Style-Wise College Wardrobe for Autumn and Winter
A 1933 Western Newspaper Union fashion note surveys college girl outfits for the coming seasons. It highlights white bengaline and heavy ribbed silk fabrics, oriental inspired turbans, mannish tailored coats with Chinese style closures, kimono sleeves on dresses, rough crepe frocks in vibrant blues, plaid wool day dresses with green suede belts, velvetPlaid blouses with velvet skirts, mass shirring on sleeves and belts, orange scarf accents, and large bracelets, plus soft felt hats resembling fedoras for a youthful look.
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Paris
Western Newspaper Union
Black Foundation of Fall Wardrobe
A Paris fashion icon outlines a typical autumn wardrobe in black. Daytime features a lightweight black wool coat with a fitted waist over a black sheer frock. Afternoon looks include yellow and black printed crepe with black gloves and a black velvet turban, or a black satin jacket suit with a white blouse.
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Paris
Back Flare Coat By Molyneux To Shape Future Styles
Paris designer Molyneux unveils back flare coats in silk or chiffon with a shoulder yoke and full gathered fall. The coat length sits just under three quarters with straight wrist sleeves and no front fastenings, opening to reveal the dress beneath for evening or swagger wear.
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Molyneux
Paris
Plaid Taffeta Girdles Evening Frock Silhouette
Plaid taffeta fabrics feature in a standout evening gown. A white organdie dance frock with ruffles along the hem to the knees is accented by a wide belt and long sash ends of blue red and white taffeta ribbon.
Zippers Replace Seven Buttons on Cardigans
Cardigan sweaters jackets and sports shirts that open down the front may now use zip fastenings. The slide fastener can separate at the bottom and is faster to operate than seven buttons typical on a fall cardigan.
Life's Real Enjoyment Increases With Years
James Norman Hall argues that real enjoyment grows with age for any person. The seemingly solid walls of hardship fade when one desires, revealing life’s glory beyond prior constraints.
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James Norman Hall
The
Atlantic Monthly
Not Mary's Fault Mistress-Mary Draw Rooms Dusty
A terse exchange notes dust on drawing room chairs and few callers visiting Mary explains the lull in visitors reflects on her quiet social scene and house upkeep.
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Mary
Banker Father Son Exchange On Honest Business Counsel
A New York lawyer recounts a conversation between a bank president and his son as he prepared to depart for the West to start his own business. The father urges lifelong honesty and recommends studying corporation law to discover honest ways to conduct business.
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New York
West
Border Cities Star
Defies the Boss First Clerk
Two clerks discuss Jenkins who is on vacation yet arrives late, takes long lunches, and enjoys himself, signaling workplace laxity and possible tension with management.
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Jenkins
The Usual Beginning Exchange About Writing Career
A brief dialogue opens with a boast about taking up story-writing as a career. The interlocutor asks if anything has sold yet. The reply lists personal items sold: a watch, a saxophone, and an overcoat.
Young Sheridan farmer seen leaning against himself
A Sheridan farmer rests at ease in his leisure, slouching with arms folded as his son Freddie quips that daddy is out there leaning against himself, per the Indianapolis News.
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Sheridan
Freddie
Indianapolis News
The father questions a daughter's marriage choice
The daughter pleads for marriage while the father dismisses the match, calling the potential husband kind but financially impractical and a poor son in law.
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Daughter
Dad
Pa and Jinx quarrel over birthday gift debt
A brief exchange reveals Pa admits he cannot afford a ruby scarf pin for Jinx’s birthday while Jinx questions the promise and persists in the topic. The dialogue highlights financial strain affecting personal plans.
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Jinx
No Reason Parent Question Sparks Marriage Confession
A humorous exchange quoted from Pathfinder Magazine shows a suitor replying he has no reason beyond love for marrying the daughter, highlighting a lighthearted moment on matchmaking.
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Pathfinder Magazine
No Profit In Sight Says Bill Collector
A witty exchange has a bill collector pressing for payment and a businessman replying that the firm views the claimant as a loss. The exchange reflects caution in credit and spoken sharpness in business talk.
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London
Margin Buy Becomes a Gown Says Washington Star
A sad hearted reply confirms a stock purchase on margin a few weeks ago. The exchange frames the deal as a gown like a purchase, reflecting regret and misgivings about the investment.
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Washington Star
Tub Sleep Gag Draws Laughs At Local Gathering
A lighthearted exchange at a community event centers on a man who dozed off in a bathtub with the tap running. He slept with his mouth open, prompting amused reactions as folks joked about an unlikely bath overflow.
Accommodating Burglar Demands Gun While Dialing
A burglar assisting the householder who had rushed to telephone asked to hold the gun as the victim dialed. The incident centers on a domestic intrusion with the intruder cooperative during the emergency call. No injuries reported and no arrests noted in the accessible text.
Win One of 488 Cash Prizes by Mailing Oxydol Letter
A reader is instructed to mail a letter in an envelope with an Oxydol box top showing both their name and the grocer’s name and address. Address to Oxydol P O Box 1801 Cincinnati Ohio and mail by October 14.
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Allen
Oxydol
P. O
Cincinnati
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