Picot Edge Gowns Show Simple Lines and Popular Poise
Fashion notes from 1915 on French simplicity over ornate drapery. Picot edges replace hems, organdie embroidery colors highlight gowns, with jet accents and lace motifs echoing 1840 1870 styles. Designers favor straight necklines and V fronts, while New York houses struggle to rush new frocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
New York
Jenny
France
Eugenie
Caillot
Cheruit
McClure
Veil styles and velvet dresses in current fashion trends
The piece notes voluminous veils with small embroidered flowers placed to frame the cheek and a three yard circumference veil worn over the hat. It also describes velvet frocks for girls twelve to fifteen with over blouses or long waisted lines, velvet tops, satin underskirts, and lace collars paired with satin belts for spring wear.
Polar ine Promises Savings for 1914 Motorists
Claim lists 1914 POLARINE consumption of 6 929 614 gallons in carloads and asserts big savings for drivers. Promotes buying by barrels or half barrels and notes production by Standard Oil Company. Endorses Red Crown Gasoline and highlights extra heat units for power and mileage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Great Service Organization
Chicago
Fire making by friction in Africa and pearl culture in India
An article explores African methods for starting fires without modern aids using two wood pieces and friction, producing dust that ignites quickly. It also reports on an experimental pearl oyster farm near Pamban, India, led by Hornell, aiming to cultivate pearls under direct control and reduce deep-sea diving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Pamban
India
Hornell
Parody and Patter from the Indianapolis News
A collection of gleeful vignettes and quick quips from the Indianapolis News, featuring a flirtatious patent claim about a motor car brake, a sharp exchange on promises, a foreign tongue joke at a ten cent store, and a quip about brass bands sparked by hot air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wrigleys
United
Swrigley
Veam
WM. Wrigley JR. CO
Kesner
Chicago, Illinois
Tim
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
G. A. Cook
9Th St
Kansas City, Mo
Colt Distemper
Nowattoe
Poimnape
Efron
Iran
Acta
Remedy
P Nates
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!