clerieal stafe Cowles Electric Co. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL 74 Winthrop St. New Britain, 149, Plainvilie, Conn, Bristol. | the | street. | i | 1 | S. Aboard | l i Beinice | | Modes for Spring Hats and Dinner Gown Seen on New York Stage VIVIENE, SECALZ By CORA MOOR New York Fashion Authorit uBdIWY T qad « ‘MI0A M=X women are coming to the realization that stage fashions not only are adaptable, but are, in_the majority o7 cases, true indications of the tread in stvles. They are watching the stage costumes for ideas to adapt to their own needs. Evening-at-Home Gown. pleasure to come upon a gawn exactly right for an at- home dinner when there are guests and this one which Margiret Law- rence wears in “Wedding Bells” is charming example. « It Is so simple and so suitable to almost any color of crepe de chine or other soft silk It is always a GOVERNOR WHO SENT FEDERAL TROOPS EDVWARD. B MORROVY Governor ward P. federal troops to Lexington, Ky.. afte a mob had attacked the yette coun- (v courthouse in an attempt to e Will Lockett. negio. charged with murder 6f Geneva Hardeman. ten- vear-old school Morrow sent FOR FIRE PREVENTION. Assistant Chief W, Noble fire departiment advances as 2 tion for fire precaution, that property owners having zarden hase, connect ihe same with the water pipes in their ne is in particularly desirable where travel sugges- on outlying streets is stifi very bad ZE STAMP CONTEST. eb. 13.—New ¢ tamps selects vill car and © F in, tepublic prizc is. in denom prennigs ermac hy a cont They the issued rman ions r wo G entercd the conte men who have many art s well-known For Colds, G as a Preventiy 20MO QUININ . W. Grov 3vc. enzi ANATIVE Look fur the hox Do take Tablets \ature on at the postoflice is il with influenza at his home on West Main strecef. Martha Rebekah lodg 1 B S will hold a re; mectin Monda evening at the club rooms in Odd I Jows' hall Miss Margery from a visit of seve J. R. Merriman in Rico Miss Lirthday street Lt i rong has returned weeks withMrs San Juan, Uorto 1 celebrated her home on Pierce len today Tierney at her 1 sprina millinery, Goldenblum advt. yunt of the to contir -of-business sule t unusual ains at Whiting street. Saturday chance.—Advt. £1.00, Goldenblum On e stormy decided ue my . Gross,, 14 positively 1 Vevet ¢ st Mil- rits in.—aa cap- | | the Two davs gowns worn by New York stars. A ®irdle of silver ribbon furni touch—except, of course, for sapphide-blue feather fan which the color note of the costume. | | Lawrence suggests that the mo could be adapted to net with ti ruffles with the edges ravelled to fol | a fringe, applied in place of the b Bonnet Strings. the Ritz the other afternooi connted no less than nine hats bonnet strings, or chin straps., wh are in the same class, and they strongly featured in the current p Vivienne Segal, in “The Lt Whopper,” wears one having a dou brim of \pecan straw and a1 moul shaped crown of blanco lace. lace is wired to form melon-sha; At Chic hats and informal dinner that it for The costume is of crepe de chine! in an orchid shade and consists sim- ply of a little “round” kimono waist fastened in back, cut to a V in front and back, around and then trimmed, as the il- lustration clearly shows, with crystal beads in loop fringe, i grouped in threes .in sawteeth lines. sections and the brim turns up on | side and down on the other, and ti comes a lace streamer that starts ends at. the center-back. In “Scandal™ is another emphatically points the vogue. It shows the elongated and broad back with the abrupt up in front, and is worn by ‘Winston, It is fashioned of fine and its sole bit of trimming is a cular ornament ¢f plaited ribbon. instantly suggests possibilities | the home dressmaker. hat skirt gathered evenly all row after row, ) ) ) ) ) ) 5 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) e ) 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 10 0 6 o o ) New Fashions in Suits for Spring Indeed, we've already received quite a few new models and women who have seen them have been as en- shusiastic about them as we. Although the “straight line” effect is swill the vogue, the show many new and attra style touches that are always admired in suits for the Soring ssason. A group of Velour Check Suit misses ha‘ attracted much attention, mostly due to their smart style ani ! partly due to their price of $49.00. But you must come in to fully ap- preciate our new showing. Moderately Priced, Too. Steiger-Vedder Company Successor o C. S. Hills & Company, Hartford. new T3 SO designs little much ts for [ [ ) ) ) ) ) ) 6 ) ) o )