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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1944
Page
3
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas highlights a wide scarf season with numerous styles. Silk prints, wool stoles, map squares, and La Marseillaise designs offer versatile options from dinner wear to sport outfits, plus a tassel scarf that doubles as turban, scarf, or sash.
Bascom LaMar Lunsford sparked Asheville’s Mountain Dance and Folk Festival to preserve Appalachian songs and dances. The event draws hundreds of amateurs from Loafer's Glory to Nantahala, featuring square dance calls, fiddles, and vocal groups. Lunsford, famed folklorist, recalls 316 old ballads and guards informal, community-driven performances against slick professional shows.
Designers showcase sheer black lace in evening and dinner gowns. A sheer top and a sprightly lace peplum with horsehair lining create a ripple effect, highlighting high style and refined detailing.
Monogram medallions on blazer breast pockets and monogrammed sweaters become a strong trend among college girls. The trend encourages quick sewing in gay yarns to update smart sweaters with a distinctive look.
The article notes a fashion revival of tortoise shell hair combs and pearl chokers from Victorian days. It highlights Spanish tortoise shell options, decorative encrustations, and the trend toward pearl adorned accessories and velvet ribbon accents.
Fashion notes describe the resurgence of black suits trimmed with ermine at social gatherings. Subtle ermine touches appear on collars, cuffs, and hats, with youthful designs featuring snowy fur and small ermine tail clusters.
A dressmaker touch emerges this season with armhole trimming using contrast fabric, embroidery, beadwork, or braid passementerie to enhance garments.
A reader wondered if serving tea to visiting friends at dinner time warranted an apology. The reply says tea is comforting and hospitable and guests wouldn’t expect dinner. It suggests not apologizing but adding a kind note about wishing to invite them to dinner if there were enough food.
Lieut. Gen. Sir Ronald Weeks opened an army exhibition in Cardiff and hinted that several secret weapons are “up our sleeves” though he gave no details. The deputy chief of the imperial staff avoided specifics.
A verse meditation on perseverance urging readers to stop seeking excuses and start the journey. It contrasts cautious doubt with bold effort, citing famous names who triumphed after facing storms. The poem champions moving forward toward the goal despite obstacles.
Extracurricular ideas in a school feature describe a War Stamp fund pin up contest where boys and girls submit numbered photos for votes, and the prize goes to top entries. A second tip suggests buying plastic initials to spell school letters on attire, with emphasis on proper colors.
A lighthearted look at kissing themed fashion and pranks in schools with mini hourglasses labeled kiss timers and candy lip designs. A humorous exchange contrasts teasing lines as students discuss reactions and attitudes toward kisses and makeups.
A humorous note warns against bragging about popularity with others. It suggests restraint and implies that boastful talk can dampen a date. If asked to join a band, respond politely and avoid self praise.
A makeup feature suggests techniques to camouflage a wide nose by applying a darker base along the sides and a lighter shade down the center. It notes practice improves results and mentions a Ledger Syndicate WNU Features attribution.
Washington reports the new basic A gasoline ration books are printed on safety paper difficult to counterfeit. The new books are now in use and carry four gallon coupons, up from the previous three gallons, while preserving the current total ration.
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