Revival of the long tunic dominates Paris couture
Correspon dent reports Paris dressmakers reviving the long tunic with full underdress creating a double skirt effect. Callot and Redfern models feature lace tunics, bidék charmeuse underlayer, and beaded silver lace accents. Duchesse de Arion wears a yellow lace tunic with a black hat.
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Redfern
Biarritz
Duchess de Arion
Ladyin-Walting
Spain
Bidék
Duquesa
Lewis
New Garment With Charm For Blouse Wear
A sewing guide introduces a sleeveless blouse undergarment made from white silk muslin lace and cotton. It details patterning a kimono style waist with scalloped sleeve edges, buttonhole stitching, lace panels, and fastening options, noting ease and compatibility with lined chiffons.
Cretonne Toque Fashioned For Fall Winter Wear
Paris correspondent notes a cretonne postilion toque with conical left side and tied front buckle. Velvet and plush dominate the trim, raccoon band, and folded drapery. Suggested with Cossack coats and sash accented dresses. black silk beaver shapes also praised.
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Seaton
Lewis
Paris
Boston Globe
Youthful Misses Coat Styles and Skirt Variations
The article describes coats for young misses including box coats and flare coats with fullness at the shoulder and yoke. It notes side and front fastening options, belted styles, and low waist belts. RussianInfluenced designs, high collars, regulation sleeves, flare or gauntlet cuffs, and fur or velvet trim are mentioned. Skirts feature plain gored modified circular or plaited styles.
Wailsts in Dark Shades Fashion Statement
The Dry Goods Economist notes waistcoats in dark sheer silk crepe are among the most attractive. hand embroidery with silk and metallic threads, including gold or silver outlines, adds dressy appeal and pairs well with tailored suits.
Quick Changes in Fashion Styles and Fabric Quality
In an era of rapid style shifts, emphasis on fabric wearing qualities fades. A remodeled gown can be as valued as a new one, yet genuine materials remain superior to substitutes. The critique centers on paying for real cloth while receiving an imitation.
Link-Button Idea in New Autemp Frocks
Ivory big buttons on cloth onepiece frocks create striking effects. The link-button idea uses two large buttons joined by silk or cord and threaded through buttonholes in a high standing collar and sleeve openings.
Outlook for the Navy Eleven of 1915
Frank G. Menk assesses the 1915 Navy football squad, noting a stronger veteran core and promising rookies. Captain Miles may lead at QB, with Failing at fullback, Blodgett and Craig at halfback, Harrison and Jackson at ends, Clarke and Ward at tackles, and competition at guards and center to replace Perry. Chief coach H. H. Ingram and assistant Tacks Hardwick guide a improved program.
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Frank. G. Menk
Navy
Uncle Sam
Miles
Blodgett
Posi
Tions
Craig
Harrison
Jackson
Clarke
Ward
Perry
Smith
H. H. Ingram
Ouimet Shines as Golf Star Also Pitches Win
Francis Ouimet is described as a star young golfer who also loves baseball and sometimes plays it. He recently pitched and won a win inning game, showcasing his pride in both sports.
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Francis Oulmet
Ouimet
Fisher to Coach In South at University of the South
Ray Fisher, pitcher for the New York American League club, has accepted terms to coach athletic teams at the University of the South in Suwanee. His appointment signals a shift from the major leagues to collegiate athletics.
Slow pace races at Grand Circuit meet report
Trainers estimated the pace to be three to four seconds slower than fast mile benchmarks as Directum 1 wins the paced mile in 2.02 at the Grand Circuit gathering in Yenkers, N.
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Yenkers
Coaches Still Popular Among Yale Alums in Command
A survey of leading colleges shows Yale has more former gridiron players in coaching roles than any other school. Princeton Dartmouth Pennsylvania Lafayette and Syracuse also supply many coaches while Harvard and Cornell appear less represented. In the West Chicago and Michigan lead, with Minnesota Wisconsin Notre Dame and other alumni also coaching.
