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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
7
Fashion note traces the evolution from the utilitarian shirtwaist to today’s refined blouses, highlighting lace and figured fabrics as accessible options. It praises jade green as a season’s color and urges careful matching of patterns for home seamstresses.
The piece describes short dancing frocks and coat dresses in black taffeta, jade Spanish combs as charms, long cling tea gowns, and extensive tulle scarfs. Afternoon dresses run slightly longer, plaitings appear on lingerie, and trimming improves. Cock feathers replace paradise for day wear. salmon and silver gray form a pretty color scheme.
The church costume for remarriage stresses a distinct youthful gown in soft satin or chiffon, avoiding display while remaining discreet. French brides favor colored satin outfits. the veil must be worn with a hat, could be mantilla or short, and a cherished prayerbook completes the ensemble.
The article notes widespread use of dyed lace to match dresses, allowing greater variety. It contrasts undyed lace over color for detail with current fashion, where lace is often displayed prominently and plaited or looped in lavish arrangements rather than in smooth, single pieces.
In Paris there is a display of trim and hat and dress flowers, featuring sprays of traffia embroidery noted as the most effective. Observers praise the craftsmanship and the refined use of traffia in fashionable adornments.
The dress guide describes a long taffeta frock with a tailored primness suited to street wear. It highlights navy and brown shades, accordion plaited skirts, yoke details, and shirring, noting the 1920s style as perky and pretty with a schoolgirl vibe and versatile color options.
Anecdote at a Philadelphia club features sport writer and humorist Ring Lardner. He helps a man stay out late by calling his wife and claiming he is roaring drunk, prompting the wife to tell Lardner to keep him.
A mother describes a dispute as her children tidy a living room. Betty insists on taking a task assigned to Edwin, who replies that it is a middle sized work and he is the only middle sized person present to do it. Exchange humor notes the banter.
The exchange raises a playful debate about the meaning of a pointer in hunting terms versus a dog hint. The remark suggests commerce hinges on practical signaling rather than mere instruction.
Dr W N Prottsman a longtime Methodist preacher in Missouri earned the nickname Henry Ward Beecher of Missouri. He recounted his Virginia backwoods first sermon and a farmer’s blunt verdict that a lump of sugar small as a hickory nut would beat a whole bucket of sap.
A dealer jokes about a supposed antique noting a mark that proves it was made only twenty years ago. He quips that living in a rapid age means it takes less time to create an antique than before.
A wry observation on friendship noting that honest critique from trusted pals can feel painful yet is essential for growth. It highlights candid honesty as a marker of true companionship and the messy mix of care and sharp truth.
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