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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
5
The feature examines crown heavy designs and oversized bows dominating December millinery. Purple hats from Paris and velvet Georgette sailors shape fashion, with debuts and socials driving demand for formal hats while older women seek more restrained styles.
A notice urges mailing Christmas boxes to soldiers in training camps through December with sweets tobacco books diaries and writing materials. It also surveys fashionable hats including a glittering restaurant hat with blue velvet crown beaver fur band silver lace brim and a bustle style black hat with ostrich plumes and velvet bow.
Advice urges households to prebuild a complete room by room inventory of goods, detailing items, costs, and values for fire insurance. Recommend keeping the list in a safe location and including policy details, with memory aids for rapid recall after a conflagration.
A guide touts thrift with cozy home wearables for kids this Christmas. It suggests warm fleece robes, red double gowns, plush slippers, and a wadded silk baby gown, detailing patterns, fabric choices, and simple methods for making cords, tassels, and trims at home.
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