Silk Prints Redefine New Season Fashion Trends
Silk prints from 1938 showcase bold stripes and floral borders with beige tones and black backgrounds. Designers highlight round and diagonal stripe patterns, half-and-half print treatments, and color accents like tomato red. Pleats remain a dominant feature in spring silhouettes and ready-made or self-made frocks showcase varied pleating options.
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Agnes
Marlene Dietrich
Western Newspaper Union
Your House Coat by Cherie Nicholas
A discussion on selecting a glamorous house coat for at home wear. The piece notes how new models, approved by the Fashioncraft committee, appeal to American women and features Henry Hadad's floral cotton tapestry twill design with pleated shoulders a notched collar and a front zipper.
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Fashioncraft Committee
Henry Hadad
Latest Hats Go To Extremes In Types
Fashion notes show hats vary from small to large brims with Watteau and Gibson Girl influences. Roll-high brims sit far back, bonnets set back to reveal hair, pillbox styles, and hats with high side flare. Flowers ribbons bandeau looks rise, sports felt in pastel colors lead, veils in pastel colors headline.
Suspenders Adopted by Women for Slacks and Shorts
Women embrace suspenders as a new fashion for slacks and shorts at winter resorts. Many outfits feature braces matching fabric, including white faille silk options paired with white sharkskin slacks. Some braces imitate traditional men’s styles while others coordinate with the costume.
Evening Gowns Shown in Two Silhouette Modes
Two silhouettes are featured with evening gowns, a romantic tulle gown in green and purple and a black mousseline de soie gown over a tubular foundation. The redingote design includes an opening edged with black sequins.
Time Better Than Reform for Business
Frederick H. Prince, 71, Boston banker and Ameri can business titan, remains active in polo and investing. He warns Washington to stop trying to reform business and let time work. Prince, who once battled Armour & Co for its chair, boasts vast holdings and about 20 million in debt as a philosophy of money. He left markets in 1929 before the crash and still presides over marble properties, urging markets to use money as a working tool.
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York
Frederick H. Prince
Boston
Europe
Washington
Armour & Co
Pau
France
O. H. P. Belmont
Newport
Legends and Oddities That Make The Isle of Man Attractive
National Geographic guiding notes on the Isle of Man describe its legends and history. Castletown and Castle Rushen’s medieval grandeur, the Three Legs emblem, and the Great Stanley influence frame a tale of law, loyalties, and timeless Manx character.
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Isle of Man
British Museum
Castletown
Castletown Bay
Castle Rushen
Cornelius Smelt
Island
Rushen
Robert Bruce
Charles I
Earl of Derby
Stanley
Lancashire
Knowsley Hall
Charlotte de la Tremouille
Lathom House
Charles II
England
Worcester
Giants Short Lived The Tallest Men Life Span
An article notes circus giants and freaks vary in longevity. Natural tallness may accompany normal lifespans, while extreme height due to mysterious causes often shortens life. Insurance research found men from 7 feet 6 inches to 8 feet 7 inches averaged 34 years, with oldest 45 and youngest 27.
Yesteryear Charm in Crocheted Bedspread
An heirloom popcorn bedspread features a lacy mesh background and joined squares. Pattern 5908 provides instructions, illustration, stitch details, and material needs. send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle at 259 W 14th St New York for the pattern.
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Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
N. Y
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Earlham College
Columbia
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College of Education
Indiana University
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Consolidated News Features
WNN Service
Finn MacCool's
National Geographic Society
Kington
D. C
WNU Service
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Ireland
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English Lake District
Man
St. Patrick
Edward I
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Seri
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King William’s College
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John Ruskin
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Stance Inc
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