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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1925
Page
3
Mothers weigh materials for daughters outfits with wool silk cotton and linen. Wool lasts and holds shape but wrinkles and shrinks. silk sheds dust and resists wrinkling. cotton is practical though less dressy. linen shines and offers luster. Silk crepes washable. dyes cling well with good quality.
A survey of winter coats shows broad flare styles from deep gossets to circular flounces with many variants. Tailored coats remain in evidence alongside new flared designs, using men’s fabrics like tweeds and worsteds. Coats range from three quarters to seven eighths length with high collars and shawl trims, and feature side closures and fur or embroidery details.
The passage notes that the garment does not lose its shape when laundered and stays fresh, but wrinkles badly and needs frequent pressing. Heavier, coarse yarns produce warmer frocks due to their close weave.
Paris fashion notes emphasize black outfits with gold and silver accents. Frocks use black broadcloth with silver trim, long coats, and gray fur. velvet and leather also appear. Black kid dresses feature white or colored trims and high necks, with black stockings completing all black ensembles.
The article describes evening frocks with raised fronts backs or sides and fuller waists to create a distinct silhouette for the coming winter. It notes a move away from straight chemise styles and toward intricate cuts, with waists defined and silhouettes elongated compared with recent years.
LATE FARM NEWS reports Lynn County club girls attending a Dallas encampment and notes ribbons won at Lubbock and Dallas. It highlights corn canning, kitchen contests, remodeling dresses, and home demonstration clubs in Victoria Harrie Johnson and Cooke Navarre counties, detailing school kitchen projects, milk delivery, and community canning efforts.
A witness from Evanston Wyoming describes long standing monthly troubles eased by Evan E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She recounts relief after marriage a displacement illness and a return to health enabling full household work with five children. She praises the medicine and urges friends to try it.
A New Haven Register snip quotes Van Sport on a fishing trip. He says the luck was pretty fair and he won slightly, reflecting lighthearted dialogue about a recent outing.
Woodhaven New York man K. M. Collins reports relief from headaches and sour stomach after using Carter's Little Liver Pills. He says the pills act gently as a laxative, cleansing the liver and bowels, with no bad after effects. Available at all drug stores.
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