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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1926
Page
8
Lace remains a dominant summer fabric with white cream and black varieties in silk linen and metal threads. The piece notes two piece jumper frocks, lace tiers, flounces, boleros and gypsy sashes, with new elements like metition lace and point de Venise insertions shaping youthful, fashionable frocks.
Flesh colored stockings suit most spring occasions from daytime sport wear to evening. For evening pick chiffon silk or gossamer textures, for formal afternoons a finer silk. For sports wear use thin wool and silk or lisle with a small clock. White stockings with white shoes grow in popularity, sometimes matched with colored silk clocks.
The guide links colors to skin tones and hair color. Navy flatters gray eyes, bright greens suit even skin with rosy cheeks, while nile greens clash with pale or ruddy tones. Bright blues brighten golden hair but worsen yellow skin, and pure white emphasizes yellow tones.
The article notes a strong revival of polka dots across women and men accessories. Dots appear in linens for sports frocks silks for tailored dresses and chiffon for afternoon models. Polka dot ensembles pair well with plain fabrics producing smart distinct outfits.
The article explains there are many hat types for different functions and times of day. It emphasizes pairing hats with clothing, considering shape size and color, and finding a style that suits individual curves and lines.
A fashion note highlights a shift toward darker hosiery to complement dark outfits. It cites gunmetal and staure shades as especially stylish and versatile for evening or formal wear.
Julia Bottomley notes midseason styles showing waistlines reappearing in summer gowns. Georgette and crepe de chine scarfs, belts, and matching hat accents elevate afternoon and evening wear. Bold scarfs, batik details, and fine fabrics like organdy and taffeta drive chic looks across outfits.
A Brown Bear meets Sloth Bear in a dialog about names and identity. Sloth Bear, also called the Long Lip Bear, describes its famous black hair and white nose, explaining how bears reflect their family traits and culture in a playful exchange that ends with both bears taking a map for a nap.
Groups perform silent sketches imitating base ball football basketball croquet and more. A pitcher pretends to throw a ball while a batter acts to bat it and a catcher returns it, with runs to first base. Other groups mimic other sports for entertainment and novelty.
A mother reminds her son of etiquette during a birthday lunch with a neighbor playmate. She asks if he remembered to say please and no thank you. He replies that he said please but did not say no thank you because he took everything passed to him.
A three year old, Lois, watches her grandmother wipe tears at her grandfather’s funeral. She asks her mother for a crying handkerchief to match the scene.
A young performer is invited on stage by a father figure, who claims the coach has not yet seen his act, while the boy replies that he has not. The exchange hints at mentorship and a debut moment in a theater setting.
Scholar When the dog is chained.
Mrs Mildred Dyer of Redlands California describes how her ill health kept her husband doing most of the housework for five years. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength and weight gain and says her household is happier as a result.
Johns Hopkins researchers Brot KR Wood and Alfred Loomis describe a high frequency sound method that kills small aquatic life in water. The death-noise is inaudible to humans but produces waves from 100000 to 400000 cycles per second. When directed at water surfaces the surface forms a mound and heats water, with recorded rises in temperature.
Dr William Selfriz of the University of Pennsylvania appraises how much rubbery quality is in a man. He compares it to how engineers test the elasticity of steel and other materials. He reports blood cells stretch only three times before they break.
Latest figures show about 20 million automobiles and 17 million telephones. Each sixth person owns a car while each seventh person has a telephone, per Good Hardware.
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