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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1920
Page
10
The season favors lavish peltry in wrap coats with large collars and cuffs in seal moleskin and squirrel. Paris and Hollywood set the pace with gray moleskin and chinchilla. prices soar with many coats rivaling cars. Camel capes and elongated ermine sleeves add luxe touches for limousine wear.
A fanciful trend features lamp shade dolls posing as dainty figures to decorate tables and boudoirs. Dolls dressed in pinks, mauves, blues, and yellows serve as place favors at luncheons, weddings, and young women gatherings while delicate ribbons and hats enhance the costumes.
The piece argues that high prices follow wars and social upheavals, citing Civil War and Revolutionary era costs. It quotes Benjamin Franklin’s daughter on Calimanco petticoats and gloves, noting prices eventually dropped after each era, and predicts a similar easing after the World War.
The article notes wool stockings are popular with sport shoes in the country and with low heeled walking oxfords on the street. It advises a coordinated costume with hats, gloves, and veiled feather hats, and warns silk hose should be well made and laundered carefully to last a season.
Despite growing linen supply handkerchiefs remain costly so women craft their own. The piece highlights delicate hand stitchery with corner embroideries hemstitching and crocheted edges. It notes sheer kerchiefs with tiny hems and decorative hand runs in color.
A fashion note describes a new dress boot featuring baby Louis heels. The patent leather boot has a buttoned top with smoke gray suede and curved lines suited for formal wear. It emphasizes comfort with a low heel and stable base for easy walking and standing.
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