Directoire gown arrives as fashion spark in Kansas City
Kansas City dressmakers warn the true directoire is a hipless clinging gown with wide reveres long sleeves a high lace collar and jabot a short waist with sash and a modest slashed skirt not exposing hose local authorities stress it differs from sensational Chicago vaudeville styles.
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Josephine
Pronounced Chicago Tongue Sounds Like Directory
The phrase echoes a Chicago dialect rendering of the English word directory with a distinctive local pronunciation.
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Lawrence M Jones addresses City Club on national resource policy
Lawrence M Jones spoke at the City Club luncheon on the White House conference to conserve national resources. He named attendees, quoted Roosevelt and others, and urged backing for improved and permanently enhanced Missouri River projects.
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Rebels Punished in Russia Five Months Ago
Euerson Russia May 22 Twenty peasants were executed today as punishment for revolt. The extreme penalty was carried out under military authority amid ongoing unrest in the region.
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Yekaterinoslav
Directoire Fashion Debate Echoes in American Tailoring
A fashion debate contrasts the Parisian directoire with a Kansas City inspired version in American dress culture. Tailors weigh which style will prevail after mid August as New York hosts informal discussions among designers and models. Two directoire styles emerge with differing regional interpretations amid ongoing fashion discourse.
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Directoire
Produce Men to Excelsior Springs Picnic Train Schedule
Produce men will head to Excelsior Springs with no Produce Exchange meeting tomorrow. All commission houses close at 9 30 p m due to the annual women's picnic. A special Wabash train will carry the party at 10 30 p m.
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