10 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
1
Ingenious fur trims head the fall fashion, with fox accents on sheer wools and beige wool crepe ensembles. Designers plan show-knot fur appliques and cuff-muffs, with fur yokes and dotted fur patterns, pairing luxe fabrics with dramatic fur for a vivid autumn winter wardrobe.
The season spotlights a warm honey beige tan with light rouge, matte powder, and bold lipstick. Headgear features peaked hoods on suits, wide hats, and fishnet turbans with large hairpins. Footwear shows cork clogs and raffia sandals. beach bags grow larger to include makeup for the look.
White and deep blue linen form a natty costume from Bruyere. The blue fabric creates a sailor look on the jacket and the dress bodice, with a white embroidered anchor on the shoulder and a blue outlined red anchor on the jacket sleeve. Mother of pearl buttons finish the design.
Gray woolens and gray furs headline the fall collection with coats and suits emphasizing a gray vogue. Designers highlight seamless blending of textures and tonal harmony, signaling a restrained, monochrome style for the season.
Small fabric stars captured between layers of marine create an imaginative hat design by a French milliner. The piece highlights inventive use of materials and craft in spring millinery.
Jimmy Dykes emerged as a trading genius behind the Chicago White Sox, assembling a misfit yet effective lineup led by Gerald Walker Eric McNair Joe Kuhel and Mike Tresh. The club stays in the AL first division despite injuries and weak steadiness in the lineup.
Sport Shorts cover a long passe game at Eagle Pass Texas between local teams with a 129 to 119 result after six innings. The piece also lists baseball anecdotes from Ted Lyons Joe McCarthy and Mel Harder plus tidbits on Nearco salaries and Senators prospects, with varied notes on college coaches and players. The mix includes comments from Grover Cleveland Alexander Pat Moran and J Louis Comiskey and references to Little Nineteen pitchers Tube Thompson and others.
A Chicago pro tested a four pound golfing kit with a single shaft and interchangeable heads stored in a zipper pocket. Heads screw onto the shaft and tighten on impact. length fixed by a long hosel. While popular use doubtful, it offers travel ease and caddy-free play. Also noted: Columbia halfback ID Luckman will join the Chicago Bears, signing a two year contract after Academic pride influenced his decision.
Promote matching chair and davenport sets with simple crochet patterns. Pattern 6391 includes directions, stitch illustrations, and required materials. Send 15 cents and name address pattern number to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 250 W. 14th St. New York.
A compact aphorism notes that life precedes literature and the material world shapes art, referencing hills filled with marble and blooms with statues as a metaphor for creation and value.
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