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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1925
Page
7
Fashion notes velveteen revival with short coats worn over white crepe decking and flannel frocks. New models include bright colored velveteen jackets, longer topcoats in gray and beige lined with kasha, and ensembles pairing velveteen coats with crepe de chine bands and velvet trimmed silk dresses.
Wide crush belts of suede pair with sports suits, featuring soft linings or none and a large suede buckle or new metal clasps. Suede bags of various sizes accompany the outfits, offering coordinated accessory options.
The article highlights scarf accented hats as a fresh early summer trend. Navy blue straw hats with diagonal ribbon and dark blue crepe scarves, plus Havana brown or black milan styles feature floral motifs and attached scarves, offering smart, detachable styling options.
The article notes suede purses in plain or ornamented styles with metal monograms or enamel clasps. Handsome bags are flat square or envelope shaped with straps, in tan, gray, green, scarlet, and white suede may lead summer trends. Practical leather bags with fine grain, suede or moire linings, Russian calf, and satin offer versatile morning and afternoon options.
New fashion notes describe variety in hosiery with the latest Magerie. Golf stockings feature showy stripes and checks, black stockings recede to mourning wear, while taupe tan gray beige champagne and flesh tones pair with black shoes and many color costumes.
Morning glory motifs dominate Paquin’s spring collection in embroidery and painted silks. A standout dance frock features mauve georgette and silver face with morning glories forming the belt.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble and may not realize it. Poor kidney health can trigger back pain headaches loss of ambition and nervous irritability. Swamp Root promises to restore kidney health and many readers request a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. and to purchase full sizes at drug stores.
The passage details hats adorned with roses and chiffon trims. It describes a black milan hat with decorative roses on the back and borders, and scarves in black satin with matching rose accents at each end.
Reports from Parly describe almost every dress at the Paris exhibition featuring embroidery. Bodices pockets belts and cuffs showcase vivid silks and beads with two colors common. Belts appear at the back or as inserted bands. sleeves are straight long and often trimmed with linen.
Mantra on rushing to wealth ends with cautions about getting out as others arrive. Advertisement extols Cuticura Soap for hot suds soaking, then Cu t icura Ointment and tissue removal. Recommends using Soap Ointment and Talcum for all toilet needs.
The Lawrence Journal World warns Britain to hesitate before a radical move to replace No 10, a two hundred year old structure, with a modern design. Warnings accompany the idea amid the discussion of progress versus tradition.
A note on European small curs using engines with piston displacement from 60 to 70 cubic inches far below the 93 inches seen in American racing cars this year. The quote reflects a view on societal comfort use and protection.
British army doctors reject 82 of every 100 enlistment hopefuls, up from 58 two years ago. The piece notes a sharp rise in rejected applicants and muses on purpose and fate. It also mentions men serving as professional dance partners earning about $5,040 annually, with a South American woman spending over $500 for a single dance.
Parent teachers associations have more than tripled their membership in two years as the state furthers its plan to eradicate illiteracy by 1930. In a separate note, natives of the Gold Coast wear specially minted hole punched nickels from the Royal Mint in London strung as necklaces.
A reflective note argues that shock at profanity leads to prevarication and that one cannot fairly denounce others without ignoring personal faults. The text warns against self-deception and echoes on moral double standards.
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