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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
7
Fashion notes predict lingerie inspired frocks in voiles batistes and cotton crepes for summer. chemise dresses with delicate frills use handkerchief linen and soft blue or pink tones, while plaids and checks in gingham feature long waists and apron skirts.
Swiss muslin frocks in dotted white and red shades feature short sleeves, gathered skirts, sashes, and varied necklines with fichus or round collars. Organdie underslips peep from summer dresses, showing at slit hems and under sleeves. White organdie accents with blue serge dominate couture notes.
The article describes a large tuxedo style collar narrowing at the neck and sweeping from shoulders to the waist, forming a vest like front. It notes blouses with separate skirts still slip over the head, short kimono sleeves, and decorative ruffles. It also highlights embroidered voile variations and a running stitch circle motif. Laundry lore covers how soaps affect wool and silk.
A brief listing notes little girls party frocks with a tag reference to feta. The entry highlights a small apparel item in a market notice context.
A concise report notes that a black and white check lining on capes adds a smart, versatile touch. It highlights timeless pattern use and easy styling options for formal and casual outerwear.
A French blue and white pongee dress with white embroidery is highlighted as an original design ideal for summer occasions. The straight four panel skirt features accordion pleats, a blue pongee blouse with kimono sleeves and decorative silk buttons, a white braided hat, georgette veiling, canvas shoes, silk stockings, and a white parasol with black markings, all blending informal elegance for midsummer wear.
Readers learn about outfits for summer tourists with young women choosing party frocks and demure pannier dresses. Georgette crepe lace and net lace garments feature accordion plaits, wide satin ribbons, and pannier skirts. styles range from quaint to daring, reflecting American 1920 tastes for resort wear.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe using powdered roots to perfume muslin atop an iron blanket. The text mentions shee perfumed mustina and an old ironing setup with musling items, but details are unclear.
A pink georgette crepe dress with a fichu offers a charming option for girls in an in between age. The design features Wallace insertion and a front line that laps to the left ending under a pink and orchid sash, with hand made flowers as possible embellishment.
The Liverpool section notes duroprene, produced by chlorinating rubber, as an acid resistant solid white powder soluble in benzine and certain solvents. It forms a quick-drying colorless varnish that resists caustic lyes and mineral acids, remains insoluble in alcohol and ether, and provides strong adhesion and insulation for anti corrosion varnish tank linings and gas tight cement applications.
A vivid description notes a frock fashioned from taf feta in pastel orchid blue yellow and green. The fragment highlights fabric color and texture as key style markers.
The piece notes gingham dresses remain in style into fall. One design features a wide deep collar of or gandie edged with wool matching the gingham, plus wide wool trimmed cuffs and other wool accents.
The Megantice departs Sydney for Liverpool via New Zealand Panama Canal West Indies and New York, echoing the 1854 Golden Age, a wooden paddle steamer of New York and Australian Steam Navigation. Commanded by Lieut. David D. Porter, Golden Age sailed May 5 1854 from Melbourne to Panama and back to England in 66 days with gold dust aboard.
According to Munsey's Magazine an Englishwoman inventor, Mrs Ayrton, showcased a hinged spring fan that lowers from vertical to horizontal to push air in steady puffs. In London demonstrations a three inch fan on a six foot table expelled smoke from a funnel and prevented its escape, with use reported in factories theaters mines and sewers.
A report by Doctor Lyon of the U S Bureau of Mines suggests airplanes and dirigibles could boost mining by delivering material and workers to rich ore locations inaccessible by rail. Regular communication to hard to reach sections and rapid rescue response in disasters are cited as key benefits.
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports experiments by Doctor Savage showing that diphtheria bacilli placed in kittens did not cause disease and died within 24 hours. The review concludes cats are not a source of diphtheria for humans.
A reflective remark compares the world to baseball umpires and suggests it would be better if the rest of us were as right as they are. The line hints at public debate over judgment and fairness.
A playful exchange features a movie actor announcing a rugged summer retreat by taking 12 of his servants to a hunting lodge for a vacation. The light tone emphasizes extravagance and camaraderie.
A quarrel over tickling leads to a courtroom dispute between Phillip Abbas of the Detroit Symphony and Graham Farris, with Ossip Gabrilowitsch away. Farris claims Abbas hit his bow breakage after a rib tickle in rehearsal. The crisis, settled with harmony restored, began when Farris sued Abbas for 8100 in justice court. The orchestra manager mediated, and the matter appears unlikely to proceed.
The New York Evening Sun notes rising feathery hair adornments and bold jewelry among women and men, comparing current styles to Nearanthaler and Eden eras. It cites heavy furs last winter, stage influence on bare backs, and rapid fashion shifts suggesting a swift move toward primal ornamentation.
The United States Department of Agriculture states that using gas bombs from airplanes to extinguish forest fires is not feasible. A lethal mix would be required to affect a fire, but precision dropping is not reliably possible and air strike accuracy is not near enough to make the method workable.
The World Outlook notes Massachusetts as unusually foreign born in 1910 with only 52 percent native born of native parents. By 1910 the state shows high foreign birth and mixed parentage, reflecting a large immigrant influx between 1910 and the first world war.
A new war regulation issued in February 1920 authorizes naval and military authorities to declare areas prohibited for balloon flying during set periods. It defines balloon as any airship and targets toy balloons and kites. The move follows Sir Ross Smiths world flight from London to Darwin.
Stymico-Hazzard bragged about a ninth hole in three and spent the day recounting each shot while Greene-Some fellows criticized others for talkativeness. The scene shifts as another golfer claims he made 18 attempts at the same hole without boasting.
Discovered exchanges note curiosity about where tall men have gone, with Alice remarking on a particular viewer always sitting in front. The snippet reflects lighthearted movie talk and social observation characteristic of the era.
The London Times argues that dense fog and crowding make modern cities unhealthy and costly. It contrasts garden suburbs and garden cities, noting suburbs merely move traffic outward while cities relocate populations to ease central congestion. Garden cities relocate workers permanently, reducing daily travel.
The American Forestry association cites Zurich as a six century old municipal forest yielding about 20 000 dollars annually from firewood on 2840 acres. Managed since 1809, it shows steady value growth and offers a model for towns in the United States amid strikes and shortages. In the U S few cities practice forestry beyond watershed protection for water supply.
The Christian Science Monitor laments roadside V signs and machine made cornices that clutter the countryside. It argues billboards ruin the natural delight of motorist drives by blocking scenic views and eroding native rights to open country spaces.
A mother rinses clothes and discovers colors ran from a new wash suit. Her son John, distracted by a broom handle steed, asks where the colors went, puzzled that they ran but cannot be found. The humorous misunderstanding centers on a child's literal interpretation of laundry mishap.
A humorous exchange outlines Bill’s plan to form a society to push film producers toward using big and difficult words in subtitles. Phil questions the purpose, Bill argues it will foil readers who say the words aloud.
A quoted meditation compares the human heart to a millstone grinding wheat into flour. It notes the heart operates grinding even with no input, yet this constant motion wears it down over time. The reflective piece uses a metaphor to discuss inner labor and wear.
In a Boys Life column a playful exchange compares camels and scent ranges, joking that camels could smell water from seven miles away while asserting a longer scent reach for a gun camel, reflecting lighthearted humor in the magazine.
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