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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1936
Page
6
Rich velvet dominates wardrobes with velvet wraps stepping from evening to day wear. Schiaparelli and Vionnet designs showcase dramatic capes and hoods in crushed velvet, with gold coin buttons, ermine trim, rhinestone accents, and bold color hues from green to red.
Velvet dominates the scene with afternoon options and glamorous evening gowns. Paton touts erect pile silk velvet and changeable velvet alongside ground velvet. Sodell promotes changeable velvet for formal wear. Maggy Rouff features brocaded velvet for standout evening dresses. Worth debuts wool back velvet in dinner tailleurs with wrap skirts and browsed bodices. Heim showcases velvet tailleurs de minuet and favors velvet in his collection. Schiaparelli offers ribbed velvet across multiple costumes.
Designers showcase purplish fabrics and accents in collections. Rochas adds purplish red to black while Magey Ronff leans from dark to red violet. Mainbocher favors fuchsia and Jodelle Parma violet, with Dine noting violet tinges on blues and Patou blending tris with blue for a striking effect.
Jewelry now targets sweater fashion with flexible bead bracelets and brown koa seed pieces from Hawaii. Pearls and tailored bracelets suit woolly sports wear, while gold and silver pieces pair with deep cobalt blue green ruby and wine artificial stones and rhinestones.
Dinner wear fashion feature highlights Ethel Shutta modeling a velvet gown with a trick neckline adaptable for dinner or evening wear. The design emphasizes short puffed sleeves and a slim pencil silhouette, reflecting Parisian trends favoring slender lines with back fullness.
A rugged reminiscence of 1854 gold seekers who braved Death Valley on a southern pass to California. Four men endured hunger thirst and peril. George Dennis crafts a silver gun sight from a ledge find and pursues fortune while others perish in the brutal desert pursuit. The tale blends myth and history of trail hardship and elusive mineral wealth.
In October 1849 thirty men journeyed to Slate Mountain near Red Cliff Colorado where they mine rich ore worth about 100000 dollars. A snowslide buried the mine and 29 people. Buck Rogers survived the trip to town, spent his dust, then returned to the site only to perish. An old miner later uncovered tools bones and ore but hid the find. two weeks later he died in a drunken brawl. James Fulford tracked the tale but vanished with the storm. The mine and bodies were never recovered.
Ambitious beginners with no sewing experience can start with this easy yokesleeve dress. The collarless neck, one-piece yoke and plain skirt simplify construction. With a few yards of calico or broadcloth and bright buttons, you launch a satisfying, money saving project. Pattern 9623 available in sizes 14 through 38.
Advertises pattern sizes 20 and 42 with size 16 requiring 8% yards of 36 inch fabric. Requests fifteen cents in coins or stamps for this pattern and asks buyers to include name address style number and size. Includes complete diagrammed sew chart and directs to mail to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept 282 W. Eighteenth St New York NY.
The tower on the Thames, a historic monument dating to the Roman era, has served as fortress palace and state prison. Notable features include the White Tower built by William the Conqueror and the Wakefield Tower with the crown jewels. Anne Boleyn spent her last night here before beheading. a grim atmosphere lingers for visitors.
An analysis from Science Service notes that overall accident deaths in the United States in 1900–1905 averaged 47.7 per 100000, falling to 17.9 in 1931–1934 for rail, drowning, poison, and other hazards, while automobile fatalities rose from nearly zero to 28.4 per 100000 by 1934, making accidents a major health hazard alongside heart disease, cancer, and nephritis.
A compact item notes concerns about trust issues arising from empty stomach effects and common misperceptions about appetite and reliability in social or work settings. The piece highlights how hunger can influence judgment and behavior, urging caution in evaluating trustworthiness during low blood sugar.
London Answers explains there is no clock named Big Ben but the bell by that name tolls from the clock over the Houses of Parliament. The bell is cracked and the original hammer cannot be used, limiting its chime volume, while wireless listeners hear the sound with a slight delay depending on location.
A Collier's survey of young people shows 30 of every 100 desire they had never been born, indicating unusually high life dissatisfaction during adolescence among varied groups of youths. The poll highlights widespread gloom and raises concerns about youth well being in the period.
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