Dress Comment on 1920s Tunics and Fabrics Styles
Black chiffon tunicas over varied satin foundations are fashionable with lace trimming. Black and white dominate, with ribbons and bows in large loops. Hemlines show flounces and tunics, time worn with old gold and Chantilly lace accents.
Kimono Style Dressed Jacket Binding Materials
A description of a jacket with a kimono style edge using large ocallops bound in contrasting material. Binding choices depend on fabric: zephyr for lawn muslin or sephyr. silk for nun's veiling or delaine. Materials required: two yards of 40 inch width.
Lace Gown Overlay Tips With Transparent Draperies
Readers learn how to reuse a half worn lace gown by pairing it with chiffon veils. White or cream chiffon can veil white lace, while black lace works under black or dark colored chiffon, and colored lace can be covered with a matching or harmonizing chiffon shade.
Much in Little Purse Delights a Lady
A Paris imported purse of pearl colored glazed leather with a subdued gold clasp opens to reveal many hidden valuables. Inside are a small mirror, a cut glass and silver vinaigrette, a powder box with puff, silver opera glasses, and a tiny ivory gauze fan.
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Paris
New Petticoats Guide for DIY Skirts and Fabrics
The article outlines choices for homemade petticoats using white muslin blue chambray tan chambray white insertion unbleached muslin and gingham for bands. It advises gores for unbleached muslin petticoats a flounce trimmed with gingham and a gingham head. It notes washability and fabric specifics including lace and net options and a durable near silk version.
New Black Dress Feature in Chenille and Jet Bead Craft
A chain mail like black dress combines coarse chenille threaded with jet beads called black diamonds by makers. It uses wide bands and fidhu lines to soften the glitter, with velvety black underarm bands, chiffon sleeves, and white maline chemisette enhancing the dress.
Plump Arma with Cocoa Butter Treatment
The guide recommends warming cocoa butter and rubbing from shoulder to wrist in a circular motion to plump the arms. It notes cocoa butter may be sold in small cakes, must be warmed, and only absorbs if the flesh is clean and warm.
His Land or His Lass
Mrs Page discusses her son Sonny and his future at college with her sister Sue Andrew. They debate his path between land work and law and whether Molly Glen will wait as Sonny, William, and others navigate family expectations and finances.
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Mrs. Page
Sue Andrew
Sonny
Susan
Agnes
Sue
Patience
Billy
William
Molly
Glen
Miss Sue
Senate
Scuony
Sonny Page and the Farm's Fateful Choice
Sonny Page faces a clash between pursuing a legal career and saving the family farm. As crops prosper, debts rise and Aunt Sue, Molly, and Mrs Page urge sacrifice. Sonny weighs college life, love for Molly, and duty to his mother, ultimately choosing to stay to protect home and kin.
Power in Falls of Niagara Power Use
An Electrical World report details Niagara Falls total 6,000,000 horsepower and only 6.5 percent being utilized. Of that, 126,800 hp for electrochemical work, 66,200 hp for rail service, 36,400 hp for lighting, 45,640 hp for industrial uses, 12,300 hp transmitted beyond 100 miles, 33,500 hp 76 to 100 miles, 3,100 hp at 60 miles, 79,640 hp for 10 to 30 miles, and 145,400 hp used locally attracting industries to the falls.
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Electrical World
Niagara Falls
Too Blue Confusion Sparks Dept Store Color Talk
John Sloan praises a luncheon remark on fashion colors as a shopper explains a spring shade between navy and sky blue. The dialogue humorously catalogues dozens of blues from robin's egg to milk blue, highlighting fashion jargon and color naming.
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John Sloan
Sherry’s
Companion
New York Times
Bishop Eats His Own Boots on Arctic Trek
A bishop and a missionary companion trekked to Heraclel Island and Dawson City in the Arctic. With food exhausted they ate muckalucks and moccasins made from raw sealskins, toasted in strips. the bishop praised the strange meal as real good.
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Bishop Stringer
Heraclel Island
Arctic Ocean
Dawson City
The Overland Car Sale Draws Crowds
The simplest Overland car sale drew many buyers eager to purchase the vehicle, reflecting strong demand as prices and terms attracted a wide audience.
The Overland Car Ad Promises Ease and Modern Features
A vintage car advertisement touts the Overland with simplified operation and fewer parts than rivals. It claims reliability across a range of models from $40 to $1,500, promotes a single factory focus on modern automation, and invites readers to request a catalog and price list.
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Coul
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