Stage Woman's War Relief Produces Windproof Aviator Vests
The Stage Woman's War Relief operates a large loft workshop in New York City making windproof vests for aviators and soldiers from old gloves and leather scraps. Volunteers cut press stitch and bind vests with canton flannel backs and braid, using leather from pillow tops and book covers. Donations of clean leather and gloves are welcome through the Red Cross or the Stage Woman's War Relief at 18 West Thirty-fourth Street.
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Stage Woman’s War Relief
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Evening gowns fade as frocks replace them
Evening gowns are nearly a lost art with few women buying them. In their place afternoon frocks of lace or net or point d esprit with satin appear. Soft chiffon in neutral shades dominates and neatly suits both afternoon and evening occasions, especially for older women.
Corset Design Aims For Comfort And Shape
The article explains corset makers face many challenges shaping diverse figures while ensuring comfort. Modern corsets use light materials with few bones, higher backs, and tailored fits to create smooth lines and preserve dress contours.
Blouses in Fashion Shift Away From Waist Length
The article discusses blouse styles and fabrics, noting sleeveless designs and colored chiffons not matching gowns. It observes a trend to ditch waist length cuts that hide the figure and promote longer or differently tailored silhouettes.
Dinner dress features low and high necklines introduced
The description notes a dinner dress with both a high and extremely low neckline placed over a slip of firmer material. The overall effect emphasizes contrast between coverage and exposure in the garment.
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Proper Picking of Chickens Instructions from a 1910 Guide
Detailed steps for humane and efficient chicken plucking, covering equipment, posture, and technique. Emphasizes avoiding torn skins, ensuring thorough feather removal from throat neck back legs and wings, and using the correct pulling and scraping motions for clean results.
How to Attract Birds to Your Garden
Birds may be attracted to homes by planting trees, herbs and shrubs that supply seeds and fruits. Provide food in artificial devices and create welcoming habitats around the yard.
Sultan of the park drake leads tangle with motorbus
A sultan duck and four hens charged a crowded motorbus on a park boulevard causing a traffic jam as officials and park workers intervened. Spectators and bystanders watched the clash while bystanders joked that it beat any dock battles in Okreland.
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Sultan
Legion of Death
Okreland
Tim’ Brady
Tears and Laughter Mark Detention Home Court Session
In a Detention home room the judge presided over family troubles and a boy named Elmer aged thirteen. The session drew humor from a widowed mother with four children and a father who could not support them. Mary the sister sobbed as the court ordered care for the younger children. Elmer found relief when named captain of the home team and vowed to reform.
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Mary
Elmer
Loss of Her Bank Roll Leads to Legal Trouble in Carolina Case
Carolina Krasnika faced charges as John Silke Helen Humicki and another man were jailed on bail after alleged involvement in a financial dispute tied to her savings kept in stockings. The ordeal followed a party where she fainted and later found her money missing, prompting a legal response amid the town’s financial dispute.
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Carolina
Had All the Hard Luck At Hand Maud Newton Weds Soldier
Maud Newton wed Forrest Cherubini a Chicago soldier stationed with a machine gun corps at Waco Texas. The couple married amid ill omens and a perilous journey with three tire blowouts on the way to Crown Point Indiana. They visited the Police Magistrate in an awkward scene asking for a license that could not be found.
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Forrest Cherubini
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