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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1933
Page
5
A Hollywood fashion prognosticator Travis Banton predicts a great gray wave this spring in sports daytime dinner and evening wear. He notes gray will be worn in all shades and styles as film styling influences fashion trends nationwide.
The article encourages sewing crocheting and quilting during winter evenings to add personality to homes. It highlights mercerized crochet cottons with colonial designs and notes such crafts as heirloom-worthy and popular, urging demand for American made goods.
The piece describes delicate crinkle silk like fabrics in soft rose beige green yellow and gray tones. Shown as smart accents to dark winter coats and promoted by Joliet Business Films for shopping appeal.
A guidance note on marking a bride's belongings: the bag should bear Mary Smith's initials MM. The silverware and linens may carry her future initials or the couple's combined set. The example uses MM for Mary and JJ for John in the final mark.
A guide advises that the roll should be broken with the fingers rather than split by a knife. It emphasizes finger technique over cutting tools for proper texture and control.
A columnist considers a reader's confession of breaking an engagement for a medical student. The adviser urges forgetting the fickle second suitor, suggests time to gain perspective, and hints the first engagement might still hold value. The text also mentions an unrelated news item about American bonds and Greek reactions.
An informal guide notes wool gloves pairing with handbags as a coordinated accessory set. Emphasis on American made products and practical fashion sense.
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