Separate Coat Fashions Return in Spring Garb
Paris fashion notes emphasize the separate spring coat maintaining prominence in afternoon wear. Buttoning wraps replace wraps around coats, with varied sleeve styles, belts, and color tones like black, beige, gray, and blue. Luxe fabrics include kasha, georgette, and lace, while moonlit metallics and wrap hues harmonize with multiple outfits.
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Milady
Paris
New York Herald-Tribune
Vionnet
Haute Monde
Sardinia From Sardinian Shores to Cagliari’s Walled Gate
A travel sketch describes Sardinia’s rugged interior, goats and wild herbs, and forests amid arid plains. It notes Oristano pottery, Macomer as brigand history, and the island’s safety compared with mainland Italy. Cagliari’s salt flats, old walls, and nuraghi towers highlight ancient life and hospitable villagers.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Sardinia
Cagliari
Civitavecchia
Rome
Golfo Degli Aranci
Arizona
Montana
Chillvani
Sassari
Alghero
Admiral von Tirpitz
Macomer
Nucoro
Barbargia
Carabinieri
Italy
Sicily
Naples
Oristano
Cagnari
Old Fashioned Kitchen Cabinet Recipe Notes
A 1926 Kitchen Cabinet column lists diverse dishes and methods on fish Kedgeree and creole rice, with sauces, mushroom catsup, ragout of liver, Arabian pudding, tomato and cucumber salad, and Duchess potatoes. It preserves period cooking tips and pantry ideas with practical instructions.
Printed Crepe Frock with Plain Crepe Mantle Stuns
The ensemble features a frock of printed crepe with unusual front designs and a plain crepe back and lower silk. An unlined coat of plain crepe is worn over it, its under side showing two panels of printed crepe material.
Helgoland erosion threatens historic island fortress
Telegram reports Helgoland is rapidly eroding as sea swallows dismantled remains and western cliffs suffer, aided by mine debris tides. The former German fortress, once a fortifications complex of one-fifth square mile, is described as vanishing into history after dynasite destruction.
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Helgoland
Frankfurter Zeitung
Helgolaund
Torquay Mayor Praises Terrier for Life-Saving Feat
The mayor of Torquay honors a fox terrier that ripped burning cotton wool from a bandaged leg, saving the injured man's life. The dog acted after the master was incapacitated, drawing help and attention to the urgent danger.
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Torquay
England
Calumet Baking Powder improves meringue texture
A recipe tip notes that one-fourth teaspoon Calumet Baking Powder adds texture and body to meringue due to its slow rising qualities. The slow oven further enhances the meringue’s satisfactory structure.
New University Buildings Underway in Johannesburg South Africa
Construction begins on new university buildings in Johannesburg costing five million dollars. The project involves described funding and aims to expand campus facilities and capacity.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
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Soong
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Ellicott Street
Buffalo
Ee Eley
Moons Motor Oil
Monarch Manufacturing Co
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Toledo
Ohio
MonaMotor Oils & Greases
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Allen's
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Elda
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