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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
3
Gingham remains a dominant spring material with outfits featuring organza panels, varied trims, and yoke styles. Gingham parasols, millinery, neckwear, and vestees accompany a trend toward gingham accents on tricotine gowns and blouses.
A description notes the Maecollete a la Vierge line seen in old Louvre paintings of virgins. It highlights a higher neck and front, with the line flowing toward the shoulders.
Ribbon plays an important part in one's costume this season and fashion favors girdle and hat-band of gay brocaded or vividly striped silk.
An early 1920s essay extols motor gypsies touring national parks in motor cars. It describes rising auto camps near Rocky Mountain National Park, the appeal of camping over hotels, and the economic and cultural shift toward open road travel across the United States.
The new oriental silk dress goods show large medallion designs with Sphynx, Egyptian heads, vultures, and hieroglyph signs on natural shantung silk. Persian trellis patterns appear in reds and yellows, greens and blues. Chinese scripts adorn shantung silks, with bold floral and animal motifs on black satins and crepe silks.
Ruches return to wraps and are topped with fluffy ruches similar to past styles. In many cases ruches spill from the wraps and become a garment in themselves, reviving a retro silhouette with modern volume.
Paris fashion notes describe evening slippers adorned with rhinestone monogram detailing. The fanciest pairs feature delicate initials along the toe and sides, adding a luxe shimmer to formal footwear.
Fashion notes describe summer trends including coffee shades and gray, beltless tailoring, burnt orange and honeydew hues, cretonne and gingham parasols, sailor hats, soft silks and crepes, organdie, ruffled aprons with matching hats, lace trims, mushroom and drooping brims, colorful linen handkerchiefs, camel hair campus cardigans, soft felt hats, knitted scarves, striped knitted silks, two color block wool scarves, gingham dresses for girls, black embroidery, velour effects, Chantilly lace veils, and overall richer color in veils and millinery.
A Louisville Courier Journal-style note recalls a Russian czar’s push to Westernize society. It describes chilling drinks served in wooden spoons to loosen reserve and an ukase mandating kissing before dances to start.
A newlywed couple in New York caused embarrassment after a hotel check in led to a misregistered name. The husband registered as John Brooks and the wife as Mary Allen, prompting a house detective to intervene when a front desk error raised questions.
About 16 000 feet of the 64 000 foot Great Salt Lake trestle will be redecked by July 10. Superintendent B L King says the process removes ballast and replaces the plank deck. Ninety men are employed, with total cost about 1 500 000 dollars.
In a humorous exchange, Helen hints at wedding roles and asks if her bridesmaid or best man will be involved. The dialogue shows intrigue over who will fill key wedding party positions, with light social questioning about the arrangements.
Idaho will obtain about 12000 dollars for road building fees from the state this year. The report was received here from D. Olson, director of the state highways.
Brigadier General George C Richards of the Pennsylvania National Guard was renominated by President Wilson for chief of the militia service but was not yet confirmed. He was readied to fill the post on Wednesday.
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