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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1936
Page
7
The season blends faultlessly tailored looks with feminine flourishes in spring and summer wardrobes. Men’s suit details influence women’s jackets and skirts, with braided edges, single-button jackets, and versatile Chesterfield coats. Outfit choices pair topcoats with tailored frocks, emphasizing interchangeable accessories and tuneful wool tones.
Multi color carnations on black silk crepe illustrate a new print trend with dark backgrounds and single dispersed flowers. Shoulder strap cutouts form a pronounced effect while dotted net capes veil daytime and evening prints, complemented by superb jewels.
Schia Parelli presents a new invention to hold velvet berets in place using jeweled perfume pins. She also trims hairnets with cabochons or rhinestones for evening wear.
A fashion technique uses rubber to raise the pattern on black taffeta for dressy wear. The process creates a textured surface that enhances the fabric’s formal appearance.
The article notes less uniformity in the latest hats with Agnes offering Bretons in grosgrain and rayon satin ribbons and handwork on the crown. Abyssinian Negus crown shapes resemble a tiled roof while Chinese caps are notably pointed. Talbot presents modest Flemish bonnets and Marie-Alphonsine's Catherine de Medici and Reine Margot coifs feature crocheted rayon straw and openwork weaves.
New colors, contours and materials shape spring shoes with mannish pumps, strap sandals, ghillies and peasant styles. Cuban, continental and boulevard heels appear in built up and covered models, shifting focus to the back view of footwear.
A spring collection features a navy crepe de chine dress dotted with white, with red and white underarm seams and a wide waistband. A fingertip mandarin jacket complements the ensemble.
In Paris designers craft corsets with noticeably higher waists to be worn under directoire evening gowns featured in recent openings. The trend emphasizes a refined silhouette aligning with the new fashion shows and presentations.
A survey of national one-dish meals highlights stews and soups that blend meat with vegetables and starch. Examples include Indian curry, Spanish pollo comarroz, French bouillabaisse, and Louisiana gumbo, with regional staples like New England boiled dinner and shrimp jambalaya. Recipes show varied seasonings and methods, from simple simmering to long braises, using ingredients such as rice, potatoes, onions, garlic, stock, olives, and meats like chicken, lamb, or beef.
Do not leave a paint can open after finishing. Put the lid lock on and press it down firmly to seal.
The piece urges calm after anger and recalls Memorial Day observances and the fading Grand Army of the Republic. It discusses how emotions affect households, the balance of kind words, and the need to honor veterans while recognizing living courage and national duty.
A rugged World War I monument on a hill near Buzancy France persists from Armistice Day 1918. It uses German weapons and field guns bound in mortar to symbolize a long history of battles nearby including Franco Prussian war Waterloo and Richelieu era conflicts.
The poem honors soldiers who died in battle and the living remind us to lay garlands on graves. It recalls snow white and red roses, May flowers, and asphodel as flowers of remembrance. It speaks of tribute and tears for those who fell.
Paint gives new life to marred chairs tables and odd furniture fragments. A simple repaint can rejuvenate them offering satisfying results and extended use.
A plain painted background suits many period interiors and serves to set off figured fabrics in upholstery and draperies for best effect.
The Unknown Soldier of France rests beneath the Arc de Triomphe with an eternal flame. Britain’s unknown is buried under Westminster Abbey’s nave in a roped enclosure. Italy’s unknown lies beneath the altar at Rome’s Victor Emmanuel monument.
W. C. Coleman reveals a cooking stove that converts lead free gasoline into vapor gas and mixes it with air to burn at about 96 percent air. The Coleman Safety Range claims fuel savings and higher efficiency than wood coal or kerosene, with a city gas range performance. Readers can obtain illustrated literature and a store check chart by sending a postcard to Mr. W. C. Coleman Dept. WU-237 Wichita Kansas.
The saying notes that today both genders engage in law but women more often set the tone. It reflects shifting roles with women increasingly shaping legal norms and public policy through leadership and advocacy.
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