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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1924
Page
3
A New York Herald Tribune fashion note outlines two spring neckwear lines. One set favors severe mannish effects to suit tron tailleur silhouettes with organdie and linen, contrasting collars, cuffs, and bright button details. The opposing style embraces frilly feminine pieces with jabots, laces, and delicate panels to soften rigid outfits.
Fashion notes show women’s golf stockings copying men’s sport wear. Stockings feature ribbed patterns, bold blocks, stripes, and Egyptian inspired motifs in silk and lisle. New shades include apricot peach sand and flesh, pairing with summer silks and muslins.
The narrative traces hatpins from practical hair fasteners to decorative fashion statements. It notes their original purpose to secure hats in windy conditions and their rise as artistic accessories as hairstyles evolved.
The feature of neckwear has grown into a vast industry with white collars cuffs chemisettes and ruffling by the yard. Colored needlework from foreign folk reappears in neckwear with round square and bateau collars and matching cuffs. Tailored waistcoats crepe de chine muslin lace and georgette pieces are offered to complement tailored suits and dresses.
A fashion feature notes sunshades return as a summer staple with new silhouettes. Frilly silks and taffeta parasols, lace, fur trims, hand painted motifs, and batik prints appear in shops. Classic plaids, printed silks, and jeweled tips diversify offerings in sun-umbrella departments.
Hat pins, once basic tools for securing headgear, are appearing in stylish forms. New designs feature jeweled tops, enamel work, and heavy chased gold, drawing interest from wearers who cherish natural moorings and distinct adornments.
The article describes hand cut crystal and jet choker beads in unique shapes. Beads vary from pointed ends to hexagonal and octagonal cuts. Cube cuts are strung on knotted cords with knot weight boosting strand effect.
A black maire handbag beaded and fringed with radium beads glows at night with purple and orange sparkle, contrasting its daytime cut steel bead look. A second option, black maire with satin stripe and petit-point embroidery, offers a less expensive alternative.
White kid leather is forecast as the most popular material for white footwear. Reports suggest white fabric shoes with white leather trim will be widely worn by women when the white shoe season arrives.
F R Hanson explains soil erosion as a major farm loss in Illinois hills and outlines terrace use. A mangum terrace is a broad ridge across slopes that slows water, reduces erosion, and suits gentle tillage. Construction relies on simple farm tools, with maintenance after heavy rains and costs mainly from labor.
Farm management specialists with the college of agriculture report oats cost about 23 80 an acre for 1923 as records from Champaign and Pratt county farmers show. Higher labor and threshing costs due to rainy August and longer prep time raised the 1923 expense by 2 50 per acre.
Wear on tablecloth edges can be refreshed by trimming one inch from one side and one end to realign creases. This simple measure moves the crease lines to new positions, giving the cloth a renewed appearance.
Dr. James S. Stone of Boston spoke at Harvard Medical School about the decline of infant scrofula now seen as a tubercular neck infection from cattle milk. Pasteurization and cattle disease control have made milk safer, but he warns work remains to prevent udder tuberculosis from tainting milk.
A witty Chesterton remark notes a foreigner laughs at everything in a country except the jokes. The line plays on cross cultural humor and perception, reflecting on how locals and outsiders respond to native wit.
Fog buoy devices use stretched hairs across a frame to trigger automatic fog signals when fog rolls in and to shut them off as conditions clear. The system includes bells sirens and whistles to warn ships away from rocks.
A compact reflection notes that maintaining harmonious neighborly ties benefits a man, suggesting daily courtesy and mutual respect reduce disputes and foster cooperation within the community.
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