Sheath skirts spark debate on fashion and female life
A heavy column explores the sheath skirt trend in Paris and New York, noting shopper reactions, designer Paquin’s influence, undergarment impacts, and the social psychology of dress. It surveys reactions from managers, clerks, housewives, and club women, linking fashion to class, suffrage, and modern thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Durhley
Broulway
Tuelf
Paris
Russ
Parle
Dreas
Watchmakers Problem Prompted By Skyscraper Time Errors
H C Carpenter of South Bend Indiana demonstrated four sample watches in his Hotel Baltimore room remarking that jewelers must invent a solution for timekeeping in skyscrapers. He blamed vertical steel construction acting as a magnet on watch wheels causing balance irregularities and urged manufacturers to fix this defect.
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H. C. Carpenter
South Bend
Ind
Baltimore
Kansas City Times
Glass Bottomed Boats Arrive At Avalon Resort
At Avalon on Santa Catalina Island a regular fleet of glass bottomed boats now operates. The craft, built from ordinary row boats, carry eight to twelve passengers who sit around the well and peer through glass toward the Pacific to view fish and underwater growths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalon
Santa Catalina Islands
California
Pacific Ocean
Inu
Wide World Magazine
Dining table dispute ends with flooring compromise
A Plunkett family dispute over table height leads to a compromise plan for a new hardwood floor laid atop the old surface. Mrs Plunkett approves, while Mr Plunkett and Cordelia discuss adjustments and convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plunkett
Jarod
Cordelia
Rafe
Limitations of a Writer Henry Porters Wedding Tale
A fragment recalls Henry Porter known as O Henry. After his recent marriage a reception for the writer and his wife is described. A guest questions why heroines in his stories wear crepe de chine. Porter humorously explains he only knows calico and crepe de chine, so he makes his female characters wear crepe when calico won’t do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Porter
Saturday Evening Post
Woman Hunter Returns with Elephant Tusks and Cubs
Mrs Aimar D Saunderson of County Cavan Ireland arrives in New York claiming a safari in East Africa. She and her husband say they killed an elephant and a lion during a roughing it trek, with three shots striking the elephant and a lion cubs captured for the Bronx Zoo.
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Aimar D. Saunderson
County Cavan
Ireland
New York
Belgian scientist touts new bactericidal pneumonia serum
Dr. Leon Bertrand, a Belgian bacteriologist, declares he has developed a more powerful pneumonia cure than current treatments. He describes the serum as bactericidal rather than antitoxic, implying a direct killing action on the pneumonia-causing bacteria.
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Leon Bertrand
What Official Title for a Criminal Society Leader
The leader cannot truly be called head. he would need the title vice president in a joking, ironic view of criminal organizations. The remark plays on hierarchical terms and the notion of succession within illicit groups.
The Markets Money and Prices Listed in New York
Market notes show call money at 4 3 4 percent and steady sterling. Government bonds and grain futures appear with varied quotes. Live stock, cattle and hogs trade figures are loosely cited amid a broad market snapshot with rough price points and names for commodities and livestock.
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New York
Practical Fashions Paris Pattern No 2461 Linen Coat Design
Pattern description for a linen coat suitable for late summer and early autumn includes full length sleeves with cuff, back center seam and two side back seams, three large pearl buttons, three simulated pockets, seven sizes from 22 to 44 inches, yardage by width, price 10 cents to request pattern details from Pattern Department with name and state.
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Paris
Misses One Piece Plaited Skirt Pattern No 2490
Misses one piece plaited Paris pattern No 2490 described for bordered materials and light summer fabrics. Features backward turning tucks for flare and an inverted box plait back closure. sizes 18 to 17 years, yardage listed for bordred goods and other fabrics. Also a brief editorial note about a gentleman amendment to the ten commandments proposed by President Harel of Ambhorst.
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Paris
Panama
Harel of
Ambhorst
Arabian Nights Origins and Galland’s Translation
The Arabian Nights is a vast Arabic tale collection forming part of classical literature. Antoine Galland, a French orientalist, brought it to Europe between 1704 and 1717 by securing a manuscript and adding stories gathered from professional storytellers during his travels in the East.
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Europe
Antoine Galland
Lemuiliet
Goring
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Garment
Agele
Nora
Mary
Paquin
Paduin
Laghing
Disney
Ier
MR. Plunkett
Tamba ‘Hoys
Cavolund
Calves
Hollers
Suthy
Ruttee
Caah WA
Nile Ah Fe
Prince Charming
Misses
Stae
Deabeid
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