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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
6
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas surveys fall and winter trends featuring bloused coats with belted waists, long capes in rich wools, and tailored suits with extended jackets. Emphasis on fur trims, soft wools, and dramatic capes. pleats remain in vogue as part of the chic, ladylike silhouette.
Fashion notes show ribbons becoming a dominant trend with fluttery bows and multi color bands. Designers favor ribbons on party frocks, lace jabots, corsages, felt hats, bed jackets, and blouse trims, with bows tying belts and edging openings.
The new fashion program highlights hoopskirts for formal wear with detachable versions for gala night gowns. It spotlights the high-on-top hair-doll trend, doll hats, and a variety of sleeve styles from mutton to bishop, emphasizing cloth costs and ornamentation.
Marjorie Dunton suggests elaborate silk cord motifs wound over the front of the jacket, sometimes stitched over patches of short black persian lamb. A simpler option is to pair the suit with a barred metallic blouse or a black and white striped satin blouse.
Brown and deep rust tones dominate fall fashion with Jean Patou's Cornelian as a featured shade. The Ta bac hue, launched earlier, remains popular alongside taupe gold tones. Brown paired with other colors marks many collections.
A decorative scarf features a border of gold sequins on white organdie. The ends form a large bow intended for neckwear, styled to complement a navy wool suit.
A white water charked ribbon sits on the left lapel of a new black wool coat, adding a generous bow to the tasteful accessory.
National Geographic notes Saguaro National Monument near Tucson as a crossroads of history and desert life. It recalls Coronado and Kino missions, ancient pueblos, and the Mormon Battalion trek of December 1846. The landscape features giant cacti, paloverde trees, flowering plants, and desert vistas after summer rains.
A descriptive piece portrays Tucson as a modern university city evolving from Indian village to Spanish settlement, then pioneer town. It guides readers through a journey into the saguaro forest habitat, detailing green hues, creosote bushes, paloverde, mesquite, and towering candelabra cacti along ridges and washes, noting variations in plant forms and preserved skeletal remains.
The article discusses that no single laxative fits all and emphasizes fiber from fruits vegetables and cereals. It cites Kantor and Cooper noting adequate fiber aids bowel movement and offers specific daily amounts, including prunes bananas and apples, with bland foods recommended at treatment start to avoid bowel irritation.
An article discusses why underweight children may not gain weight after holidays spent outdoors. It notes possible causes such as infected teeth or tonsils, excessive activity, and fatigue. It warns against force feeding or gland extracts and stresses balanced sleep, activity, and avoiding unnecessary tonics.
A compact survey of film story sourcing notes that 72 percent of current movie themes come from newspaper clippings. It notes Hal Roach’s advice for writers to study how films fuse general news crime and society material into storytelling.
An embroidery pattern feature shows a rooster motif for a pocket design with cross stitch guidance. It explains color changes across stitches and suggests sun motifs, plus notes two sewing books by Ruth Wyeth Spears and a bonus leaflet offer.
Advertorial notes that using top quality motor oil benefits cars from Ford Chevrolet and Plymouth, with Acid Free Quaker State cited as improving performance and longevity for owners of these brands.
A compact remark notes that when idle, the devil creates more hypocrites. The line frames hypocrisy as a moral vice arising from idleness or purposelessness, delivered in a local sports or column sidebar voice.
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