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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1926
Page
5
The report details weddings, engagements, and club activities in Lawrence and nearby areas. Highlights include a double wedding at a church with Miss Dorothy Geller as maid of honor, and Gladyne Apple announcing her marriage to Walter French Field. Local clubs like the Lawrence Flower Club, Wimodauais Society, and university and civic gatherings are noted with names, venues, and dates.
Tailored hats dominate the Paris millinery scene as plain untrimmed forms fade. Designers Marcel Boze Maryvanne and Esther Mexer showcase black velvet crowns, silver triangle appliques, and suede trimmed brims in red felt creations. Velvet brims and self toned faces remain key, with metallics and satin turbans gaining note. Felt hats remain the most popular item in millinery today.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims a coated tongue signals constipation and promises quick relief, touting a pleasant taste and liver cleaning effect. Beware counterfeit versions and ensure authentic California Fig Syrup from the Fig Syrup Company.
Fashion notes praise hats with crowns made entirely of novelty metal and satin brims as a popular accessory to wear with winter coats. The quirky headpieces mix shine with warmth, inspiring readers to try bold, shimmering styles this season.
Mrs R Howard spent the day in Kansas City. J G Jackson was in Kansas City on business. Mrs ALF McClanahan and daughter visited Kansas City for the day. FM Hartley of Baldwin traveled through Lawrence toward Kansas City. Mrs Rosa Ott of Bellwood La arrived to visit her aunt Mrs E O Sherwood in Kentucky Ket. Mr and Mrs L Menger returned from an East Coast driving trip via New York and Philadelphia. Mrs E H Hollands and Rev E A Edwards Will Pendleton and E Manchester went to Topeka for a diocesan Episcopal convention. Chancellor E H Lindley was in Geneva on university business. Mr and Dr R A Gordory spent the weekend with relatives in Easton. Mrs W R Stubbs was called to Topeka by the illness of her daughter Mrs Cyrus B Sweet of Ceongview Washt now at Stormont hospital. Mrs Sweet formerly Miss Margaret Stubbs. Rev Gerrit Snyders went to Emporia for a Presbyterian synod meeting. Also notes on fascism creating official labor unions for intellectual and manual workers. A National Association of Italian Poets was founded at Milan with seven charter members. The Duke of York is described as highly democratic and has reportedly never ridden on top of a London bus but has ridden in a country motor coach.
A plea explains the Social Service League assists many new Lawrence families each year by selling necessities at very low prices. No applicant is refused, funds are not required, and the public supplies items such as old clothes shoes furniture and bedding which are cleaned mended and prepared. Women volunteers mend items earning modest pay while caring for their own families.
News notes requests from community to restock the Salvage St store after heavy fall demand. The hall stays open six days a week until 9 p.m. Saturdays, with donations of men’s and children’s shoes and underwear especially needed. Readers urged to send unsold rummage to the League and to phone 908 for pickup. Additional fashion notes highlight hats, jewelry, and velvet jumpers trending among city women.
In York on October 12 United Velour argues that velour and velvet will gain popularity with approaching winter. The piece notes women favor stylish warmth over felt hats and emphasizes velour as a preferred fabric for dress.
Campaign finance results show early momentum with about $1,100 secured on day one. The drive targets every woman, student, and faculty member on campus and aims to conclude by Thursday. Many organized girls houses pledge 100 percent participation as organizers expand outreach. In other news a mammoth tusk carving found near Vienna is dated to be 25,000 years old, and Germany’s first railroad, built 11 years ago from Nuremberg to Fuerth, six miles, has been sold as junk.
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