Americans Aim to Crown New York as Fashion Center
A bold plan led by New York designer Elizabeth White forms the Dressmakers Protective Association with $25,000 capital. She argues America can supplant Paris, opening Paris Berlin and Vienna showrooms to US makers while copying European houses like Redfern and Doucet. The effort seeks to place American models in European markets within four years, backed by Pierpont Morgan’s name hopes though she says they’ll progress without him.
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New York
America
Crowmakers’ Protective Association
Misa Elizabeth J. White
Miew White
Miss White
Paris
Art Intic
Stis
Modent
Mien
White
Redfern
Doucet
Hoth Govo
Wulent
Pierpont Morgan
Mins White
Mr. Morgan
Fashion Color Trend Notes for Fall and Paris Styles
A survey of season colors gray blue green and red black. long fluttering skirts with flounces rise, while Paris trends praise sashes and dress silhouettes. Hats, plumes, lace and chiffon veils shape fall and winter wardrobes with wedding wear and carriage attire emphasized.
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Ince
Newport
Croquettes and Parfait Cream Desserts in Dinner Prep
The text describes making croquettes with ice cream and whipped cream, including folding in marreching, forming croquettes, and serving with whipped cream. It notes variations like chocolate parfait and strawberry parfait and mentions different newspaper recipe titles across articles.
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Munca
An Odd Tattle From An Uptown Strawberry Festival
A fractured tale from an uptown reader recounts a lively strawberry festival near her home. The piece parodies family pride and social chatter, ending with a London editor’s blunt joke about correcting a misstatement and a cheeky plan to “bring you back to life.”
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E Line Irl
London
Dinner Gown of Net Fashion Description from Era
A white dotted black net gown over black taffeta features an embroidered front panel with black velvet and pale blue silk details. The gown includes blue silk embroidery, a pale blue belt, and pale blue plume-adorned black velvet mat with epaulets matching the panel.
The Wonder Millinery Parlors Opening Soon
A Baltimore judge rules faith cure doctors may not charge for services. The article mocks fashion trends emphasizing lace stockings run down heels and elaborate headwear, urging simpler dress and daily living. An upcoming opening at 248 Thivety nia street promises a new millinery shop with a grand display and invitation to call.
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Stator la Nor
Holmebury
Hinery
Direct Room
New York
Thivetaynia Street
Baltimore
Correct Broadcloth Suit
Fancy tailored costume in marine blue cloth with stitched seams and pleats below the knee. Trapped with black velvet and gun metal buttons. Dowdle hem coat with fitted back and about tabs. Collar cuff pocket and waist band of velvet. Lower collar shows rich embroidery and edges with same.
Hints For Housewives From a Curious Old Text
A garbled domestic guide offers tips on stain removal with salt, whitening wood, and making preserves. It describes washing with Comma salt in warm water, rubbing fabrics, and riping work to avoid tears. It also mentions wood cleaning mixtures, nasturtium vinegar uses, and a spiced vinegar preparation with shallot garlic and various herbs.
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Waaling
Vayenne Perpen
Walt
Musings on Buying Panic and Wardrobe Woes
A fragmented random monologue critiques shopping at the EMT counter and department stores. It mocks buyers and sellers, notes ironic thrift and fashion anxieties, and hints at a looming struggle over essential goods and costs.
Mary MacLane at Coney Island as It Echoes Fame
A reader’s account of meeting Mary MacLane in Brooklyn, detailing her attire, reactions, and social observations at Coney Island. The piece reflects on MacLane’s fame and public fascination with novelty, with critical remarks on journalism’s role in shaping celebrity and the era’s moral gaze.
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Mary MacLane
Butte
Montana
Marie Aashkirteet
Manhattan
Yellow Journaliam
Prince Henry
Florence Dornk
Ellen Stone
Baldwin Begler
Murder Moran
Horwif
Coney Tabind
Renee
Amonium
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London Express
Art
Renerous
Worbatt
Dane
Aliwat
Hemuilut
Vanaltor
United States
Maclaine
Vander Vone
Pearse
Polar
Montene Borers
Miss MarLane
Finnie
Jin Montana
Mont Beautiful
Atria
ID Ti
Miss Maclane
Hop
Flatbush Avenue
Jett
Harnelt
Helen Bartlett Bridgiian
Brooklyn
Brandard Uvioa
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