Christmas Gifts Reopen the Old Homestead
Natalie Parker receives a surprise package of toys from a mysterious sender during a snowstorm. Her return to Hillsboro and reunion with Bruce Draper lead to a romantic moment under the mistletoe as Edith Arnold and family arrive, promising a new start at the Parker homestead.
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Amanda
Natalie Parker
Natalie
Natty
Harlow
Edith
Arnold Harlow
Hillsboro
Benjamin Parker
Sarai
Bruce
Parker
Harlow's
Edith’s
Bruce Draper
Arnold
Phillip
Peter
Marjorie
Western Newspaper Union
Suede and Knit Unite In Late Fall Fashion Pairing
Fashion writer CHERIE NICHOLAS highlights a new alliance of suede with knitwear in late fall and winter designs. The feature showcases suede accents in gloves belts accessories and integrated suede elements in outfits including a huntress tweed jacket and cashmere knit dresses with suede belts pockets and eyelets.
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Mportant News
Huntress
Diana
Tibet
Western Newspaper Union
Black and Gold Dominates Fall Fashion Designs
Cherie Nicholas reports on the fall wintry style surge with designers embracing black and gold. Madame Jones of Vienna gains notice for a handbag featuring black antelope, a dome shaped gold frame and a ruby center lock, showcased in the accompanying picture.
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Madame Jones
Vienna
Corsage or Plant Favored by Different Ages
Floral gifts for youth favor corsages while older recipients prefer a plant. The choice reflects age-related preferences in gift giving.
Fashion runs wild in use of flowers
It traces the trend to Restoration dress with ladies’ bonnets and blooms at the brim. Designers pair flowers with outfits using nose gays and gloves, flower jewelry, and nail polish. The back-to-femininity movement guides color matches like clover with silver violet and tulip with a bright bloom.
Fashion Revival Displays Historic Jewel Trends
A Paris fashion report highlights unrestricted use of jeweled belts, clips, buttons and sequins. Necklaces bracelets rings brooches and sprays echo 1900 1860 and Eighteenth century luxury styles, reviving past modes in contemporary ensembles.
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Paris
Paris Fashion Houses Highlight Luxurious Furs and Fabrics
Luxury motifs with lame and rich fabrics shine in Paris fashion houses. Fur trims and opulent materials elevate costumes to stylish, high end appeal across premiere collections.
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Paris
Sharing Christmas A Tree Tells a Bright Holiday Tale
A humble Christmas tree recounts its journey from a distant forest to a white cottage. Plucked for a family, it finds joy in lights, a star, and carols while witnessing strangers warmed by holiday generosity and a shepherds story.
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Father
Mother
Household Tips and Small Kitchen Table Convenience
A knee high kitchen working table makes tasks easier for the housewife by allowing seated peeling and scraping. Tar stains on car parts dissolve with turpentine and fullers earth paste left for hours then brushed away. Patent leather lasts longer when treated with glycerine periodically. A knitting tip suggests placing a snap fastener in each decrease row to easily track progress.
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Wincharger
Sioux City, Rae
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