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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1924
Page
3
A New York Times fashion note highlights long sleeves in wool crepe and silk frocks for open and afternoon wear. Sleeve length reaches wrist, favoring fitted lines, collar and cuff sets, and modest neck detailing. Coats, tunics, and tailored suits remain popular alongside one-piece or two-piece frocks.
Description of a fashion ensemble featuring a dainty blouse in crepe or georgette with needlework or smocking, a plain narrow tube skirt, and a straight or slightly pinched coat with high waist front fastening. Emphasizes tailored suits as the modish conservative choice and a refined blouse as the ensemble’s highlight.
Review of children's fashion notes highlighting six year olds' keen taste for plaid fabrics and chic details. Describes school frocks in challis with Japanese pattern motifs on dark blue, two toned checks, and coats in shutter green with lighter green trims.
A fashion correspondent notes that while new frocks appear extremely slim, closer inspection shows considerably more material is used in gowns this season than in the previous season.
Designers and manufacturers surpass earlier efforts with longer coats and graceful lines. Sleeves often bell shaped from elbow to wrist. Daytime coats use seal skins and muskrat, raccoon, opossum for sports types, ermine for evening wear.
Ann Hunsinger and Izola Perrine, both sixteen from Woodford County, led the state dancers to victory among 25 competing teams by demonstrating color theory in dress through charts and fabric samples. Coaches Irene Reynolds and L J Berry guided the team which earned $25 each to fund travel to the Chicago International Live Stock Exposition where they will observe events and meet other farm youth. The contest, the largest to date, featured 26 teams each presenting a home making project mapped by the state college.
Designers present fluttering ribbons as a subtle counterpoint to sharp silhouettes. Long ends drape from necks, elbows, or beltless skirts to soften and emphasize the straight line effect of contemporary fashion.
Experts observe subtle deviations from straight lines in new fashion silhouettes. Raised waists appeared this summer, fueling questions about a possible return to the Empire period. Most models still forego the waistline, signaling evolving style trends.
A description of hat designs using fur or hatter's plush and velvet. Brims vary with a cardinal hat resemblance, tight fit, and raised edges. Ribbon scrolls center front and loop back, with scroll and twist effects on the brim for winged styles. Brown velvet in dark and light wood tones dominates.
Edwards County contributes three more calves to Illinois Half-Ton Calf club as part of a state effort to improve beef production. Loren Jack & Son Brown and Sons enter two calves sired by Choice Nonpareil. Gilbert Longlons Albion adds a roan steer. Robbins notes pasture-rich Edwards County supports high breeding standards and long grazing seasons.
Vernon Heck of Stephenson County showed ten Holsteins averaged 11 195 pounds milk and 887 pounds butterfat, earning 147 62 per cow above feed costs and 1475 20 total. By contrast the two lowest herds, 86 cows, earned 1218 95 above feed costs, 261 25 less than Heck’s herd.
A reader notes hats with few flowers, most trimmings are bow ends and bands of silk or felt. The description highlights a large capelline with a single bright blossom near the brim.
An intensive campaign to substitute good pure bred dairy bulls for scrubs and grades losing millions for Illinois farmers will begin soon. G S Rhode dairy extension specialist at the University of Winds will lead the drive reaching about 80 counties in the state and operating as a county pure program.
A Chicago advertisement from Northwestern Yeast Co promotes yeast foam for sweet doughs. The notice lists their address at 1730 North Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
The Sulphur Stone Sandstone is weak under 8 000 psi and thus of little value as a building material. US board shows a cheap method to boost strength by soaking cut stone in melted sulphur for hours. Permeation allows blocks to resist 30 000 psi compression when cooled. Weathering tests ongoing with favorable early results.
Fragrance in flowers is governed by laws beyond human understanding and varies by individual varieties. Old rose varieties were fragrant yet dull in color, while newer, more beautiful varieties often boast delightful perfume. Labels showing the weaver's name and trade appeared at several British society events.
A guest asks about the man by the autos. The landlord explains the elder Jord Haggle as a senile former horse buyer who still behaves as before. The piece notes surplus oil can be pumped back into the earth until needed.
Farmer Corntes plans to turn his son Josh into a useful citizen by teaching him with a self-made course. He has given Josh Indian clubs for physical culture and practice in the barn to improve crossing gestures.
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