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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1920
Page
6
The article highlights lace brims and wired lace coronets, peaking with a tall halo-like coronet on soft straw bases. It notes fringe ornaments, beaded danglers, and veiled hats, praising voile veils and small turbans while cautioning about top-heavy looks on shorter wearers.
A fashion piece recalls old luxury gloves while detailing new spring hats. It describes white gloves, elaborate embroidery, and a range of hats from narrow brim to one sided crown shapes, including feathery ostrich tips and Toreador style trims. It notes color shifts to copper, orange flame, and palm Beach influenced orange tones in Manhattan millinery.
The article notes gloves rebound as a needed fashion item across theater and street wear. It discusses long twenty-button gauntlets for evening gowns, one and two button gloves for short sleeves, and the balance between cost and style. It highlights Elsie Ferguson’s stage costumes and varying glove styles from gauntlets to mousquetaire, with gendered fashion independence shaping choices.
Two new dahlia handbags on display at a Fifth Avenue shop attract attention with bead covered frills and a beaded silk stem handle. A tapestry bag offers hand woven design and a landscape motif. Palm Beach fashion shows bright orange sweaters, hats, and wraps matching a trumpet vine hue.
Fashion notes describe narrow picot edged ribbons in bright hues as trendy sashes for formal frocks. A dinner gown in black lace featured a low waist with shoulder straps and a bright blue picot ribbon sash draping over the skirt.
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