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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1915
Page
6
Paris observers note the latest headwear shifts with broad toques and navy blue straw hats emerging. Wide plumes and velvet knots appear on toques while many women adopt lace patterns that minimize facial visibility, signaling a strong Parisian influence.
A fashion feature contrasts expensive and affordable gloves, noting white grace Kid, forty two button length, and embroidery options from pearl buttons to rhinestones. It discusses design, pricing from 59 cents to 16 dollars, and the appeal of longer, shoulder-to-wrist styles with customizable patterns.
The article reviews spring glove trends including Dew and silver threaded designs, white echoes with lace medallions, West Point black trimmed gloves, washable kid models, chamois and doeskin gloves, and cloth reindeer styles. It notes care, washing, and sizing details, plus hat accents with beaded velvet scarves.
The article discusses how war and economic shifts altered perfume use in the United States. It notes higher prices for foreign and domestic scents, shortages prompting reliance on American-made goods, and a migration of exotic fragrances from Europe to U.S. shops. It mentions traveling perfumers, evolving health and appetite beliefs about scents, and the growing popularity of perfumes as everyday essentials.
The article describes Italian style fruit preparations: apples or pears cooked with orange juice and peel, apricots dried or fresh with sugar and sherry, plums and prunes in red wine with sugar, dried cherries and blackberries stewed with claret, and peaches cooked with cranberries and sugar, noting the varied flavors and methods to tenderize without losing form. It highlights wine use to enrich taste and recommends basting during cooking.
Over 62 percent of Philadelphia’s working women are employed in the city’s tore sector. Miss Maud Younger, famed as a millionaire waitress, is highlighted among contemporary female leaders. Barnard College reports 23 percent of graduates pursue paid work, while Italian educator Dr. Martha Bramtescoet is slated to direct a California training course. A widow, Mire Arnant, is noted in relation to French military service, and a plan exists to place women under male supervision for training in life skills and defense. In Kansas, Walnut Grove girls form a marching corps, seeking U S war department approval to serve as state militia aides.
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