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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
10
A fashion column surveys boudoir silhouettes from oriental embroidered coats to white chiffons and silver fringes. It highlights old gold and Persian embroidery negligees, lightweight lace accents, and a bold manly lounging robe as practical travel wear for Pullman or emergencies.
The article advises practical kitchen attire for hostesses serving guests, emphasizing simple lines, easy access, and avoiding elaborate fabrics. It suggests white or light colored fabrics, short sleeves, and a large apron, with wool challis or poplin options, and recommends coordinating white stockings and slippers for a neat, functional look before guests arrive.
The article surveys dainty sacques in chiffon Georgette and linen, detailing on parade and breakfast styles. It describes warm options for illness, emergency wear, and travel, plus construction notes like Val insertion and eyelet edging, with several decorative variations.
The guide advises saving a half roll of wallpaper from each room and preserving strips for future patches. It covers fading paper to match, window-drying plans, careful corner repairs with a knife, and patching dented areas with plaster and matched edges to blend seamlessly.
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