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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
6
Fashion writers note a shift from tailored salt to street dress with one piece frocks two piece suits and sports ensembles. Designers emphasize feminization of styles introducing versatile wraps coats in new fabrics and shades supporting daytime to athletic wear without losing form.
The article reviews a range of women's coats in ivory silk rep and Flemish blue with ombre lupin collars, detailing blouse effects, tuck plaits, belts, and cuff designs. It notes high crown turbans in blue cloth with silver accents, and contrasts Parisian street coats with scene patterns including kasha blends, plaids, and varied collars from fur to scarfs.
Resort fashion influence is seen in dance frocks dominated by chiffon and lace. Frocks favor line over trim with black lace and organdie decorations, worn by debutantes and social elites at winter resort gatherings.
A fashion note highlights leather belts paired with frocks of sheer fabrics. It notes a smart model styled with pink plaited elements and chiffon accents, reflecting a playful trend in accessories and textures.
Strasa dresses favor straight lines and full embroidery. A hanging panel or trailing scarf breaks the hem for added grace. Jenny models this style with a trailing panel on one side and a godet on the opposite side.
A new hosiery color called Bandist debuts with a color shade described as clear tan and blond tones. The feature highlights a palette aimed at matching skin tones and hair shades.
Giants coach John McGraw envisions a title run powered by Rogers Hornsby and Edd Roush. He cites stronger batting and a bolstered pitching staff including Dutch Henry and W H Clarkson, aiming to defend his silver jubilee year with a strong season against Cardinals and Reds.
Davis Elkins coach Cam Henderson backs a one bounce dribble rule, saying stopping the dribble aids well coached teams and improves the game by encouraging definite systems and proper use of the shot. He argues the dribble is valuable only when the player is open or escaping pressure.
A collage of sports quips notes Colgate may enter soccer, a ban on prize fighting in Alabama, golf by electric light, and speculation on future football rules. It mentions a pastry cook winning a wrestling title at the A A U meet, gear changes like a racing shell for Penn, and caddies corralled at Alderwood Club.
A lively roundup of players, managers, and transactions from early American baseball. Mentions Hollis Thurston, Hazen Cuyler, Regan, and various Cub pitchers. notes umpire Pop Connoly and stars like Eadie Moore and Eddie Brown. References league-wide stats, minor leagues, signings, releases, and scouting moves affecting Washington and other clubs.
Marquette University sophomore Leo Loftus from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, known for finishing with arms raised, says he cannot control the gesture as he lunges for the tape in the 440. He notes the habit despite not knowing its reason.
At the University of Pennsylvania golf and tennis gain attention after 17 new tennis courts were built and local clubs back the program. Coach Mendricks leads a strong tennis squad including Millen Watkins Kraft Lingelbach Stranger Sowersby Roth. The golf team, led by Rodney Coltart and others, recently beat Green Valley and prepares for intercollegiate championships with aid from Philadelphia pros offering free coaching.
George Voight, at thirty, opens a sensational spring pace as a national title threat. He swept medal and match play honors through North and South and Mason and Dixon events and may emulate Walter Travis who peaked after thirty. The present leaders Bobby Jones Jess Sweetser and George Von Elm may need to watch Voight closely.
Atlanta golfer Robert T. Jones Jr. won the British Open last year and set a 36 hole course record of 66 68 184 at Sunningdale. He was elected an honorary member of the Sunningdale club and earlier joined the Royal and Ancient at St Andrews in September.
John Madden of Lexington has bred five Kentucky Derby winners Flaudit Old Rosebud Sir Burton Paul Tones and Zev but sold four before the race. His sole winner Plaudit captured 1898’s $4850 purse. This year he fields Young Prince amid growing attention from racing followers across the West and East.
A Los Angeles Times line notes secrets from the delivery boy about neighbors in an old saying. Max Cohen moves into Lanker shim and questions the boy who identifies a local party figure by describing meat cuts as a code.
George Facemire of 22 Orange St Bridgeton New Jersey says his kidneys were not acting right and secretions were scant and painful. He reports morning fatigue and backache improved after using Doan's Pills and recommends them.
Chemical research enables commercial fur dyeing to white and to complex effects. New techniques imitate textile printing, stenciling, etching, and multi color patterns on fur products.
Sir Walter Raleigh discovered the territory and named it El Dorado. Surinam, also called Dutch Guiana, is identified in historical accounts as Raleigh’s 1505 discovery location.
A new study suggests each child born today could live five sixteenths of a year longer than those born in 1911. Factors include better living conditions, science, and education aided by electricity. Electricity improves industrial work via light ventilation and power and eases domestic labor through appliances.
Dupont asks what is wrong as Durand complains his shoes hurt him. He refuses to change them, blaming his wife mother-in-law and children for misery, saying the only satisfaction is removing the shoes at home, a wry Parisian quip translated for the Kansas City Star.
Residents of Phoenixville Pennsylvania petition the council to rename Nutts Avenue after Colonel Nutts staff officer to George Washington. They cite overworked mockery of the nickname Nut and push for Valley Forge Road as the new street name.
The Boston University department of journalism maintains the first four year degree in newspaper work in New England. The department grants the bachelor of journalism degree upon completion of the requirements.
Dialogue notes a remark about Mussolini calling women a parenthesis and contrasts the idea with a jab about their being legged. The exchange treats the statement as a press item reflecting on gender commentary by the Italian leader.
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