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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1963
Page
2
The article details fall fashion jewelry styling with waistlines rising to an empire look. It notes shoulder jackets and portrait necklines guiding jewelry choices such as matinee necklaces and diamond pendants. Emphasis on pearls, pins, and matching metals to complement existing rings.
Leather industries report shows the fall brogue leading men’s footwear with lighter weight uppers and heavier detailing. The trend blends high riding trouser lines with a unbroken shoe leg silhouette and features wing tips blunt toes and crescent styles in black and cordovan.
The piece highlights tailoring with textures and patterns such as chalk and pin stripes glen plaid worsteds herringbones and houndstooth designs. It notes coatings in cords twills ottomans and evening fabrics like crepes velvets brocades cloques matelasses silks satins. It mentions dramatic fabrics and sport lookalikes and states The Herald pays 5 dollars weekly for tips.
The American Institute of Mens and Boys Wear notes the two-button suit returns as fashion pace-setter for fall winter 1963 with light colors and patterns. Silvery grays headline the color story in worsteds and mohair blends, while the classic herringbone and related weaves resurface with renewed silhouettes and vests in traditional and high style lines.
The feature notes boys and girls fall styles with English rugby inspired outfits, Oliver-look tailoring, and jackets. It highlights three-fabric combinations, A-line skirts, suspender and culotte options, turtle neck sweaters under vests, hooded and leather-trimmed knits, cape and car coats, and skimmy waistless dresses for school and dating.
Fashion notes favor a plural approach to color this season with reds greens and blues in varied shades. Berry reds and cranberry tones stand out while earth browns greens and reds mix. Springlike pinks purples and autumn orange add drama with black remaining a staple for fall.
Sleepwear shifts to ski inspired knits and Scandinavian patterns with turtle necks. A new sensible comfort line blends classic pajamas with a shave or sleep coat featuring long sleeves. Oriental styles enter fall with subtler fabrics and broader price ranges.
The Kaw Indians are drafting a formal claim to 23 tracts along the Kansas River in Topeka, arguing the land was never legally ceded to the United States. A substantial portion of Topeka’s downtown area is on the contested property.
Middletown Savings Bank employees closed the bank after a day of work only to lock in 20 bank examiners. One examiner escaped through a window and alerted the bank president, leaving the others trapped inside the building in Middlefield, Connecticut.
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