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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1925
Page
8
The article explains how to sew bound buttonholes and pockets on Swart sports frocks. It covers cutting and stitching the bias binding, trimming ends, folding, and finishing on the wrong side, with tips for soft fabrics and alternatives to machine stitching.
The French seam should run along the pocket side to ensure smoothness. The upper pocket piece should be an inch longer than the lower front, using the garment body material since it remains exposed when opened. If fabric is too heavy for the whole pocket side, a lighter material may be used with a small top piece in the dress fabric showing where exposed.
The article notes ornate shoe buckles and decorations increasingly feature precious and semi precious stones. It mentions steel buckles with brilliant cuts, crescent forms with fringe beads, and black or jeweled accents for various footwear. It also describes antique earrings and Spanish noble relics with bright gold settings and large dangling earrings.
Lingerie trends use shading in georgette chiffon crepe satin across undergarments. Three layers of fabric create smooth color transitions in negligees and ensembles. Tie dyed or hand blocked patterns yield caramel and blue tones with scalloped borders and printed chiffon accents.
The latest capes for evening wear are made of taffeta or soft suede with yokes at the back only.
Knitted suits and sweaters are anticipated to remain in demand this season. The knitted suit suits occasions needing neither elaborate nor strictly conventional attire. Grays and sand tones along with bold colors are featured in designs.
The latest agricultural market report covers fruits vegetables and livestock with price ranges for Florida potatoes New York celery cabbage and onions. It notes weak strawberry demand in general and mixed dairy cheese and cotton price movements across major markets. Chicago beef and veal trends are down slightly while lamb mutton and pork futures show gains in certain segments.
The Department of Agriculture revises the world cotton harvest in 1924 to 24 700 000 bales of 478 pounds, up from 1925's 19 59 million. Major producers include United States 18 819 000, India 5 069 000, Egypt 1 540 000, Mexico 281 000, with plantings estimated at 79 100 000 acres.
The Texas State Highway Commission held its first semi monthly meeting under the governor’s plan and allocated 506000 for highway improvement. Four counties received funds: Lubbock 200000 Taylor 186000 Shelby 60000 and Rusk 60000. Two new state highways were designated one from Ted River Clay County through Henrietta to Antelope in Jack County and another from Mount Enterprise in Rusk County to Timpson in Shelby County with 120000 for improvements split equally.
Fort Worth Texas Friday stockyard receipts totaled 1350 cattle and 200 calves with 250 cattle en route to northern pastures. Trading showed activity as buyers absorbed offerings with prices steady to firm. Steers ranged around 7.00 to 7.25, with other cattle at 6.00 to 6.50.
The Sun Company's well No. 3 was the only one brought in in the Lockhart shallow field Friday. Its production is estimated at 700 barrels. There are twenty-three producing wells and eighty derricks in the field.
A Wyandotte Michigan woman reports six months of illness after her baby and relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A St Paul Minnesota mother says the remedy stopped severe back pain and bearing down, and improved strength enabling housework.
The average U S potato yield last year was 124 bushels per acre, 11 more than the previous high. Organist Miss Helen Cope has played the organ at Kingsway Church in London for sixty years, missing Sunday services only four times.
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