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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1942
Page
14
In Athens stores durable 100 percent wool suits dominate the season with plaid and heathered weaves. Corduroy box coats pair with wool jersey skirts while gabardines in blues greens and browns provide smooth-fitted options. Local shops feature Glen Plaid patterns and intricate detailing like hand stitching on revers.
In Athens shops millinery counters display high crowned Gaucho hats with Latin influence and stiff poke bon nets in felt. The assortment includes velvet turbans in two tones, tam o Shanter styles, green felts with toque feathers, and green felt headbands with brown velvet rims. Stove pipe crowns and Cos sack hats add height for the wearer.
A brief guide urges adding simple cross stitch or embroidery to collars or pockets of old dresses. The peasant style design aims to refresh garments for fall without elaborate alterations.
Progressive Literary Club met at Mrs. Glenn Atkinson's Hooper Street home with Mrs. Howard Henkle new president presiding. Reports from the City Federation were given, district meeting set for Oct 29 at Oak Hill, and Barton’s life and work as Red Cross founder were highlighted by Mrs. Bennett Jones.
A Melbourne style note urges shoppers to buy 100 percent wool garments now as supply will thin. It warns zippers may vanish soon and zipped linings will be scarce, recommending coats or suits with near full wool content.
Red and black dominate two tone sports shoes in fall fashion. An Athens store displays red and black saddle oxfords with red moccasins and black laces. Matched with red reversibles, red corduroy skirts, and red jeep hats these items suit any red outfit. The colors also mark a well known high school.
The Athens market shows new mid elbow length gloves in soft blues grays and browns. Retailers feature them with dresses having sleeves just below the elbow. One pair in a shop uses doeskin creamy color with brown patches.
A black felt hat with gold star studding gets a dressy upgrade with a sheer black veil featuring a wide black lace border. The veil can be removed to revert the hat to a small pillbox beret suitable for a wedding or day wear.
A Athens shop showcases a red and black striped hat with adjustable band and flowing veil. The accompanying large bag matches the hat material and two small hat pins complete the coordinated set for fall styles.
A bright red boxy wool reefer coat with high pockets resembling a navy style is shown in an Athens shop. The article highlights its color and cut as eye catching for winter wear.
A fall formals roundup describes gowns and jackets seen in Athens shops. The collection includes velvet butterflies on a blue net skirt, a plaid rayon taffeta shirt maker, a cream rayon taffeta halter with black velvet midriff, and a gold cloth double breasted jacket.
An Athens shop highlights a black suit with rounded lapels and decorative buttons aimed at mature women seeking a slenderizing jacket with shoulder fullness for business or afternoon wear. Foliage hats and velvet petals decorate felts, including a tilted velvet crown hat resembling a tam o Shanter.
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