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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1937
Page
7
Bridal fashion feature showcases summer velvet as a radiant, novel fabric for gowns. Describes white and green velvet motifs on sheer backgrounds, matching sashes, hats, and bouquets. Includes color-coordinated jewelry, gloves, and veils, with ensemble ideas for bride, bridesmaids, and mother of the bride.
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas notes the new short length dance frock sparked a sensation and quickly became a favorite. The gown pictured in printed silk chiffon highlights a slim waist echoing silhouettes of the past, worn by a prominent debutante at a New York benefit parade titled Tue Si Parade to Waltz Time.
Lanvin coats feature silver or gold kid leather trimmed with oriental appliques while robes at the same house show separate jackets of stitched kid so soft and fine they resemble lacquered satin finishes.
The June bride will be fashionably attired as lace governs day wear evening gowns and house coats. Lace offers romantic appeal for wedding gowns and bridesmaids dresses with classic lines and intricate appliqued seamings. A gown features a simple line with detailed appliqued lace at the hips, a full train, and scalloped edges on skirt and neck, while veils are shorter to showcase delicate patterns.
Lace dominated the wedding scene with all white peau d angel Chantilly lace gowns for brides, seamless to highlight the lace pattern, hand appliqued edges, and matching mantilla. Bridesmaids wore pastel lace dresses with hooded collars matching the bridal mantilla.
Hints on Capucine tints will be among new color accents for the coming season. They originate from the various shades of the popular nasturtium, signaling a botanical influence in color trends.
A Muskegon cemetery monument recalls Capt Jonathan Walker known as the Man with the Branded Hand for branding himself with the letters S S to protest slave theft. Walker aided seven fugitive slaves, was branded in 1844, later lectured across the North, inspired abolitionist sentiment, and died in 1878 in Wisconsin after a life linked to the road to the Civil War.
Forty years ago a sandbar on Lake Michigan near Chicago birthed Cap'n George Wellington Streeter, the squatter king who defied property developers for decades. His relay of evictions, maps, and legal battles ended only with his death in 1921 and the death of his wife Ma Streeter, when Chicago’s river of land finally prevailed.
A fashion column presents dress styles and home sewing guidance with dialogue about summer gowns and sports wear. It promotes pattern 1270 1272 and 1304 for sizes 14 to 46, detailing yards of material and ribbon requirements. Orders go to the Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
A brief reflection on gift giving and kind speech as powerful acts. The prosaic line suggests that proper giving feels like a blow of care, while kind words express munificence.
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