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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
3
The sketch highlights new summer coats in bright colors like emerald green, magenta, and scarlet designed to pair with white skirts. Velour de laine or polo weave fabrics feature wide sleeves, deep cuffs, and a belted, gracefully draped body. Coats remain informal, unlined, with silk lutestring trim, and emphasize a crisp, dashy silhouette.
Nearly every girl knows a party dress suffers more wear in a crowded closet than when worn. A lawn or muslin cover sized to the gown protects folds. shoulders and neck formed, seams closed, bottom hemmed, neck bound, and sachets hung at the cords.
Shopping hats feature sailor style with narrow brims and soft crowns. Some hats show crowns that widen toward the top and blend with the brim, producing a near uniform circumference where the crown band ends.
Tulle used as hat trimming grows in favor with versatile draping and spiraled shapes on straw and satin hats. Lace appears in high wired effects and artistic drapings. New floral motifs, ferns, moss, and forgetmenots create airy clusters and delicate embellishments for summer millinery.
A small western newspaper column quotes an editorial lamenting burglars breaking in last night. The piece condemns community shame and asserts editors worked for the public welfare, noting nothing was taken.
Miss Caroline Miller of 810 East Elm Street Streator Illinois describes a painful spreading facial sore that covered her face with a red crust. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for three weeks the eruption disappeared, as advertised by Cuticura with a free skin book offer.
Ultra fashionables adopt rich red hues like ripe currant and wood fire tones. A blue vermilion shade appears, described as akin to a half ripe plum in nature.
A black and white checked tagal straw hat showcases a satin crown and brim for a formal outdoor look. The model emphasizes contrast and a vintage style suitable for leisurely daytime events.
A humorous exchange shows a wife asking what the letters stand for and the husband replying they cannot sit down due to the Masonic seal. The joke hinges on a pun about seating and the secrecy often associated with fraternal orders.
The Philadelphia North American notes handwork on net ruffling stands out. The objection is rough defects on the wrong side show through the fabric, but buttonholing on the wrong side can look neat. Net edges may use color coordinated buttonhole edging with silk or mercerized cotton.
Pan American mediators push for a provisional Mexican government to be recognized by the United States as Huerta’s regime risks collapse. They warn chaos if constitutionalists seize Mexico City and press for a U S embargo on arms. Carranza remains in the field, with U S recognition to hinge on pacification plans.
Attorney General Cosson proposes altering the Ryan lake drainage project to separate the drainage district from the lake and drain water into the lake. The plan would reduce the state share from 18 000 to about 3 000 by paying half the survey cost, awaiting land owner decision.
A large fire in Hinton ten miles east of Sioux City destroyed the hardware store and the Bank of Hinton along with a hotel a general store and several small businesses in the central business district.
Dubuque officials of the Industrial corporation withdraw its $5,000 subscription to the Greater Iowa movement for an exhibition building in San Francisco. Of twelve committee appointees by the governor, no resident of Dubuque was named.
For the first time in Iowa several precincts will hold their primary elections in tents due to lack of available suitable buildings. The move reflects accommodation needs as polling sites seek space.
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