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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1923
Page
7
The article notes a shift from flapper styles to mature youthful fashion with straight lines, simple silhouettes, and varied waistlines. One piece dresses and three piece suits dominate, with printed silks and crepes, pleats, and wrap around coats forming key looks. Jackets like boleros add youthfulness, while Kerchief styles and bold color notes define the era's lively yet demure charm.
The article details a versatile spring neckwear trend offering many collar styles for cotton silk or wool frocks. It highlights handkerchief berths in linen voile or batiste with hemstitched edges, pleated lace or Georgette berths, collar yokes, jabot effects, and embroidered monograms, with various embroidery and drawn work features.
Use lukewarm water and pure soap to clean ribbons. Sponging with tepid suds, rinsing in clear water, and laying on a smooth surface dries without ironing, using a sheet of glass marble slab window or mirror to smooth without wrinkles.
The article notes a shift to military influenced capes in fashion, highlighting short and long cape variations as adaptable to one piece dresses. It discusses how capes can alter silhouette, offering both width and height effects, and predicts continued use into summer modes with navy serge or tricotine fabrics.
The article notes year round demand for shoes hats gloves and hosiery and stresses careful accessory choices to fit current outfits. It highlights updated neckwear, berths, girdles, handwear, and costume jewelry with emphasis on simplicity, color schemes, and lasting value for spring fashion.
The piece notes a revival of antique jewelry styles including brooches pendants cameos and garnet settings. Paisley fabric handbags with envelope shapes and steel bead outlines gain popularity along with bandeaux shell combs and hair ornaments. Monograms appear on linens and clothing signaling fashion’s identity.
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