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BUFFALO COURIER-EXfRESS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1940 Section Five 3

Chance to Revel Till You Droop Without Confetti in Your Soup

\ sabout same but celebration

won't be tame If you are a N e w Year's E v e rev­

eler w h o s e revels in the past have been restrained by a shower of confett i landing in your consomme or cMcken a la king, thia wil l come a s good n e w s :

There i s n t go ing to be any con­fett i at this year's N e w Year's E v e parties .

That doesn't m e a n that the cele­brat ions to show the old year the g a t e and to greet 1941 are go ing to be any leas colorful, noisy or fr ivolous than in the past .

Coat A b o u t t h e S a m e On the contrary, if the expecta­

t ions of the experts on hoopla are fulfilled, this will be the gayes t , pluahlest and most lavish celebra­tion m at least a decade.

Clab s tewards , maitres d'hotel. t avern keepers , faahionists and f lorists agree that whatever troubles are we igh ing upon Buf-falonians wil l all be drowned in a sea of convivia l i ty and that the immers ion—whether of the troubles or the Individual—will be no more expens ive than in the las t f ew years .

The Erie County Alcoholic Bev­erage Control Board expec t s it will be asked to grant more t h a n 400 al l -night permits for N e w Year's Eve . Such permits , cos t ing tavern and club keepers $10 each, will enable them to s t a y open all night instead of c los ing a t 3 a. m.

Martin A. Gavin, president of the Erie County Retai l Liquor Dealers ' Assoc iat ion, declared local t a v e r n s expect to "have the big­g e s t N e w Year's E v e celebration sirtce 1930."

But the n e w s of chief interest t o the fo lks w h o find t ime amid the ir revelry t o « a t the midnight suppers which chefs have pains­t a k i n g l y prepared for them came from N o r m a n L. Etenger , 302 Broadway .

Diners' Protes t s Heeded A leading dealer in party favors

and g a y appurtenances for N e w Year's celebrations, E t e n g e r re­ported tftat confett i is g e t t i n g the go-by th is year principally be­cause of the protes ts of diners last y e a r tha t t h e y didn't appreciate h a v i n g the ir t a s t y s n a c k s f lavored w i t h w i s p s of colored paper.

But , by w a y of compensat ion, E t e n g e r reported he has orders for exac t ly 1,000,000 pieces of serpent ine s t reamers for this year ' s celebration. Thi s i s a spec­tacu lar advance over la s t year's buying. Great increases in other i t e m s also were reported.

Buyers are demanding Ameri ­can-made favors , a s they did last year, he said.

Etenger e s t imated that business i s more than 50 per cent better than in 1930.

Nfuch of the g l i t ter of the cele­bration wil l come from the femi­nine m e r r y m a k e r s themselves , ac­cording to several fashion experts . Oriental lavishness will be the rule. Great quant i t ies of brill iant jew­elry have been sold.

Feathers , furs and the richest of fabrics wil l win at tent ion on the dance floor. W h a t is in s tore m a y be surmised from the n a m e s of s o m e of the g o w n s shown in a l eading shop. Dres se s for N e w Year's parties are t i t led Mata Hart. Sophist icat ion and Burma Bronze.

Flor is ts are confident of a ban­ner season because of the lavish­n e s s of gowns , they said.

N i g h t clubs already have had m a n y requests for reservations, | but choice tables can sti l l be en­gaged . Pr ices in the better clubs are about the s a m e a s last year, w i t h var ia t ions usual ly not exceed­ing 50 cents one w a y or the other.

Some places which last year had be low-average prica» have gone quite tony, wi th new decorations and better enterta inment . Menus and prices are scaled accordingly.

Places and ' Prices

The fo l lowing l ist of favorite • p o t s i s offered a s guide. Of j course, there are hundreds of • places, not l isted, which will con­t inue se l l ing beer a t a dime g lass .

Hotel Buffa lo—$5 each. Hotel Lafayette-—Open house. Hotel Markeen—$3,50 each. Hotel N i a g a r a — O p e n house. Hotel Stat ler—16 each. Hotel S tuyvesant — Stuyvesant

Room, $5 each; N e w A m s t e r d a m ; Room, $4 each.

