Summer shirtwaists bring color and lace into fashion
Rich society notes the shift from white to colored shirtwaists with lace trims and embroidery. Mies Gladys Vanderbilt showcases pale fawn and rose tones while Frau Von Bohlen and Paris trends influence styles. Affordable white lawns and cottons mix with delicate embroideries, tunic-cut backs, and new sleeve puffs.
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Mies
Gladys Vanderbilt
Miss Vanderbilt
Philip Lydig
New York
Paris
Frau von Bohlen
Berlin
Bertha Krupp
Fesen
United States
Frau von
Batisse
Eton
Musical Romance Afternoon Teas Draw Youthful Guests
A local trend called musical romance afternoon teas invites hostesses to greet girl friends with a large double card. One side lists questions about a bride's name and stages of a romance, the other side provides blank spaces for guests to write the answers.
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Annie Laurie
Tom Bowling
Allan Water
Averever
SARTORIAL FANCIES OF THE SEASON REVEALED
The piece surveys spring fashion trends from buttons and soutache to turn down collars and leather embel lishments. It notes new hair styling at Monte Carlo with centered part and narcissi clusters, openwork lingerie pillows, and bold accessories like black ribbon chains and oxidized silver buckles.
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Monte Carlo
Ten Uses for Borax from the National Magazine
A list of practical borax applications: exterminating cockroaches, whitening lace curtains, brightening yellowed palm leaves, polishing nickel, washing red table linen, removing stains on fabrics, dental care for infants, facial skin care for moth patches, whitening porcelain saucepans, and cleaning paint or woodwork with hot borax water.
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National Magazine
Beauty Tips From The Bohemian April Issue
A quirky satire list on beauty routines blends odd remedies with social commentary. It mocks vain practices and public safety, ending with attribution to Thomas Speed Mosby in The Bohemian for April.
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Thomas Speed Mosby
Dog Dealer Promises Cheap Price for Loyal Canine
A humorous exchange features a dog dealer offering a dog for 100 francs, a prospective buyer worried about her husband, and the dealer claiming it would be easier to find another husband than another dog like this.
Man Prepares For Day In Frame Of Mind Woman Grieves
A man readies himself as a woman prepares for a funeral in the same scene. The mood shifts from contemplation to mourning as the day unfolds in the family setting.
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India Lawn
Empire Foulard
Directoire
Augusta Prescott
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