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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1944
Page
3
Colorful spring fashion news highlights Easter outfits with magenta red saffron tangerine ming blue and iris tones. Highlights include collarless jackets simple boxy lines narrow silhouettes sueded duvetyne coats with heavy black cord trim and matching hats, plus versatile prints and forsythia yellow coats.
The designer uses navy and white crepe in a day dress with a sea-gull Greek revival motif. Interlocking woven wings run the length of one side for a slendering effect as fashion leans toward Greek art in trims and sculptural draping this season. More costumes inspired by ancient Hellas are expected in coming months.
New prints feature amusing patterns including colorful cup and saucer motifs, tiny umbrellas, and Mexican inspired figurines like sombrero hats and baskets. The fashion notes highlight revival of sarah silks, necktie silks in smart suits, and preferred fabrics navy black or striped faille with checked striped and plaided taffetas common in the season.
Hand crochet takes the fashion spotlight this spring with floral motifs in sets of three that clip onto a foundational dickey. Interchangeable lace gloves and cuffs echo the flower theme, while a lacy mesh jabot with a roch-like coronet pairs with a pale blue bandeau adorned with multicolor crochet flowers on headpiece and jabot.
A collection of Q and A style replies offers guidance on home projects and repairs. Topics include building an outdoor flagstone seating area with a 10 inch excavation and cinders, cistern faucet issues, insulating a cold cottage floor, restoring piano key finishes, choosing shingles or siding, removing rug odors, and a humorous feature on wartime radio and culture.
Pattern No 8587 is offered in sizes 10 through 20 with short sleeves. It requires 31 yards of 39 inch material and 14 yards for tulip appliques for size 12.
A refined fashion note extols the appeal of a beautifully cut Princess frock. It praises its simplicity and flattering silhouette as a feminine secret known by girls, underscoring timeless elegance in dress.
The dodo or Didus ineptus of Mauritius was hunted to extinction by 16th century Portuguese sailors. Flightless and slow, the bird fed crews at sea, with four dodos serving a hundred seamen. Stomach stones were valued as knife sharpeners.
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