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Newspaper

Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1940

Page

8

Revival of Brocade Tunes to Vogue for Fabric Elegance

Cherie Nicholas Hen reports on the spring revival of brocade in high fashion. Damask woven bomberon rayon brocade appears in necktie patterns for wearable daytime frocks, with violet leaf motifs and dressy yet practical styles. Designers feature princess silhouettes, high necklines, and lace trimmed lingerie-inspired blouses. Milliners embrace damask brocade for turbans, handbags, shoes, and belts to coordinate outfits across the season.

Western Newspaper Union

Fashions Advise On Sleeve Lengths And Silhouette

The article discusses sleeve trends, highlighting bracelet length sleeves and a dress described as 800 sleeved. It notes designers aim to slim the figure by shaping around the waist with wide shoulders, waist darts, and hip-smoothing lines, including details like Sadie scrolls and green sheer fabric.

Pastel Lame Turbans For Evening Wear

Couture note describes eight pastel lame turbans designed to flow with eight dark dinner suits. The item pairs silk sheen turbans with subtle oriental drape, offering a coordinated look for formal wear.

Red Shoes Fashion Parade Hits Southern Resorts

A fashion feature notes red shoes dominating midwinter resort wear. Worn with slacks, gingham dresses, and white afternoon outfits, the bold footwear signals spring and summer trends. The piece suggests buying red shoes to capture the look seen on travelers and fashion parades traveling the highways and beaches of sunny retreats.

Fruit Motifs of Pasted Feathers Hat Trims Trend

A fashion note suggests asking milliners for new fruit trims made from pasted feathers. Realistic plums apples pears bananas and similar motifs can be appliqued on crowns brims or other hat areas. An extra motif is recommended to attach to a coat lapel.

Cloth and Sarah Print Describe Outfit Details

The text notes cloth joined with Sarah print used in advance costume displays. It mentions ensembles made of cloth with Sarah print, likely for the blouse, lining the coat, and color accents on pockets necklines and sleeve finishes.

Sarah

Glove Note Hiven with Buttons in Black Suede

Screen Player Virginia Vale sports a pair of black suede gloves fastened with tiny gold filigree beads. The description notes elaborate button detailing and a stylish finish common in the era.

Virginia Vale

Forgiveness in Christian Life and Its Demands

Lesson text from Matthew 18 and related reflections on forgiveness. The lesson stresses unlimited, active forgiveness, motives of mercy and judgment, and warns against using forgiveness as bargaining with God. It links personal forgiveness to divine grace, noting that true Christians forgive as they themselves seek forgiveness from God.

The Ryle Christ Peter God

Proverbs Admonition on Harsh Speech Seeks Tempered Tongue

A compact proverb notes that harsh lips betray a quick temper and warns that heated words reveal folly. The line echoes moral counsel from Proverbs highlighting restraint, wisdom, and the folly of rash speaking.

How to Make Garment Bags From On Hand Materials

Ruth Wyeth Spears shares a thrifty project for sewing garment bags using items on hand. The article details foundation parts, bag construction from muslin flour sacks and scraps, and bias tape trimming. It notes zipper tips and sketches, plus a promotion for Mrs. Spears Sewing Hook 2 with a 10 cent copy offer.

General Quis Quiz Style Questions from Ask Me Another

A list of trivia style questions covering topics from maritime terms to political rules. Questions include asks about a ship supercargo why stars twinkle whether the speaker of the house can vote without a tie and definitions like on the qui vive and cattery.

House of Representatives New York Theodore Roosevelt White House

Answers to selected questions and terms list

An officer handles trip commerce, twinkling lights are a distant illusion, a representative has full rights, alerts are active. Terms: command to direct, have time, her control, commandeer to seize, to force into service. Wilson did so. A 50 mile radius from New York City holds 11,500,000 people. A place where cats are kept. Quote about Exhibit A. Items include clothes horse carpenter's horse sea horse and rocking horse.

Wilson New York City

American Spirit and Self-Reliance Speech Highlight

Quote from A. B. Representative Albert E. Austin urges citizens to stop relying on Washington. He calls for personal self-improvement and self-preservation, arguing the turning point will renew a contented and prosperous nation with hope for a new day.

Washington Albert E. Austin

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