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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1921
Page
6
Fashion notes that gray shoes dominate films for exclusive clients while black remains popular in practical wear. Heatwalking and light-colored styles fall from favor, with French makers pushing patent leather and novelty designs.
The article discusses American fashion preferences for shoe vamps and dress length. It notes a general shift toward medium toe vamps and longer skirts and sleeves, while some women still wear very short vamps. It frames choice as individual taste and trends among fashion advocates.
The piece surveys spring and summer fabrics with foulard as a core idea detailing navy red and maroon patterns on cream, brown foulards with Japanesque motifs, sport materials with stripes and plaid, flannel vogue in red and white, chif fon and net fabrics, paper muslin and red cashmere for sport outfits.
The piece outlines fashion options for stout women including skirts with embroidery to control plaits, surplice sweaters with a tuxedo scarf collar, and tailored suits in tweeds, homespuns, and navy twill cord. It notes belted and unbelted cuts that visually slim, with new designs featuring peplums and front panel embroidery.
French designers favor lightweight upholstery fabrics with intricate striped patterns for inset panels and outlining tunics. These fabrics add bright colorful touches to both interiors and wardrobe.
A brief fragment notes trimming with silver strands for an elaborate afternoon dress. It mentions taf feta or frille style details but provides no broader context or identities. The item reads as a fashion snippet from a period-era description.
Fashion notes describe full skirts with panel fronts and uneven bottom lines for coats. Semi-tailored outfits use kid and leather trims while satin slippers replace bronze kid. Eyelet embroidery enhances long panels of white crepe over black satin and lavender evening wear appears in velvet. A pink taffeta debutante gown showcases a bouffant bodice and hip drape over lace and silk petticoats with rose accents.
A New York feature traces how wealth families led by Mrs. Vanderbilt plan East River homes breaking long standing Fifth Avenue residential prestige. It notes real estate shifts, migration northward, and the resulting rise of commercial districts, with mansions sold or repurposed.
San Francisco man John Warren, timekeeper at the Hetch Hetchy dam project, reportedly attempted a diving record by jumping 130 feet into shallow water. He survived, though the stunt left him with a broken record and a bucket swinging on a fall as a curious backdrop.
A trio of marriages were disclosed as William M. Chase of Atlantic City and his daughters Edith and Evelyn each wed within hours. None of the spouses knew the others intended to wed, and the elopements appeared to have spread through the family.
In San Antonio Texas Judge Buckley levied a $50 fine on George Harrison for stealing a forty two year old monkey from a carnival show and disturbing residents by ringing bells and attempting to sell the animal.
Government meteorologist C Le sroy Meisinger argues aviation must be built on comprehensive real time meteorological data. He urges consulting meteorologists on airline staffs to determine daily routes and altitudes, noting air conditions vary by time and path.
The Manufacturers Aircraft Association reports on commercial air travel last year totaling 3 756 550 miles with 222 forced landings and 38 accidents over 8 186 550 miles with no fatalities. A 16 year old, Samuel Bleveng, received a life sentence for murder in Wheeling West Virginia. Vienna court guards now wear swords following attacks on judges and witnesses.
A brief dialogue excerpt shows a wife insisting her husband writing upstairs is attentive yet unable to see her. The husband is urged to confirm if his inspiration extends to paying a bill.
An advertisement claims Sly's Cream Balm opens clogged nostrils in one minute. It soothes inflamed nasal passages, relieves headache and dryness, and helps night breathing. A small bottle from a druggist is said to provide instant relief via antiseptic, fragrant action.
Workers hurled tomatoes at the boys entering the factory. A speaker shouted stop it and urged an end to the tomatoes.
Frantic backache sufferers are urged to try St Jacobs Oil for lumbago and sciatica. The ad promises sudden relief after a single rub and claims the product is harmless, non staining, and has a 60 year recommendation history. A trial bottle is available at drug stores.
War diary tone notes an unusually quiet day in the trenches with soldiers joking about silence. The exchange contrasts a Sergeant asking for activity and a Corporal replying nothing doing as if a shell could be heard dropping.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims consistent purity strength and excellence in every bottle and offers sample bottles by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. It emphasizes vegetable herbs and nature s helpers for kidney and bladder troubles.
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