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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
7
The piece details seasonal fabrics and blouse designs with Spanish lace influences and taffeta trims. It highlights black Chantilly lace ensembles, silk blouses with flora motifs, ostrich feather girdles, and new waist panel silhouettes, noting emerging summer fashions and accessory trends.
The piece describes petal skirts with rose tones and dark brocade effects, highlighting their charm and the subtle, nature inspired design. It notes plain trimming, sequin belts, and matching tulle scarves, plus low backed elaborate evening gowns and semi covering dresses for daytime events.
A brief item notes extensive use of Spanish combs in French hairdressing and suggests that Spanish influence is a factor in many spring styles.
Handsome bags are crafted from Paisley shawls, blending fabric patterns with sturdy construction. Each bag showcases bold motifs and traditional weaving influences for a vintage accessory with modern utility.
All white graduation dresses in organdie voile and similar fabrics remain popular though some prefer fancier styles. A noted gown featured white chiffon with silver lace and peplum, while a simple georgette frock used silver fringe. Also advice on renewing coats by using sleeve lining to patch worn areas and relining with matching fabric.
Tailored lines and bright color accents in tiny pipings and folds define the season's smartest street dresses for spring. The description emphasizes precision tailoring and selective color touches as key style notes.
The article discusses the role of matron or maid of honor in weddings and how brides dictate dress styles. It highlights color coordination, design distinctions, and a featured gown with lace, georgette, ribbons, and small chiffon rose decorations.
The article outlines wedding timing and customs, noting allowed days and hours, home weddings with decor and seating, reception rituals, cake traditions, bouquet tossing, and roles of attendants. It also covers traveling outfits, second weddings, widower traditions, and the presence of ushers in widow weddings.
Frock and suit styles for spring show a wide range of neckwear, with no single dominant type. Oval and square collars will be common on collarless dresses, crafted from dainty cotton materials with hand embroidery and lace trimmings.
Favorite wools for summer sweaters include Shetland and zephyr with mohair and alpaca also used. The brief notes that knitters favor lightweight fibers for warm-weather wear.
The Corset Vogue notes the une corseted figure is out of fashion among Paris smart women. Corsets that offer easy graceful curves are in vogue. Tricot corsets are preferred with long hip coverage and short waistline. A new model features front steels and limited back boning, an American design suited for the young woman.
White garments gain pink floral touches and green foliage while lavender shows strong presence in fingerings and embroidery. Pink plisse crepe gowns feature blue and lavender silk stitches, with lavender outfits enhanced by pink handwork in rose tones.
The season favors lighter summer shades with straight lines as the dominant note. Smock effect sweaters include a knitted yarn sash. Tuxedo style pieces remain popular, including buttonless designs held at the waist by a sash.
A brief directive suggests whitening clothes swiftly by placing two or three lemon slices with rind into the boiler along with the laundry.
Mr Mallard Duck and Mrs Mallard invite friends for a dinner by the water featuring shells and soft grass ice cream. Guests arrive eagerly, sharing tales of relatives at the zoo and those eaten as dinners, then linger for dessert and more chatter.
Dialogue snippet shows a brisk exchange as Simitia and Jim discuss costs with a rapid sell and a fresh item. The fragment hints at a brisk market or barter scene with terse bargains and immediate replacements.
A fragmentary exchange recalls a fictional worry about drawing breath and dying. Pomthy questions the meaning of breathing while Johnny confesses inability to help. The brief scene hints at a tense, existential moment without clear outcomes or setting.
Fragmentary dialogue about singing and tuning quotes involving a backyard whistle and burying a tune. No identifiable persons or organizations.
A Chicago Daily News excerpt reflects on robins and dandelions as beloved symbols of childhood. It recalls a Michigan railroad yard tale where robins nesting in a freight car were spared until the brood fledged, and notes local robins returning in bright, saucy plumage.
The article notes Ecuador is small with about 1.5 million people and a white minority. It cites twelve hundred primary schools serving eighty thousand, thirty or forty secondary schools with about four thousand five hundred pupils, and three universities plus six provincial trade schools, illustrating limited access to education.
Gabriele d Annunzio inspires a fashion among his followers in Fiume as officers shave their heads and grow small Van dyke beards. The aviators nicknamed Iron Heads lead the trend with youthful officers adopting the style. Mixed uniforms of French horizon blue and Italian gray green are worn proudly.
Output in Japan for the first eleven months of 1819 reached 25.825 million tons, up 2.74 million tons or about 10 percent from the same period last year. The rise is credited to revived old mines and new mines due to profitable prices, though Kyushu, supplying 60 percent of total production, saw little change.
A correspondent recalls an awkward theater outing with a young woman friend. He buys no tickets and realizes he has no money. The usher guides his companion inside while he is left outside. He still asks himself if he made a hit and admits the embarrassment.
James owned a buffalo nickel of the first vintage and faced a central who pressed for the coin type. He admitted not knowing the specific kind and said it bears a little bull on it.
Mr Dolan complains that overalls may become fashionable and ruin appearances with new styles. Rafferty quotes emphasize concern over fitted bottoms and back belts altering the look.
A local exchange questions women’s political participation. Mr Meekton hesitates about Henrietta entering politics, noting potential costs if she throws her hat into the ring.
A terse exchange contrasts the Propagandist and the Envoy about leaving Russia. The Propagandist calls the Soviet government promising while the Envoy recalls a pledge of free and unlimited vodka for the brothers.
In a whimsical 1920s scene from Just Kids McClure Syndicate, a motorman greets two children on a streetcar visiting Grandma. The twins recount a chaotic day with relatives, a prankster baby, and a dance-night twist as Jack confronts romance and family dynamics. The tale ends with light religious quips and hopeful mischief.
The piece notes April first as a day of jokes with a long tradition. It mentions youths seeking prankish books like the History of Eve's Grandmother and seeking strap oil from a saddler, illustrating changing gullibility and shops.
In the debated case authorities focused on the alleged architect above others while pursuing suspects linked to aviation trust schemes. The emphasis remained on the top figure implicated by investigators amid ongoing inquiries.
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