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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1922
Page
7
Paris rivals London and New York in outdoor dress trends as women flock to bright sweaters, white serge, and crepe fabrics. Lanvin leads embroidery with red and black motifs, white flannel gains favor, and Viyella flannels promise practical, unshrinking wear across colors and weights.
Trimmed with red cire braid Lanvin offers crepe marocain in citron yellow and pure white. Patou showcases a three piece white serge suit with red cire braid trimming and red silk lining. Red dominates recent Patou pieces with jacket and dress in white and red serge and leather trimming. Embroidered open work monograms appear on center blouse and on knitted garments.
Evening cloaks appear in blue-gray swash resembling an Italian officer’s swagger cape while summer girls wear taffeta or crepe de chine capes. Gabardine cloaks in bleig shade feature graduated flounces and tiny collar. Net blouses and sleeveless sweaters remain popular with costume effects pairing to shirts.
A Philadelphia Ledger quote recalls William Skaggs noted as untrustworthy yet never proven lying. When a small outbuilding burned, he shouted for help while his wife ridiculed him and fetched water, highlighting his trouble distinguishing fact from fiction.
The Birmingham Age-Herald quips about speeding cases where defendants insist they were crawling along. A pilot argues his career demands speed yet the judge levies a $25 fine for crawling.
A playful verse from the Boston Transcript evokes summer scenes as rural and urban residents descend for a month or two. The mood centers on bees humming and hammocks swaying while haying beckons, presenting a light seasonal lyric.
The Dowager Queen Margherita, mother of the king of Italy, is described as the most accomplished linguist among Europe’s royal women. She reportedly speaks French German English Spanish Greek Italian and Latin fluently and understands several other languages.
The remark notes that idleness attracts less fault when a person is not in their usual surroundings, suggesting social expectations vary by location and proximity to home. It hints at cultural norms shaping judgments of behavior.
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