Colors For 1920 Pinks And Blues In Ocean of Shades
The 1920 spring color card from Textile Color Card Association showcases abundant pinks from delicate dawn hues to rosebud and hibiscus tones, plus Venetian blues Lagoon Venice and Adriatic. It highlights greens from water green Nalad to scarab and mint, several yellows Cockatoo sulphur citrine, violets hyacinth foxgrove heartease, and browns ranging from burnished yellow to beige and pecan.
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Textile
Lagoon
Venice
Adriatic
Bermuda
Made of Tan Velours Cloth Suit With Fox Collar and Cuffs
A tailored tan velours cloth suit features a sharply cut jacket and a skirt with an unusual line. The collar and cuffs use dyed fox in castor shades. The collection includes blues from aquamarine to twilight with fabrics in Delft and tapestry styles. Five grass shades range from wood ash to pelican and grebe.
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Delft
Hydro
Radio
Tendency Toward Tight Bodices in 1880 Fashions
The article notes a shift toward tight 1880 style bodices that mold the figure and extend over the hips. Some necklines are round with halter collars in muslin, silk, or fur, while many models favor back or side buttoning as the trend tightens.
How to adjust a dress skirt top for belt fit
If the dress skirt top is too large for the belt, dampen about an inch around the top and press with a hot iron. This will shrink the fabric enough to fit the belt, provided the material is not already shrunk.
Doll Pincushion Sewn as a Pretty Old Fashioned Lady
A vintage craft piece describes turning a wire framed doll into a pincushion. Cover the frame with wool wadding, dress with Persian taffeta or satin, lace trims, and flowing sleeves. The doll serves as a decorative hatpin holder or hides a dressing table jar like cold cream.
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Smarge
Milady
Capes for Silm Women Not Suited for All Figures
Capes on big contours promise popularity but do not suit small women. A tall slim figure may carry them well while broad shouldered or curvy small women risk a bulky appearance. Capes are not universally flattering.
Interstitial glands and a hanging plan stir San Quentin headlines
San Francisco reports two sensational items. Floyd McClure offers to auction his body part wished by a benefactor to aid Schoembs widow if he is hanged at San Quentin. Mrs Lapara rejects a $10 000 offer, saying money would bring only unhappiness after her husband’s death.
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AN Francisco
San Quentin
Elise
Anton Schoembs
San Francisco
Floyd Lee
Schoembs
McAlure
San Quentin Prison
McClure
Antone Lapara
Small Boy Tire Race on Cheesman Park Hill
A parade of large automobile tires rolled downhill at high speed causing a traffic blockade at Tenth and Franklin as boys hid inside rims for a new sport. The tires carried riders who balanced or reeled, then crashed in heaps at the hill’s end while spectators watched in amazement.
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Cheesman Park Hill
Tenth
Franklin Streets
Iad
Franklin
Camouflage in Crime Alleges a Patchwork Attack Case
The article discusses a case of alleged assault involving John Smith in the East End. It describes how the accused claims to have been hired to beat a man, while a mural of deception shows the aftermath as if the attack was staged. It questions honesty in crime and the veneer of appearance.
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York
John Smith
East End
Emil Smilson
Joe Auisky
Emil
Joe
John
Gold Star in the Window for Marijane Child's Tragic Accident
A six year old, Marijane Smith, dies after a street car collision near Nash school and a car driven by Henry Finlay swerves to miss her. Marijane had hoped for a gold star for perfect lessons with Miss Mills. Her father had promised a dollar and a bank.
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North
Lamon Avenue
Marijane
Otto E. Smith
North Western Railroad
Miss Mills
Nash School
Chicago
Lamon Avenues
Chicago Avenue
Henry A. Finlay
North Elmwood Avenue
Oak Park
Seasonal Holiday Cakes From Granny’s Notebook
A column presents festive cake recipes to please a family, with orange cake, cranberry cake, chocolate potato cake and eggless fruit cake. Instructions list ingredients and steps for mixing, folding, icing, and baking in layers or loaf pans.
Food for the convalescent and easy digest meals
Practical guidance for recovering patients includes Egg Soup Tomato Toast Pineapple Pudding Rice Pudding and notes on meals that are easily digested, nourishing, and appealing. Recipes feature yolk and white separation, lemon juice, nutmeg, and pineapple garnish, with canned tomato soup as a thickener option.
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