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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1935
Page
21
The article notes a shift toward brighter drapes and mixed furniture styles this spring. It highlights a move from factory looks to personal, modern and period pieces with varied fabrics, colors, and patterns, including chintz, damask, rayon satin, and embroidered accents to refresh living spaces.
A feature notes the growing trend of personal initials on handbags, mirrors, compacts, scarves and bracelets. It highlights different metal rims and colors plus the move toward tall initials as a fresh look, urging care with new materials and styles.
The article promotes knitting as a fashionable trend, urging readers to learn with help from shop instructors. It highlights easy instruction, abundant yarn, and affordable prices, suggesting beginners can craft sweaters, bouleslike fabrics, and even summer bathing suits with practice. It emphasizes fun, style, and self-made garments.
Martha Mears promotes foot care and ankle trimming as key beauty elements. The article offers exercises to keep ankles slender and supple plus massage techniques to reduce ankle fat.
A number of novelty suits stress great versatility with two skirts, a jacket, and a topcoat. Wear a matching skirt and jacket or contrast skirt with a long coat or short jacket. This wardrobe flexibility helps women expand spring shopping options.
The piece highlights fabrics for this year including cottons and ginghams in plaids reminiscent of South Sea islands, piques in bold checks and stripes, and lively linens suitable for fresh blouses this season.
An article highlights new gas ranges with automatic clock timers that control cooking, turning off heat when finished. Models feature built in ovens, broilers, and alarm clocks. designs in green white tan yellow and red handle settings without matches. Peru remains South America’s oldest petroleum producer and main mineral export.
The boxy silhouette dominates trousseau choices with kimono sleeves cuffed collars and lipstick buttons. Designers pair wrist-length sleeves with large pockets and simple cuff collars held by cuff links or frogs. Coats range from fingertip to seven eighths length with hip-length jackets occasionally appearing.
A vintage note explains making curtain tie backs from cheap tablespoons. Nail the spoon handle to the wall with the bowl pointing outward, then bend the spoon back to form a loop that securely holds the curtain in place.
The passage defines garment types highlighting a straight front either open or tuxedo cut, with a slight flare at the back. It notes tuxedos are faced with materials such as gay taffeta or contrasting wool, and occasionally feature fur borders.
The text discusses matching shoes to spring suits stressing careful selection. It notes that hurried choices, six dollars wasted, can undo weeks of effort in picking the right suit. It mentions open-throated oxfords for Dreasy feminine suits and medium-heel shoes with white stitching for tweed and navy wool outfits.
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