Fall fashion show draws crowds across city stores
Tremendous crowds fill store windows and interiors for the annual fall style show. Participating shops include Joske Brothers Wolff Marx Saul Wolfson Dry Goods Washer Brothers Emil Blum Mindes and others. New metallic fabrics and wide waistbands featured alongside dresses from Jenny and Cheruit with lace and feather trims.
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Joske Brothers Company
Wolff & Marx Company
Saul Wolfson Dry Goods Company
Washer Brothers Company
Emil Blum Company
Margaret Hammer
Milliner
Edna Polhemus
Edward's Millinery
Mindes Millinery
Alkemeyer’s
The
Bell Jewelry Co
Joske Bros. Co Display Lets Fashion Bloom In Egyptic Fall
Joske Brothers transformed four and a half acres of floor space into a lush display of plants and colored fabrics. The window theme “Fu turist” with Egyptian tones drew crowds. military styles attracted interest with large sailor hats and irregular turbans. Notable pieces include a turquoise panne velvet evening wrap with badger fur and a cream Heim model wrap with silver embroidery and taupe wolf trim.
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Joske Brothers
Joske Bros. Co
Fashion Display at Wolff and Marx Promises Fur Riches This Season
The Wolff and Marx showroom dazzled with seven floors of fashion. A. C. Proll notes yardage as a ground principle with coats bulky yet graceful. Furs dominate, from neck to edges, with black, burgundy, green and taupe fabrics, and bold evening dresses in silk tulle and metal cloth.
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Wolff & Marx
A. C. Proll
Bordeaux
Burgundy
J. & Sterne
Display Windows Show Rich Style in Saul Wolfson's Store
Saul Wolfson Dry Goods showcases elaborate gowns in Georgette crepe and satin with fur trimmings, green and black evening wear, taupe tulle with blue sequins, and ornate hats. The fashion spread highlights coats by Callot, fur capes, and jewelry trends including wristwatches, bar pins, and opal lavallieres.
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Saul Wolfson Dry Goods Company
Delft
Milliner Trends Shift to Dutch School Handwork
In Paris Latin Quarter a milliner season emphasizes handcraft over Gainsborough style hats. Dutch school influences replace picture hats, with minimal trimming but strong shapes. Fur embellishments prevail, collars and veiled hats rise in popularity, colors include black taupe plum green and ballet bright tones.
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Paris
Ballet de Russe
Emil Blum Co garments praised for family fashion
Emil Blum Co presents street and evening wear with elaborate coats and hats for every occasion. Mothers of growing daughters favored the attractive line of children and infant garments including hand embroidered clothes for ages two to five.
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Emil Blum
Washer Brothers Co Displays Distinctive Fashion Models
The Washer Brothers Co showcases new fashion lines with stylish gowns and coats. Notable pieces include a Lucile silver lace gown, a Drecol rainbow silk tulle model, a Paul Poiret rose frock, green and gold metal tex gown, and a Hickson velvet coat suit. Hats feature large simple styles with ostrich plumes and coordinated trims.
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Drecoll
Arnold
Jenny
Washer Brothers Company
France
Paul Poiret
Hickson
Mindes Millinery Show Highlights Individual Hats
Mindes millinery showcased unique hats in black night blue Java brown taupe and gray with gold and silver lace dress hats. Notable pieces included a black velvet scoop mushroom hat with a paradise feather and a black and gold trimmed cut off back drooped brim. Mrs Bransford also offered Goodwin corsets promising comfort and no show under gowns.
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Mindes
Margaret Sammer Showcases Hat and Cape Combinations
Miss Margaret Sammer presents an attractive collection featuring new hat and bag sets with cape ensembles. Highlights include mole velvet hats with Georgette crepe capes and black velvet and gold hat and bag combinations emphasizing bold lines and gold embroidery.
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Margaret Sammer
Summer
Persseus
Bell Jewelry Co Displays Fall Scene and Hand-Hammered Silver
The Bell Jewelry Company at 227 West Commerce Street shows windows featuring a fall mountain scene with a lake and stream and a display of new hand-hammered silver. The shop highlights several handsome jewelry pieces in latest styles and costly diamonds drawing attention.
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Bell Jewelry Company
Commerce Street
Hats Displayed by Miss Edna Polhemus Attract Attention
Edna Polhemus showcased several hats including an imported white Georgette crepe model with velvet trim and a paradise feather. A black and turquoise velvet bag and hat set, a mushroom shaped blue accented hat, black satin vogue hat with gold ornament, a gold lace bonnet with streamers, and a broad silver lace hat with pink plush inset drew notice for their styles and combinations.
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Edna Polhemus
Edward's Millinery Showcases Fall Hat Styles and Colors
Edward's Millinery presented dress and carriage hats in gold and silver, street hats in varied sizes, Georgette hats, and sets with matching hat, collar, muff, and bag. Black remained the dominant color with vivid trims and colors like storm blue bishop purple Kelly green bottle green burgundy red and bvivac red. Notable pieces included a black velvet tricorn with a silver plume and a violet directoire hat with violet ribbon.
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Edwards Millinery
Alkemeyers Show Windows Feature Cerise and Purple Hats
The display highlights two window themes in cerise and royal purple. Cerise hats include a wide brim satin design with steel sequins and paradise feather, a cerise and gold brocade piece, and a cerise velvet bag with gold lining. Purple hats show deep purple shapes with purple and silver accessories and a silver lace hat. Palms and ferns provide the setting.
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Alkemeyer's
Santa Fe Enginemen Killed In Arizona Wreck
Los Angeles report says Engineer R. W. Gholson was killed and Fireman H. A. Osborn of Needles California probably also killed in the derailment of the westbound California Limited one mile east of Kingman Arizona. Four or five passengers two cooks and two waiters were injured.
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Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Cal
R. W. Gholson
H. A. Osborn
Needles
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
California Limited
Kingman
Ariz
Man and Money Left in Cafe as Employee Vanishes
Sareno Rodriguez owner of a cafe at 118 South Alamo street reports a young employee vanished Tuesday after working for hours. A purse containing 52 dollars disappeared at the same time. Police and detectives have no lead. George Kaptain of 233 East Houston street says a regular visitor persuaded him to exchange 15 dollars cash for a check of equal value, which turned out worthless after the man left.
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Sareno Rodriguez
South Alamo Street
Rodriguez
George Kaptain
East Houston Street
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Callot
Hammond
Lavallier
Emil Blum CO
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Alkemeyer
Audrey Munson
Miss Munson
Munson
Albert Jaegers
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ROYAL
WM. Fox
Bondman
WM. Farnum
Hall Caine
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Charles A. Taylor
Lionel Barrymore
B. Waltham Oe
Henry
Edna Mayo
Ieee
H. S. Sheldon
Charles W. Goddard
Paul di
Theda Bara
Lady Audley
Household Furniture Company
R. H. Hofheinz
Theda Bera
Strand Iouston
St. Today
Mary Pickford
Comedy Tonight
Om County Star
Hackenbarger
Grace Cunard
Billie Burke
Gloria
the Queen
Francis Ford
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