A Barbarian Who Humbled an Emperor
The text traces the third century invasion waves into the Roman Empire led by Franks Alamanni Visigoths and Goths among others. It notes the Vandals crossing into Africa forming a kingdom at Carthage and raiding Rome while detailing the empire’s fragmentation into eastern and western halves and the broader social shifts that followed.
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Age Eigic
Danube
Adrianople
Alatic
Abeeie
Stitichia
Guay
Parants
Theodosius I
Theotosus
Greece
Secius
Serbia
Baria
Toman
Nish
Claudius
Pontus
Gaul
Rome
Frebus
Jthine
Aurelian
Bulgaria
Constantine the Great
Pannonia
Hungary
Great
Arcadius
Constantinople
Honoris
Tuvenna
Alatio
Alaric
Gok
Italy
Thome
Russia
Gat
Pyrenees
Spain
Tannania
Dalmatia
Bohemia
Moravia
Portugal
Svein
France
Britain
Brittany
Woman's Talk Tank Small Easy To Empty Professor Declares
New York January 28 A NYU psychology professor Dr A A Brill told the National Association of Teachers of Speech at their convention there that women are more voluble than men yet have smaller centralized vocabularies. He cited Dr Jespersen and warned wives and women that most discussion and explanations are offered by women who babble and teach their children to talk.
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New York
AA Brill
New York University
National Association of Teachers of Speech
Dr. Brill
Shim
Brill
Jesper Wen
Jis Personeis
Daum
Woudar
Puff Sleeve Frocks and Basques in Fashion Notes
The article highlights puff sleeves on fashionable taffeta frocks with stashed puffs seen in pictures. Basques return as fitted jackets often paired with ruffled skirts for afternoon dresses. Openwork stripes and filet work feature on elaborate sweaters with taffeta ensembles.
Man Wants Beauty Skin-Deep Woman Knows It Is Brain-Deep
New York dispatch discusses a husband who is stirred by his wife’s appearance yet wiser minds see true beauty as rooted in intellect. The writer argues men cling to skin deep ideals while women know beauty rests in brain power, warning that shattering this illusion may drive men toward other, more natural, floral visions. The column ends by noting Buenos Aires plans to promote cultivation of flax plants.
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Pera
Africa
Roman Empire
Lhare
New York
Sérmonu
Falwats
Nhwonsa
Gome
Linen fashions rise at southern resorts this summer
Summer racks feature heavy colored linen outfits popular at southern resorts with separate jackets of heavy printed linens. The trend emphasizes durable fabrics and coordinated sets for warm season attire.
Shaded gowns in blue rose and brown popular for evenings
The article notes shaded gowns in blue rose and brown as very lovely for evening and semi dress wear. It describes the darkest shade at the hem with the upper part in a pastel shade, reflecting current fashion style.
Corsets and Brassieres For Spring Fashion Rise
TM FOUNDATION notes spring corsets and brassieres use supple beau tiful fabrics with elaborate trimmings. Experts say uncorseted wear demands the right corseting to maintain a proper silhouette.
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TM Foundation
Dinner Procks Elaborate Georgette Dinnerwear
Elaborate dinner frockteas described as printed georgette in Paisley patterns with bright colored heads outlined by the patterns.
Marriage a Mode in a Bohenian Wedding
A wedding custom gives each guest an embroidered handkerchief as a gift while the couple receive a spindle to unwind. The superstition claims the person with the shorter thread dies first, but the groom always favors the bride by taking the worse chances himself.
The Girl in the Corner Apartment
Cynthia travels with Mrs. Wakeland to Chicago and enjoys tea dances, social chatter, and plans to dine with Mr. Davigny. Rex Coverdale, a rich Virginian bachelor, flirts with Cynthia while Mrs. Wakeland, a matchmaker, contemplates Murray Stewart’s plans as they await the next installment in a journey saturated with social intrigue.
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Ynthia
Mrs. Wakeland
Chicago
Cynthia
Raven
Max
Davigny
Margaret Wakeland
Murray Stewart
Oriental Maids Quick 10 Mimic Flappers of Us
Chicago reports on a cultural trend as Wing Fu's daughter and other Chinese women are described as adopting flapper fashions and attitudes. Two Chicago girls return from a world trip noting Chinese women in modern cities embracing short skirts rouge and flirtatious style influenced by American trends.
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Chicago
Flacovi
Rosalyn Rosenboom
Orient
China
United States
Amerjez
Paris
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Atte
Iis & Winder
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XEW
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Buenos Aires
Maggie
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Adamson
By O. Jacobsson
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