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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
6
Furs dominate the season with capes in wrist length to elbow deep and coordinated muffs and hats. Brown furs and bold options like beaver mink and sealskin mix with gowns, wool dresses, and evening wear. Many women upgrade old coats into capes, while demand remains high across Western retailers.
A rose-colored silk dinner shirt with waistband and pleated front is showcased for informal dine and dance parties. It features glitter embroidery across the yoke with floral motifs in beads and paillettes, while a black velvet calot adds a chic headpiece accent.
Campus girls embrace rugged style adding dash to sports wear with plaid flannel shirts studded belts fringed suits and riding boots replacing galoshes in the latest trend.
The piece notes a comeback of long hair fur felt hats, once out of style, now fashionable again with big shaggy felts in vivid colors. It highlights accessories like a quill and brim tweaks to add dash, and also mentions chic tiny racecoon hats as part of the trend.
South American costumes influence contemporary attire with vivid colors and bold contrasts to black trends. Designers embrace braids, embroidery, and fringe, creating a lively, colorful aesthetic in new fashions.
Fashion borrows from Chinese origins with Mandarin tunics dragons on yellow wool dresses and straight silhouettes. Models wear lacquered high pompadours and chrysanthemum coiffures, incorporating traditional elements into the season picture for winter.
A new pastel felt fashion introduces hats trimmed with flowers, promising endless possibilities for glamorous headgear. The style aims to flatter wearers and elevate allure to a new level.
Rosalind pursues a grand wedding but Gerald balks at the cost. He plans a thrifty route and secretly marries her with a justice of the peace in Hixton. The ceremony uses Lohengrin’s wedding march as a curious twist, ending in a spontaneous home style celebration.
Anne Elmer faces a visit from Kent's father who wishes a match with his son for social advantage. Kent interrupts to defend a life of friendship over wealth, while Anne resists the pressure and navigates a family clash at dinner. Kent arrives, lightening the tension as old and new worlds collide.
Easy party desserts using leftovers and fruit feature a peach refrigerator cake and fruit pudding. Recipes include Gingerbread Waffles, Refrigerator Fruit Cake, Plum Pudding, Left-Over Cake Dessert, and Graham Cracker Dessert with step by step mixing, chilling, and serving tips.
Better Baking by Eleanor Howe offers easy to follow recipes for pies cakes and breads aimed at timid cooks. The cookbook promises good ingredients and expert technique and invites readers to send 10 cents to receive a copy at 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois.
Ruth Wyeth Spears describes a tiny four poster doll bed as a charming Christmas gift project for Santa to leave beside a child’s bed. The guide mentions Book 6 of a sewing series with crafts on refurbishing furniture and making bedding and decor, inviting readers to order.
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