Australian design fabrics showcased at a recent exhibition
The display featured Love letters scarves by Paul Haefiger and Pearl Divers furnishing fabric by Donald Friend. Haefiger described his pattern as a playful love letter for a woman's neck or a note in her handbag. Also displayed was a William Dobell designed fabric inspired by celebratory women at King's Cross during the Peace Celebrations.
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Paul Haefiger
Donald Friend
Haefiger
William Dobell
King’s Cross
Itweight Coat Travelling Case Peril and Perth Purchase
A fragmented note discusses carrying coats during travel and a cautious plan to buy coal first in Perth, outlining practical steps for safer transit and early procurement.
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Perth
Color Trends In New U S Styles This Season
Color dominates fashion previews with bold shifts from black to warm reddish browns and berry shades. Periwinkle returns beside royal blue and purple, yellows greens range from moss to forest tones, beige family remains, onionskin beige popular under light wool coats.
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Periwinkle
Sewing Essentials For Home Made Lingerie And Care
The article discusses affordable lingerie sewing during wartime, urging use of remnants and simple patterns to craft camisoles and knickers. It highlights fabrics like georgette and satin, mentions drawn-thread work, rolled edges, and the appeal of black undergarments. Also notes pre-nail manicures and cooking tips like dipping bacon in flour to reduce shrinkage.
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Trousseau
Jace
Cornish pasties for travel showgoers recipe fold
Travel show crowds join Perth influx as readers share a home recipe for Cornish pasties. The method lists pastry steps and a beef potato onion filling, including baking in a moderate oven and crimping the edges to form a frill.
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Perth
Dessert Cakes Recipe Card
Recipe notes describe dessert cakes with flour sugar and butter. It lists butter clarified and beating sugar, then adding flour gradually and eggs while continuing to beat. Bake in small tins for 8 to 10 minutes yields 20 to 30 cakes.
Pasties with Sardines Recipe Instructions
Skin sardines and remove backbone then rejoin halves. Roll pastry thin and cut into 4 by 2 inch strips. Enclose a sardine in each strip, seal ends, brush with beaten egg, and bake about 15 minutes in a hot oven.
Sardine Sandwich Recipe from Simple Pantry List
A basic sardine sandwich method outlines mashing sardines with tomato and egg yolk puree, seasoned with lemon juice or vinegar, salt and pepper. Spread tomato mixture on buttered bread, add sardine filling, top with buttered bread, press, and cut.
Crumbed sausages cooked in gentle boil
Prick the sausages with a fork then drop into boiling water. Cook gently for 15 minutes before serving.
Adelaide sandwich method with chicken and ham
A recipe for Adelaide sandwiches using cooked chicken and ham on white bread with butter. Thinly slice meat remove fat and skin, layer between buttered bread with light salt, press, trim crusts, and cut into four triangles for serving.
Beef Sandwich Recipe From Historic Menu
A straightforward guide for beef sandwiches using cold roast beef tom ato cucu mber or cress with mustard or curry butter on white bread. Spread bread with mustard, layer beef and tomato or cucumber watercress, season, top with buttered bread, and press. Variations include creamed butter and horseradish sauce.
New York Jewelry Fuels Luxurious Fashions
New York reveals fur hats and gloves trimmed with dazzling jewellery as the season's luxury offerings. A turn-back brim black Persian lamb hat features turquoise felt cuff embroidered with pearls and gold beads, echoed in short black suede gloves, while emerald green felt bicorne with multicolor pheasant feather facing leads a parade of fur hats and matching accessories.
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New York
One piece bathers lead fashion at Perth Royal Show
The article notes a beach season surge with one piece bathers dominating sales in blues greens and black. Prices range from 25 to 5 pounds, two piece suits fall in price while flared removable skirts reveal form fitting swimwear, stripes checks florals and plain fabrics feature in city stores.
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Ountry
Perth
Paris
Bandana 2-Piece Styles Frilled Bodice and Net Flair
A California fashion influence appears in a bandana themed two piece. Frilled knotted bodice pairs with pleated nether nifties and a monochrome center sash creating a bold sash effect. Sash fun.
Beachwear Evolution After Atom Age Fashion Shakeup
The article surveys swimwear designs post atom age, noting no model named Bikini yet, three flowered triangles held by flesh colored cords, and manikin displays with water color body art. It highlights Leddux green wool jersey costumes, transformation outfits, and mid daylight to midnight ensembles.
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Leddux
Madame
Lucian Lelong
Maggy Rouff
Jacques Heim
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Adelaide
Pamela Hookham
Joy Brewer
Atom Bomb
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