June Bride Fashion in Lace and Tulle From Paris
The piece details postwar bridal trends featuring real lace revival in Paris gowns, intricate tulle dresses, coronet veils, and orange blossom motifs. It notes worker shortages in lace due to war, shifts to old family laces, and a surge in vivid bridesmaid taffetas with embroidery. Greek and Roman influenced Indoor dresses and Egyptian motifs appear in new ensembles.
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France
Belgium
Paris
Speers Entinery
Rouen
Greece
Rome
Buttons as Fancy Work in Home Sewing
The article promotes inexpensive home made buttons as stylish trimming. It describes black satin buttons with colored Deada designs, stenciled cloth buttons, and French knot work. Small cotton stuffed buttons enhance georgette or crepe de chine blouses, especially when using multiple colors.
Favor Cotton for Undies in Plain Plainliness
The article argues for sheer cotton underwear due to cost and quality concerns. It warns against crepe de chine and weighted fabrics that shed during laundering, suggesting plain tailored undergarments with skilled handwork as superior. It notes fashion trends in hats with under brim trimmings and embroidered leather effects as new ideas.
A Humorous Mix of Tales and Shop Talk
The piece blends a Sir Oliver Lodge remark on children and afterlife with a five year old’s fear and a shop scene. A Sunday school teacher, a pink dress, and a cautious shopkeeper pepper the page as a mother and daughter debate sending an item on approval while a girl warns about arrival timing for an upcoming party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Oliver Lodge
Clemenceau Grants Legion Honor to Old Associate
Premier Clemenceau awards the Legion of Honor to an old acquaintance who served France in the war. The recipient, amused and shy, hides the badge under a long beard until Clemenceau jokes about cutting a window to reveal the ribbon.
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Clemenceau
Legion of Honor
France
Hin
Far From H Linton Says Ketchikan Costs Don’t Rise
William J. Linton of Ketchikan Alaska declares the town is a haven from high living costs. He imagines building a simple shack nearby catching fish quickly and hunting game for months, making maple sugar rendering lard trading meat for bread four and furniture, and living comfortably happy.
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William J. Linton
Ketchikan
Alaska
Remedy Promises Cure for Acid Stomach Woes
Chemists report a simple cure for stomach acid problems through a remedy that draws out acid when the cause is removed. Over half a million users claim relief from bloating indigestion sour and gassy stomachs. Available from druggists with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Trousseau
Paria
First Mortgage
The
Mercantile Trust Company
United States
Teraamihyre Trust Ekset
Federal Reserve System
St. Louis Clearing House
Missouri
Illinois
Real Estate Loan Department
Oesst Companie Trust Company
OST Louis Missouri Capital
Spohn
Spoon Medical Company
Goshen, Ind
Mamma
Eaghe Cup
Postum Cereal
Battle Creek
Michigan
Canada
Thriviwares
Ccre
Western Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department of Immigration
Ottens
Can
Hewitt
Main St
Kansas City
Amos
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