Wash Frocks Set High Style Record In Spring Fashion
Western Newspaper Union reports wash fabrics like Congo cloth and other modern fibers lift spring and summer fashion with dresses and suits that launder well. It highlights two light outfits with dark light contrast and a navy linen dirndl dress, noting couture details, color pairings, and practical wear for daytime and street use.
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Union
Gibson Girl Vogue Revival in 1938 Fashion Scene
Cherie Nicholas notes a wave of Gibson girl styles returning with spring and summer 1938 designs. The feature pictures a fashionably dressed woman wearing a straw hat with a decorative pin and veil, a shadow printed Swiss organdie blouse, and a navy wool suit with a straight skirt and chalk-striped jacket.
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Bangle Bracelet Style Highlight From Lester Gaba
A novelty bangle bracelet by Lester Gaba features all American motifs and dangling gadgets on a gilt chain. Exquisite workmanship highlights motifs of an eagle bell covered wagon and a playful Indian figure, marketed as a season’s style accent for discriminating tastes.
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Cherie Nicholas
Lester Gaba
Twelfth Century Glamour Inspires Early Spring Fashion
The piece notes how fine gloves tabards and even shields from Robin Hood era influence modern style. It describes gauntlets silver or gold embroidery and tabards worn as tunics with metallic embroidery, suggesting chic uses for lounge wear and gowns.
Yellow Spring at Paris Fashion Houses
A vivid trend note describes a yellow spring color wave sweeping Paris fashion houses with dresses and accessories embracing bright citrus hues. Designers emphasize bold yellow palettes across runways, signaling a seasonal shift toward sunny optimism and vibrant styling.
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Paris
Striped Slip Covers Popular This Season
Ruth Wyeth Spears describes striped patterns for chair slip covers and back and seat emphasis. She explains cutting on the furniture with seam allowances and eased fabric, plus paper patterns for small arms fronts and wing chairs, and gathering techniques for rounded parts.
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Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago
Greek Time, Presidents, and Arlington: Quiz Answers
Chronos is the god of time. Washington is the first president claims reality. A 14 inch gold cube weighs about one ton. Arlington burials through March 25, 1938 total 46,661. U S population around 127 million. A sponge is a porous submarine animal. its skeleton is the remaining elastic fiber used commercially.
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George Washington
United States
Arlington National Cemetery
Continental Congress
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