Fashion Inspires Crochet Craze Among Celebrities and College Women
A sweeping crochet trend captures stage, radio, debutantes, and students from Maine to California. Designers push crochet in collars gloves stockings and jewelry while wings hairpieces and shawls top wardrobes. Milliners craft crochet turbans and hats with patriotic motifs signaling a bold fashion wave.
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Maine
California
Canadian
Gulf of Mexico
Schiaparelli
Lapel Gadgets and Fur Trends Signal Spring Style
The article notes midseason jacket lapels trending with jewel gadgets as winter fur coats fade. Women shed fur toppers for lighter suits while retaining a touch of fur on turbans. A mossy green wool coat displays a large gold topaz pin and topaz amber jewelry to match the yellow beige spring palette.
Emblems Steal Spotlight in Spring Fashion Display
The article highlights emblems on new costumes and sweaters including embroidered and jeweled designs. Sailor blouses and nautical insignia appear on sleeves, pockets and hats, with bold eagle motifs and jewel accents guiding spring style trends.
Designers Match Hats With Tailored Tweeds
Designers urge matching hats with tailored tweeds in advance spring fashions. When buying a suit ask for a two piece including the matching hat. Have extra tweed pieces for your milliner to craft hats from soft brims to pillbox styles and even a coordinated handbag.
Hollywood Moves and Movie People of the Moment
Metro producer J Walter Ruben took a two week break to preview three pictures Bad Man Maisie Was a Lady and Flight Command He praised naval cooperation on Flight Command and highlighted Robert Taylor Ruth Hussey Cary Grant James Hilton Ingrid Bergman and Robert Montgomery He noted Pal Joey Billy Lee Power Dive The Admirable Crichton and John MacCormick who rose from speed records to a radio announcer career
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J Walter
Ruben
Metro
Wallace Beery
Maisie
Flight Command
Robert Taylor
Ruth Hussey
Virginia Bruce
Hollywood
New York
Navy
Army
Cary Grant
James Hilton
Columbia
Joan Fontaine
Brian Aherne
Rebecca
Ingrid Berman
Robert Montgomery
Miss Berman
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Spencer Tracy
John MacCormick
Columbia Network
Robey’s Speedway
Chicago
Flight From Destiny Opens In Buenos Aires With Mona Maris
Warner Brothers presents Flight From Destiny a Hollywood opening in Buenos Aires with Mona Maris presiding. Rudy Vallee debuts as a ventriloquist in Pathé Picture People. Virginia Weidler chosen as 1940s outstanding screen juvenile. Mickey Rooney winner for 1939. Preston Sturges latest The Lady Eve, a sneak preview laugh pace about two per minute, co stars Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.
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Warner Brothers
Hollywood
Buenos Aires
Mona Maris
Rudy Vallee
Pathe
Parents’ Magazine
Virginia Weidler
Mickey Rooney
Preston Sturges
Paramount
Lady Eve
Barbara Stanwyck
Henry Fonda
Fresh Spring Dress Pattern No. 8853
This easy to make dress pattern offers three fabric options a refreshing Spring print bright wool or dark flat crepe with bright buttons. It promises a smart daily look and a lift to spirits ideal with a crisp shirtwaister for a polished year starter.
Magic of Home in a Circle of Comfort
A meditative reflection on the word home as a mystic circle of comfort and virtue, enclosing familiar happiness beyond its borders. The quote emphasizes home’s protective charm and intimate rewards that lie within its reach.
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Southey
Alsk Me Another A General Quiz
A quick round of trivia questions covers stirrup cups canal construction roman emperors consulships horse mythic transforms dining cars rail history and war compared with ancient gods.
Answers to a mixed trivia prompt
The list provides concise facts and examples across categories. Items include a farewell drink, the Suez Canal’s construction era, Caligula, the breadth of the word set in English usage, sheep, Circe, the first railway dining car on the Baltimore and Ohio line in 1863, and the Semitic god Moloch associated with human sacrifices.
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Suez Canal
Baltimore & Ohio
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Moloch
No Objection Expected In Marriage Inheritance Banter
Plain exchange reveals a couple debating parental approval with a witty quip about inheritance and resemblance. The line hints at family dynamics and a potential marriage under humorous strain.
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