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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
3
Fashion authorities emphasize cloth frocks as essential yet chic for 1920s style. Lightweight tweeds with small geometric patterns appear in coat and jumper designs, suited to professional women and social executives, as seen on a New York show with beige tweed and matching accessories.
A Kansas City Star correspondent notes rumors that top French designers may introduce longer skirts than those currently worn. The report suggests speculation but calls the tips unconfirmed and cautious.
The new fashion favors wide hems and a 12 inch ground clearance with 14 inch options for the bold. From the knees the hem sits several inches below, echoing a princess look from a decade past, seen in both day and evening frocks across woolens and silks.
Chic collar and cuff styles feature colored silk and satin in varying shapes. Designs include delphinium blue ribbed silk bands with front straps, straight silk cuffs, narrow silver soutache borders, and swagger sets like eton collars with overcuffs in chambray gingham and art linen. Fichus and ombre chiffon add decorative finishes.
The new Paris fashion hat appears like an aviator helmet, closely fitted and covering the ears. Variants include grosgrain ribbon and velvet, offered in soft beige blue and red tones for autumn styles.
Fashion writers note a strong tilt toward black in winter costumes with white or silver accents. Black and gray outfits dominate, featuring black satin frocks with wide circular skirts and silver embroidery. Coats of black cloth trimmed with gray brimmed, matching hats, gray stockings, gray leather bags, and black patent shoes complete the chic ensembles favored by designers and top dressing circles.
Paris initially deemed velvet and metal brocades suitable only for evening wear butNew York women adopted the trend. Street styles show two piece jumper frocks in dull silver worn under velvet coats on Park and Fifth avenues with velvet ensembles and lace skirts.
A period piece on economy and cooking offers recipes for Combination Salad, Fruit Imperial, Bordelaise Sauce, and Cheese Soup. It stresses varied meals, nutrition, and foods from milk to eggs, with notes on vegetarian limits, whole grains, and cooking methods for eggs and vegetables.
Walter Stern new purchasing manager for Universal prides on his brood of chickens and his daughter Barbara. In a rush he asks her to feed them and returns to learn she forgot to water them. She tells him she fed them but forgot to sprinkle, implying they will not grow into hens.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum as part of the Cuticura Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum at 25 cents each. It claims the powder and perfume enhance cosmetics and render other perfumes unnecessary.
Oscar Wells new president of the American Bankers' Association condemns Europe as unjust to America at the Atlantic City convention. A humorous aside follows with Mrs. Nagg and a quip about marriage and divorce referencing a book title.
The Department of Agriculture orders destruction of mistletoe in all national forests. The plant is labeled a dangerous forest pest, and a nationwide drive aims to exterminate it within ten years.
A Swedish invention offers linemen safety footwear with metal projections on the soles that surround and grip poles for secure climbing and firm footing while working.
A campaign item raises the issue of influence and temptation with a provocative question about a man selling his vote for a kiss. The wording suggests a public probe into ethics and political behavior amid the election discourse.
Detroit and Rockford women report strong relief from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. In Detroit Mrs Wa craft credits one bottle with improvement and six bottles for lasting strength. In Rockford Mrs Gust Green says nervous breakdowns ceased and vitality returned.
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