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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1932
Page
2
Markham investigates a burglary linked to a hidden safe. He notes a left foot print near Owen Landis’s lab, casts it in plaster, and tracks a two-person crew through an alley, suspecting a man and a woman as burglars and spies.
In Carthage a housebreaker pair appears to enter together with a woman, leaving faint tracks. A plaster cast of the shoe sole is examined for a matching mark on a woman’s left shoe, while investigators decide not to alert police yet and await further clues.
Markham drives to the college town with roses for Betty and finds fresh shoe marks and a plaster cast linking her to Landis’s safe burglary. He hides the evidence, returns to Betty, and she chats about last night’s stage fright, while the trail grows ever more improbable.
A 1932 fashion preview describes new college girl styles with a narrow silhouette, broader shoulders, and emphasis on sleeves. It highlights higher necklines, varied skirt lengths from nine to eleven inches daytime to floor-length for formal wear, and browns with bronzy greens in color trends. Practical coats, coco brown rabbit hair frocks, velvet gowns, and brown patent leather footwear complete the chic college look.
Ella Neilson flares with envy over Kathleen wearing green at a social party. Kathleen and Frederick grow closer, while George Moore escorts Ella in a pink gown. The event ends with Frederick confessing love to Kathleen and Ella marrying a man named Green.
Owen Landis a young Carthage inventor reveals a remarkable silencer device. The tool is stolen from his lab safe and he suspects only Betty Lawson daughter of a college professor who is the one person besides Landis who knows the safe combination.
Fall suits abandon tight tailoring for lumber jack coats and loosely fitted jackets. Short bellhop and snug double breasted styles give way to hip length and three quarter coats with wider sleeves. Feather tweed models, embroidered cashmere linings, and high buttoned collars highlight the season. Broadcloth and velvet appear in dresses and formal wear.
Fur lined and fur trimmed cloth coats headline winter wrap previews. They promise warmth without bulk and appeal for town wear over full fur coats. Fur mainly trims yokes gillets cape collars and shoulders. wraps use rich velvet. One cream velvet model features deep brown sable sleeves.
The text notes that even the best suit or dress can fail if paired with the wrong accessory while a outfit can gain life with harmonious touches such as hats gloves shoes or pocketbooks. It emphasizes the importance of coordinated accents to complete a wardrobe.
Cherie Nichols notes fall millinery features large jaunty velvet hats with turned-back cuff brims as an alternative to cap-fitting berets. Sketched are a black velvet gob hat with cuff and bow and a raspberry velvet ultra hat worn over the forehead with white grosgrain trimming.
Many fashion collections this fall feature a waist-length wrap that serves as a hybrid jacket and cape. Designers present it to be worn over cloth frocks or coats, blending outerwear with decorative drape for versatile layering.
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