21 Feb 1927
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 21, 1927
Page
1
A fashion column surveys floral boutonnières on black ribbons and jeweled brooches, notes the return of plain brown shoes over black, and describes long velvet sleeves with stiff points. It also recalls a christening encounter about a baby’s first cry and jokes about bows replacing buttons on dresses.
A Mount Barker page mixes fashion, home crafts, and recipes. It describes porilon frocks designed by Lu vien seine of Paria OH flesh georgette and black velvet options, a new method for curling hair, seasonable capes, boudoir wraps, and a coconut biscuit recipe. It also offers house and vehicle notices, local business ads, and a note on supporting local industry.
The notice advertises a broad summer sale at Drew Robinson's with many items and deep discounts. It highlights fabrics, dresses, shirts, knitwear, towels, handkerchiefs, and accessories with sale prices and percentages, urging early purchase to secure the best deals.
The article notes how fashion shifts impact industries such as hairpin manufacture and lace making. It discusses designers and couturiers sometimes sponsoring trends to aid specific trades, while others suffer when fads fade, leaving lace makers exposed as lace frocks go out of Vogue.
Bayley Bros exhibited a two year old fat bullock at the Denmark show. Plucked from a poor scraggy start at six months, it grazed on their farm and reached a large weight by slaughter. The article notes local veterinary shoer and blacksmith workers in nearby premises.
A reader comments on harbor plans discussed by the Chamber of Commerce. The letter questions Albany harbor improvements and the supply of a harbor phone. It questions who should fund interest and sinking funds for large sums and recalls past debates over docks and mailboats. The writer muses about engineers, local leaders, and the town’s future port prospects.
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