Who's Going to Fix the Length of Women's Skirts
Winifred Black lampoons foreign standards and Italian reformers aiming to curb fashions. She imagines police fines for short skirts and makeup, satirically predicting a fashion revolution with police in court, and mocks moral policing of women's dress.
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Italy
Miss Red Lips
United States of America
France
Spain
Uncle Sam
Sopyright
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Home Making Advice and Fashion for Tables and China
Wanda Barton suggests conservative home making focusing on table settings table linens and china. The piece discusses tablecloths napkins silverware and china choices noting open sets offer best value and ivory white with gold decoration is timeless. It also contrasts American and European attitudes toward women and fashion.
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Goocs
Fall Introduces New Collars in Coats
The fall features innovative fur collar designs emphasizing comfort and style. Stand up collars flare for short haired furs, shawl collars sit away from the face, and new off the shoulder fur bands provide warmth and a flattering line. Smaller straight collars offer versatile wear with fur on either side.
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Annette Bradshaw
Seen on 5th Ave Fashion Notes on Buttons and Fabrics
Miss Shopper notes a surge of trim mings and velvet buttons in aquamarine topaz ruby crystal and rhinestone. A new mirror button and the wooly fabric angoria suit sportswear, signaling a stylish season on Fifth Avenue.
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Miss Shopper
Shapely Limbs Exercises From Anne Jordan
Short skirts boost fashion and fitness ideas with ankle and calf workouts. The routine includes two leg exercises using a back table for balance, plus ankle stretches to slim ankles and shape calves, with measurements and progress goals.
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Reneain
Lee
Education systems and the call for thorough specialization
A King Features Syndicate piece from 1927 argues for modern education methods like outlines and correspondence courses while warning against over spreading knowledge. It urges Americans to be thorough in one chosen field, put heart into specialization, and avoid slipshod methods to grow character and success.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Tomorrow's Horoscope by Genevieve Kemble
The column notes Jupiter Mars Mercury and luminaries forming friendly aspects guiding effort toward achievement. A birthday predicts a year of success and expansion with favored employment and new projects. Notable nativities include Sarah Bernhardt and Franz Liszt.
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Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Sarah Bernhardt
Franz Liszt
Famous Composers By Cozette Douglass
Johann Strauss II of Vienna, famed for The Blue Danube, rose from bank clerk to conductor. He married Henrietta Treffz and later Angelica Dittrich, composing nearly four hundred waltzes and many operettas. He died in Vienna in 1899.
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Johann Strauss
Johann
Vienna
Gymnastic and Polytechnic Institute
Austria
Germany
Petropavlovski Park
Petrograd
Henrietta Treffz
Angelica Dittrich
Strauss
Odd and interesting facts from around the world
The note covers birthrates in London districts with Shoreditch and Bermondsey above 24 per thousand while western boroughs lag, a rare okapi captured alive in the Belgian Congo under Captain Marshall Field, and its giraffe relation. It mentions white bananas seen in London in 1618, a child health observation on rheumatic heart disease by house level, and science seeking reasons for the pattern.
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London
Shoreditch
Bermondsey
Marshall Field
Belgian Congo
Europe
Ears Not An Organ For Amateur Cures
Royal S Copeland argues ears require care and cautions against probing with objects. He explains ear anatomy including external pinna ear canal and ear drum and warns improper handling may cause serious trouble. He notes natural ear wax protects the ear canal from dust and insects and references historic creation.
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Royal S. Copeland
United States
New York
New York City
der Copeland
Advice to Girls by Annie Laurie
A 1927 feature column presents reader questions on marriage, cosmetics, and health. A woman unsure about marriage is advised to discuss a suitor’s intent. another asks about rouge, with guidance to use it in moderation. Medical Q and A covers insulin, chills, goitre, and violet rays with doctor-led answers.
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Annie Laurie
D“' Annie Laurie
Ellen
New
Revelations of a Wife Sequel Deepens Family Secrets
The narrator sifts through a tangle of eavesdropping, hidden identities, and dangerous associations tied to Eleanor Lincoln. Dicky’s confidential links with the red-bearded man and a vagabond raise fear for Miss Lincoln while Katie’s gossip and past loyalties surface. conclude with a family farewell as the household settles for the night.
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Ati
Dicky
Eleanor Lincoln
Katie
Miss Lincoln
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Snow Hill
Adam
Garden of Eden
Adele Garrison
Madge
Katherine
Marion
Junior
Graham
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