Victorian Styles Shown For Younger Set
Designer Merry Hall reveals Easter fashion for children from infants to six. Detailing tintype suits with removable velvet collars and growth allowances, the piece notes boy and girl outfits in plaid flannel and pink wool covert with poke bonnets, plus accompanying accessories and fit features. A Detroit police raid on Supreme Bookkeeping Service uncovered a horse race handbook.
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Merry Hall
U. S
Pram
Bambury
Detroit
Supreme Bookkeeping Service
First French stamps mark a century of postal use
Uncle Steve explains the 1849 1840s first French stamp issue on the first day of 1849. The twenty centime black and one franc vermilion depicted Ceres symbolizing the republic. Designed by Jean Jacques Barre, these stamps blended grace and simple Greek borders, remaining in use until a later empire issued new designs.
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Joey
France
Son
Jean Jacques Barre
Ceres
Jupiter
Prosperine
Italy
Republic
Gay parasols unfurl saucy charms in Gay Nineties style
New York fashion note highlights compact parasols inspired by the Gay Nineties. Styles range from raffia sun-shades to silk and net parasols with lace, ruffles, and pom poms. Designers John Frederices present cocoa straw and violet satin pieces, paired with coordinated gloves and bags to match the playful sunshade trend.
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New York
NEA
John Frederics
Portable television and records promise compact home entertainment
Revolutionary developments in television sets phonographs and radio gear offer easier moving storage and space saving options. Portable TVs weigh about 33 pounds with 26 inch viewing fields and built in aerials while smaller units feature integrated detachable lenses. New seven inch platters store more music in less space and come in 45 and 33 1/3 rpm varieties with affordable changers. Pocket walkie talkie style radios also enter production as compact civil versions.
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Shellac
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C. ED Flandro
Sth & Lewis
Fashion Academy OF New York
America
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