Powers Shift in Washington as Roosevelt Expands Reach
In a crisis era, Congress cedes leverage to President Roosevelt who gains veto-like influence and broad authority. Banking reform, government reorganization, farm policy, inflation measures, and a citizen corps reshape federal power and congressional control, drawing debate on constitutional balance. Senate battles color politics with Robinson and Long clashing over party lines.
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Washington
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Courts
Supreme Court of the United States
Roosevelt
Franklin
House
Senate
Federal Reserve Banks
Thomas
Oklahoma
Robinson
Arkansas
Huey Long
Louisiana
Senator Long
Kingfish
Man Tailored Vies With Fur Trim for Spring Fashion
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas notes a split spring wardrobe trend with strictly tailored male inspired suits and tuxedo detailing alongside feminine fur trimmed coats and delicate organdie bows. Readers are urged to choose between the bold masculine look and the softer feminine ensembles as the season offers both.
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Omes
Western Newspaper Union
How Colors Are Used in Styles
Dark colors dominate costumes with bright accents like sweaters blouses belts collars cuffs scarves gloves and handkerchiefs for accessories. For evenings pastel coolers are preferred and new fabric shades include eel gray sunset orange sulphur yellow Jerusalem cherry red Algerian blue Byzantine green tealeaf green deepwater blue and moonlight blue.
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Jerusalem
Warm Weather Fashions Point to Youthful Trend
The piece notes a strong move toward youthfulness in design and fabrics for warm weather. It highlights a range from chiffons to piques with colors red blue brown beige and gray. Day wear is described as shorter and slimmer while evening wear shows Victorian influence and two piece jacket and dress models suggest utility in street fashion.
Satin fashion set to dominate summer collections
Satin is poised for strong adoption this summer with lacquered accessories and supple evening gowns in delicate shades such as pearly pink blue and nude.
Pique Jacket Highlights In Peach Tone Fashion Spread
The article surveys a peach toned waffle pique jacket and a lacy peach taffeta blouse paired with a dark brown wool crepe skirt. It notes the must have little pique jacket and an organdie evening jacket with large sleeves and bow, illustrating cotton as a key style factor.
White Pique Accents for Spring Wool Frocks
Spring wool frocks use white pique at the neckline for contrast. A black and white checked dress features a detachable white pique bib that buttons on the left shoulder. Chartreuse green wool showcases a ribbed white pique band along one neckline edge.
Old New Orleans Has Charm That Is All Its Own
National Geographic Society notes New Orleans history from Mardi Gras origins to modern contrasts. It traces Vieux Carre landmarks like Ursuline Convent and Cabildo, the city’s French heritage, and pivotal shifts from Spain to France to the United States. It highlights sugar industry roots, river trade, and the flood-control levees and pumps that keep the city above water despite chronic flood risk.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
America
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Rex
Old France
Vieux Carre
Sieur de Bienville
la Nouvelle Orleans
Chartres Street
Mississippi Valley
Louis XV
Louisiana
Charles Tit
Spain
France
United States
Napoleon
St. Helena
Boussiere
Seraphin
New World
St. Augustine
San Diego
Winnipeg
New York
Mississippi
Missouri
Etienne de Bore
Lake Pontchartrain
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Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
By Cherie Nicholas
Cuticura
Dept
Malden, Mass
Daisy Fly Killer
Harold Somers, Inc
Brooklyn
N.Y
Hiscox
D. Hagen
Peden
Houston
Texas
Galveston
Phillips’ Milk
Magnesia
Phillips
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