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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1922
Page
3
A Paris fashion scene described by a New York Tribune writer highlights dress styles blending crepe de Chine gowns with Spanish shawls. Poiret leads with Japanese notes as showcased by a mannequin at a dressmaking trade ball, featuring a coiffeur and styling evocative of Japan.
A description notes a gown with black satin base and silver fringe, accented by a silver brocade. It mentions a face made up to resemble a Japanese masque and decorative Japanese flowers in nattier blue and rose on the fabric.
Wide ribbon loops and smart bows dominate hat trims for immediate wear. Black ribbons with milan and marines braid dominate, with ends hanging to near the waist for many shapes and poke effects. The ribbon fills back brim spaces on high shapes and soft bows extend outward on both sides.
A new demure umbrella contrasts bright umbrellas with dove gray silk cover. It features a gray bakelite handle etched in black and white, silver frame tips ferrule and trim, creating a dainty elegant accessory for rainy day attire.
Lace and beading along with plaited panels are favored trims for evening and dinner dresses. Velvet ribbon in a basket weave pattern decorates an all yellow georgette gown.
A survey of recent fashion shows a wide range of women’s shoes from plain town oxfords with medium heels to elaborate walking shoes in black patent leather and gray suede. Afternoon slippers favor suede or patent leather with buckles, while formal wear features high slender French heels and steel or bronzed buckles.
The article notes morning clothes with trimmed fabrics, pin tucks, gathered textures, hematitching on serge, and pleating. Embroidery remains present but not dominant this season. Fashion favors draped lines, reducing embroidery’s prominence in the overall look.
Cool nightgowns feature hand embroidered details in sheer white nains. Tucks and masses of pleats rise in lingerie fashion, replacing earlier gathers and ruling the look. Laundering requires careful handling for these delicate pieces.
Demand for knitted wraps is described as overwhelming with manufacturers of novelty garments claiming knitted smmocks account for 90 to 95 percent of current business in that merchandise.
Lesson outline on prosperity and adversity in Judah with central themes of reliance on God courage and leadership. Includes summaries of Asa Athaliah Joash Uzziah Isaiah Hezekiah Jeremiah Jehoiakim and Nebuchadnezzar and the lessons from their acts and outcomes.
A Minneapolis Tribune snippet shows a mother and son exchange after a teacher notes Bobby is the last boy in a class of 25. The boy quips the situation could be worse, joking that it might have been a bigger mistake.
In a sharp exchange, a woman challenges a man's claim and asserts her right to disbelief, while he insists he has proven it. The dialogue highlights dynamics of persuasion and autonomy in a tense confrontation.
A humorous tale follows women hunting hats in shops, one woman pointing to a distinctive black hat with white feathers. A fussy shopper asserts the sought hat is hers, rebuking another admirer as she recognizes her own Kenosha purchase. The piece is followed by a biblical cartoon and a Cuticura advertisement for blemish care.
A Boston Transcript gag shows a minister wrestling with a new collar during a morning sermon. He stammers out a misquoted verse while his wife asks for the text as the collar tugs, prompting a humorous exchange about the fourteenth and fifty fifth Psalms.
A terse line notes that criticism of the man who repeatedly comes back with flour remains persistent. It implies public scrutiny of his routine habit and resilience without detailing events or individuals.
A weary traveler recounts tramping through Virginia mud and ordering shoe cleaning from a porter. The porter explains there was no room inside, prompting a gruff rebuke and a humorous exchange about leaving shoes outside.
In London at a dinner, Admiral G. B. S. joked that though Americans and Britons share a language, they “speak ... through different organs.” The Boston Transcript notes the remark came after he praised presenting a representative of the American people.
The advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Kess powders to relieve corns bunions and foot sting then suggests placing Allen's Foot into shoes to reduce friction and ease walking. It notes over 1.5 million pounds of powder used by Army and Navy and urges use when breaking in new shoes.
Constable Al La Cunha of Hayward California earned a medal for rounding up an angry bee swarm that threatened shoppers outside Edward S. Warren’s shop. He calmed the bees with a stick tap on a tin can and they settled on a nearby tree without a sting.
An Atchison Globe item notes a young woman and her male friend work to quit drinking and smoking respectively. The piece highlights their mutual efforts and community tone as a moral striving anecdote.
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