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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1926
Page
6
London society women protest the lying mirrors of May fair, convex devices in fashion houses that create the illusion of slimness. The piece notes the deception and the push to ban or curb such tricks as the women seek honesty in appearance amid fashion culture.
A brief note reports a prospector claiming to have found a new coal seam. The exchange suggests confirmation of progress with the question Got it all sewed up. The fragment hints at mining activity and project status.
A foggy scene on a tram reveals impatience with a misnamed ride while a glum passenger confronts a talking tram. Separate interview quotes feature Annie Besant discussing prophecy as a curse and the futility of forecasting one’s own death.
A terse exchange unfolds with John urged to avoid water wave styling amid a claim of dizziness. The dialogue hints at concern over a risky hair treatment and its side effects, suggesting caution.
The Paris fashion ensemble favors cohesive coordination where coats and gowns share color or material, with three color combos and color-dividing designs prominent. Notable looks include orchid lavender outfits with fox trim, black and rose beige contrast ensembles, and layered coats with matching two-piece gowns, while black linings and wrapped belts define new cuts and silhouettes.
Fashion notes highlight horizontal striped aweater as a fashionable influence for autumn sport wear. Designers feature two piece dance frocks in gold or silver tisqué with beaded or paillette embellishments. Some models even pair knotted handkerchiefs at the throat for a sportswear vibe.
Paris fashion notes in the New York Times describe how each Paris collection bears unique traits. Designers Worth Poiret and Jenny Mikes are cited for specific features such as inverted plaits, princess gowns, and lavish military braids in black and gold.
The article surveys misses' frock designs featuring shirring to join skirts and blouses, paneled plaits, wide box plaits, and a curved belt band. It notes deep collars, neck frills, and a revival of high necklines, with sashes or girdles tied at the front in soft materials like crepe, satin, and taffeta.
Dressmakers show autumn and winter wear in heavy tweed and cloth with fur trims. Straight tailor made lines return with velvet, skirts longer than 1025. A revived picture hat, smaller yet all hat, velvet or felt with feathers or ribbons. Small felt hats with draped crowns pair with tailored outfits. Designers call them bread and butter hats for millinery trade.
Lafayette material including 1100 pieces such as steel engravings portraits and mementoes of the general arrive at Lafayette College chartered 1820 named for the Frenchman. The batch features a valuable letter from his Whitemarsh camp with references to Washington and companions, sealed with Washington’s ring imprint. The set was gathered by Warren Cady Crandall of New York and purchased thanks to donor support.
The Armistice railway coach, where the 1918 armistice was signed, will be made a permanent memorial at the Armistice Crossroads in Rethondes. An unnamed American donor funds upkeep. interior will be restored to its wartime appearance as Marshal Foch met German emissaries.
A collage of promotional lines touting EDLEVGY RELIEF and Varicoxs Ven n leg ulcer cures. Names and addresses appear for Brooklyn New York and Davenport Iowa with claims of thousands of cures and free information. No verifiable medical evidence provided.
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