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Newspaper

Covington Republican

Location

Covington, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1922

Page

7

Velvet gowns dominate afternoon and evening dress trends

Fashion authority notes black velvet leads this season with minimal trimming. Designers pair velvet with silver cloths for sashes facings and embroidery to create a light, sparkling surface. Velvet dominates as both foundation and decoration, yielding elegant, modern silhouettes.

New York Times

Nightlife notes on fashion and staffing details

A garbled passage mentions evening dresses, multiple dress styles, and the desire for more refined outfits. It references a caller, crew, and referees, with hints of velvet fabric and fashion preferences.

Fadurie Bisehk Velvet Etre Gieby Oonel

Evening coats and oil trimmed with luxurious furs

The text describes sumptuous evening wear featuring white velvet accents and furs, highlighting a velvet frock with a loose white tucket, silver thread embroidery, and fringed borders. It notes white fringe and wide sleeves with white bands to create a refined, contrasting, dressy look.

Craze for Old Styles in Hats at Garden Parties

The fashion shift shows renewed interest in eighteenth and nineteenth century headwear. Garden party hats imitate Gainsborough era styles with bold, large shapes, echoing the lavish hats once worn by Gainsborough’s beauties.

Gainsborough Belle

Velvet Hats Show Bold Ribbon Trends Across Season

A report notes a shift in hat fashion with black velvet hats featuring intense decorations. Deep rose shine accents appear on Taviside. traditional ribbon trims yield to fully covered brims with shirred and pleated ribbon used in varied textures.

Mannish children's coats and hats trend in school wear

The feature discusses mannish style in kids clothing for play and school. It notes tailored coats with hat and bonnet sets, contrasting fabrics, baggy or trim details, and tam o' shanters as popular companions. Imported fabrics and two-tone colorways appear in active play outfits.

Silhouettes in Modern Fashion Gowns Described

The article outlines three fashion silhouettes: a straight uninterrupted line from neck to heels, a circular draped form with fullness at one side, and a draped model with material swathed or folded. Excluding strictly tailored models, these silhouettes appear across morning, afternoon, and evening gowns.

String Bean Trim Adds Flair to Silk Coats and Wraps

String bean trimming enhances coats and wraps of silk with small ornaments resembling the pod. The pieces form a ruff around the neck, offering a decorative yet humble vegetal motif.

Coat Dresses with Braided Details and Full Circles

Description notes coat dresses feature heavy braiding to add weight. Skirts are typically circular with frequent side panels completing the silhouette.

Points on Poultry Calling

The U S Department of Agriculture advises culling slow growing and deformed young cockerels and pullets to form a productive winter flock. Begin in July or August and remove nonproducers by September. molt leads to slackers. Standardize by breed or buy purebred stock to speed improvement.

United States Department of Agriculture Alabama Experiment Station U. S

SEPARATE PENS FOR PULLETS

The United States Department of Agriculture advises keeping pullets and older hens apart. Yearling hens and older birds can boost breeder use and produce larger eggs that yield stronger chicks, though eggs from top pullets also hatch well.

United States Department of Agriculture

Poultry Advice on Health and Housing

The note emphasizes health over breed for success in poultry. It advises hanging hoppers for grit and oyster shell, saving alfalfa hay for winter, and avoiding crossbreeding as it undermines profits. It urges windproofing houses and attending poultry shows to boost enthusiasm and profits.

Waste Baskets Rise as Poetic Trade Says Bard

A woman jokes her husband, a waste basket maker, calls it a prosy job. The dismissed poet insists the trade hides genuine poetry and meaning beyond the surface of ordinary manufacture.

Cause Enough

A terse exchange hints at a missed showing with a reply that the show itself prompted departure. The dialogue contrasts anticipation and reality through a brief, cryptic remark.

Jesus Sends Seventy Helpers As Mission Missionaries

The lesson notes Jesus appoints seventy to two by two go forth for the harvest. They face dangers yet are urged to rely on the Lord and to seek laborers through prayer. They are sent with power to heal and cast out demons and warned of judgment for rejecting Christ. Their return shows both joy and warning, stressing heavenly relation over miraculous success.

Jesus Christ Sodom Satan Jesus Christ

Peg Legs Lead London to Brighton Walking Race

A London Morning Post report describes a 51 mile walking race from London to Brighton won by W. F. Bell who wore a steel artificial leg in 19 hours 51 minutes. His rival W. 7. Ellison with a wooden leg finished thirty minutes later.

London

Diamond Dyes promise easy home dyeing for fabrics

An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as an at home solution to revive faded skirts draperies and sweaters. It claims easy directions safe for wool silk linen and cotton with no streaking spotting fading or running.

At the Opera Burlesque Moment Sparks Gossip

A lively exchange in the theater scene references Mrs Blank recalled in a brazen dress or decollate display prompting whispers about social routines and propriety among attendees.

Mrs. Blank

Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Proclaims Clear Complexion

Cuticura Soap daily and Ointment as needed promise a clear complexion scalp cleanliness and soft white hands. The fragrant Cuticura Talcum completes the trio. We all have ours and downs is noted as a step from folly to despair.

Notuian's Secret Safe After Woman Knows It

A woman learns Notuian's secret, ensuring it remains secure. The revelation shifts the balance of power and prompts key actors to adapt strategies.

Notuian

Knocker delays hammer drop after whistle blows

A brief note states that the knocker does not drop his hammer immediately when the whistle sounds, implying a delay before action or enforcement occurs.

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