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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
2
The article surveys new blouse styles in velvet and satin worn outside skirts, from short, straight models to long tunics. It notes sheer georgette options with tailored lines, embroidered satin and velvet pieces in blue, brown, and white, and metallic brocade trims.
The newest camisoles appear in deep shades with satin and glove silk options. Glove silk styles feature shoulder straps and match ankle-length bloomers, while satin bodies come in rose and Copenhagen with ribbon straps. Dresden ribbons top the garments as lining for sheer waist outfits and bold color contrasts are worn with georgette blouses.
A new idea called tip toe drape appears in tulases suits this season. The fullness is arranged at the back creating a distinct drape not a bustle, adding style to otherwise plain figures. Coats run about 80 inches in back with uneven bottoms that may be rounded pointed or scalloped. One model features a Norfolk style with belt fastened through coat fronts, leaving the front open. Pleats are used in several models, laid in groups to enhance style lines.
Evening dress styles feature trains in satin paired with Georgette crepe frocks or satin gowns with lighter fringed trains. The train is often a detachable, contrasting element that enhances the outfit's silhouette.
Fashion notes a strong vogue for dress sets this season. Elaborate fur and velvet ensembles suit afternoon wear, while charming skating sets feature a skating bag cap and muffler. Descriptions include velvet plaid with seal trim, wide velvet brim hats with chenille crowns, and mink trimmed bags and hats.
Hats use panne velvet and white satin toques with high narrow shapes. Shiny leather bags and beaded tassel ends on sashes appear, while veiled necklines emphasize ears covered by coiffures. Velvet princess gowns, taupe dyed lynx furs, fur collars, and gray tan footwear mark the season.
A charming beige broadcloth coat for a young girl features a warm beaver collar and cuffs. The garment emphasizes classic children's fashion with neat tailoring and refined detailing suitable for cold weather.
Directions describe making a dusting cap from two large handkerchiefs. Sew edges, form a front seam, fold corners, plait at the neck, creating a neat, bright cap that launders easily.
Attractive little frocks for afternoon wear feature velveteen in a beetroot shade with ivory satin shawl collar and narrow cuffs. The style promotes velveteen as a higher class fabric, with simple construction and minimal embroidery, offering a refined look.
The article discusses jade as a popular stone for chains and jade colored enamel. It notes an unusual chain design using dull silver links enameled jade green with a twisted wire effect and irregular enamel application.
The article argues beans will play a major role in wartime food supply and postwar markets. It cites Prof L Corbett noting beans grown nationwide from red to navy varieties helped feed troops in Civil War Spanish and current conflicts. It details acreage, prices, planting, soil, seed, and harvesting guidelines to expand production and stabilize supply.
The St Paul Dispatch recalls a time of money scarcity when muscular shoulders and sturdy jeans defined cash. It notes a growing preference for paper one and two dollar bills, replacing the old cartwheel and coin in cities and frontier towns as the Treasury plans new Civil War era style notes.
A botanist states that the month of roses in June brings bursting buds and vivid colors as a cold scientific fact, not poetry. Each bloom signals romance and mating through its fragrance and appearance.
A New York inventor has created a quick drying fireproof varnish usable by machine or hand for textiles. The product promises faster processing and potential safer fabric use.
The Christian Science Monitor reports a war era revival of traditional methods in France. French paper mills dating to the sixteenth century resume operation as mechanical pulp from ground wood is processed by hand and water power, despite material and power shortages.
Advertises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a herbal remedy for weak kidneys liver and bladder ailments. Claims quick relief with gentle healing, urges readers to buy at local drug stores or request a sample by mail with payment and paper mention.
A five year old boy visits a woman who jokes about buying him for 300 pounds. He firmly declines, saying his mother would not sell him and that there are five siblings, so their mother would not want to break the family set.
Rationing has drawbacks and swindlers show no bounds. In recent weeks, many have visited private homes posing as inspectors under the distribution law and, with plausible pretexts, obtained residents food cards or seized provisions.
European factories produce about 16 million pounds weekly of artificial butter using coconut oil as a base. In Brooklyn November spending reached 1.6193 million dollars on new buildings.
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