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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1923
Page
6
An advertisement extols Cuticura Ointment and Soap for skin problems and dandruff. It claims improvement with gentle application morning and night, promising quick wash off in five minutes and better complexions, alongside unrelated lines from fiction.
A fashion columnist notes mid season shifts toward 1880 silhouettes with more bustle draperies and flounced skirts. Blouses gain prominence, Parisian trims appear on gray crepe and brocaded silk pieces, umbrellas and hats get bold, tall adornments, and fichus frame new necklines for summer wear.
The piece describes broad brimmed transparent hats with straw supports hidden from view, featuring vivid colors like greens and reds. It notes fruit and flower trimmings, large side flowers on drooping hats, and a black horsehair braid design with white chiffon and orange blossoms. Facings favor white and cream tones to enhance a glow.
The article notes a range of lively fabrics used for curtains and kitchen decor. It highlights checked ginghams striped lens figured sateens cross-librnared toweling and two toned mercerized cottons as favored materials.
Samuel and Sidney Sea-Lion discuss baby bears boxing and baseball catching fish as a more useful skill. They note Nail-Tail Wallaby tail thorn, snake-bird, Flamingoes, Griffon Vultures, Secretary Bird, Turkey Vulture, King Vulture and South American Condor, then joke about luncheon and a fish catching baseball game.
A Chicago Tribune quotation recalls a missionary society meeting where clothing was cleaned and repaired for Northwest ministers. A milliner fixed hats, sparing one that provoked a woman to claim it as hers for personal use, sparking humor about fashion and charity.
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