Polymuriel gowns spark debate on working women's dress
Prominent New York clubwomen promote a Poly muriel gown concept aimed at simplifying and beautifying women's dress for daily office use and social events. Critics question its impact on mood, temperament, and civilization, contrasting with primitive and Tahitian dress traditions. The two illustrated gowns are described as modern and charming for their intended use.
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New York City
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Varied attractive BLouses feature in fashionable outfits
The article notes blouses are varied and more popular this year for their versatility with skirts. It describes a smart net blouse lined with cerise, fastened with porcelain buttons, and other garments including bridesmaids gowns and bonneted ensembles with lace, silk draperies, and floral aprons.
Timely Tips for the Housewife on Cheese Uses
An article by Nellie Maxwell promotes cheese as a compact, nutritious food and offers practical recipes. It describes cheese puddings, scalloped cabbage or cauliflower with cheese, cheese toast, and a cheese omelet, plus tips on storing cheese and using leftover scraps.
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Nellie Maxwell
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Why Fashion Sees Fur Rise In Summer Heat
The piece notes an unusual summer fur trend as white fox and other furs surge in demand along the Atlantic coast and beyond. Retailers report shoppers embracing fur scarfs for day wear in warm weather, despite questions about practicality and sun exposure.
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Palm Beach
Atlantic
Commend to the Shrewd Shopper for Real Buying Skill
A shop manager recalls a shopper who bought a yard of silk at 80 cents but agreed to take a yard and a half for fifty cents after a salesgirl suggested the remnant. The shopper kept the initial yard, letting the second purchase stand. Spring styles feature detached white brocade and chiffon robes with new blues named powder, aero, artillery and blue clay. Young girls adopt modified Cossack costumes with shorter waistlines.
Wardrobe on a Budget: Two Skirts and Two Waists
Practical guidance for maximizing a limited wardrobe with two skirts for street wear and two waists for indoor outfits. Advice covers fabric combos, matching coats, and versatile undergarments, plus tips on remnants, minimal cutting, and easy sewing to extend wear for house dresses and semi formal looks.
Two Waist Theories and Skirt Pairings in 服饰 Design
The article notes that fabrics such as organdie ratine and cotton voile enable versatile experimentation for stylish outfits with minimal time and cost. It highlights the seamless joining of waist and skirt, with a sash or girdle as an attractive detail. For weekend trips, the two skirt plan for suits and the two waist theory for indoor dressing prove invaluable, and a suitcase can hold many potential changes.
Summer Dance Frocks For the Young Girl
Two elegant summer frocks for girls aged ten to fourteen are shown. The left design uses sheer batiste with a box plaited skirt, inserted trims, and hand embroidery on the waist beside a lace trimmed blouse. The right frock features embroidered net over apple green silk with a surplice blouse, rosettes of satin ribbon, and puffed short sleeves.
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Elory
Do Not Sacrifice Health To Fashion Corsets
A health warning warns women and girls against tight corsets and stays that compress the torso. It cites indigestion, anemia, and disrupted circulation as risks, especially for teens between fourteen and twenty. The piece urges avoiding corsets until growth finishes and to choose looser garments or corset waists with spared bones.
How About Your Vacation
Advice on planning a personal vacation suited to budget energy and temperament. Suggests quiet country inns for stressed individuals and lively city workers seek rest and variety. Emphasizes early planning, rest as cure, and choosing scenery and companions to refresh body and mind.
Wing Trimming Styles And Votes For Women News
Novel wing trimming returns to fashion with spring hats featuring long narrow white wings on midnight blue and white Bangkok straw hats. Sailor hats gain tailored trims as wings gain stiffness. A new wire fillet mask bearing Votes For Women is pitched as a fashionable veil option for supporters.
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