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Yale
New Haven University
Princeton
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Lafayette
Syracuse
Harvard
Cornell
Chicago
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Dartmouth Punteres Focus on Gerrish Thielscher and Cotton
Dartmouth gives extra attention to punting by Gerrish Thielscher and Cotton as potential successors to Whitney and Curtis. They have improved notably since last year. Cavanaugh moves Barrows to the backfield, a 190 pound shift.
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Dartmouth
Gerrish
Thielscher
Cotton
Whitney
Curtis
Cavanaugh
Barrows
Dartmouth Alumni Try to Lure Quist for Green
Coach Harry Williams of Minnesota complains that Dartmouth alumni press Al Quist to transfer to Dartmouth. The article claims the Green have made enticing offers to the star end.
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Dartmouth
Harry Williams
Minnesota Eleven
al Quist
Coastwise voyage ends with dock arrival shock
A coastwise vessel between Savannah and Baltimore faced a panic as a scantily clad passenger rushed on deck asking if they had been torpedoed. The captain reassured him, then revealed the ship had simply tied up at the dock, leaving passengers to fend for themselves.
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Savannah
Baltimore
Crinoline’s Return Traced From Sixteenth Century Origins
The crinoline tale begins with a Spanish princess in the sixteenth century who used the structure to hide love letters from a forbidden admirer. Queen Elizabeth is cited as England’s first wearer, with a St. Louis Post-Dispatch note suggesting pockets aided concealment. Earlier portraits link the dress to Queen Mary, showing widened skirts as the style’s early form.
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Queen Elizabeth
England
St. Louis
Mary
Sketch Under Shell Fire In France By Henri Jacquier
Artists at the front in France brave shell fire to sketch ruins. The Century magazine features Jacquier drawing a farm house wreck while a shell burst nearby, yet he completed the work.
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France
Century Magazine
Henri Jacquier
M. Jacquier
Young Boston Student Reveals New Lincoln Facts
A Boston schoolboy, age twelve, provided fresh information about Abraham Lincoln when prompted by his teacher. He claimed Lincoln was born on a sunny day in February 1509 in a log cabin he helped build with his father.
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Lincoln
Boston
Abraham Lincoln
The Fatal Words and a Silent Slyboy
A quip contrasts Mr. Slyboy’s silence with a two year effort to elicit speech. The joke centers on the stubbornly reticent subject and a prosecutor style line about talking.
FEED CHILDREN ON Properly Selected Food It Pays Dividends
A mother praises changes in her children's health after switching to fruit grape nuts with cream and Postum for meals. She notes less potato heavy meals, added meat and vegetables, and a teething baby with stomach relief after using Grape Nuts with milk. The letter cites a posted motto There’s a Reason from Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
New Zealand Bans Lead Coated Cookware Imports
A lead free import ban is announced in New Zealand covering cooking utensils coated or lined with lead or its alloys. The item prompts satirical quips about old maid stereotypes and a jail shut in club joke.
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New Zealand
Conscience and Love Quote by Henry Ward Beecher
A Beecher aphorism frames character around conscience with love as its covering. The quote suggests tempering moral rigor with affectionate regard to make conscience tolerable.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Nervous Passenger Comments on Train Rocking at Railway Station
An elderly woman on a small English railway expresses worry that an accident will occur as the train rocks. An elderly Aboriginal man notes his son offered to drive the train to help, despite doubts about his skill, in a confidential aside.
Shakespeare’s Bad Literature Prisons Inspires Porch Climbing Joke
A woman visitor questions a prisoner about Shakespeare reading driving crime. The inmate, No. 411, cites Romeo and Juliet as the cause, joking that it taught him to climb porches. Puck.
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Puck
Cuticura Hair Care Sample Offer Ad
An advertisement promotes Cuticura products for scalp care including Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to treat dandruff itching and irritation. It claims a clean scalp yields good hair and offers free samples by mail via a Book Address postcard to Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Smoke of Battle in Modern Warfare
The article notes that smokeless powder in contemporary warfare eliminates visible smoke on the firing line. Artillery produces only a thin mist that vanishes quickly, with smoke appearing mainly where shrapnel or shells explode to reveal gun positions briefly.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
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