Ignoramus Club dinner ends in talk of Europe disarmament
Stephen Leacock recounts the Ignoramus club dinner where Dean Folble speaks on disarmament amid jokes on asparagus meals and ancient wars. The mock lecture riffs from Babylonians to Queen Anne as members drift toward present day, interrupted by a Mephernon flour mill fire and a rescued stenographer, ending with contemplation of avoiding Europe.
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Stephen Leacock
Fusa
Czachoslovakia
Iife
Europe
McSorley
Doctor Foible
America
Doctor Fotble
Babylon
Central America
Dean Elderberry Folble
No. Plaase
Moore
Bydnay Moores
Queen Anne
Mnks
Dean Folble
League of Nations
Ignoramus
Lucarno
Streea
Catineau
Quebec
Stresa
England
Hitler
Mephernon
Mysterious Crook in London Observed by American Visitors
In London near Haymarket at the American Express reception, two men watch a stylish stranger suspected of Yard ties. They discuss con men at travel bureaus as a beguiling crook’s presence stirs speculation of impending confrontation with Scotland Yard. The scene shifts as dialogue reveals anxious plans and a tense search for a target.
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Sherlock Holmes
Prince of Detectives
American Express Company
Haymarket
London
Scotland Yard
Rolla
P. T. Barnum
Inspector Burns
New York
New Yorker
Mao
Canterbury Cathedral
Garring
Velvet Wraps Dominate Fashion at Opera and Society Events
Velvet wraps command high fashion by day and night with dramatic silhouettes. Designs from Schiaparelli and Vionnet showcase queenly capes, hooded cloaks, and form fitting day gowns in black brown and green velvet with rhinestone accents.
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Schiaparelli
Velvet Fashion Highlights For Afternoon And Evening
Velvet fabrics dominate the scene with afternoon and glamorous evening gowns and wraps. Patou uses erect pile silk velvet and changeable silk velvet while Todello endorses changeable velvet for formal wear. Roust features brocaded velvet in striking evening dresses. Worth debuts wool back velvet in dinner tailleurs with wrap skirts and brocaded bodices. Helm offers velvet tailleurs de minuet and general velvet favorites in a large collection. Schiaparelli presents ribbed velvet across multiple costumes.
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Patou
Todell Algo
Roust
Worth
Helm
Schiaparelli
Jewelry Designed to Pair with Sweaters in Current Fashion
Jewelry makers craft wear with sweaters by featuring woven bead bracelets and pearl teared designs. Brown koa seed bracelets from Hawaii appear among colorful beaded options. Gold and silver pieces stay fashionable, with cobalt blue green ruby and wine tones in artificial stones and rhinestones.
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Hawaii
Jewelry Braces and Necklaces Echo Barbaric Splendor
Jewelry pieces in massive designs borrow from barbaric splendor with large stones, some as big as a bird's egg. Bold, blazing settings appear in brooches and necklaces showcased by designers to complement frocks inspired by Persian and Egyptian motifs, yet only one or two items suit a single outfit.
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Jewalry
Embroidered ornaments showcase gold and jewel tone trims
A fragment describes decorative embroidery featuring gold and jewel tones with velvet trimming and ornamental peone motifs. The item emphasizes rich texture and craft details without identifying a specific event or maker.
Dinner Wear by Cherie Nichols Fashion Feature
Ethel Bhutta, famed as a top dresser, models a velvet dinner gown with a versatile trick neckline suitable for dinner or evening wear. The design includes puffed sleeves and a pilhouette effect, reflecting Paris trends of slender lines and fullness at the back.
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Ethel Bhutta
Paria
Star Dust Movie Radio Stars in New York Reunion
Buck Jones and his wife and Makine arrive in New York from a round the world trip. Noah Beery Jr joins. Buck and Makine are engaged. Pat O'Brien brings his daughter Mavourneen. O'Brien enjoys a royal welcome but stays quiet on himself. Charlie Chaplin quote and Mutiny on the Bounty box news follow.
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Bux Jones
New York
Noah Beery, Jr
Buck
Makine
Pat O'Brien
Mavourneen
O'Briens
O'Brien
James Cagney
Awell
Guy Cagney
Capital Theater
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Rogues’ Gallery
McBorley
Ignoramus Club
Sherlock
Cove
Pari Herald
Barnum
Hawkshaw London
By Cherie Nicholas
Vionnet
Paris
Wesern Newspaper Union
Ornamanta
Cherie Nicholas
STARDUST Movie + Radio
Virginia Wale
Mary Rogera
Will
Mina Pinkerton
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Chartie Chaplin
RKO
Miss Pons
Grace Moore
Gladys Swarthout
Aight
WMCA
Bally Elters
Jimmy Duan
Jello Harlow
Brian Aherne
Juan Crawford
Sylvie Sidney
Bod
Polafopic
Ebous
Wnu Setwies
Pat O’brien
Simon Mera
David Magowar
East
Strest
New York City
Buercett Prairie
Malden
Mass
Doan
Doans
Los Angeles
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