Handwork and Novelty Jewelry Shape Summer Fashion
The feature notes how home sewing trims cost and quality, urging hand made garments and accessories for a summer trousseau. It highlights new artistic jewelry designs, including a diamond tiara, bird corsages, sapphire finery, and Louis XVI buckles, with period emphasis on exclusivity and untaxed imports.
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Trousseau
Val
Uncle Sam
United States
Odd Superstitions of the Human Race
The article surveys widespread superstitions from signs and omens to insect-related beliefs. It notes the death watch beetle tapping, cricket luck, money spider wisdom, and spiders in medicine and gold lore, highlighting enduring rural and intellectual credulity across regions and eras.
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Swift
Pennsylvania
Congress
Oxfordshire
China
Frobisher