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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
3
A long list of crossword clues and partial word prompts appears, with the note that the solution will be printed in the next issue. The garbled entries include references to furniture, perfumes, animals, rivers, prepositions, and names, suggesting a themed puzzle page.
Fashion notes Velveteen returns with new short coats and bright colorways. Velvet used in unexpected clothing like bathing suits demonstrates evolving style. Designers pair velveteen coats with crepe de chine and satin trimmed frocks, while longer topcoats in corduroy and velveteen appear in gray and beige.
Fashion notes highlight suede purses in plain or bordered styles. Handbags range from flat square to envelope shapes with straps and colors like tan gray green and scarlet. White suede bags trimmed in gold suit summer, while practical leather purses with satin linings appeal for day wear. French ornate novelties remain popular with smart Americans for spring and summer.
Wide crush belts of suede complement sports suits. They are often lined with soft material or unlined, and feature a large suede covered buckle or new metal clasps. Suede bags of all sorts and sizes are very popular.
The piece highlights scarf hats as the season’s key trend with versatile brim styles. It describes navy blue straw hats with oblique ribbon and crepe scarves, Havana brown straw braids with floral motifs and long crepe scarves, and black milan hats featuring satin scarfs and rose accents.
From Paris comes word that almost every dress on display features gay embroidery. The refined Paris frocks emphasize delicate needlework showcasing fashionable detail and craftsmanship for the season.
The article notes new hosiery trends featuring light tints and latest lingerie. It highlights fashionable golf stockings with showy stripes and checks, the decline of black stockings, and a shift to taupes tans grays beige champagne and flesh tones worn with black shoes and colorful outfits.
The morning glory appeals to dressmakers and milliners, with Paquin adopting it as his favorite flower for spring. It appears in embroidery painted designs and silk and muslin appliques on frocks, including a mauve georgette and silver lace dance dress where morning glories form the belt.
The piece notes vivid silk and bead embroideries on fronts pockets belts collars and cuffs. Two color combinations such as rose with Mauve or green with blue appear. Belts are common, often at back or created by inserted bands. Sleeves are long and straight, with few short or sleeveless frocks observed.
The vogue for hatpins as the chief trimming on hats continues. Straws wool and rolled ribbon ornaments appear on small hats along with jeweled pins and brooches for dressier styles. Designs feature flowers birds butterflies and small animals with rhinestones and glass accents.
A description of bold flower patterns in red and black, black and white, and white and red found on crepe de Chine and chiffon fabrics.
A frock in periwinkle blue crepe de chine features a very wide jabot made of plaited alk as its sole trimming.
Judge William Bishop presides over a three lawyer panel testing Henry a country youth applying to the local bar. Henry recalls reading one big book the Revised Statutes of Kentucky, while the judge notes the man may not grasp basic authorities. The exchange underscores gaps between ambition and legal grounding.
A World War II era tale recalls a black corporal’s improvised note to Lt Seth B McClintock sent from a forward trench. The scrap of paper bears formal address and a concise line of communication amid heavy shellfire.
A southern style city judge known for fondness of a teddy bear is drawn into a tale about a new one horse distillery on Mayfield road. The judge says he has tried nearly everyone who tried the local whiskey and remarks on its fierce potency rather than purity.
Special paint that does not reflect light is being applied to night flying aircraft to protect pilots from the glare of searchlights mounted on the wings.
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