Casual Clothes in Tailored Wools Show Modern Wearability
The piece promotes casual outfits in new wool fabrics suitable for resort, travel, and everyday wear. It highlights lightweight wool frocks, varied coat weights, and stylish details like slide fasteners, velveteen ties, leather belts, and broad-shouldered top coats. It emphasizes color ranges from gypsy to pastels and notes wool and fur ensembles as versatile all season options.
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Cruise
Western Newspaper Union
Gypsy Headdress Fashion by Cherie Nicholas
The piece highlights a red silk chiffon gypsy headdress edged with sequins worn to perfect a wave and romance. It notes silk headdress handkerchiefs as this season’s must have for partywear and the trend of bordering black mousseline gowns with colorful silk bands. The Alix creation features black mousseline over a white organdy petticoat stiffened with horsehair, offering unusual costume distinction.
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Milady
Velvet styles dominate midwinter fashion narrative
Velvet returns as a versatile fashion theme for all ages and occasions. The piece highlights velvet wraps gowns pajamas robes coats and accessories for men women and children, praising its crush resistance and dressy appeal across festive, leisure, and daily wear.
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Cherie Nicholas
Turbans in Paris Evening Wear Catch Fashion Eye
Turbans for evening attire gain quick popularity in Paris offering practical style for last minute invitations. Silver or gold lame dominates, with pieces crafted to resemble real hair, while velvet caps match gowns in the latest collection.
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Paris
Smart Costume Bordeaux Blends Red and Black Wool
A smart woolen costume combines Bordeaux red with black accents for a refined look. The design emphasizes a rich color mix and tailored texture ideal for upscale events.
Planning Pays Off in Quick Efficient Work
The piece argues that careful upfront planning saves time and money, with examples from carpenters, dressmakers, and homemakers. It recommends a loose leaf notebook for records of family sizes and preferences to prevent unnecessary purchases and waste.
Two-Way Wall Faucets For Laundry Tubs
Modern two-in-one laundry tubs use wall mounted faucets placed at tub center with a swinging attachment to fill either side. This design keeps hands clear of edges and helps prevent back siphonage when tubs hold soapy or dirty water.
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Edith M. Barber
The History and Meaning of Sterling Silver Marks
The piece explains how the term sterling originated from Easterling guilds of the twelfth century and their standard of silver. It notes the 925 silver to 75 copper ratio, the use of 925 fineness markings, and contrasts sterling with solid and plated silver, stressing sterling as the highest standard in coinage and ware.
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England
Camden
Europe
Bell Syndicate
WNU
A Good Judgment Master of Conversation
A fragmentary note praises judgment as the key talent in conversation. It compares a person with perfect discernment to a sighted man guiding a blind one, and suggests that helping others yields more pleasure than pursuing personal gain. It ends with a blunt life reflection about purpose.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Steele
Foreign Phrases and Their Meanings in Historical Notes
A compact list of foreign phrases with translations and origins. Includes Peu de chose, Quid pro quo, Sic transit gloria mundi, Tout a fait, Unter vier Augen, Tete-a-tete, Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice as Michigan, Voir rouge, and Zeit ist Geld.
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Amoenam
Michigan
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