Illustrated fashions signal shift from boleros to waist-length jackets
New autumn styles downplay boleros in favor of waist-length jackets with varied trims. Designers show diverse fabrics from dark camel hair to satin and taffeta, with embroidery, braid, and passementerie. Shades include browns, greens, blues, and black and white, while sleeves feature novelty shapes and stitched straps. New materials like maire and lace dominate, with shawl collars and elaborate trimming common. Located in New York on August 2.
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Maire
What It Costs the Groom
The piece argues the groom bears the wedding cost, detailing gowns, materials, and social expenses. It estimates typical charges for rings, attire, wedding fees, and a modest honeymoon, with sample trips to New York or Asheville and total costs around $730 or more. It emphasizes prudent budgeting and warns debt.
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Miror Pachisit
Asheville
New York
An Artist's Views on Woman's Dress and College Living
A New York Post feature discusses how ambitious low‑income women in college seek frugal living, detailing Miss E J Austin’s cooperative housing plan at Michigan University. It describes joint kitchens, shared appliances, cost savings, and time management that foster domestic science training and disciplined routines for early home makers.
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New York Post
E. J. Austin
Detroit
Michigan Federation of Women's Clubs
Austin
Ife
Michigan University
Ann Arbor
Old Time Sponge Cake Guidance and Peach Desserts
A collection of kitchen notes on sponge cakes using fresh eggs and baking powder alternatives, with recipes for Almond la Venice, Spanish Almond Bread, Puff Balls, and coffee flavors. Also includes tooth care tips, licorice for dyspepsia, and multiple peach based desserts like Peach Shortcake Peach Pudding Peach Betty Peach Pan Dowdy and Peach Meringue Pudding with step by step prep and baking guidance.
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Venice
Michigan
Light a. Four Toothsome Dishes For Summer Menu
A feature on coffee based desserts outlines Coffee Sherbet Coffee Bavarian Cream Cafe Frappe Coffee Sponge Coffee Tarts and Coffee Fondant with directions for ingredients preparation and serving. It also includes a long craft description of Honiton braid lace and decorative embroidery patterns.
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Cafe Frappe
J. B. Pinkham
Voile With Lace Gown and Matching Blouse Pattern Notice
Fashion notice describes sage green voile gown with twine lace over white, featuring box plaits and wide collar, with a new blouse and five gore skirt. It lists fabric yardages for sizes and pattern numbers 4156 and 41M, offering pattern coupons via the Journal Pattern Dept.
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the Journal
Empire work: new form of fancy work on empire silk
Empire work described as a novel applique and embroidery craft using empire silk with shaded stripes in colors green rose cream blue and more. It combines lace applique silk embroidery painted photographs on silk medallions horizon braid spangles and embroidery floss with cushions traced for design and fringed drapery completing the pattern. The method requires only basic embroidery skills as the lace trails are sewn down.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Beauty and Household Tips From a Bygone Era
A collection of home remedies and fashion notes from an old newspaper page. Eyebrow and lash care with Vaseline, leather cleaning with soap and Vaseline, glass cleaning from sawdust, hair styling trends at resorts, nickel rust removal with tallow and ammonia, costume jewelry on display this summer, camphor cream recipe, and Parisians favoring harmonious single color gowns with subtle accents.
Indianapolis matrons play poker at leading hotel
The New York Evening Sun reports twenty five matrons from Indianapolis meeting at an all leading hotel to play poker with a dollar limit. It notes some big bets and questions whether all play together, suggesting the scene reflects gender and social status in gambling.
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New York Evening Sun
Indianapolis
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