Marines Abroad See Bluebeard Castles and German Scenes
Corporal Lester F. Scott reports on Cha-Chas and Bluebeard in Charlotte Amalie, describing French Leeward islanders, their canoemen work, and the colonial mix. Lieut. Caren Single details Rhine travel from Neuenahr to Brohl, castle visits, a dinner with Captain Stone, jungle hikes, coral reefs, and a leper colony on a Pacific island.
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Bluebeard
France
Virgin Islands
Lester F. Scott
Thirty-fifth Company
United States Marines
Charlotte- Amalie
United States
Leeward Islands
Charlotte-Amalle
Blackbeard
Rhineland
America
Paris
Baden
Ponce de Leon
Florida
Neuenahr
Wienbergen
Wine Mountains
Brohl
Captain Stone
Rhine
Lace Frocks Usher Return of Elegant Paris Styles
Paris fashion notes from Deauville to Monte Carlo emphasize lace prominence in afternoon wear as designers plot changes. Frocks feature Chantilly lace, black and white contrasts, tunics, and draped skirts with dark foundations, signaling a shift toward lighter fabrics and renewed elegance for autumn.
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Deauville
Aix-les-Bains
Monte Carlo
Paris
Smart Resorts
New York
Callot
Cheruit
Pierre Bullot
Crosse
Paradise
Jenny
Chantilly
Beer
Tigher Foundation
Life of a Marine on Guam Shared in a Soldier’s Letter
A letter from Corporal Fred G. Taylor stationed on Guam recounts a duty aboard a transport ferrying homeward-bound troops. He describes boarding to check baggage and awaiting the captain quartermaster’s return to sign the manifest, noting an unresolved moment after they failed to appear.
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Guam
Corp
Fred G. Taylor
South Sea
Corporal Taylor
Lake That Disappears in Georgia Memoir
A Georgia lake near Viadosta vanishes every three to four years then reappears, despite weather. The three by three quarters mile body holds about 12 feet of water on average, with subterranean passages draining it. Two to three weeks of disappearance leave a mammoth basin and sandy beach, then water returns in a month, restoring the lake to its former size.
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Georgia
Viiadosta
Next Scientific Triumph Invents Exploding-Free Shirt Stud
A playful note from Thing Magazine observes a future breakthrough as a full-dress shirt stud promises not to explode at crucial moments, mocking overhyped scientific triumphs after oceanic bounds are crossed.
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Atlantic Ocean
Thing Magazine
Paris Claims Shoe Laurels in American Fashion Shifts
The article notes Jenny’s shift from navy to bright rose and citron in American fashion, with shorter suit coats yet preserving a longer line. It discusses duvetyn or Bure fabrics, venturing into warm weather rose suits, white edging, and white collar accents. It also critiques high-heeled pumps and ankle straps while predicting a pendulum swing toward different styles, with French shoes unsettled.
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Jenny
Dariss
United States
Atlantic
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Gladys
Germany
Caren J Single
Mireues
Stochtarn
Geo Hesiate
Philippines
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Fada Oe
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Tiaebucca
Ate. & Neibon
Wallace
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