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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
6
Cherie Nicholas notes a fashion shift toward fine fabrics with dramatic simplicity for autumn. Gold jewelry accents blaze with black wool jersey outfits and bold bracelets, while green tweeds and colorful wool weaves expand the wardrobe for sports and travel wear in the new season.
The text highlights a fashion focus on a gored skirt with a wool gabardine fabric and a coordinated angora sweater. It notes practical appeal for juniors and teens, with sewn seam details and pressed creases for added styling. It emphasizes color contrast or matching shades as stylish options.
All signs point to a season of luxury in fabrics with dignified trends away from recent youth styles. Rich faille suits, brocades for evening wear, broad jewelry accents, fur borders on coats and gowns, passementrie revival, and elaborate embroidery evoke Victorian pomp while sleek dresses, long sleeves, and fitted basques suggest renewed dignity in fashion.
A noted revival of ostrich featured in fall and winter millinery. Hats show wealth of ostrich trims with wraps, boleros, bags, fans, and muffs all styled with ostrich elements.
A London designer releases To Show Your Watch Gloves, a new presentation. The accessory allows the face of a wrist watch to be seen at a glance, blending visibility with fashion in a contemporary style.
Schiaparelli selects a linen suit shade matching bright orange ice. The designer’s summer color choice highlights crisp, vivid tones ideal for warm weather ensembles.
John Mains, a machinist at an East Northport pickle foundry, was crushed by a runaway shaft after a ladder slipped on January 18, 1935. A broken belt, wax, and a top‑of‑the‑ladder maneuver led to his clothes being ripped from him as the shaft twisted, leaving him dangling and bleeding. His brother cut him loose, others helped, and a doctor saved his arm as he survived to tell the tale. The factory continues to operate.
Household guidance highlights macaroni and noodles for light all-in-one meals. The feature presents several era style recipes such as Macaroni Creole Loaf, Spaghetti Ring With Asparagus and Eggs, Baked Macaroni Crease Style, and Macaroni Supreme with ham, plus a hearty Skow style dish and a Noodlefest variation. It notes upcoming jelly and relish recipes by Eleanor Howe.
British Guiana, larger than Great Britain and Ireland, has a population of about 300,000. Georgetown holds one fifth of residents. Sugar is the main export, with vast inland wealth largely untapped due to transportation limits. Over 2,000,000 ounces of gold and 2,000,000 carats of diamonds have been mined. Exports of bauxite rival sugar, while manganese oil and mica remain undeveloped because rivers block access. Railways are only 78 miles and navigable waterways total about 450 miles.
A new cookbook titled Easy Entertaining offers over 125 practical party suggestions and recipes for birthdays picnics buffets and bridal showers. Readers are invited to send 10 cents to Eleanor Howe at 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago for a copy.
Wet knife with cold water when cutting a meringue pie. Oil of lavender sprinkled through a bookcase will save a library from mold. Use the blower attachment of your vacuum cleaner to remove dust from radiators. Syrup left from spiced fruits makes a glaze for roasts. A floor wax rubbed on window sill after renovation will keep them in perfect condition.
Philip six and Bobbie, locked out of school during November cold, trek home following streetcar tracks. Their mothers praise Philip's calm, practical self reliance learned at home and kindergarten, crediting patient adults for guiding his mature reasoning.
In Provence the artist and writer dominate, Amy Oakley notes in The Heart of Provence. She recalls Daudet’s mill opening to the public where those unable to pay whispered Musician to gain free admission, clutching a cane or umbrella as a token.
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