Day of Love and Law in a Small Town Suit
Clarence Dayton injures his pride and his horse in a village crash after a jilted storyline with a cook. A young lawyer from the lawn party turns out to be the defense for Dayton, winning his first case and shocking Miss Mollie Dayton with flirtatious suspense.
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Clarence Dayton
Short Hills
Young Dayton
Dayton
Saulbury
America
Yaas
London
Mollie Dayton
Clarence
George Graham
Graham
Miss Mollie
Court House
Mollie
Lovely Moonlight Rose Hats in Gauze and Ribbon
The article describes a summer millinery rose made of white or silver gauze with a rose center, forming a wreath of gauze roses on hats. It highlights a ravishing French-styled millinery panel, a white chip hat with moire in pale silver gray, and a white ribbon bow. It notes other ribbon roses in odd colors and tiny folded roses worn at the throat with various summer hues.
Robert’s Double Birthday Prank Ends in Fatigue
Robert plans to double up on prayers, interpreting a birthday as a chance to rest early. His mother questions the repeat prayers, and he explains tomorrow night he will be too tired to say them. The quip captures a child’s witty take on fatigue and celebration.
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Robert
Wart treatment with soda and ammonia solution
A historical remedy advises destroying warts by bathing them in a strong washing soda solution for a minute, drying, and repeating several times daily. Alternatively rub night and morning with moistened muriate of am monia to soften and shrink warts until disappearance.
Her Business Instinct in Plain Talk
A three year old, Eleanor, accepts a dime for taking medicine but refuses a nickel from her older brother to fetch chips. She declares she can earn more by taking castor oil, showing a stubborn entrepreneurial streak and strong will for a child.
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Eleanor
Smart sleeve description from Worth gown design
Worth has sent a sheer black silk marquisette sleeve design featuring a full sleeve from shoulder to elbow, a tall satin cuff with satin cord, and white crochet buttons. The bodice shows gathered marquisette scarfs forming an empire waist with a satin girdle and a narrow panel extending into the skirt.
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Worth
Evening gown in mousseline de soie with lace trim
The garment described uses mousseline de soie or alternative fabrics. It features shoulder gathers or shirting, a front lace band with buttons and a broad graduated frill on each side edged in heavy lace. A fine lace collarette, satin cravat and girdle complete the ensemble, with lace edged sleeve frills.
Early Paris Fashion Favors Directoire Revival
Paris fashion reports from Dress and Harper s Bazar note a shift toward the directoire revival with high collars vest and cutaway coats, complemented by the recurring directoire hat seen at society gatherings. Tinting walls with size colors offers a cheaper finish though washing is impossible, with dry pigments mixed in glue size and covering about forty square yards per package.
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Paris
la Parisienne
Harper’s Bazar
Crash Motor Coats Impress With Bold Flowered Linings
The newest coats for motoring feature heavy plain crash fabric with flowered crash trim and fabric covered buttons. Flower effects decorate the linings with bold colors and brilliant coloring.
Fancy Vests Rise in Modern Suits
The Dry Goods Economist notes stylish vests accompany many smart suits this season. Many are detachable, but most are sewn to the coat, with experts expecting the attached style to become more popular. Fabrics include satin broadcloth velvet moire faille and brocade in embroidered or blended colorways.
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Dry Goods Economist
Lace and the Reticule Handbags for dainty summer wear
Lace handbags are a fashionable summer possession for lovers of delicate dress accessories. They hang from long cords and pair with lingerie frocks. Irig and Venice varieties, real and imitation, along with black and white Chantilly and filet with embroidery, are featured.
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Irig
Venice
Waists With Pockets For Sportswear
Sporting waists for tennis and golf come in white or natural colors with new cuts. They feature large pockets, belts, and collars and cuffs of plain or striped material. Hip pockets and silk ties are also listed.
Bethlehem Bead Craft Shapes an Industry Amid Pearl Waste
Bethlehem Palestine relies on mother of pearl goods for religious articles and ornaments. Bead making uses primitive tools to turn pearl waste into flat round and oval beads and rosaries. Tourists buy larger carved shells in Jerusalem and Bethlehem as beads rise in demand.
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Ashington
Bethlehem
Palestine
United States
Jerusalem
Fingerprint System Proposed to Track Abandoned Infants
City health officials discuss adopting a fingerprint identification plan for all babies born in public institutions to reduce infant abandonment. The New York trial and endorsements from Dr. William C. Woodward and George S. Wilson support filing finger prints with mother descriptions, aiding police in tracing mothers when infants are abandoned.
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New York
William C. Woodward
George 8. Wilson
Board of Charities
National Capital
Dr. Woodward
New York City
Enlisted Navy Men Change Face of Service, Officer Says
A Leslie’s writer praises enlisted sailors for transforming the Navy through ambition intelligence and trustworthiness. An officer recounts two liberty parties in New York six years apart showing dramatic improvement. the later group returned on time and spent shore leave visiting theaters museums and experiencing the city like ordinary citizens.
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United States Navy
Leslie
Washington
New York
Navy
Frog inside woman's stomach nearly a year
A seven inch frog that hatched in well water swallowed last August lived in Mrs. L. V. King’s stomach in Dean Wood near Washington for about a year. It clawed, caused pain, and even croaked before doctors at Emergency hospital extracted it with a pump. The specimen is preserved in alcohol.
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L. V
Dean Wood
Washington
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