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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1936
Page
10
Fashion writer Marian Young notes accessories lift Easter outfits amid tailored suits and simple dresses. She highlights colorful gloves, scarves, bags, and shoes, urging mix of colors and at least two to three distinct shades, plus multiple shoe options for day and evening looks.
Room interiors imitate prints with a soft gray blue head feather hue on walls and putty grey woodwork ceilings and carpet. A mahogany table and sideboard echo brown wing tones while chair seats glow yellow like the bird’s throat. Easter table features silver cloths hyacinths and bougainvillea centerpiece.
Rene Gibbs reports playful Paris designs featuring numeric motifs letters and famous names. Frocks show 1938 scattered lettering Jack and the Beanstalk stamps and alphabet prints with hearts polo scenes and restaurant names ranging across Parisian fashion for summer audiences.
New York tailors showcase bold color men will wear this summer including green dinner coats brown linen waistcoats black red hats blue slacks orange ties green shoes and black shorts Emil Alvin Hartman of the Fashion Academy predicts the feminine influence will grow and that small towns will adopt the trend quickly He says color boosts mood and confidence and that color adoption is spreading beyond New York.
The piece extols separate capes as a chic, empowering fashion for women. It describes their versatility and transformative effect, framing capes as a confident statement for conquering daily challenges and elevating style.
A new purse style offers a pastel feather accent in a treated envelope motif. It comes in a tuck-under-arm size that pairs with a thin wool suit or a sheer silk afternoon frock, suitable for day wear.
Over four decades London added 255 percent more clerks while the working population rose about 55 percent. The data highlight a widening clerical workforce relative to overall employment.
The text notes the earth’s polar diameter is 26 miles shorter than the equatorial measure. It mentions frogs that climb trees burrow and attempt flight inhabiting Mexican tropical forests.
The piece highlights spring anklet trends for very young girls. It notes new peach, aqua, and heliotrope shades paired with pastels, bright patterns, and practical two sided sock patterns. Lisle hosiery remains dominant for durability and color retention.
Mary Lou Samm ers notes spring fashion uses peasant smocks in natural peasants cloth and seersucker. Chinese styled prints with black backgrounds, high necklines, large kimono sleeves, and bright buttons lead the season. Lightweight fabrics, broadcloth and dimity offer cool options with easy care.
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