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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1933
Page
21
Gloria parsons brings holiday cheer to the Stevens family as Jim returns home from war. A wreath, fruitcake, and medicine share the gift while Mrs Stevens forgives neglect and Jim vows to stay. He hints Gloria could become a daughter to them by next Christmas.
A boy named Jacob hurried home from the hills with his mother to a Bethlehem room as a star shone above and the angels sang. The boy recalls the heavenly music and visions while his father watches the flocks and the family gathers in a humble dwelling at night.
Two youths in a snowy woods share carols and a hopeful talk of marriage as a lone traveler staggers onto the bridge seeking warmth. The night yields a bright star and a moment of quiet reverence before a stranger’s plea for help reorients them to the season’s true meaning.
Fashion notes in 1933 praise the gold standard as trendsetting across accessories from collars and cuffs to sequined bags and metal mesh accents. Gold tones appear in crepe dresses, velvet gowns, and intricate neckwear, with shimmering lame and gold tissue details, hats, veils, and even jewelry embracing a bright metallic look.
Fashion features velvet wraps in varied lengths with emphasis on dramatic sleeves and cape like backs. Patov presents a waist deep velvet jacket in deep violet with voluminous sleeves, while Worth offers a full length coat in novelty velvet, trimmed with fir fox and a gold belt buckle.
Velvet and velveteen fabrics appear in bold colors like lacquer red, green and sapphire blue, pairing with rugged tweeds and town country wools. Printed stripes and polka dots accent outfits. Bright gloves, once whimsy, are seen with smart ensembles in Paris openings and daily wear. An all black suit gains flair with red suede slip ons. Light green and vivid blue gloves complement brown and gray ensembles.
Diverse blues fromWavies gray blues and purples appear in tweed and knitted outfits for casual wear. A typical sports ensemble features diagonal woolen fabric, a double breasted short jacket, a front pleated skirt, a three quarter length raglan tweed coat, full sleeves with wrist tucks, a wide beaver shawl collar, and a matching pillow muff.
Mexican dispatches describe green locusts turning red and attacking crops, but researchers say this is a natural phase change seen in locusts. Studies by Uvarov Faure and others show solitary green forms and migratory red or black forms are two states of one species, not separate organisms.
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