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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
11
A fashion writer notes jumper two piece suits remain in great demand since last spring while one piece heavy fabrics suit colder weather. Paton designs include smart frocks and sports suits with tailored lines, belted waists, revers, pockets, and varied textures in wool, jersey, and velva broche.
Discusses how some women favor dainty feminine decor confined to the boudoir with soft colors frills and delicate furnishings. Advises avoiding overdoing sugary pinks and suggests refined delicate lines for hangings bedcovers and lamps.
The article notes ostrich feather fans as the season's luxury accessory for formal wear. Enormous fans remain a staple for dowager style, while lighter, butterfly wing versions attract younger crowds, pairing with tulle and chiffon frocks for winter social events.
The Parisian fashion scene favors logical novelties over caprice with flare fit and bustle leading the winter wardrobe. Flared skirts shorten the distance to outdoor wraps while tight bodices gain popularity, and the corset figure slowly recedes in favor of trimmed lines. Charlotte Premet pushes this toward restrained tenue amid 1925 26 style notes.
Fur vests and waistcoats are stylish with tailored suits today. The article notes chinchilla mole and ermine as the furs favored for these garments.
The guide lists hot shrimp sandwiches with eggs and milk, oyster and sweetbread filling on white bread, green pepper onion and parsley fillings, plus economical desserts like Quaker Pudding Steamed Bread-Crumb Pudding and Orange Ice. It also includes a combination salad and a fruit cup with grape orange pineapple mixes for a Sunday supper.
A joke exchanges define a no grass widow as the widow of a vegetarian. The man asks where she was last night and she replies nowhere to speak of. He responds I see in a brief odd dialogue.
Advertiser claims most people over fifty need occasional help for constipation. A single 60 cent bottle of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin supposedly provides weeks of natural bowel movement, avoids daily purges, is harmless and pleasant to take, and may not require another dose for months.
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