Native Chicago porch dream shapes a modern house tale
Selina and Dirk DeJong debate American architecture from a farm to a Cornell education. Dirk dismisses glass sun parlor boxes and ponders Beaux Arts while Selina defends a porch driven, practical home suited to hot summers and cold winters. Interwoven are family tensions and a crowd of friends as Dirk enters Hollis & Sprague and Paula navigates marriage and money amid thwarted romance.
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Hollis & Sprague, Architects
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Toivera
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Eugene
Arnold Garage
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London
Pala
Tyne
Grandpa
Charcoal Production in Historic Wood Heap Method
Describes making charcoal by piling wood into a mound with an opening, covering with earth except the top, then firing the heap and using slow combustion to convert wood into charcoal. The process yields black, lighter charcoal, the traditional method.
Alaska’s dog car used beside many transport types
The Detroit News notes an Alaska scene where nearly every transport mode is tried from railroads and steamboats to dogsleds and even a dog car. An abandoned Nome railroad endpoints near a thinly settled area as the arctic mail courier uses a dog team to haul a hand car up the mountain.
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Detroit News
Nome
Arctic Circle
Travel attire and wool fabrics for the practical traveler
A fashion note extols wool fabrics in styles for travel and wear, detailing wardrobe essentials a nomadic, well dressed traveler keeps. It describes tailored robes, tweed coats, jersey dresses, black satin and white crepe de chine skirts, fine blouses, and compact, packable undergarments and accessories. The piece emphasizes practicality, minimal luggage, and adaptable pieces for extended journeys or sightseeing trips.
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Maiteuse
Europe
Jersey
Costume accessories dominate summer fashion details
Dress accessories take center stage in current styles with color management key. Scarfs feature chiffon with hand painted motifs echoing dresses, crepe de chine scarves match hats, and lace jabots with high collars appear. Under sleeves aid long sleeve looks, and costume flowers and boulonniere color outfits. Palm-leaf and bamboo fans add finishing touches as Julia Bottomley notes.
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