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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1943
Page
7
Western Newspaper Union presents a look at the rise of trousered fashion for women as wartime practicality pushes slacks and pajamas into daily wear. Designers expand fabrics and details from rayon to velvet, creating versatile at home and evening outfits with feminine touches and bold color schemes.
The article showcases a black afternoon frock styled with detachable black velvet bows and a rose velvet hat with matching gloves. It emphasizes rose colored accessories as key to this season's trend, noting pink accents elevate black ensembles.
Fashion notes highlight handknit frocks with new detailing this season. The article cites narrow yarn fringe outlining yokes pockets sleeves and necklines along with handmade yarn ball trim and small tassels as smart trends.
Choose earrings with proportion to your face and test with and without a hat. Gold earrings in floral or leaf patterns in loop or two tone twists suit day wear and informal looks. Match or accent eye color and ensure lipstick and nails do not clash with jewels.
Tiny hats for dress wear feature ostrich tip trimming in rose light blue or fuchsia. Veils stand out like halos and are stiffened to flare as a brim, maintaining form without wilting.
Fashion notes suggest using narrow black lace to finish the edges of a print frock pastel faille frock and taffeta plaid blouse. The black sheer dress with a low-cut neckline is enhanced by a frilly black lace accent making it very charming.
A wartime agricultural note argues most feed crops yield more as silage than hay or barn storage. It highlights corn, grain sorghums, sweet sorghums, Johnson grasses, and sudan grasses, stressing harvest timing, leaf green- ness, moisture content, and proper chopping for efficient silage and animal nutrition.
An article urges domestic cultivation of scarce botanicals, highlighting sage as easily grown with profitable payoff. It notes American sage quality often surpasses imports, its use in meat packing and spice shelves, and mentions mint family relatives like spearmint peppermint pennyroyal and bergamot.
Agricultural notes from the California College of Agriculture urge poultrymen to use sunlight and soybeans as substitutes for fish oils and meat in poultry rations. Cannibalism in young chicks is best controlled by keeping the brooder house cool and covering windows with a single sheet of paper to prevent bright spots inside.
Clear description of a juvenile jumper and blouse set with round Peter Pan collar and puffed sleeves. Notes cost effectiveness and fabric needs for patterns 8278 and 8261 in multiple sizes, with material yardage specified for size 4 jumper and size 14 slip and pantie.
A guide proclaims the thriftable trend of self made undergarments offering a slip that fits smoothly with a graceful top and bust control. Included are matching panties for complete DIY intimates.
Practical care advice for textiles and kitchenware including wool washing with ample suds and lukewarm water, avoiding rubbing, drying at moderate temperatures, and repairing pillow slips to extend life. It also notes bleached furniture finishes, vinegar in boiled eggs, paraffin on glue corks, frequent laundering of turbans, silk rayon and knit wool care, and fine sandpaper for felt hats.
Caius Marius reflects on the mismatch between law and war as echoes of conflict drown legal voices. A meditation on power, order, and the limits of jurisprudence in times of violence.
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