Pleat and Tunic Fashions Highlight Silk Trends of 1936
Silk remains the solution for stylish costumes as pleating tucking and meticulous tailoring demand dependable pure silks. Key trends include black and white printed silk crepe jackets, white organdy frills, navy blue silk sheet tunics with pleats and puffed sleeves, all-over pleated blouses in bright green, and bold color schemes with purple violet accents plus tunic dominated silhouettes and bolero combinations.
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Milady
Western Newspaper Union
New Cotton Fabrics Parade With Silk Like Sheerness
Cotton options blend silk like shine and wooly drape with vel vets and tweeds. Cold laces dominate spring and summer wardrobes in tailored resort wear and versatile pieces. Peasant weaves in neutral tones of cotton and linen rise in popularity with bright accessories. Embroidery returns strongly in casual cottons and in organza mousse evening lines.
Dark Blue Gains in Popularity for Summer Shades
The article notes midnight and raven blues rising in appeal for summer as black is spurned for somber tones. Purplish undertones influence new reds and blues while gray subtly shifts blues to slate blue and greens toward reseda and verdigris. A new burnt straw or toast shade is heavily promoted for summer.
Gloves and Shoes Match Paris Decree Shaping Fashion
Paris decree pushes coordinated accessories as gloves and shoes must match. A Paris bootmaker displays pumps split in half with one suede side and one kid skin side. Matching gloves pair backs of suede with palms of kid skin, available in many shades.
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Paris
Print Coats Signal Summer Fashion Trend
Cherie Nicholas notes a fashion shift with print coats over plain frocks as the season’s newest mode. A redingote in black and white print linen pairs with a black linen dress, short sleeves mark the vogue, and bright silk print coats and floral silk jackets set to feature prominently in coming months.
Book Buttons Add A Highbrow Flair To New Frocks
Book buttons bring a refined look to mid season dresses. They are small closed volumes of black enamel with gold edged pages, lending an elegant, literary touch.
The Loyal Christ in Gethsemane Prayer
A study of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane focusing on his submission to the Father's will, the companionship of Peter James and John, the sleeping disciples, Judas's betrayal, and the sacrifice to come, highlighting the resolve to bear sin for humanity.
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Jesus
Gethsemane
Christ
Mount of Olives
Jerusalem
Peter
James
John
Judas
Aphorisms on Good Deeds and Moral Conduct
A compact reflection on daily good deeds elevating the world. It urges every person to act with virtue, hoping to walk the earth as a beacon of hope and religion without boasting.
Slenderizing Eyelet Sleeve Coverall Pattern No 1853-B
A fashion note promotes Barbara Bell Pattern No 1853-B a slim coverall smock dress with eyelet puff sleeves and bow knots. It offers sizes 32 to 44, notes fabric needs for size 34 and directs readers to mail 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in Chicago for the pattern.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams St
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNN Service
Foreign Phrases and Their Meanings Across Languages
A concise collection of commonly used Latin French and mixed proverbs with English translations. It lists phrases such as ars est celare artem imperium in imperio and qui vive with explanations of their usage and origin in parenthetical notes.
Coats for Brazil Rule Stirs Streetwear Debate
A Brazilian city enforces a coat requirement claiming it intolerable for a poor man to be coatless while a shirtless state is tolerated. The rule sparks questions about legality and social equity as residents weigh enforcement.
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Brazil
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Utah
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Margaret Speaks
Firestone Choral Symphony
William Daly
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