Fur Wraps and Opera Coats Dominate Winter Fashion
Fur fashion pieces lead the season with ermines sealskin and broadtail coats. Distinct styles include opera wraps with ermine trains, black broadtail and gray slynx sport coats, plus mink and caracul designs.
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Mantilla Craze Replaces Hats in Spanish Fashion Drift
A newspaper piece notes lace mantillas return as winter fashion, linking Madrid styles to Paris trends. It describes how Spanish women wear mantillas with tall combs, parlor practice, and the shift from hats to lace in Spain, with mentions of colors, skirts, and accessories.
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Rings become smart with inventive settings and unity
The article argues that merely loaded with diamonds lacks appeal. It urges wearing a few carefully chosen rings on one hand with distinctive settings, replacing large single stones with cluster or massed diamonds, and favoring one standout ring for the little finger over many scattered stones.
Reusing Worn Damask Tablecloths for Household Rags
Worn out tablecloths can be cut into picnic cloths and tray coverings for meals and breakfast. Hemstitching is not worth the effort, and hems can be repaired with wool darning for a neat look. Squares become nursery napkins or bibs, while leftover strips are formed into emergency bandages.
Soften the Line at the Elbow Show
The text discusses how elbows change with age, noting youthful softness and subtle curves while older elbows become angular or display a hard lump. It advises cold cream application and regular massaging to soften the skin and reduce wrinkles, describing sleeve styles that best flatter the elbow joint.
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