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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1921
Page
21
Fashion notes from Chicago in May detail longer skirts, white gowns, and new parasol styles. Paris and London reports highlight gray suits, four-color dress trends, and fresh uses of tape trimming on hats, with emphasis on lingerie changes and summer furs shaping wardrobe choices.
A New York fashion scene showcases a lace wedding gown of old point lace over a narrow kitten’s ear crepe skirt. The dress features a square neck, a long lace veil, and satin hints, drawing attention at a midsummer salon as light hair shades and duvets trend among shoppers and milliners.
In Philadelphia many beaded wraps appear at functions with oversized beads and bronze beading on black silk stockings. Short sleeves remain popular with long gloves, Shantung silk suits enter summer wear, and colonial pumps with tan zippers appear. Skirts stay short and coats resemble tuxedo styles with notched collars and slim belts, signaling fashion shifts among young people and elders.
Manufacturers plan testable lines featuring a large fem vite adaptable for daily wear. Fabrin gains favor for carrying these efforts, with silanated fiber driving spring and autumn trends. The fabric’s tweed sport treatment boosts appeal as new apart wear units enter the scene.
Chicago shoppers warm to two new silk frocks in the summer wear section. One frock features georgette voile with straight lines and a detachable slip. the other is a taffeta design with graceful panels and ample flaring skirts. Both offer ample trim and come in black.
A scientist named Savage reports in JAMA that cats are not carriers of diphtheria. Earlier observations suggesting feline transmission are deemed circumstantial, with experiments on kittens showing no infection from bacilli. The study challenges the belief that cats naturally harbor diphtheria and dismisses broader fears about pets spreading the disease.
A spoof from 1921 mocks Mme Curie as a costly guest of honor at a U.S. college event. It recalls a faculty party, an honorary degree, then jests about radium, Roentgen, and other scientific figures while lampooning Carpentier and American campus culture.
A claim that Sha and Jagenstion disclose a facial rejuvenation method. By nightly application of meronrized wax on the face and washing in the morning, the old skin supposedly loosens and is replaced by a new layer. The product promises to erase pimples patches and wrinkles with a simple routine.
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