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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1913
Page
14
The article details a wide range of ladies handbags and opera bags for dressy and casual wear, highlighting beaded workshops, velvet brocade, and jet bead decorations. It describes styles such as balloon shapes, twin bags, and card cases, with colors including gray, black, and pink, plus ornate handles and tassels.
An article describes a new afternoon wear trend using soft clinging fabrics like crepe de chine with a draped skirt and Cubist sleeves. It highlights a blue gown with red and blue accents, a white vest with hematite markings, and a long coat with ornate braid edging and frog closures.
The trend favors practical woolen street dresses in serges crepe and crepe imitated fabrics. Designs feature wide sashes, drapes, vests, contrasting collars, and fur trim. Popular colors include navy, blue, olive green, and black with plaid and solid options in crepe and satin.
The Dry Gods Economist notes large waist silhouettes, sashes, and girdles remain in vogue for fall and winter. Girdles in white, satin, velvet, or brocade shape waists, while sleeves swing back to practical full lengths with various styles from set-in to bell shapes. Outer garments feature enhanced sleeve designs and waist emphasis across dresses, skirts, and coats.
A Dry Goods Economist notes most dresses feature full length sleeves while some draped models show quarter to three-quarter lengths. Street and informal dresses favor simple lines with long sleeves, and elaborate afternoon and evening gowns vary sleeve lengths. Short sleeve drapery around the armhole and elongated shoulder ties appear among evolving styles this season.
Los Angeles police observe a daily flag ritual. Each station raises six large American flags on 20‑foot poles at sunrise and lowers them at sunset. Chief Sebastian ordered the program to run year round, emulating military posts.
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