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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1938
Page
7
Fashion notes celebrate new silk prints featuring wavy striped patterns, bold floral borders, and beige cereal tones. Stripes dominate, with round and diagonal variations, and black white lattice designs accented by one bold color. Pleats rise as a major trend for both home made and ready to wear, signaling a fresh spring parade.
The piece discusses how a house coat can add glamour at home and highlights new models approved by the Fashioncraft committee. Henry Hadad’s floral cotton tapestry twill design features a fitted bodice, flared skirt, padded shoulders, a rosette collar, and a front zipper.
Fashion notes describe hats ranging from tiny to oversized brims and Watteau inspired designs. Watch for pillbox shapes, back-brim bonnets, high side flare and Guilsion Girl sailor touches. Sports felt in pastel leads season with coordinating pastel veils and ribbons.
At winter resorts suspenders have become a popular addition to women’s slacks and shorts. Brace styles vary from masculine equivalents to matching fabrics with outfits. White faille silk braces are among the swankiest options offered for beach wear and they accompany white sharkskin slacks.
A fashion feature presents evening gowns in romantic and tubular silhouettes. One gown in tulle blends green and purple, while another uses black mousseline de soie with a tubular foundation and redingote design edged by black sequins.
Old Nate Hurst leads Boris Picato and Sammy in a trek across a scorching desert to seize Nate’s gold mine. The two gangsters weaken under heat and lack of water, while Nate calmly pushes toward the mountains and a possible set beyond.
Edward VIII, not depicted on English coins, inspired new colonial issues before abdication halted plans. New Guinea penny, West Africa nickel trio, and Fiji nickel penny featured E R I initials and center holes. Collectors prize them as relics of a romance and tragedy, narrating the era through coinage.
The article notes that gunpowder used by Hindus appears across several ancient manuscripts and discusses how memory and conscience are contrasted in a quotation about moral clarity.
The center oval rug measures 32 by 16 inches with a 6 inch scroll border. Braided scroll pairs, 234 yards long, form the design and are sewn to the rug edge. The booklet, SEWING by Mrs Spears, offers full chair seat cover instructions and home crafts projects. Send name and address with 25 cents to Mrs Spears, 210 South Desplaines St., Chicago.
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