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Newspaper
Perth Amboy Evening News
Location
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
1
Fashion notes on race meet attire emphasize costly fabrics, long skirts, and coordinated coats hats and accessories. Describes sleeves, lace, lingerie frocks, puffed crown hats, plumes, belts, sashes, veils, and jewels with practical tips for neckwear and footwear to suit a festive track setting.
The article advises women to flatten hips for fashionable Directoire gowns by loosening the waist and using tailored cotton waists with plaited fronts. It suggests striped bands to disguise fabric work and details Sweet pea hats as the season's dauntless choice, with lavender and purple accents and decorative nets or tulle.
The article describes stylish dogs, especially French bulldogs and Dalmatians, wearing harnesses and ribbons in summer. Poodles and Pomeranians flaunt ribbons both indoors and outdoors, with leads attached to elaborate harnesses. Choices vary by coat color and mourning, with leather in tan, gray, black or white and metal accents.
A society style column outlines dog apparel and accessories for ladies with pets. It details morning garb, satin ribbons, plaid wool coats, leather bound collars, dog shoes, flexible leather soles, fur linings, and rubber boots. Describes beds, pillows, blankets, and luxurious travelling baskets, plus a discreet dog carrier styled like a Gladstone bag to mislead conductors.
Crepe de Chine blouses pair with tailored street costumes in colors matching coats and skirts. Yokes of self-colored lace and ribbon velvet entre deux, bullion embroideries, and nets in various forms inflate options. shirrings, guimpes, and lace insertions refresh worn gowns, with net bleached or dyed and black nets dipped for effect.
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