Tweed Weaves Dominate Fall Campus Wardrobes
Western Newspaper Union reports a season of bold tweeds and woolens for town and campus wear. Highlights include candlewick and herringbone tweeds, ropey plaids, sugar leaf patterns, and chic three piece suits with topcoats.
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QMART
Western Newspaper Union
Double Duty Capes Function as Hooded Shoulder Cover
A described garment transforms into a hood by looping the shoulder cape over the head. This dual use item represents adaptable apparel design for outdoor wear.
Daytime Skirts Set to Short Slim Hemlines
Cherie Nicholas notes daytime skirts move to twelve to fifteen inch hems from the ground with narrow pencil shapes and possible slashed hems. Daytime dresses hover about twelve to fourteen inches, while evening gowns trend to short front hems and uneven hems. Full ballerina styles linger for dance frocks.
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Cherie Nicholas
Slide fasteners popular on Schiaparelli style house coats
The Schiaparelli type house coat in flannel features a patent slide fastener at the front. This style, with its new fastening, gains popularity among wearers seeking convenient closures.
Flaring Youth Styles Featured In College Girls Collections
The feature highlights skirts styled for younger wearers including gored and flaring designs with options that are pleated all around.
The Big Book Craze In A Quiet Santa Monica Scene
A column laments massive novels and mass market reading while recounting anecdotes about oversized books and readers. It contrasts this with old fashioned epistolary and theatrical taste and notes social scenes and jokes from studios and writers. The piece touches on Aunt Sophie, stage hands, and a mocked literary feud.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Anthony Adverse
Sophie
Aunt
Marsupial Leap Catches Cameraman's Unexpected Moment
A Canberra camera crew captures a gray kangaroo and joey in a rare leaping tableau. The unusual scene shows the marsupial in midflight, highlighting a quirky wildlife moment during filming near Paris.
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Paris
Colossal Cod Caught Near Catalina Island
Little Charles Thompson reports a giant 17-pound rock cod caught in the deep Pacific near Catalina Island. He says the fish dwarfs the usual half to two pounders he’s seen before.
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Catalina Island
Calif
Charles Thompson
Jonah
Pacific Ocean
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