Fashions From Paris Makers Signal Fall Back Lines
Paris fashion notes indicate a return to a straight back in fall lines as August openings approach. The front silhouette widens slightly while the back gains details, with debate over the fall ensemble and a predicted decline in mainline wear among some circles. Large hats regain favor as summer shade remains desired. European milliner Owls highlights useful yet ornamental bags hats trimmed with ribbons and leather.
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Paris
New York Herald-Tribune
Minuart
Beau Monde
Smart Parisienne
Silk stockings and sensible dress for town wear
The article discusses decorative adjuncts to fashionable wardrobes. Silk stockings are not suited for all occasions, with a warning against silks for golf or tennis. A mix of wool and silk is recommended for most occasions, with lozenge patterns matching sports frocks and finely woven woolen stockings for morning town wear.
Unusual sizing prompts bold new fashion silhouettes
The article notes many women are sturdier than average and manufacturers hire expert designers to craft special models. Frocks emphasize silk prints with softened lines, godets, trilby aprons, and long janots to flatter fuller figures.
Uneven Hem Lines in Chiffon Fashions
The article describes chiffon garments with self materials for godets sleeves and aprons, noting uneven hemlines and scalloped edges on various decorative elements.
Early Summer Frocks Highlight Taffeta Fashion Trends
A fashion feature surveys early summer models showcasing taffeta dresses with varied silhouettes. Designs include a princess-inspired line softened for modern figures, three wide flounces from knee to hem, bright green shoulder accents, and a separate embroidered high collar.
Blue Bottle Blues and Color Trends in Insects
A fragment describes the blue bottle fly as a summer pest that screens fail to deter, yet its bluish green coloring becomes a fashion color. Patches claim the shade is popular for dresses and tailored suits, with dress details featuring bluish or green appliques.
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Parle Dispatches
Small Vanity Containers Reflect Elegant Fashion Forms
Vanity cases and vinaigrettes appear in increasing, varied shapes. Women in sports, motoring, social life and affairs now carry specialized containers illustrating artful design. These vanity cases rival antique snuff boxes in artistry and expense from bygone court eras.
Colorful Season Brown and Golden Toned Outerwear Review
Coloras of season brown nall ha shades appear very smart with golden brown and blond tones. Capes and coats feature feather trims in matching shades. One coat shows coque feather border, another features ostrich. Wide marabou bands decorate two brown chiffon layers.
Eggs Supply Cake Guidance from USDA
A USDA prepared guide explains how eggs supply key nutrients for cakes and outlines three sponge related cakes Sunshine Angel Food. It includes ingredient tables for Sponge Sunshine and Angel Food cakes, mixing methods and baking temperatures and times.
Reliable Recipe For Making Lye Hominy
A reader asks for a dependable lye hominy method. Use three to four ears of corn per gallon, shell and cover with water containing two tablespoons lye either from wood ash or commercial lye. Boil until hulls are eaten away, rinse, rub to remove eyes and hulls, then cook in clear water on low heat until tender. It will keep for weeks if kept warm on a coal or wood range. Serve browned in hot butter, fried, or with cream and butter per preference.
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Houseliit
Government Soup Recipe: Bacon and Potato Variant
The USDA outlines a quick bacon and potato soup method. Peel and dice two medium potatoes and boil in one quart of water. Fry two slices of bacon until crisp, remove, and use the bacon fat to sauté two tablespoons of minced onion for the base.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Potato and Bacon Soup Recipe Steps
Five minutes, or until tender. When potatoes are done, mash them. Blend mashed potato with bacon fat and onion, gradually adding all and then the cooking water. Cut bacon into small pieces, add to the soup. Season with pepper and minced parsley if desired, though not essential.
Kitchen Tables Get Linoleum Covering From USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture promotes kitchen table linoleum coverings. Extension agents in Virginia report success with affixing inlaid linoleum scraps to old tables to ease care and maintenance.
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United States Department
Agriculture
United States
Virginia
What to Serve at Children's Parties
Government guidance advises mothers to limit overeating by timing refreshments as a meal substitute. Serve cocoa or milk, sandwiches, ice cream or gelatin, plain frosted cake, and simple candies. Make the table attractive and present food in simple, appealing forms to divert attention from toys.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Peneral
Simple Homes in Central America
The peons live in pole houses with leaf thatch roofs and no windows. Floors use palm slabs often polished by wear. Furniture is minimal as the floor doubles as a table. A cast iron kettle, mortars, and a large machete define daily tasks. Tobacco chewing and a portable stew called sancocho feature in daily life.
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United States of America
Emerson
Adventure Magazine
Self rescuers aid miners against gas deaths in mines
Miners in winona county will use self rescuers approved by the federal bureau of mines to survive poisonous gas. The device stores in a brass case and provides about an hour of breathing through a mouthpiece and nose clip after exposure, allowing time to escape.
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Federal Bureau of Mines
Golf Ball Kills Crab at Meadowbrook Country Club
Detroit News recounts a Denton Dr W O Melvin of Hutten avenue hitting a golf ball that struck and killed a large crab on Meadowbrook Country Club’s fairway. He claims the creature emerged from a creek and was struck as he drove from the eleventh tee.
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W. 0
Melvin
Hutten Avenue
Hunt
Elybh
Meadowbroot Country Club
Detroit News
Home Sweet Home as Storm Approaches
A mother calms frightened children during an impending storm. Johnny fears leaving home and asks for wings to heaven, while another child probes his distress. The scene captures anxious, domestic reaction to danger with a mix of faith and fear.
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Johmny
Jesus
Johnny
Iniluna
Newa
Milk, Milk, Bull Fights and a Politician Painter
A well known New York politician travels in Spain with a newspaper man. In Malaga they order coffee and rolls, the waiter misunderstands milk. The politician sketches a cow milking with a pencil, convincing the waiter. The waiter heads to buy milk but returns with two bullfight tickets, leaving the glass of milk undone.
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New York
Spain
Malaga
Apaperman
Tye
The Burlington Balloon Flight That Tarnished a Promise
A Long Wait at Burlington features a promoter of sports events who delayed a parish carnival aeronautics show. Facing wind and darkness, he tinkered with his early airplane as the crowd grew restless and the parish priest pressed for fulfillment. The narrator recalls the promoter’s claim of pending followers in Burlington waiting eighteen months to see him fly.
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Burlington
March of Progress
Aylath
New York City
Winglly
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