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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1937
Page
7
The piece blends anecdotes from San Francisco hotels with a 1900s sense of leisure and labor strikes. It recalls a 3:30 a.m. fire alarm bringing silent film stars to a makeup-free lobby and jokes about bellhops as lifesavers during Prohibition.
Fashion note by Cherie Nicholas highlights lace trimmed gowns matching silk sheets in current color stories. Describes two dress silhouettes, redingote influence, grey and beetroot red schemes, and accessories like a blue poke bonnet with violet ribbons. Emphasizes dressy versatility for afternoon events and social occasions.
Cherie Nicholas notes midseason fashion shift to sheer wools as the answer to warm to cool weather. A dusty rose tailored frock with pleated sleeves and pleated skirt bridges summer to fall, complemented by snowy pique accents and a high crown felt hat.
Coats for fall appear in many colors and fabrics in Paris and are expected to be early season fashion successes in the United States. A French designer introduces a two inch velvet ribbon jacket in vertical strips of multiple shades worn over black Chantilly lace. Another jacket uses red and blue grosgrain ribbon interlaced to resemble a woven pattern.
Matching headdresses and heels are providing a gala touch to simple summer outfits worn by attractive young spectators at smart Midwestern country clubs. Dusty pink frocks combined with beige turbans and ostrich skin pumps with beige built up heels are a popular combination. Paisley print headbands and heels add accents to many white ensembles.
Chanel offers tailored suits in jerseys and wools featuring loose box like jackets. Blouses with round collars or jabots are worn outside the jackets. Short comfortable skirts include hip pockets as a design note.
A Paris showcase highlights Parma violet underwear with violet mauve and orchid tones. Delicate georgette and satin negligees feature the floral palette and refined silhouettes.
A reader asks how to handle a fiancés plan to give her his ex wife’s engagement ring and possibly wedding ring. The adviser says she should insist on not wearing rings tied to the former wife and suggests the fiancé buy a new wedding ring.
EAR Mrs. Post answers include that edible garnishes may be eaten and non edible trims should not be forced. It covers step parent names for an older fiancée, continuing bridge club participation, newspaper engagement announcements, and lace covers for informal dinners.
The feature promotes dotted Swiss frocks with princess lines and puff sleeves for young women and mothers. It describes pattern 1341 for sizes 12 to 20, pattern 1828 for children, and pattern 1349 for 14 with fabric yardages and trimming. Orders go to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago. Patterns priced 15 cents each.
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