Fashioning a Spring Wardrobe Blouses and Accessories
A fashion feature outlines a spring approach to blouses, from striped taffeta and lace to check patterns. It highlights coordinating hats and shoes, bold red prints, and tailored suits enhanced by chic blouses. Noting bright colors and varied textures, the piece showcases how blouses complete outfits and lift mood.
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Dalton
Chic Sailors First TM Hat Example Highlights Fashion
The description praises a first TM hat with a shallow crown worn at the right angle. A dark green yellow and white plaid straw castor is shown with a tri color band fastened by two china buttons. White feather pads accent the crown and band for a distinctive sailor look.
New Prints Show Subdued Colors and Conservative Patterns
New designs move toward subdued color schemes and smaller patterns. The palette favors pinks and stripes with polka dots still present though less dominant. Monotone two shade prints and pencil like floral sketches are common, with some white accents.
Sashes With Large Bows Highlight Daytime Frocks
Fashion notes describe sashes with big bows and long streamers over daytime dresses. The contrast sash on black gowns, vivid blues and peachy tones appear in resort wear. Button-on tops in pique or linen offer easy removal for cruises and travel days.
Lingerie Styles Highlight Lace and Silk Trends
A fashion note outlines lingerie models showcasing lace matched with silk fabrics. It notes a shift from dark lace to lighter tones with hints of white entering the trend, reflecting recent seasonal styling.
How I Broke Into The Movies by Hal C Herman
The memoir follows Lucile Le Sueur later known as Joan Crawford from San Antonio to Chicago to New York then Hollywood. It details early theatrical dreams, runaway decisions, six months of screen acting training, and early film roles that launched her career including Pretty Ladies Old Clothes Sally Irene and Mary and two Wampas Baby Star honors.
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Belle Boyd and Anna Whistler in Civil War Era Memoirs
Reading through 19th century vignettes reveals Belle Boyd’s daring Civil War espionage and Anna Whistler’s devoted maternal role. The fragments recount Boyd’s cloak and sword life in Front Royal and Winchester while Whistler’s motherly guidance steered the artist toward London amid Union blockade perils.
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Stonewall” Jackson
Army
Belle
Washington
Martinsburgh
Jackson
Shenandoah Valley
Front
Helle
Front Royal
Winchester
Marrie
Kilbourn
Wis
Grand Army of the Republic
Daughters of the Confederacy
Constance Bennett Stars in Our Betters at REO Keith’s
Constance Bennett appears Saturday in Our Betters, an adaptation of W S Maughan’s satire. Gilbert Roland Alan Mowbray Minor Watson and Grant Mitchell portray victims of the Bennett lure. Also on bill Anita Louise Phoebe Foster Violet Kemble Cooper. Vaudeville features Charles York Rose King and Vera Schwarz with the Yacobi Troupe and Snooger Jr.
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Constance Bennett
W. Somerget Maughan
Gilbert Roeland
Alan Mowbray
Minor Watson
Grant Mitchell
Bennett
Anita Louise
Phoebe Foster
Violet Kemble Cooper
Charles York
Rose King
Vera Schwarz
Yacobi
Charlie Forsythe
Siemen
Farrell
Snooger, Jr
America
Keith Boston Theatre Presents Richards and Pringle Minstrels
Starting Friday the Keith Boston Theatre features Richards and Pringle's Georgia Minstrels with a 40 member live cast and the screen feature Strange People. The show mixes old-time minstrel acts with new gags costumes and settings. The film follows 13 people including a murder jury in a stormy midnight house setting.
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Richards
Portland cement origins and early U S production
The English stonemason Joseph Aspdin patented Portland cement in October 1824 after calcining limestone and clay. The first U S production was by Daniel O. Saylor in 1872 at Copley Ohio, followed by Thomas Miljen in South Bend Indiana, with U S output in 1925 totaling about 175 million barrels, vastly larger than the rest of the world combined.
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Joseph Aspdin
Leeds
Fortjonmd
England
Daniil O. Saylor
Copley
Pau
Aerated bread process using carbon dioxide injection
The article describes making aerated bread by charging the dough water with carbon dioxide and using sealed kneading machines before baking. It notes this method avoids gas formation from yeast fermentation.
Monitor Merrimac battle ends with few casualties
The Monitor and the Merrimac clashed with minimal losses. After Lieutenant Worden was blinded by a shot the Monitor withdrew, and the Merrimac steamed back to Norfolk.
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Monitor
Merrimac
Worden
Norfolk
Italian scientists claim smoking sterilizes the mouth for hours
Italian researchers report that smoking kills microbes in the teeth, producing a temporarily sterilized mouth for several hours after use. The claim highlights potential antimicrobial effects attributed to tobacco smoke.
All Cats Share Retractable Claws Across Species
There are more than 40 species of cats from lions and tigers to a small wild spotted variety. They are alike in habits and structure with a key feature being retractable claws that protect the sheathes, keeping footsteps quiet and claws sharp.
The Onion’s Role In Spanish And Portuguese Diet
The onion ranks as a staple in Spain and Portugal where it complements bread. It is valued for its nutritious content and gluten levels similar to grains, aiding sustenance much like cheese with bread does for English workers.
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Spain
Portugal
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