Beaded Gowns and Grand Fashions From Paris Links
A New York Times fashion authority notes liberated gowns with beading, flounces, and drapery dominate Paris houses like Worth Docuillet Premet Patou and Vionnet. Descriptions include ivory velvet dinner dresses with fur, green crepe and tunic hems, and beaded chiffon gowns in gold and silver. Brocades and metallics shape gala styles with ornate patterns and sash details.
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New York Times
Paris
Jenny
Crecoll
Premet
Patou
Vionnet
Grandes Maisons
House of Doeutllet
Louise Boulanger
Broad Porch Creates Homey Feel in This House Design
William A. Radford surveys a house emphasizing a broad porch as key to a homey atmosphere. The layout includes a front living room with a three‑sided light and fireplace, a large dining room, compact kitchen with pantry, breakfast room, washroom with back porch access, and three upper bedrooms with ample closets and cross ventilation.
Fabrics Drive Daytime Costume Trends This Season
Fashion forecasts emphasize fabrics over silhouettes with woolens in soft weaves and subtle colors and velvet as a Paris favored choice for sports and formal wear. Kasha leads woolens, tweeds feature small herringbone patterns for suits and coat dresses, with coat frocks in beige or epinard green appealing to students and professionals.
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Paris
Impossible Line Rodier Returns with Winter Fabric Motifs
French designer Rodier returns to a straight line motif for winter sports fabrics. The popla kasha textiles feature short and long horizontal lines in gray tan and beige tones with white lines, some tightly grouped others spaced apart.
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Rodier
Fashion notes describe bow accent on evening gown
The description highlights a gold and black tis sue evening frock with a large black velvet bow at the shoulder. The upper bow tips attach to shoulder straps while lower tips are pinned at the hip. A velvet train flows from the mid-back.
Cover Water Pipes and Save Money in Apartment Buildings
The article discusses the problem of getting lukewarm water when hot and cold lines run close together. It notes that in tall apartment buildings a cold tap often delivers warm water unless the supply is left running longer, due to heat transfer from adjacent hot pipes.
Garage design for bigger space and workspace
The article notes many garages are 12 by 18 feet and fit cars but lack room for a workbench. It recommends adding extra feet for a bench, prioritizing a vise and tool rack, and suggests insulating the interior with tar paper and simple DIY sheeting to save money.
Suitable Drain Design for Porch Perches
A proper drain is essential for porches with solid rails to channel rain or melted snow. The guide describes a simple drain construction using headers between joists, a one inch overhang, and a drip path to the front porch joist for water runoff to the ground.
How to Remove and Prevent Wood Scratch Marks
Scratch marks on woodwork are unsightly and may cause disputes at home. Remove marks with soap and a stiff nail-brush, then prevent by rubbing the surface with alkolene and wiping clean. Repeated treatment prevents future marks from lighting incidents.
Look to Title of Lot Before Purchasing
In buying a home site it is advis able to look up records in the county treasurer's office to see whether the property has been posted for failure to pay taxes in the last few years. Many private sellers may try to dispose of property with unpaid taxes.
Insulating Bath Pipes to Save Water and Heat
The owner bears the cost for water and suggests insulating both hot and cold bath pipes with materials like felt or cork to prevent heat loss from hot water and warming of cold water. Insulation improves hot and cold water quality, and the extra cost is a trifling consideration the owner pays year after year as the meter runs.
Safe Chimneys Add Color and Value to Homes
The text argues that chimneys enhance a dwelling’s color, line, and hospitable character, but stresses safety as the main goal. A safe chimney costs only ten to twenty five dollars more than a defective one, making it a worthwhile expense for homeowners.
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Winnipeg
Nipi Company
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Drecoll
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Doan
Illinois
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N. Division St
Duquoin
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfg. Chemists
Buffalo, N.Y
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BAYER
California Packing Corporation
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Jom McCann
Blair St
President Invalids' Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
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Xow Patel
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Goshen, Ind
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Loring Park Clinic
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Minneapolis
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