Directoire Chic Dominates Summer Millinery Trends
Mid season hats mix Directoire poke shapes with chiffon and crepe facings and long streamers. Grapes and ribbon tassels decorate brims while gray and black white combinations set the palette for May functions and weddings.
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Directoire
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Lewis
Rebeux
Maria Guy
Virginia
South Carolina
Vampbracelets and green gold rings in fashionable arts
The article spotlights vamp bracelets in white and green gold with enamel inlays and garnet bands, and dinner rings carved in green gold with aquamarines and onyx settings. It notes rising aqua marine prices, Egyptian design earrings, and a novelty Chinese pen wiper figure aiding desk tasks.
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Arts and Crafts
Hosiery and Hats Guide for Summer Fashion Choices
A fashion column advises careful stocking selection for summer outfits. It urges buying quality stockings, explains full fashioned versus seamless designs, warns of misrepresented shapes, and notes the need for multiple pairs in black white tinted and woolen to match various shoes and activities.
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Moyes
Pockets Added to New Bathing Suits
The article notes the historic absence of pockets in bathing suits and praises pockets now sewn into various locations. It describes a knitted jersey suit with a tunic featuring three taffeta ruffles and two front pockets with buttoned flaps. The skirt length shows knitted worsted trunks and knee turns.
A Comforting Working Corset For the Housewife
A housewife adopts a working corset under her dress to maintain figure lines while performing labor. The corsetlette combines a short girdle with a bandeau to allow full movement for climbing, dusting, and lifting. Hairnet care and styling tips emphasize avoiding straight hair and using tiny invisible pins for stable, graceful wear.