Far Flowers and Velvet for Winter Fashion Trend
Fashion notes highlight luxurious winter styling with furs and velvets. Orchids and nosegays adorn daytime and evening outfits, while detachable fur pieces, boleros, capes, and gilets offer chic options. Readers are advised on practical remodeling of past coats and affordable ready-made fur pieces.
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Russia
FINE FURS USED AS LINING FOR COATS
This article notes a trend toward visible luxury with fur linings in coats. It highlights ermines mink and sable as modern choices and mentions reversible fur lined coats and detachable collars for versatile style.
Evening gown pockets imitate miniature panniers
Mme Georgette Renal upgrades the pocketed evening gown following Elsa Schiaparelli. The Renal design creates practical pockets that stand out like miniature panniers allowing hands free when wrapping a coat. The pockets prevent purses and lipstick spilling on the floor.
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Mme
Elsa Schiaparelli
Georgette Renal
Renal
Good Seed Curing Boosts Illinois Corn Yields
University of Illinois findings show eight years of farm data linking quality seed corn curing and storage to higher yields. Rapid drying with controlled heat and constant ventilation prevented mold and saved an estimated 10 million dollars in Illinois corn value, based on nine million acres at 60 cents per bushel.
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R. H. Reed
University of Illinois
WNU Service
Illinois
College of Agriculture
Need More Horses Mules to Meet Greater Demand
Demand for work stock is rising and production lags. Ohio State University economists forecast a low point in the horse and mule population by late 1986 as high feed costs push farmers toward mechanical power and cautious breeding plans.
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Ohio State
Feeding Work Horses In Winter Shortages
The Missouri Farmer notes winter feeding will be difficult due to feed shortages. Working horses require ten to fifteen pounds of clean roughage daily, with idle horses needing grain to maintain weight. Working horses may need ten to fifteen pounds of grain per day, barley can replace corn or oats when ground or rolled.
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Missouri
Agricultural Notes and Farming Observations
The article classifies the tomato as a fruit, notes honey should be kept dry and warm, and discusses beet pulp as a hay substitute. It cites Canadian sheep ranges yielding 150 000 to 200 000 fattenable lambs annually and warns fluorine sprays can harm teeth. It mentions grain protein at 12 to 14 percent for cows with alfalfa hay and corn silage, and reports vegetable crops plowed under near St Louis to use as fertilizer.
Get Perfect Quilt With This Design
Learn transfer methods for neat patchwork using perforated patterns. The seven patterns include D12 10 inch Spider Web and others for borders and motifs. Order by mail from Home Craft Company Department D in St. Louis for 15 cents with a stamped envelope.
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Home Craft Company
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Greatest Joys in Giving In Lottery Wins
A winner in the Irish Sweepstakes shares $150,000 with her husband Conrad, a chemical company laborer, so he can retire. Another winner, Angie Graffeo, $75,000, plans to take her mother and stepfather to Europe and build them a house. The piece argues women often find fulfillment in helping loved ones, not personal luxuries, and celebrates the joy of giving.
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Conrad
Lenz
Germany
Europe
Bell Syndicate
WNU
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