Patriotic Embroidery Trends In Silk And Military Flair
Readers see a bloom of blue red and white motifs in garments with silk thread embroidery for clear colorfast effects after washing. Women adopt brass buttons caps capes and uniforms inspired by military style while cautioning against cheaper substitutes and noting practical riding outfits and heroic overseas influences.
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Sam
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
Milan
United States
Paris Decides On Autumn Colors For Fashion
Paris weighs fall fashion colors with rust tones named rowille and two rust shades. Metallic grays such as silver, nickel, sun metal, iron, platinum, pewter and aluminum gray appear. Greens are duck greens, browns pheasant browns, blues many shades, including army blues and the French uniform blue.
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Paris
Country House HURE Carved Wood Racks and Holders
Revel designed wood book racks and match holders ideal for a country house gamt room. The taller rack features a carved damsel in a Colonial bodice posed near a hedge. The opposite gate carving shows a figure advancing from a garden toward a vine cladding with towers in natural tints and a damsel in a bright petticoat cap and panniers.
Woman Trap Shooting Aims For Poise And Skill
A persuasive column urges women to learn gun handling starting with trap shooting. It argues marksmanship steadies nerves and aids decision making, while describing suitable costumes, gear, and the appeal of outdoor practice for poised, confident women.
Canteen Teas for Charity Sells War Time Recipes
Canteen Teas in Manhattan aim to raise funds for war charities with Belgian Army Bread and War Cake recipes sold at ten cents each. Debutantes and hostesses wear gingham aprons serving coffee doughnuts and ham sandwiches to dancers as pretty waitresses entertain and contribute to the cause.
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Manhattan
National League For Women’s Service
The Beginners Garden In June Instructions For June Garden Work
In June plan ongoing garden tasks such as staking tall plants like golden glow and dahlias and supporting sweet peas with a four to five foot trellis. Transplant salvia in August to a special bed for late summer bloom, prune and loosen soil around dahlias, and spray Bordeaux mixture for pests while removing beetles from asters in the early morning.
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