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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
6
The article outlines two fabric sports suits with dark coats over striped skirts and a new white satin square-cut coat. It praises versatile foulard frocks and printed chiffons, notes costs of materials and making up, and emphasizes practical dressing with straight silhouettes and long wear.
France promotes sleeveless coats that drape over the shoulders using corded silk and wool poplin. The style shifts from dolmans to loose shapeless outer wear, inspired by French theatre and now echoed in American shops as soldiers return on leave.
A Vogue writer urges prudent wardrobe planning amid wartime textile shortages. She notes that true economy means investing in reliable fabrics that endure, as fashion ahead of a fragile, difficult production era.
Paris shop coverage highlights tiny satin hats with military blue brims and black ostrich accents, and a high black taffeta crown with blue ribbon and French flower knot. Report notes inventive brim twists, extensive ribbon use, and a revival of French flower hats boosting the local flower industry.
The spring fashion notes taffeta will stay in use as French designers introduce embroidered silk tube dresses with opaque taffeta accents. Bodices use opaque silk with silk tulle at the girdle, peplums stay short, and skirts feature embroidered net with flowing taffeta ribbons as sash elements.
The zouave girdle made of wide ribbon or dress material drapes as a novelty afternoon frock feature.
At Fort Monroe Virginia Uncle Sam trains Coast Artillery officers for modern heavy ordnance with new math based artillery drills. Cadets, National Guard and Regulars study ballistic coefficients wind effects gravity drift and dispersion to accurately hit distant targets while mastering camouflage and field emplacements.
Excerpts note transport troubles in India and Britain raise prices for cottonseed and dairy oil cake. Japanese capitalists purchase Calamba sugar estate for one million dollars, the largest island project yet. Also mentions military manpower figures for Britain and Germany, and assorted global notes on rulers, a London treasury cat, and telephonic operator uniforms with French and English language requirements.
Ver non Kellogg notes in the Atlantic that Bloch’s 7 year old prophecy foretelling famine over fighting as war’s future is today’s reality. He says current conflicts show massive casualties and unprecedented munition use, yet food and economic pressures chiefly shape the war landscape.
The Island of Elba, famed for Napoleon, gains strategic value as Italy seeks iron ore for munitions. With scarce Italian mines and wartime transport limits, Elba's ore imports from the United States become crucial. Tourists slow, workers and soldiers occupy the island, while Campiglia’s rail side tracks expand to handle iron freight.
A Boston transcript presents a humorous exchange on marriage happiness. The husband claims flawless harmony while the wife never disagrees, suggesting he accepts fault whenever problems arise to keep peace. The fragment signals light domestic satire from a city column.
A mounted man believes he can survive the deadliest charge if he carries the tooth of a war horse that has endured four previous unscathed charges. The note links superstition to ongoing industry and cites the ant as a symbol of steady work across 6,000 years.
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