Hotel Worth—Open house. Anchor Grill—$1.50 each. Andy's Grill—Open house. Bernie B e r g m a n — $ 1 each mini-]

m u m . Esquire—Open house. Aloha Cafe *— $1.50 each, plus1

$2.25 for platter. Casa Savoy—Open house. Club Moon Glo-r-$t cover each. Cocoanut Grove—$2.50 cover per J

couple. Cole's Restaurant—Open house. Everg lades Cafe—Open house. Frank's Casa N o v a — $1 eachJ

cover and $1.50 each turkey dinner. Gandy's Sea Food—Dinners 75

cents , $1 and $1.25. Gerace's Cafe—$1.50 each. German Pantry Res taurant — |

$1 50 each. Hanny's — $1.50 each cover I

charge and $1 each minimum. Kaufman's—$3 each. Chez A m i — $ 5 each. Laube's Old Spain — $ 1 5 0 each

minimum and open house. Levin's Cafe — $1 each cover]

charge. Le Modern Cocktai l Lounge —

Open house. Harry Liebler—$1.50 cover in­

cluding dinner and $1.50 minimum for beverages .

Havana Casino—$3 per plate and $1 each minimum.

Little Har lem—$3 per couple. Lorenzo's Res taurant — $3.50

each. i MacDoal's Restaurant—$7.50 per j

couple. Mull igan's Cafe — F i f ty cents

cover charge' each. Dan Montgomery , Exchange

Street—Open house, O D a y s Grill—$1.50 each mini­

mum. Oliver's Grill—Open house. Park Lane Apar tments Restau­

rant—$5 each in new room, $4 each on veranda, plus tax,

Pfeiffer's Marine Grill—$1.50 each minimum.

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Signal Balks False Alarms

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Lackawanna's new fire alarm system, now nearing completion, a g a d g e t to foil false reports, a "squawker" horn atop the s ignal being examined by Fireman Earl Burke, lower photo. In top

picture, Carl A. Schontag Is Install ing switchboard equipment. box

Riviera Res taurant—Open house. Rogers Velvet Grill—$1 each

cover charge. Rost icceria Res taurant — Open

house. Ryan's Seneca St.—$1.50 each,

each.

O U T O F T O W N Ell icott Manor—$3 per couple. Bon Ton- -$2 .50 each. D o g Bar, W e s t Fai ls . Sagamore Hotel , Rochester. Cataract House, N iagara Fal ls . N i a g a r a Hotel , N iagara Fal ls . De laware Hotel, Tonawanda. Hotel Dudley, Salamanca. Esquire Club, Toronto, Ont. The Old Mill, Toronto, Ont. Gen Brock Hotel , N iagara Fal ls ,

Ont. Keating's , Clarence. Richmond Hotel, Batavia . Roycroft Inn, E a s t Aurora. Park Hotel , Lockport. W y o m i n g Inn, Wyoming . Luders, Elma. Colonial Restaurant , Lacka­

wanna. Hotel Lackawanna , Lackawanna. Ott Club, N i a g a r a Fal ls . Hotel Royal York, Toronto, Ont. Glen Park, Will iamsvil le .

W h a t is declared t o be the m o s t modern fire a larm s y s t e m in West* ern N e w York is be ing installed in Lackawanna, wi th its compli­cated nerve center located in a black and si lver switchboard now being set up in the recent ly-com­pleted addition to the South Park Avenue flrehouse.

The streamlined s ignal setup, for which the city is paying $17,000, will operate 86 fire boxes in all parts of the Steel City. For ty of these will be of the new "squawker type," designed to discourage the pulling of false a larms.

With more than 100 fa lse a larms sounded s o far th is year, Fire Chief Robert M. Avery thinks the new fire boxes wil l cut this f igure a t least in half in 1941. A cylindrical horn, fixed atop the n e w red and white a larm boxes, "squawks" whenever an a larm is turned in.

Bes ides housing the intricate ne t ­work of wires and special electrical equipment for the new alarm s y s ­tem, the new firehouse addition, a red brick s tructure built w i th W P A funds at a cost of $40,000, wil l be used to s tore heavy equipment for the city's electrical repair and maintenance department .

400 YOUNG FOLK WILL GIVE YULE FANTASY TUOAY

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Children from parochial schools, playgrounds to start per­

formance at 2 p. m.

A n elaborate Chris tmas carnival and fantasy , consis t ing of a play­let, The Court of Santa Claus, in­terspersed wi th spec ia l ty dances , will be s taged at Shea's Court Street Theater this afternoon by more than 400 parochial school and playground children under the supervision of the recreation divis­ion of the c i ty parks department.

The program, scheduled to be­gin at 2 o'clock, will be opened by the s ing ing of a number of Christ­m a s carols by a vested choir of 65 gir ls from Corpus Christi School. A t the conclusiorrbf the carols, a horde of Christ inas shoppers wil l march down the theater ais les s ing ing a yule i ide song a s the cur­ta in rises on the opening scene of The Court of Santa Claus

Plot Is Outlined The, playlet is a s tory of a poor

fami ly seek ing happiness on Chris tmas D a y at Santa's court, of the Spirit of Chris tmas deliver­ing her joyous m e s s a g e and of the rich l itt le girl who brings money to Old St. N i c k wi th which to buy the poor fami ly food and presents . During the Court of Santa Claus, a jes ter creates surprise upon sur­prise by i n t r o d u c i n g the fairy dancers, followed by a nuriber of dancing girls in a variety of terpsichorean accomplishments .

