Pastel Wool Fabrics In Paris Display
Paris spring fashion favors pastel wool fabrics with muted tones and subtle contrasts. Designers like Jacques Fath feature soft yellow and grey checks. neutral undyed yarns create depth. Pastel wool coats with capes dominate townwear while lighter wool crepes and heavier wools shape formal looks. Balmain and Desses present tubular dresses and trimmed jackets in grey blue and brights.
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Paris
Jacques Fath
Pierre Balmain
Jean Desses
Young Melbourne designer creates Australian hat trend
A 19 year old Melbourne youth William Danla eruis Beale designed the season's top hats for a Sydney firm. Beale, just out of high school, employs two full time milliners and does most sewing himself. He sketches then models each hat and favors heavy wide designs with fur or jeweled trimmings. Prices rise with trimmings though selling price remains open.
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Sydney
Melbourne
William Danla
Eruis. Beale
Paris
Beale
Wrong Lead In Parking Case Rejected
Jay T. Barnsdall a Buffalo lawyer sent a policeman to prepare a parking ticket but the ticket was voided because it was not written in ink or delible pencil, ruling overturned the lead claim.
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Jay T. Barnsdall
Buffalo
New York
Culinary coaching tips for fruit browning and pie crusts
How to prevent banana browning in salads by dipping slices in citrus juice to inhibit browning enzymes. Also guidance to keep rice grains separate by adding lemon juice to boiling water and how to keep pie crusts from sogging by brushing with egg white before filling.
WANTSAGE OF CHIVALRY WANTSAGE OF CHIVALRY
Adrian Conan Doyle son of Sir Arthur Doyle and Captain Douglas Ash donned armor at Minstead Hampshire to duel with two handed swords. He envisioned a day when armored contests become an international sport and Olympic event with top lancers from Italy and France competing.
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Adrian Conan Doyle
England
Sherlock Holmes
Douglas Ash
Hampshire
Minstead
Doyle
Italy
France
Glass Prints Pictures by New York Firm Introduced
A New York company offers color glass prints that function like photographic paper. The process uses ultraviolet exposure to image glass with a negative, then heats to 1000 degrees to develop the photograph. Tiny metallic particles within the glass create the color.
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New York
Grips Rugs Introduces New Spray to Keep Rugs In Place
A new liquid spray coats rug backs to grip flooring and prevent sliding. The plastic solution adheres to surfaces, offering a stationary rug without wrinkles or movement.
Wool Exhibition Highlights Belgian Industry Effort
Dr. Edgar H. Booth chairs a Brussels reception inaugurating the IWS production in Brussels with the Comité Central Belge de la Laine. He notes Belgian wool quality appeals to foreign buyers and pledges expanded Secretariat activity to support the industry. Belgian wool workers attend.
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Edgar H. Booth
International Wool Secretariat
Secretariat
Comite Central Belge de la Laine
Brussels
Booth
Belgium
Varied Recipes for Cakes Biscuits and Braised Dishes
A collection of kitchen notes detailing orange Johnny cakes with orange rind and honey glaze, brandy snaps with treacle and ginger, rolled cookies with butter and egg yolks, braised tripe with tomato and greens, and lambs fry pancake with potato and milk. Includes measurements, mixing steps, and oven guidance.
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Reece Jemon
Fees
Mt Star
Rabies Epidemic Spreads Through Newport Hounds and Hunters
A new hazard in Newport Rhode Island emerges as an epidemic of rabies threatens hunting dogs and hunters. State authorities mandate anti rabies inoculation for all dogs nationwide to curb the outbreak.
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Newport
Rhode Island
U.S
Incomplete Quiz Questions on History and Literature
A garbled list of trivia prompts asks about ancient monuments, royal titles, nursery rhymes, study subjects, parentage, Pre Raphaelite roots, the Louisiana Purchase, referenda, and famous British figures. The text includes stray letters and unclear phrases making specifics hard to extract.
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Cheops
Siren Anerden
Montazuma
Dunkirk
Astralia
Prince of Wales
Duke of Erg
Duke of York
John Barrymore
USA
Australia
Lord Passfield
H. G. Wells
Sidney Webb
William Morris
Deer Saved At Tea Time By Holford Woman
Mrs Gladys Mantle of Holford Somerset blocked a hill chase intruding into her garden by gripping a exhausted yearling deer. The Quantock stag hunt horses and hounds disturbed her yard until she ordered the hunt off. The deer hid by a wall overnight and escaped to the hills by morning.
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Gladys Mantle
Holford
Somerset
Quantock
Gladys
Time Not Yet Ripe In Central Europe
A Vienna based editor of Der Optimist reports his weekly will cease publication by March first. He cites unfavorable conditions for optimistic papers in Central Europe and notes the timing is not ripe for continued appearance.
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Time
Manhattan
der Optimist
Europe
Paint That Doesn't Smell Could Change Home Painting
A New York firm develops a paint deodorant additive for oil water paints enamels and lacquers. The chemical neutralises odors as the paint is applied without altering color drying time or other properties. The additive leaves a faint pine or cedar smell that fades as the paint dries.
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New York
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Australian Wool Board
June Dally-Watkins
William Beale
Hearne’ Broughit
May Woods
National Library of Australia
Prinkle
Colgate Dental
Colgate
Perter
Scottish Insurance Corp. Ltd
General
Perth
St. George's Terrace
Histercia
Nla.gov
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