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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1920
Page
4
By Maude Hall a preview of early fall fashion shows highlights first hand information on upcoming styles. Models present affordable designs featuring taffeta embroidery satin braiding and pongee suits and frocks aimed at home dressmakers and women with limited income. The event signals fashionable trends that will likely appear in later openings and emphasizes practical elegance.
The article outlines new tailleur lines with long jackets and convertible collars kept straight and slim, featuring seamless back and collar, braid trims, and practical openings. It describes materials like tricotine and satinette, mentions frocks with pleated fronts and braided details, and notes how home dressmakers can adapt the stylish looks for general and special wear.
Kathryn Mutterer describes simple original designs for embroidery projects including a bag and a boudoir bolster roll with suggestions for materials colors and finishing touches. The article also shares a recipe for egg cucumber and onion mixture and a tip on fruit jar rubbers to prevent spills on ice.
Instructions describe selecting tender corn ears, extracting milky pulp, drying pulp in air, and storing for soups. also detail plum paste preparation by cooking ripe plums, sieving, sugaring, baking to set, and jar storage. and blueberry pickle method using firm berries in molasses to ferment into vinegar.
Guide lists Pictorial Review designs with pattern numbers. Jackets skirts and dresses show sizes from bust waist and hip ranges, prices from 20 to 85 cents, embroidery transfers in blue or yellow, and sales through local agents at the Homeless Dressmaker’s Corner.
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