Elaborate Styles in Evening Dress Fashions
A New York Times fashion note outlines the season’s striking evening wear. Paris and American designers showcase velvet and metal brocades, luminous embroideries, jewels, and beaded gowns with dramatic uneven hemlines. Footwear and accessories, including jeweled buckles, complete the opulent look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Ual
Paris
Rodler
Martial Et. Armand
Ailver
Uteb
Paris Couturiers
Louise Boulanger
Vionnet
Hayve
The Magic Garden Verses from Gene Stratton-Porter Lore
An archival fragment quotes a nature loving author about birds flowers and sacred ground. It recalls Stratton-Porter and her heirs, with lines on enduring spirit and a vow that personal creations remain unchanged after death and ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Stratton-Porter
Ainim
McCall's
Only One Left Behind a Broken Down Car Scene
A passerby asks about a breakdown as a car sits immobilized with legs visible beneath. The owner jokes that they are playing hide and seek with the works while instructing a reader about a stall in the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sity
Diamond Dye Cyclopedia Promotes True Tone Tints
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dye as yielding true tone soft color for garments. It offers free color samples and a color craft book, with directions, sample fabrics, and an illustrated postpaid order from Burlington, Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Verton
Dandelion Butter Color Promoted as Harmless
An ad touts a product named Dandelion Butter Color as a harmless vegetable color used by millions for 50 years. The copy notes drug and general stores selling bottles for 85 cents. An unrelated quip from a stage scene is included.
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Mario de Bernard
Italy
Norfolk
Miami
Biscayne Boulevard
United States
Pacific Coast
John &. Teeple
New York City
Searlesake
Calif
American Chemical
Wociety
Anid
Valparaiso—college
Cornell University
Russ
San Irancisco
J. C. G. Russ
Boeuillet
Siiver
Cherub
Gwen Lee
Dorothy Sebastian
Siam
Queen Prajatipok
Deuce
Shew
London
Cate
Awe York
Ene For
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