Spring Directoire Style Influences Evening Gowns and Light Fabrics
The article examines postwar fashion shifts toward rising directoire influence in evening gowns and lighter fabrics. It highlights chintz and gingham for day wear, Georgette and ostrich trims for hats and blouses, and the return of ribbon belts and peplums in spring silhouettes with a focus on bright colors and theatrical prints like bird cage motifs.
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New Divorce Laws Limit Remarriage After Split in Washington
A bill from four state senators in the Washington Senate would allow absolute and limited divorces with a lifetime restriction on remarriage during the other's life. The measure would require two years residency in the state and six months in the county to file for divorce, signaling sweeping changes in family law.
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American soldier faces home with European political echoes
The piece argues returning soldiers will recognize Bolshevism I W W ism and socialism as European plans carried home. It criticizes an official American aristocracy seeking to control soldiers and their destinies, praising Vice President Marshall's creed of Americanism as the best government.
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Marshall
Earth
Grafting Mistletoe onto Common Trees in England
A guide explains selecting a young bough with smooth bark and rubbing ripe mistletoe berries onto the bark in late winter to graft mistletoe. After about a year the radicle takes hold and green leaves appear. Any of about twenty tree species can yield mistletoe, including apple pear ash lime willow almond fir and oak, but avoid grafting onto highly valuable trees.
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England
Mistletoe Parasite Warns of Tree Harm
Tid Bits notes mistletoe is a parasite feeding on its host tree and can kill the tree if left unchecked. The piece then shifts to a quip on poets, arguing that being born does not guarantee poetic talent despite public belief.
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