Spring Tailored Suits Embrace Patriotic Military Flair
The spring fashion features smart tailored suits with military notes and navy blue palettes. Pronounced details include Irish crochet blouses, royal blue crepe, cornflower corduroy, velvet trims, and star and stripe motifs, blending conservative lines with festive Washington bicentennial color schemes.
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Sandals for All Occasions Highlight Summer Styles
Fashion notes reveal sandal trends with sport styles in pas teletta sava linen shantung and basket weaves. Leather options favor buck calfskin and kid with bright color accents and white. Evening sandals will be minimal and showcase various fabrics to match gowns.
Epaulettes Create Slim Soldier Silk Silhouette Gowns
The French dressmakers favor a slim soldierly silhouette this season with epaulettes and strict lines. Epaulettes appear as shoulder seam tips or short tabs and sometimes as twisted rolls. A tiny waist jacket resembles a caraco and is worn over wool frocks in velveteen fabrics. Short cap sleeves widen the shoulder line.
Modish White by Cherie Nicholas
The supremacy of white for sports wear is established in winter resorts and carries into spring and summer. A two piece dress shown uses white corduroy, a practical choice as corduroy cleans easily and washes well for budget wear.
California Fig Syrup praised by mothers for aiding children
A grandmotherly endorsement notes that for over fifty years physicians have recommended California Fig Syrup to treat bilious upset, headaches, and weak bowels in children. The ad cites Mrs. Joseph of Omaha praising the product and urges buyers to insist on the genuine carton marked California, noting over four million bottles used yearly.
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Daniel Webster Relic Found in historic Boston Directory
A Boston directory issued to Daniel Webster in 1827 and bearing his signature has been found in Sampson and Murdock’s files. The book lists 12,000 persons and their occupations, a fraction of the 1931 directory’s 430,000 entries.
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No Wonder Diner serves best dinner ever tasted
A brief diner note highlights a meal at No Wonder Diner described as the best dinner ever, praising the dishes and service in a concise local-fare tone.
Lesser Evil He Do you pay our milkman by check
Chi cago News notes a witty exchange about paying a milkman by check versus owing money. The brief joke contrasts cash flow concern with trust in local services.
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