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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1928
Page
3
A dense list of scattered radio program times, show names, and host mentions appears across multiple stations. It references broadcasts, interviews, and various program slots in a chaotic OCR fragment, mentioning entities like New York, Manhattan, and several station codes.
A dense broadcast log lists 230 pm to 1 am programs across WEAF, WIZ, WOR, WBA, and other stations. Features include bands, orchestras, soloists, Puppets, piano recitals, and an extended array of concerts and talk programs with numerous named ensembles and performers.
Postal bulletin reports air mail may carry foreign letters through United States territory for part of their journey. Postage of 8 cents per ounce is required in addition to normal rates, with letters from foreign countries similarly carried on the U S segment.
Fashion note from Fitdes dated February 4 1928 highlights the era of fresh styles with a dipped hem on evening gowns. The slim silhouette yields to softer voluminous skirts with robes of tulle, row upon row of entidur ing tulle, blue delphinium shades, and a focus on peich gowns and roches des styles.
Delicately colored hosiery offered at Howland's Bridgeport with opera pink silver gold and moonlight shades. Chitton toe with nanow cotton hem and sole. Pointex heel advertised. Prices listed at 31.65 and 1.85 in the ad copy.
Novel service offers custom dyeing of Onyx Pointex silk stockings to match any color sample including slippers hooks or unusual tones. Regardless of price or style the stockings are dyed to order. The note also mentions a warm weather forecast and a noisy street scene.
Spring fashion notes highlight a shift from slim silhouettes to fuller frocks. Boyish looks fade as women embrace intricate feminine dresses with broader hats trimmed in celophane and violet color schemes. Detailed features include scarf necklines, double tiered skirts, returning waistlines, and coordinated jewelry. Prices noted: Skinner 75¢ and $1.
The piece notes a revival of adornment as ears gain fashion prominence and neck laces, earrings, and pins surge in popularity. It highlights two favored shades Rose Quartz and Corsair Blue among chokers and decorative pieces, describing tones like a poudre blue.
Two models showcased flesh-toned corsets with decorative braiding. One lightly boned for comfort, the other sturdier to shape fuller figures, the feature titled Phoor-Roon highlights.
The Spring Vogue in Belts showcases suede patent and velvet belts in 34 to 2nd widths. Styles include alligator grain and novel buckle arrangements for a pleasing air. Prices range from 50 cents to 2.95 dollars. Brun Liv
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