Pic bracelets spark fashion gift season in Paris shops
ARIS Dec 25 AP Picture bracelets set with diamonds rubies emeralds and sapphires lead the 1925 gift season as Paris shoemakers prepare Riviera style footwear and enameled hand painted or mother of pearl ornaments. Enamelled gold and white shoes shown at the Ritz hint at forthcoming spring summer fashion.
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Aris
Paris
Riviera
Mlle
Melanie Louason
Ambigu Theater
Ritz
Montmartre
Egyptian Scenes With Two Or Three Figures
Describes Egyptian art featuring small groups of figures and elaborate panels. Some scenes render stories in episodes divided by platinum bars, showing delicate sequence work.
Fashion Notes on Color and Trim for Suits
The lead highlights patent feather as a main feature with suede following. Colors common in the selection include blonde woodland brown fawn chestnut parchment ascot rosewood and pearl gray. Reptile skins such as snake iguana and alligator are popular trim choices.
Discoverer Columbus Linked to Immortality Claim in Boston
A new claim credits Christopher Columbus with discovering the haricot bean before the 15th century. Henri Leclerc, in Press Medicale, asserts Columbus found haricot beans near Nuevitas, Cuba, while widely known for discovering America. The piece ties beans to Boston lore and claims a dietic link.
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Chris Columbus
Boston
Columbus
America
Henri Leclerc
Press Medicale
M. Leclerc
Nuevitas
Cuba
Briand Prefers Fishing to Diplomacy Yet Times of Change
Aristide Briand, eight time French premier, pursues fishing as his sole sport and likens his patience to diplomacy. He recalls a Cannes golf outing with Lloyd George that cost him a premier's post. Christmas windows in Paris feature elaborate toy displays as department stores court public joy. Elizabeth I portraiture and a new Gloriana play drew mixed reviews, with critics craving more human detail from Elizabeth. An unusually cold December spurs British manufacturers to innovate, notably a new rubber-lined muff.
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Aristide Briand
France
Benjamin Harrison
Briand
Izaak Walton
Lloyd George
Cannes
Paris
Bess
Gwen John
Hamlet
Henry VIII
England
Miss Johnson
Zangwifl
Elizabeth
Dramatic Playlet Scenes Draw Crowds and Patrols
The article notes audiences filling seven or eight windows with dramatized scenes of Little Red Riding Hood and similar stories and that Sunday crowds required squads of policemen to oversee the children.
Coolidge Divides Honors in London with Red Grange
London reports on the contrasting public perceptions of President Coolidge and Red Grange. Grange’s rapid rise in football fame crowds press attention while Coolidge’s responses on the sin sermon and tax cuts attract extensive coverage, drawing admiration abroad for his economy.
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Coolidge
London
RED Grange
Grange
Tango fashions and Russian art trends in London society
The Tango boom in London popularizes a silk plus fours style replacing sheath frocks and enabling free movement. Women’s dancing costumes shift to accommodate long steps while men reassess Russian art, valuing English standards over a universal Russian claim.
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London
Western
Europe
English Stage Sees Surge In Ibsen Chekov And Shakespeare
The article notes increased attention to Ibsen Chekov and Shakespeare on English stages this winter. It cites three Ibsen plays in London and Chekovs Sea Gull and The Cherry Orchard in cities and suburbs, with Lena Ashwell and old Vic players attracting audiences. It also mentions critics lukewarm on Chekov and a business push by British chambers of commerce urging tighter government spending and a business accounting approach to curb waste.
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Ibsen
Chekov
Shakespeare
London
Triangle
Lena Ashwell
Old Vic
John Bull
Association of British Chambers of Commerce
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Efird's Big Christmas Sale Announced
Efird's Department Store reports the biggest Christmas sale in its history. The store also announces an after Christmas cut-price sale continuing this week only as management promises the year's largest bargains.
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Kefifird
Efird’s
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