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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
7
The article notes mid to wide brimmed hats in lace and maline dominate summer millinery, with flesh colored maline foundations and red roses accents. Artificial flowers, including taffeta roses, play a key role, while black and colored velvet ribbons trim hats.
In Paris the plaited underskirt becomes the key to new draped dresses whether slit up or simply draped. The style pleases artistic and practical tastes, is easy to make, and inexpensive, with one underskirt usable for multiple outfits.
The article describes long draped overskirts needing tight petticoats, with summer variations in gathered lace and fine muslin. Some outfits feature sheer lace or embroidery showing silken ankles. It notes bolero costumes with circular basques ending in arrow points beneath the arms.
Two seasonable breakfast jackets are shown, one plain and the other crepe de chine. The simpler design pleases delicate tastes, with a cream net upper jacket featuring pink floral clusters and plain net trim, rosettes at the sides, and black velvet ends.
Paris dressmakers battle pastel elegance against futurist splashes in evening gowns. Pastel pinks and blues dominate the revival, with names and shades like cyclamen rose petal desert blue and sapphire tones. A designer cites dawn over the Sphinx as inspiration for new blue hues and a gown in taffeta with black lace and gold rose garlands.
The article describes new wells with two or more weaves of mesh in their foundations and embroidered designs. The veil features a wider mesh around the eyes forming a V toward the chin, with finer mesh angles along the jaw and cheeks. It notes the style does not create an oval face impression and appeals to only a few beauty types.
When washing white stockings whether silk or thread add a few drops of oxalic acid to the water. The acid removes stains caused by boots and shoes that ordinary soap and water fail to remove.
A guide on arranging flowers by color to achieve unity and lasting color from spring to fall. Emphasizes massing by kind, pairing screens by color, and using white as a dominant, with pink and other tones blending for seasonal beauty. Lists white flowers and compatible varieties including lilies, peonies, roses, phlox, dahlias, chrysanthemums, and annuals like candytuft and petunias.
The passage discussing careful color planning in borders contrasts red and blue themes with suggested plant companions. It names scarlet salvias, geraniums, gladiolus, and a tulip procession, plus blue tones from scilla, hyacinth, lavender, and asters. Perennials such as platycodons and irises are listed with annuals like pansies and nemophila, urging selection and weed-out of unsightly forms to enhance landscape effect.
A dialogue hints at enjoying imagined pleasure as a street car ticket arrives. The ready-made philosopher notes much of pleasure is imaginary while a man working on his automobile agrees. The joke ends with the question of riding freely without care.
A barbed exchange reveals a father scolding his son for pursuing a disreputable companion despite wealth. The father cautions that society should be cultivated, but not with a rake, highlighting tensions between class, reputation, and social climbing.
The judge remarks on improved conditions as evidence that the mother may soon return from Europe. The phrase Hips are coming in again suggests revival or relief in the household. The statement Hurray marks optimism about the family’s situation returning to normal.
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