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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
6
A fashion writer notes a continent wide reform toward minimal sleeves and collars to conserve dress goods. The cuirass blouse aids outfit coordination with minaret tunics and flaring skirts, enabling reuse of existing garments and fabrics, including sleeves. Economy and conservation drive the trend across street and evening wear.
The description highlights a chic model made of gray felt and worsted embroidery, faced with gray beaver fur, and enhanced with gray ostrich and silver ribbon. It emphasizes refined texture and styling details characteristic of a formal accessory.
Use voile remnants to craft a dresser cover and matching pin cushion at low cost. Measure a four inch hem, hemstitch, edge with lace, center with four corner wreaths, add a lining of silk at the underside, and finish with small stitches. The pin cushion follows the same materials and a satin ribbon ruffle.
A fashion writer notes the craze for new sleeve styles despite minimal material innovation. She argues changing details safeguard style, as women adapt existing gowns with cuffs waists and hems, and even modest shifts remain appealing to readers.
The article highlights fall fashion trends with draped dress skirts in brown shades and new veils edged with narrow fur. Fichus, lacé lace, wide necklines, long organdie sleeves, and silk cuffing appear on gowns and coats. Pleating, wide tucks, all white outfits, gabardine frocks, and suede belts define the season’s style palette.
Demand for apparel fabrics like gandie net and chiffon elevates the role of a practical underslip. Silk slips, either solid colored or printed, gain favor for their smooth sheen that complements transparent outer fabrics.
The feature notes a preference for small hats and mushroom straw shapes in Milan styles. Women favor simple spectacle colored jewelry to match costumes, deeming elaborate jewels in wartime to be in bad taste. Oxfords in vogue include glazed kidskin for dress wear with all gray and brown suede shades popular.
British and Allied offensives in 1918 surpassed earlier 1917 campaigns with major actions on the Western Front. From March 21 onward heavy battles disrupted German lines, yielding thousands of prisoners, key positions, and deep advances including Cambrai and Passchendaele engagements, plus gains in Mesopotamia and Palestine.
A Chicago born 22 or 23 year old United States Marine recalls his first assault in the Chateau Thierry sector. He describes fear the moment before going over the top, the brutal artillery and close combat, and the moment of near death while digging in with fallen comrades and a bayonet charged foe.
German high command shows unease at Allied air superiority as American, French, and British flyers prove their mettle. German wireless reports puff up air records while British squadrons cite May results: 898 German aircraft shot down in air combat, 20 by ground fire, 100 forced down and likely destroyed.
H J Breeze of Portland Ore has developed an auto truck built from wooden blocks and tested for months. The new tire is said to be successful and cheaper than rubber tires. Plans to manufacture the tire in quantity are being completed. Harness to permit a letter carrier to distribute a load evenly on the shoulders has been invented.
The burgo master of Arnsberg in Westphalia placed an ad offering cash for agricultural products at government prices. Those delivering 100 pounds of bread grain or 300 pounds of potatoes would not receive a ticket for discounted alcohol. Within a day the municipal cellars emptied and residents had their first square meal in weeks. An airplane has a range of vision about 95.7 miles.
In Knoxville Tennessee a deputy sheriff and patrolmen oversaw a round-up of more than 300 youths in twelve poolrooms. One patrolman lacked his final card, while another was briefly taken to a naval recruiting office where his legs shook and he muttered about not wanting to join the navy.
The text traces the rise of municipal pawnshops from Italy to Spain and France. Madrid opened a pawnshop in 1705 and Paris gained a mont de piete in 1777 after a parliamentary upheaval. Napoleon reestablished the monopoly in 1808, with current rates near seven percent.
In Century Magazine Nelson Collins muses on wrist watches at sea during wartime. Luminous dials aid navigation and safety but expose sailors to unwelcome attention and risk. The piece blends humor with naval etiquette and the tension between illumination and concealment aboard ships.
A Red Cross Magazine message from trenches in France by a soldier writer stresses a primitive war choice between worldly gain and spiritual quest. It argues that nations choosing discipleship and mutual friendship may endure postwar tragedy, while the foolish reckoning lacks lasting weight.
A parent recalls his youngest son discussing a ball game with several boys and a young woman. The boy explains that the woman was his teacher who could not understand the game, prompting the remark that she became a school teacher despite the confusion.
The pal letter program sends messages to soldiers, with many letters arriving at the council of defense office. The letters from home lift spirits and connect soldiers to people near their posts, widening their social circles and providing entertainment.
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