Spring sports travel outfits dominate fashion notes
A fashion column highlights travel friendly spring outfits with plaid coats capes and jackets in Rodier and Patou styles. It notes baby calf trimmed coats bold pockets and tailored blouses paired with red accents and bold belts for travel by sea or land.
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Aporta
Louisville Courier-Journal
Rodler
Tailleurs
Les Clans Ombrey
Les Clans Damiers
Patou
Molyneux
Drecoll
Rodier's
Worth Reflects Egyptian Influence in New Gowns
Worth showcases Egyptian inspired gowns emphasizing draped silhouettes inspired by ancient pharaohs rather than Cleopatra. Blue Oxford-Cambridge tones appear in sports ensembles and gowns with plain color dominance, paired with accents like scarpsins. Evening wear favors black and white with blues, while afternoon fabrics stay tonal with navy taffeta and ecru lace.
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Worth
Cleopatra
Oxford-Cambridge
Nile
British Museum
Nuit
Enchanting Spring Accessories Listed for Costumes
Fashionable Dress! Magazine highlights scarf types including silk square shawls plaids printed crepes and long scarfs. It notes boutonnieres and a trend for tortoise in jewelry such as bangles and tortoise enamel pieces.
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Enumeratea
Fashion notes shift to night taffeta this spring
Designers showcase pale plaid taffetas replacing wash suits for informal daytime dresses. Morning frocks and sports wear adopt taffeta and gingham-inspired styles, with several garments echoing the simple house dresses favored by American housewives.
New Colorful Bags for Spring Travel in Varied Sets
Hand luggage sets of two or three pieces are shown in colors that mix with spring outfits. Heavier wear bags feature cowhides and reptilian imitations, with Florence style and Florentine work on weekend bags. Overnight bags paired with hat boxes, alligator and seal textures, round bat boxes, and leather varieties like pigskin and shark imitations are highlighted for distinct styles and practical pockets.
Aigrette Returns as Trim On Fashion Hats
The almost forgotten aigrette is being used as a trimming on many smart hats. The hats thus honored are usually made of felt or velvet.
Brilliance Rhinestones Edge Towers on Amar Evening Frocks
Edge accents of Brilliance Rhinestones adorn the upper sections of tall artificial towers featured in the Amar evening frocks. The decorative stones add bright highlights along the edges creating a sparkling silhouette for the nighttime display.
Bow Emphasis Dominates 1927 Fashion Trends in Review
Fashion commentary notes the bow as the defining theme of 1927 with bows at the waistline and neckline across varied silhouettes. The Vionnet straight neckline and revived half length veil gain attention, while the season favors versatile necklines, shoulder emphasis, and selective embellishment.
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New York Herald-Tribune
Madeleine Vionnet
Riviera
Paris
St Adda
One Side Emphasis in Current Fashion Floats Quietly Bright
Fashion notes praise the one side draping seen in Vionnet and Drecoll designs and the long sleeved evening dress as a standout, while condemning sleeveless street frocks. The piece also notes a shift as professors adapt to youth fashion trends and a return to broader dress themes.
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Vionnet
Drecoll
Sunmier
The Back Bay dowagers lead the modern dress march
A column rails at fashion trend conformity, praising expressionistic garb while urging readers to adopt the current chic. It juxtaposes prewar and modern looks, noting society matron support, and warns against deviation as crowds push conformity.
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Lanvin
Indy
Frilla
Farbelows
Paris
Back Bay
Fishermen and cooks share fish as vital modern food
An article extols fish as a defense against mineral deficiencies and urges better scientific attention. It outlines slow cooking, proper storage, uses in omelets and soups, and offers baked weakfish with raisins, olives and herbs. It also notes greens, dressings, and nutritional ideas.
Kerchief Frock Styles Boost Square Scarf Fashion
The kerchief frock revives the square scarf with left shoulder ties and a triangular drape. Silks and crepes offer varied lengths for tailored or sports outfits, while prints and pastels dominate afternoon looks. White and color scarves remain in demand amid evolving color value for next season.
Smart Paris Frock Described With White Crepe Tunic
One of the smartest frocks from Paris features a three quarter length Russian tunic of white crepe de chine trimmed with faggot in heavy white silk. It is worn over a skirt of black satin.
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Paris
Magnest Valuable Sea Monster Narwhal Described
The narwhal is a white whale with the male bearing a long spiral tusk that can reach eight to ten feet, while the whale itself rarely grows beyond sixteen feet. It is pursued for its oil and its whalebone, commonly called ivory.
Willing to Listen Money Was
Brief note from the Boston Transcript reflecting on desire for wealth and ability to be uninterested or bored, capturing a casual, humorous take on wealth and attention.
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Boston Transcript
Tropical Medicine School Opens in San Juan 1926
The School of Tropical Medicine in San Juan Porto Rico opened on September 22 1926. It claims the distinction as the first college of its kind in the Americas, with many major medical schools elsewhere offering tropical medicine departments.
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School of Tropical Medicine
San Juan
Porto Rico
Americas
North
South America
Proverb Cautions on Rebuying Poorly Made Goods
Trish Proverb warns that purchasing a bad item leads to another purchase soon after. The saying reflects consumer caution about quality and value in shopping.
Ancient Indian village uncovered near Alamo California
The remains of a complete Indian village about a thousand years old were uncovered on Mount Diablo’s rim near Alamo in Contra Costa. Skeletal materials ornaments weapons shells and fire stones have been removed while further excavations are halted by the Alamo Chamber of Commerce over relic transfers to a museum. President Lyman K. Stoddard says the burial ground is a museum in itself and opposes souvenir hunters taking artifacts.
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Alamo
Contra Costa County
California
Glenn Fisher
Raymond Kraft
Concord
Calif
Mount Diablo
Bret Harte
Monte Diablo
Alamo Chamber of Commerce
Lyman K. Stoddard
Youngster Sets on Mission in Life
A Butler coed riding with her aunt shows a fatalist streak saying she would rather die now than later if an accident occurs. Her teenage sister counters with ambition to live, hoping to raise a family. The piece portrays differing views on life and purpose.
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Trafple
Mag
Tin Net
Catherine
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis News
Tattooing in ancient customs and a tree donation drive
The piece notes tattooing as an ancient practice mentioning Leviticus and reports the American Tree Association sending large quantities of reed trees to European battlefields, highlighting a wartime support effort.
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Europe
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