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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1920
Page
14
The article notes a festival mood in design with afternoon costumes suited for promenades and dances rather than athletics. It highlights two simple outfits: a pale pink georgette crepe one piece with satin bodice yoke and matching scarf and hat, plus a satin skirt with a georgette blouse in brocaded silk crepe.
An article on georgette crepe blouses notes year round wearability and rising availability from new manufacturers. It outlines summer sleeve trends, collars, lace edging, nets, and embroidery. It highlights slip over kimono blouses with chain stitch embroidery and bead fringe details, plus color and texture ideas for fall.
Attention shifts to feet as stockings and bold footwear set a chic street style. Navy tricot suits pair with navy hats, mauve stockings, and patent leather pumps. French sandal accents on American shoes grow in favor with daring wearers.
The annual panama hat now features decorative reels with bright colors. Some hats show crowns of vivid cretonne, others sport patchwork designs or gold-lined brims, reflecting bold, artisanal flair.
Jim and Fred wade Yellow Creek and sink in treacherous sand. They gamble to decide who saves whom by using the other as a bridge. Fred sacrifices himself. Violet Wellwood arrives as Jim flees, leaving a tragic aftermath.
An ad for Roman Eye Balsam precedes a narrative scene on a Texas day coach shown in a segregated car. A young Black boy with coins asks the conductor to tell him where to ride until the fare runs out, highlighting racist travel realities reflected in Irvin S. Cobb’s Saturday Evening Post excerpt.
A Bacon quote warns that when religion justice council or treasure falter the people must pray for fair weather. It emphasizes the fragility of governance and the need for moral steadiness amid weakness in core institutions.
A blushing daughter comforts her father at his chair admitting engagement happiness while confessing she plans to stay home with him despite saying she may marry George. She teases more gifts and affection as the father pleads to think of him as he ages.
A pair of wit quotes contrasts summer visiting habits and fashion with blunt humor. The Boston Transcript line lampoons a husband who prefers paying board and misbehaving, while a Danish proverb warns that a rickety chair cannot last as a seat.
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