Spring wash dress craze blooms in Chicago market
The Chicago Wash Dress and Apparel Association showcases nearly 10,000 new spring and summer styles including washable fabrics that mimic silk and wool. Designers present dresses smocks and housecoats as fashion seeks feminine, easy care wardrobe options. The feature highlights three standout Barman smocks with bold prints and a gypsy fringe rainbow design.
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Chicago
Chicago Wash Dress and Apparel Association
Paris
Western Newspaper Union
Peter Follows Busy Bee in a Honey Quest
Peter shadows Busy Bee as she gathers honey, learns she heads for the Green Forest, but he loses sight of her. He realizes following without watching risks trouble and vows to keep his eyes on her next time. He returns to the briar patch wiser about delaying play until tasks are done.
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Peter
Busy Bee
Green Forest
T. W. Burgess
WNN Service
Green Meadows
Briar Patch
Sweet Clover Patch
College Girl Chic by Cherie Nichols
A fashion note describes how the modern college girl pairs simple peasant bands with bold jewelry. Visual cues include a single strand of pearls with a sweater and a gold crystal bracelet featuring movie star images. A gold belt-like little finger ring with diamond buckle and a striking bracelet of green onyx and chalcedony complete the look.
Evening Slippers Shine at Southern Resorts
Printed evening slippers in various colors are being worn at southern resorts, adding vibrant flair to resort fashion and social events.
New Spring Beret Styles Debut With Veiled Accents
A parade of spring berets features pastel felts in pinks and blues with a navy grosgrain head band worn flat at the back. Sally Victor presents a navy face veil with ribbon bow, while others show veiled sailor and Milan inspired looks with green and black veils and Persian embroidery.
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Sally Victor
Milan
Navy Blue Tailored Street Dresses Highlight Mainbocher Collection
Navy blue tailored street dresses with white trim feature daytime wear in light woolens and silk crepes. The frocks keep simple lines with elaborate detailing and gloves echo the white trim, while chalk and pin stripe suits in black and navy pair with tunic length jackets from the same collection.
Printed Linings Liven Winter Costumes Across Accessories
A fashion note says printed linings add a lively touch to winter outfits without a full springlike dress. They brighten short jackets, coats, handbags, belts, and hemlines, with dark dresses gaining flair from printed facings and matching hat trim.
Deanna Durbin Makes Fame and Friendship Look Easy
Deanna Durbin, fifteen, stars in Mad About Music and remains unchanged by fame. The child soprano, famed for Three Smart Girls, records vocal numbers in a sound proof studio and balances school with Saturday and weekend filming commitments. She enjoys birthday celebrations on set, answers fan mail, and mor strives to act with adult poise despite youth.
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Deanna Durbin
Leopold Stokowski
Deanna
The Blue Room Was a Success
Hildegarde creates a blue themed living room using gray blue tones with blaze of ink blue velvet and smoke blue satin. Blond woods and mirror accents balance the palette while sheer oyster gray curtains soften the space. The designer earns praise for careful tone and color contrast.
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Betty Wells
Hildegarde
WNN Service
What Shall I Do on Sunday What Sabbath Lesson Teaches
Lesson for February 13 emphasizes the Lord's Day as a rest and worship time not bound to man made rites. It contrasts Pharisaic hypocrisy with Jesus who heals and helps on the Sabbath, urging adherence to God’s Word and the Spirit of Christ for true rest and mercy.
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St. Paul
John Charles Ryle
Liverpool
Christ
House of Worship
Jesus
America
Quadruple Drumstick Hen Dines With Cat in Brooklyn
A gray Plymouth Rock hen with four legs, shipped from a New Jersey farm, dines beside a tabby cat in Brooklyn. The bird has two normal legs from two hips and two extra limbs from a surplus hip, while the cat and photographer focus on the meal. A later fight broke out near the pan.
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Brooklyn
New Jersey
Plymouth Rock
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Danielle Darrieux
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Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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