American fashion evolves from homegrown design force
A New York Times fashion commentary argues American dress will reflect American art and sensibility as designers train in schools and use domestic fabrics. It foresees a gradual shift toward distinctly American styles, led by women and designers shaping garments for daily wear rather than period costume.
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Home Made Candies And Sweets From Maple Prairies
A vintage recipe snippet lists peanut candy, maple fudge, date cakes, and maple agar treats. It includes steps using brown sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, and nuts, with instructions to boil, beat, and set in pans. The piece ends with a aside on friendship, citing Handolph and Bourne.
Hand Made Tucks Elevate Elegant Dress Designs
A fashion description outlines several dress styles featuring hand made tucks and embroidery. It highlights kasha and crepe gowns with satin bands, medallion embroidery, circular skirts with belt accents, and a blue mauve striped taffeta gown adorned with cerise velvet roses and decorative piping to emphasize refined, feminine elegance.
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Yuletide Cakes and Bohemian Treats From Holiday Recipes
A vintage recipe snippet describes Christmas Peppernutes and other holiday cakes. It covers ingredients and steps for spicy brown sugar cookies, an almond flavored springerlie mold cake, and Bohemian Christmas Cakes with egg yolk butter almond mixtures baked in a moderate oven.
Simple Home Remedy For matrimonial heartache and pride
A compact verse suggests dissolving pride in common sense and adding wholesome compliments, repeated as needed to mend a broken heart. The piece, drawn from Life, contrasts low-priced and high-priced men over promises and flatters, finishing with a Red Cross Hall Blue advertisement reference and a quip about marriage.
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