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Newspaper

Hope Star

Location

Hope, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1949

Page

6

Ladies Specialty Shop Opens Modern Arkansas Store

The Ladies Specialty Shop opened its new modern store on a Wednesday, showcasing a reimagined layout focused on shopper needs. It features a bright display area with 20 fluorescent bulbs, a four-unit glass front, ceiling eye-crates for diffusion, maple fixtures, burgundy carpet, and a new millinery department. The store offers coats, suits, dresses, sportswear, underwear, accessories, and brands such as Printzess, Los Angeles, Carlye, Ellen Kaye, and more, with staff including Miss Jack Potter and Mrs.

Geesta -In Reopet Kate Mike Kelly Iag Kelly Give Hope Southwest Argus Arkansas Dorset Department Ladies Specialty Printzess Los Angeles Southeran Carlye Ellen Kaye Jackie Nimble Judy and Jill Klafter-Sabel Franklin Gossard Vassarelli Fortuna Khernicks Vanity Fair Yolande Pew Jack Potter Cee A A

Manor buyer snaps up Grisby Manor in Burgh on Bain

In England, 64 year old John Holmes pays around 400000 dollars for Grisby Manor a 30 bedroom property near the village of Burgh on Bain population 161 once part of his childhood work site as a carpenter apprentice five decades ago Holmes now a wealthy timber merchant reflects on the purchase and its nostalgic pull.

South England John Holmes Grisby Manor Burgh On Bain

The New Look for Fall in Dresses

Fashion notes discuss the fall dress surge with elaborate designs such as side panels overskirts and wide pleats. Necklines vary with fringed revers flaring details and dramatic packet flaps. Also covered is a proxy wedding story between Henk Kre mers and Riet Holthuysen linking Singapore Arnhem and Durban.

Local Store Opening Invites Residents to Visit Wednesday

Louises Broyles, Mrs. Robert Mitchell, Mrs. C Honea, Mrs. Olga Anderson and Albert Conway are named among local participants. Architect F N Porter designed the front, Kiimisth of Dallas did fixtures, Allen Mleetric Co. handled lighting, Otis Wommack and crew painted, Hope Furniture Co. laid floor coverings, Ben Robinson and crew did carpentry, Bourne handled plumbing, Frank Booth did concrete work, with materials from local lumber yards. Mr Kelly and staff invite residents to visit the store Wednesday.

Louises Broyles Robert Mitchell 5. C. Honea Olga Anderson Albert Conway F. N. Porter Kiimisth Dallas Allen Mleetric Co Otis Wommack and Hope Furniture Co Ben Robinson Bourne Frank Booth Kelly

College Girl This Fall Fashion Survey Highlights Tweed and Corduroy

A survey of college girls reveals fall fashions favor tweed suits and flannel robes with monograms, colored crepe sole shoes, corduroy ensembles for parts and gray flannel for men. Coordinated outfits with low neck blouses for city weekends appear, plus one piece dresses with minimal trimming and cashmere sweaters across regions.

Middle West

Texture Tone and Touch in Fall Fabrics

Fall fabrics emphasize texture and drape with tweeds fleeces hop sacks and broadcloth. Rich fabrics like Ottoman Alpaca Twills reps corduroy and velveteen appear in coats dresses and sportswear with jewel tones dominating.

Styles and Colors in Fall Hats Trend

The muted fall color trend favors light beige to chamois hats with cream to brown gloves. Designers favor taupe castor tones and chocolate shades with bicorne silhouettes gaining traction. High fashion small hats accent outfits while rich velours and beaver felts echo fabric tones.

Elegance at 40: A Matron’s Private Style Guide

The piece urged women turning forty to adopt a quiet, elegant look focused on flattering fabric colors and simple cuts. It advised ditching flashy makeup for complexion friendly foundations and lip shades, plus a head hugging hairdo, and warned against bold rouge and heavy powders. A closing line notes a dog show contrasts with the dogged spotlight on elegance.

Predictions in Skirts for the Fall Season

Fashion notes predict graceful movement in fall skirts with fluid silhouettes and paneling. Designers emphasize topline interest, overskirts and wrapped, cone shaped dresses, with about 70 percent adopting the wrap skirt, while lengths hover around 13 inches from the floor.

Dior Paris

Pique Denies Fashion Revolutions in Crisp Wardrobe Note

Fashion editor Sy. Epsie Kinard critiques Pique as resisting capricious trends. The piece contrasts Pique with rival styles and highlights a tailored two piece suit, a white jabot trimmed jacket, and classic styling as enduring wardrobe elements amid heat and seasonal shifts.

Epsie Kinard REA Jew York Neak —*S Pique Easop Misenberg

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ies Singapore Henk Kremers Che Henk Durban South Africa Riet Holland Rich Pysite Pitegere Mrs Louise Broyles WE All A.M Miss Jack, Porter Hope’s Alty Hope , Arkansas S.C. Honea
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