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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1930
Page
7
A fashion feature surveys dress silhouettes from bell, straightline, wrap, and Vionnet styles. It highlights influences from Greek peplum to Persian minaret effects, notes sleeve varieties, and explains how hem lengths shift from daytime to evening wear across modern trends.
Amos Parrish surveys 1930 fall fashions in Paris showing beaded turquoise on black, Patou tunic dresses with pearl embroidery, fur trimmings on collars and cuffs, and flesh colored tulle yokes. Lucile Paray and Mirande feature black glove silk over pale slips with jeweled shoulder straps amid Ambassadeurs and Ciro’s crowds. Tomorrow Parrish previews hats for fall and winter.
Evening dresses offer two moods romantic or dignified with long moulded lines and Greek statue silhouettes. Some styles feature high waists and soft blousing while others are fitted to emphasize curves. Cascading tiers and bustle drapes recall 1830s and mid Victorian fashions with long ankle full hems.
A retrospective on Boni de Castellane and his Parisian social circle in the Mauve Decade. The piece recalls Anna Gould, Berry Wall, Harry Lehr, Ward McAllister, and social arbiters, noting fading aristocracy, opulent spending, and current contrasts with bootlegger era excess.
Dr R Copeland urges continuous attentive feeding from preschool through adolescence to prevent underweight and malnutrition in children. He notes signs of malnutrition, causes including improper diet and illness, and recommends nourishing breakfasts and regular meals to support steady growth and better health.
ADELE GARRISON presents a scene where Dicky backs Veritzen’s orchid gift to Mary, sparking Phil’s quiet maneuvering. Madge notes Dicky’s charm masks jealousy, while Lillian hints at a calculated plan to place Mary with Cameron for a possible theatrical lead during Christmas.
A 14 year old Waite High School student Laura Belle Rabenstein was killed when a roadster carrying three companions was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train in Toledo. Mrs Adeline Sutherland 27 and Clarence Monk 15 driver and Harvey Green 20 were injured lightly.
Supreme Court met at noon Monday in Washington after its summer recess, convening to resume sessions and hear cases.
A fragment notes the austere Capitol room that has housed legislative deliberations for 72 years, signaling a long-standing site of government work and history.
Noted author Jim Tully visiting Cincinnati was to have a minor eye operation on Oct 7.
An advertisement touts K R O as a special squill based rat and mouse killer on a Kansas farm. It alleges government backing and safety for dogs cats poultry and chicks. The product is sold by druggists with a money back guarantee.
An old health-ads notice promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the fast neutralizer of stomach acid and remedy for headaches gas bloating and nausea. It claims instant effect with a tasteless spoonful in water and warns to avoid tablets always choosing genuine Phillips in liquid form.
Two men were jailed after a confrontation with Joe Ganer who fired when he allegedly found them driving off a hog. The incident occurred Oct. 7 and left the suspects slightly wounded.
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