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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1921
Page
3
Velvet dominates the latest fashion as elegant gowns evolve in velvet shades with gold trimming. One gown features blue panne velvet with gold accents, a seam free bodice, and a three piece skirt with lace tunics. A second design uses silver and black metal lace detailing with a draped velvet bodice and V neck.
Homespuns and tweeds in bright colors offer warm winter country outfits. Knickerbocker suits gain popularity with red and rose shades, featuring checked trousers and plain colored coats, often with matching hat and scarf.
The article notes crepe de chine frocks are prevalent even at night, with diverse plaitings and lines. It contrasts American and French styling, describing waist definition and girdle tying, and mentions colors like black white yellow and mauve amid Paris social events.
Stockings are chosen to match shoes or dresses, with black, brown, fawn, gray, or tete de negre the favored colors. Negre leads, while taupe fades from Paris popularity. Sports wear favors heavy ribbed silk stockings and heather cashmere hose, and bright fleecy hose remain a limited trend. Bronze afternoon slippers with ribbons or beaded buckles are also noted.
Home economists of the United States Department of Agriculture advise use of soapbark or bran water and starch water to wash delicate fabrics. Soapbark forms suds when heated and is best for dark colored goods. starch water and rice-water are gentler for delicate cotton, with salt rinse to avoid starching. Bran water cleans without suds and helps with colors prone to fading.
Fashion notes describe plush as a major substitute for fur in trims. Huge plush flowers decorate suits and dresses, with oversized puffs edging coats and appearing at hips and cuffs. Delicate French flower girdles on silver or tinted ribbons feature moss rose buds and marguerites for vivid color effects.
The legible fragments show individuals Gelden, Broem Onterds and Em Brown in a disputed arrangement. The text references preferred status, but full context is unclear. Further readable details indicate a local institutional decision affecting roles or preferences.
London Times recounts sailor superstitions including horseshoes on ships, blessings of saints, immortality from a baby's caul, and landfall luck. It notes rules about deck terms, whistling, birds as omens, and the avoidances of killing birds and cats aboard, with legend linking Mother Carey's Chickens to lost seamen.
Buffalo Bill Cody, serving under General Sheridan, was forced to walk 35 miles after a mule refused to cooperate. The scene ends with a dramatic account of a mule's death after six shots, described by his widow as a temperamental animal that caused the ordeal.
In the Pacific midway between America and As Nauru a small 12 mile circumference rock once sold for 100 dollars is now valued at about 2 million after it was found to be iron ore. Shipmasters once used the rock as ballast until an enterprising captain had it assayed and profited from the discovery.
A thin country town woman announces engagement to a bachelor regarded as eccentric. A friend questions the match, but the fiancee defends him noting he is unique yet could make a good husband. Windsor Magazine, London.
The note traces Piccadilly London’s name to a lace called piccadilly once made in a hall named Piccadilly. The lace’s spear points dated to Elizabethan times, and the area was famed for gambling houses. A legend mentions Beau Bremmel and a prince agent’s cook.
In Granville Kentucky Jud Dixon helps Leta Mason land at the Mason home. Confusion over a shared surname leads to mistaken identity and a planned elopement replaced by humor and a vow to marry under a different name. Jud and Leta embrace their new bond as a pair on the same side.
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