Wool fashion show highlights feature varied skirts and novel motifs
The UK wool fashion show showcased Bianca Mosca using fabric weights as a button motif while Peter Russell and Digby Morton presented tweed suits and matching dresses. Hardy Amies favored padded hips and pleated skirts, with Shawl effects and cape necklines prominent. Angele Delanghe emphasized shawls and capes, with a tea-gown in gold-threaded tweed.
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Bianca Mosca
Worth
Peter Russell
Digby Morton
Molyneux
Hardy Amies
Charles Creed
Creed
Norman
Hartnell
Angele Delanghe
No More Bouquets For Wedding Guests
Report claims two American scientists Philip and Sidney Joffe developed a formula to preserve wedding bouquets by fixing flower cells. The method supposedly preserves color form and texture while removing fragrance, an accidental discovery they say could end the bridal bouquet tradition.
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Rothers Philip
Sidney Joffe
Brothers’ Flower Preservation Formula Discovered
A pair of brothers conducted experiments after a rose thrown into a solution remained fresh a week later. Their work led to the discovery of a formula for preserving flowers, stemming from an incident involving their uncle and a rose.
Flowers Preserver Aims To Cut Flower Sellers Out
Sidney Joife predicts a new flower preserver will hit a New York department store in about four weeks at a reasonable price. The product could threaten both fresh and artificial flower sellers once it reaches the market.
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Sidney Joife
New York
Devonshire Squab Pie and Old Fashioned Treats
A vintage home recipe page outlines Devonshire squab pie with layered apples and onions, baked after seasoning with pepper salt and flour. It lists lemon cream rolls with a lemon glaze and an apple cake using dried fruit and stewed apples. Includes a nurseries advertisement by Glaze Brook Nurseries Albany.
Magazines Delivered to Your Address in Perth
Cullen Ltd offers delivered magazines to Perth addresses with guaranteed English Royal mail prices. Box 207 handles orders including a Royal Mail Pen at £2 8d delivery.
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Cullen Ltd
Perth
Western Australia
Beware of Him and the Back-Slapper
A cautionary note warns readers about a smooth talking flatterer who may press for payment or cooperation. The piece urges vigilance against manipulation and debt collection tactics disguised as friendly overtures.
Honey Beans Malt Cup Recipe Card
Honey beans served with salads. Mix Malt cup honey with 2 tablespoons melted shortening and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Add 1 or 2 eggs, 3 tablespoons bran, 4 tablespoons self raising flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and enough milk to make a drop batter. Bake in greased patty tins at a moderate oven for about 12 to 15 minutes.
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Devonshire
Revolution in Paris millinery collection features daring hats
The Paris millinery scene by Gilbert Orcel emphasizes four hat types including wide parasol clochees and small sailors with forward tilt. Colors such as grey beige chestnut and pearl grey dominate. Veils are short leaving lips free for cigarettes or cocktails.
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CMU
Gilbert Orcel
Orcel
Gran'ma
Maud
Nano
Sugar Savers For Sweets PUDDINGS In Family Menu Plan
Sugarless lemon filling for tarts is easy to make without cooking. Combine half a tin condensed milk with lemon juice egg yolk and lemon rind, chill until ready to fill pastry. Treacle tart uses warm treacle breadcrumbs lemon juice rind and peel, baked with lattice pastry until done.
Merry mites clothes grow with kiddies debut
A new American children's clothing line named Merry Mites promises garments that grow with the wearer. Geissmann designed shirts with sesame seams and expandable sleeves using seams, suspenders, and tabs to extend size. The range targets boys up to age four and costs about ten to percent more than ordinary outfits.
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America
Childeon
Geissmann
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Stinton's
R. T. Chandler
Glaze Brook Nurseries
Albany
Sydney
Paris
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Beecham
Cashmere Bouquet
Cashmere
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