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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
10
Fashion notes new season hats from Paris vogue berets to draped turbans in velvet and beaver. It highlights clipped ostrich trims weathering rain and bold metallic flower embroidery on brims, with jockey cap inspired turbans and pistache green felt toques.
The article notes a distinctive hat with a right angled brim across the crown and a straight wing tip at the left, admired in Paris and copied in pistache green tan and white. It also highlights tile matinees in white beaver velvet or duvetyn with pastel chenille embroidery.
Baby ABY uses his own towels marked with initials or the word baby. They are large soft linen damask towels kept ready at bath time, embroidered Kate Greenaway figures and animals, all chosen to be gentle on the infant’s skin and washed before use.
The text describes fall fashion hats including gray sport hats in pearl gray and elephant’s breath shades. It notes a pale gray felt hat with matching ribbon as the preferred style and outlines a beaver felt crown and mushroom-brim design for autumn golf and country wear.
A description of a fashionable frock featuring a ruffly white neckwear with a long vestee, dis tended hip line, and tight sleeves. It notes organdy or net lace collars, paired with a pearl gray felt hat and gray suede pumps for a chic, feminine look.
The article describes a well planned living room writing table setup with a Sheraton style table a blotting pad an ink well a stationery box a leather stamp box and a long quill pen a small electric lamp and a slender vase of flowers plus a matching period chair and a handsome scrap basket to complete the formal look. It emphasizes convenient rapid note taking for guests and hostess access and suggests coordinated furnishings to achieve an elegant corner.
The piece notes the return of long gloves amid high prices and forearm coverage requirements. It argues sleeves must be tight at the wrist to avoid an ungraceful look, or one must pay for extended gloves. Fashion dictates costly, elbow-length options unless tailoring limits sleeve width.
The article surveys embroidered and silk filet crochet sweaters gaining popularity this autumn. It notes woven fabric slips on for warmth, fringe trimmed French styles, and Palm Beach designs, with emphasis on colors like catawba jade green and black, and warns about tight silhouettes for young girls. It mentions Miss Mary Pickford in a cinnamon brown knitted sweater and outlines care and construction tips.
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