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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1925
Page
8
Paris fashion advice urges careful hat fitting with two fittings before final trim. The Parisian modiste and Reboux emphasize logical placement, a serious process, and custom adjustment in a Rue de la Paix shop.
The chiffon coat motif is elaborated in beige gold brown and new ashes of roses shades with elaborate trimming on wide sleeves using lace or puffing insertions. Coats are paired with plain dresses to display wraps, aimed at the femme de monde and chaperon type, while jeunes filles keep to black chiffon with tucked sleeves and heavy cording, over bright colored dresses.
Fashion notes describe new belts confined to one to two inches in width. Despite limited supply, ornamentation remains strong with trims, bead edges, pinked centers, and hand painting. Belts feature matching pockets, collars, cuffs, and clusters of bright flowers in pencil blue, green, brown, purple, and black patent variations.
The piece notes knitted straw hats from Paris as a fresh fashion, pairing well with new knit outer coats. The finely plaited strands are knitted into shape and contrast like knitted fabrics against woven cloth. The trend is current though its longevity remains uncertain.
Marthe Jesnier models velvet hats in subtle tones with soft brims for a somber elegance. Paris modistes Agnes and Rehout lead a revival of high crowned headwear while Suzanne Talbot creates Egyptian teques in tulle and crepe trimmed with gold motifs.
Paris fashion correspondent for the New York Times reports disappointing evening frecks and growing fashion critique. The piece notes a trend toward low U shaped backs, sleeveless high fronts, and plain tops with trimming on skirts while color shades move from pale to darker bottoms.
The text details belt construction with metal buckles and snap fastenings. It notes Marl-head and silver-spot effects on many models, a pinked edge belt with silt around, color overlays trimming models, and gilded leather used as ornamentation across belts.
The article notes a rising market for small women’s dresses as retailers and producers recognize the need for better fit. It describes the shape profile, with broader shoulders, shorter sleeves, fuller hips, and shorter skirts, and says trimmings will match the frame just as in stout models.
Julia Bottomley notes Paris designers shape fall skirts to flatter slender figures and disguise fullness for stout wearers. Georgette crepe dominates evening pieces with gold lace, velvet, and embroidered finishes in red blue and green, while black remains scarce except in lace or sheer fabrics.
The Tiger Salamander and the Spotted Salamander converse about self interest and honesty. The tiger claims to be interesting and explains his origins from Mexico, his lifestyle on land during dry seasons, and his respiration differences. The dialogue ends with mutual praise of the tale.
A garbled column of riddles and wordplay questions asks about palindromic prints, noon timing, a matchbox remark, a zigzag fence image, busier lives of tea and coffee, a six letter word with ten left, and a pun on earnestness.
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