Paris Society Fashions and Summer Styles Preview News
ARIG July 14: Paris society enjoys a gay Bois afternoon with motor cars and smart traps from chateaux to Armenonville and Cafe de Lac. Duchess of Marlborough attends De Lac in white lawn dress with lace trimmings, pale yellow hat, and pearl gray accessories. New nets at Grand Prix feature elongated tulle and chiffon wraps. Pale gray topcoats with medallions and valenciennes fringe rise in favor alongside white linens and white skirts for seaside outfits.
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Bois
Inj
Armenonville
Cafe de Lac
Duchess of Marlborough
Qalug
de Lac
Weil
Trouville
Denville
Tyory
Tua
Fashion Notes From Paris Inspire Wardrobe Choices
The Paris fashion scene emphasizes personal style over strict trends with long or three quarter sleeves replacing short ones, and corset skirts misfitting when worn by many figures. Simplicity is hailed as elegance, while cotton frocks with umbrella skirts offer practical charm. Back views gain attention, and embroideries like broderie anglaise trend among the young, with lace updates and new scarfs and cloaks capturing attention at races and theaters.
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Lear
Broderie Anglaise
Jess
Keeping Cool In Young Women’s Fashion Notes
A guide on staying stylish and composed, advising women to study the art of keeping cool in any circumstance. It praises modest, well trimmed garments and suggests sewing tips including blue foulard, in Hartion lace, and mercerized cotton fabrics. It notes that darker tones in mercerized satin fabrics suit youthful wear and mentions navy and white cottons as a past trend for older age groups.
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Mme. Letellier
Avery
Jerome K Jerome on American Professors and Youth Ideals
Jerome K Jerome recalls how youth seeks material success over academic ideals. He compares American professors at Columbia and German and British scholars, tying his memories to a twelve year old pirate game with cousins and later travels, noting the clash between ideals and worldly ambitions. He argues youth embraces practical aims, while professors mourn lost ideals.
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Jerome EK
Jerome
Columbia University
United States
Oxford
Switzerland
Paris
Germany
Eat Almonds and Fruit for Brain Power
Health notes from Pert recommend blanched almonds as brain and nerve fuel and advise daily use. Juicy fruits aid mental clarity. apples rest the brain while prunes fight nervousness but do not feed muscles. Individual tolerance varies, as some suffer indigestion from apples.
Textile Girdles Highlighted In New Robe Styles
Various fields note Wi Black silk braid used on thin veltings Pineapple fabric and gauze sawns. It is often woven into elaborate patterns. New lounging robes feature girdles indicated by tucks or shirring, varied by many treatments.
Omen Live and the New Mourning Dress Trends
The note describes fashion and household tips from an early period, noting changes in mourning attire and fabrics. It mentions sleeve lengths, potted meat as a curious reference, new shade named bisauté, and guidance on sewing and packing clothes. May Irwin is cited for a household science hobby and a recent cookbook.
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Irwin
Grumble Hook Makes Housekeeping Pleas Aired
A domestic note describes a woman managing a large household who invents a "grumble hook" inviting family members to record their complaints. The text mocks diffident fashion and soft drapings linked to mourning and suggests a light, humorous tone about household life.
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Catherine Talbot
Beau Monde
Moreau
Leshorn
Catherine TaLhoi
Paria
Bursingham
Rajuherks
Orlenth
Jerome K. Jerome
Heidelerg
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Manhad
Isell
Fener
Captain Marryast
Walter Scott
Jack Harkaway
Aristophanes
Homer
Thera
Ovid
Robinson Crusoe
Jan
Nate
Thoras Bartow
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