05 Oct 1925
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 05, 1925
Page
1
The column surveys women in Greece and Vienna: hats and hair bobbing contentious in Vienna. new dances and dress forms emerge. It notes rising wages for young women in Melbourne dressmaking and brisk silk materials demand as summer fashions swell.
A fragment discusses fashion shifts toward dramatic sleeves, boleros worn over frocks, and hip accessories inspired by grandmothers. It notes designers and milliners seeking new looks, and mentions Susanne Longlen at a French event, detailing a two piece dress with orange and pink headdress.
A large stock of fashionable frocks and related garments is advertised with extensive descriptions. Items include Lady Natural Pugi Frocks, Cotgeoret Procks, French Crepe de Chene dresses, Morocain Frocks, Vinio Frocks, and maid’s frocks in voile and silks. Prices range from 16/1 to 70, with multiple styles and colors highlighted.
Dr Cyr Norwood addresses a Marlborough audience on the link between work and contentment, arguing that contentment grows from meaningful labor rather than wealth. He cites women’s unpaid domestic labor, warns against output restriction, and notes 50 decayed houses in the area reflecting broader social deprivation since 1925.
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