Throughout the s c e n e s there is the predominant theme of the Nat iv i ty and the joyous Chris tmas m e s s a g e to the world, tho finale being the adoration at the m a n g e r In Beth lehem, w i t h more ttian 100 carolers s inging the glad t idings. The c los ing scene is one of solemn

beauty . Two Months' Training

Children from St. Patr ick's School wil l present the playlet and also join the chorus in the s inging. Dance numbers wil l be as fo l lows: Christmas Sprites, Houghton Fie ld House; D a n c i n g Butterfl ies , St . Thomas Aquinas School; Wooden Shoe Dolls , German R o m a n Catho­lic Orphan A s y l u m ; Christmas Fairies , St. Franc is de Sales School; Wal t z ing Fans , s|t. Vin­cent's Technical School; T o y Sol­diers, Westmins ter House; S tream­lined Edition of Mother Goose, St . Patr ick's School; Jumping Jacks , Jubilee Gym; S k a t i n g Dolls , Lin­coln Field House; Mechanical Dolls, Neighborhood House N o . 3 ; R a g g e d y Anns and Andy, W e s t ­minster House, and Yuletide Bells , Houghton Field House .

Various play leaders of tjhe rec­reat ion division have beenj train­ing these children for the dramatic , musical and dancing numbers for nearly t w o months . Edward Tran­ter, director of recreation, .will be in charge of the performanqe, aided by Frank Denny, ass i s tant recrea­tion director; Louis Bolt, superin­tendent of playgrounds, and all the c i ty play leaders.

Owing to the l imited sea t ing ca­pac i ty of the theater, admiss ion is by t i ckets only. The t i ckets have been evenly distributed a m o n g the parochial schools, communi ty cen­ters and c i ty officials.

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We bought 1200 beauti­ful lace panels . . . they Just arrived and they're only hal f the usual price!

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Pieces Only $1.00 A WEEK

No Interest Charges Diamond engagement ring and 3-dlamond matching band, set in beautifully engraved, solid yellow v gold mounting. Pine lady's Croton Watch with silk cord band In­cluded.

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SCHICK CAPTAIN Electric Shaver Formerly $12.50 $ 9 - 9 5

Equipped with the "whlsk-it"—takes shaving out of the bathroom. Buy it on Victor's Easy Terms. . , . No Interest Charges.

ON VICTOR'S EASY TERMS

GENERAL ELECTRIC FANCY FIGURE

ELECTRIC

TREE LAMPS

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Fancy T u n g s t e n bulbs, bright colors!

* Reduced price to­morrow I*

TREE LIGHTS A REGULAR 75c OUTFIT

Large Six* Folding

DOLL CARRIAGE

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Quilted leatherette carriage with sun visor, 3 - bow hood, rubber tires. Easily folded. Real value at only $3.98.

Y o u ' l l h a v e t o h u r r y

f o r t h i s s p e c i a l s a l e of

G. E . t r e e l i g h t s .

T h e y ' r e r e g u l a r l y 7 5 c

a s e t . T o m o r r o w , w h i l e

t h e y l a s t , o n l y 3 8 c .

NO c. o. o OR PHONE ORDERS

HOLIDAY DRESSES

S p a r k l i n g n e w Dresses for Holiday o c c a s i o n s ! Pastel W o o l s ! R a y o n Crepes! Velveteens! 9 to 17, 12 to 20. 38 to 52.

FUR TRIMMED

COATS

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Nubby and novelty w o o l e n f a b r i c s , warmly interlined and richly trimmed In luxurious furs. 9 to if, 12 to 30. 38 to 32.

REAL VALUE

FUR COATS

$59-00 32 WEEKS TO PAY

Beautifully s t y l e d Coats! Choose from Seal Dyed Coneys, Black Persian Paw, Black Caracul and others.

NET EVENING GOWN

$10-95 E n c h a n t i n g , new G o w n s in love ly pastel shades, white or black. Take ad­vantage of Victor's Easy Terms tomor­row! 8!zes 10 to 20, 38 to 40.

Men's SUIT ft

OVERCOATS

$15-95 32 WEEKS TO PAY

A grand selection of high quality Suite and Overcoats priced low for this last minute Zmaa Sale!

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PIN-UP LAMP

S p a r k l i n g crystal base lamp that can be used as a table lamp or pin - up. C o m p l e t e w i th shade. Choice of • colors.

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