Rivalry and romance unfold amid a icy peril
In a winter drama, Guy plans to help a murdered woman’s child while pursuing Hilda, and Reggie declares love to Audrey during a skating outing. A bloodstained penknife and looming police stakes drive tension as a blizzard closes in at Carlton Park.
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Snowbound dash to the main road ends in danger
Reggie leads a group through a sudden blizzard as air fills with fast falling snow. They press on, then decide they must turn back to the main road due to the perilous conditions.
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Cat in Mirror Story Doubtful Says Providence Journal
A Providence Journal reader recalls a tale of a New Hampshire cat that sits before a store window and supposedly nails sparrows when the birds appear. The writer, a lover of animals, doubts any mirror trick or cat fascination with reflected prey, noting his own pets ignore mirrors and toys.
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The Auto and the Baby
A wealthy woman visits an orphan asylum and asks to adopt a child. The superintendent asks what shade she prefers and the woman says a blonde child would suit because her automobile is finished in blue.
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Puck
Monograms on Handbags in Precious Stones Show Era of Extravagance
The article discusses elevating handbag monograms with birthstone or lucky stones, praising ancient Greek and Roman fashion while noting the trend toward ornate jewelry. It also describes accompanying fashion items such as elbow trimming sleeves, a plain walking skirt, violet beaver hat, and purple trim. It ends with odd housekeeping notes about dusting furniture and keeping bread crumb mold in check.
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Pelisse Fashion for Autumn Travel and Revelations
The autumn pelisse returns in old fashioned style using rough pongee with optional hood. The coat features a waist gouged skirt that overpowers any gown beneath. Puff sleeve wraps with a narrow separation and taffeta or pongee fabrics lead to sling cape sleeve revivals.
Fashion notes on fabrics and trimmings from early French styles
The piece discusses delicate wardrobe details including lace insertions, soft albatross fabric for waists, and ribbons. It emphasizes lightweight, pliable materials over stiff textures and notes velvet and satin as preferred for winter gowns. Serge is praised as a returning, flattering fabric choice.
Fashion Notes Describe Gray Costume Details
Gray cloth costume trimmed with gray braid and black pas tiles. Gulmpe features tucked cord red chiffon. Black hat accented with coral colored tips.
Cameos Return to Fame in Jewelry Styles
Cameos return to vogue as owners dust off old treasures and consult jewelers about re mounting. Neck chains with pendants and belts of cameos on link chains top the look, paired with sheer lingerie frocks. Bracelets and old-fashioned earrings used as blouse buttons complete the charm.
Velvet fashion gains ground for day wear and evening use
Velvets have begun to appear on streets and are expected to be widely used for walking suits as well as reception and evening wear. The new velvets are noted for color, softness, suppleness and luster, with improvements described as sensational.
Simple Dancing Gown in Pale Green Satin
A winter frock feature highlights satin gowns in both evening and visiting styles. One pale green satin dress shows a plain flared skirt and a pointed decollete bodice with crossed satin panels edged by ruched self-tone chiffon, a white Irish crochet bust band, and chiffon ruffles at the elbow sleeve.
Lingerie Blouses to Stay Through Winter
Decree requires lingerie blouses to be worn until winter with plain India silk underslips as linings. The garments are described as warm enough for indoor use and street wear when fur jackets are worn.
Velvet Dominates This Season’s Fashion Trim
Velvet dominates trims for evening gowns and street costumes with velvet collars on coats. A French display features violet broadcloth gown with blue bolero, velvet covered buttons and velvet collar and revers. The purple velvet harmonizes with the silk girdle to complete the look.
Hair Braid Hats Move From Dress to Outing Wear
The Milliner notes hair braid as a new material for outing hats. A sample hat shows two plateaux draped like a Charlotte Corday bonnet but turban styled, fastened with black velvet bows and white hair carbuchons. A second white hair braid outing hat, Tom O Shanters, features a crown with black velvet loops and a square buckle on one side.
Pretty Silk Coat with Velvet Vest and Silk Embellishments
A dark blue rajah silk coat features a high waist under the arms and a front dip. It has a velvet vest outlined by bias silk, four pessementeries with long fringes, and sleeve decorations with valencienies. The coat is shirred and falls below the knees.
Unclear Fragments on Cooking and Craft Tips
Reading shows a mix of kitchen tips and craft notes. Mentions milk gravy from sausage fat and using milk, processing raisins by hot water to remove seeds, and cotton batting used as dusters to be burned after use. Also references a medium sized camel hair item.
Lady Norfolk Jacket Sets A Modern Crafty Fashion
The new jackets in Norfolk styles are stylish and easy to sew at home. Plaited front seams create a simple, smart coat that fits well after minor adjustments. The plain coat with optional collar suits coats and suits, using covert cloth silk or other materials.
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Orange Pie with Citrus Custard Topping
A recipe outlines making a citrus custard pie. Grate orange rind and juice two large oranges, mix with sugar flour yolks melted butter and bake in a quick oven. Whip and sweeten the whites to frost the top and brown slightly. A squeeze of lemon enhances it.
Blanket Serge Coats Lead Fashion Heat
Fashion notes say coats of Blanket Serge dominate current trends with redingote shapes in natural gray or biscuit tones. Features include a small collar and dark silk or velvet cuffs, and the coats promise easy cleaning and restoration by chemical cleaners.
Walking Costumes From Paris
The article describes green and blue cloth costumes with detailed trimming. The green ensemble features a short shirt with grouped plaits, a gathered bolero, velvet ornamentation, embroidered turnover collar, crosswise tucked sleeves with brandenbergs, and dark velvet bands. The blue costume shows bos plats trimmed points, straps, a buttoned front, a shaped band hem, a bordered shawl collar, a striped waistcoat, and a velvet girdle matching the outfit.
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