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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1939
Page
8
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas notes color as the central theme for upcoming spring styles. She describes vivid woolens, plaids, and stripes shaping tailored suits, topcoats, and ensembles, with dramatic multicolor tweeds from Paris and bold pocket details highlighting a trend toward color harmony in early spring wardrobes.
A portrait shows a girl in a black velvet dinner gown draped off the shoulders and edged with tiny bows. A soft gold kid belt designed by Criterion accents the rich ensemble, with a wee velvet hat and twin bows completing the sophisticated look.
The clever calot beloved by schoolgirls returns this winter with Suffy earmuffs and bright plaid flannelette. The earmuffs can be worn up or down for versatile warmth and playful look.
Neckwear is described as an expansive accessory category beyond pique and batiste. It includes ruchings, embroideries, Buster Brown collars, lace collar sets, bows with matching pockets, velvet pieces with mother-of-pearl accents, ribbon materials, and elaborate boleros, all signaling neckwear as a featured spring theme.
Fragmentary shopping guidance describes selecting squirrel pelts for night wear with orchid spray styling. It notes gray undyed fur with even pile, contrasts with flank dyed brown pelts, and mentions cost differences between gray and brown specimens.
Garment description notes slips with lace beading camisole tops and baby blue ribbon. Lace ruffles and ribbon trim decorate the bottom, completing an old-fashioned lingerie look.
A white chiffon blouse trimmed with black vallace is presented in a collection designed to pair with a black taille suit. The ensemble emphasizes contrasting textures for a refined winter look.
A feature on future tech and living paints a booming image: plastics from farming products, motor fuel from molasses and potatoes, and glass age homes with button controlled comforts. Experts predict tractors guided by buttons, soil fertilization by electric currents, glass highways, and sun powered houses transforming farming, transport, and architecture with dramatic efficiency gains.
Granddad’s warning about milder winters appears supported by weather bureau data and global studies. Joseph B. Kincey of the Weather Bureau analyzed long term records from New Haven and Copenhagen showing a steadily rising average temperature over the past fifty years. Meteorologists cite natural cycles and multiple contributing factors in this warming pattern.
At the New York fair next summer a Borden sponsored exhibit will house 150 cattle from across North America. Cows of Guernsey Jersey Holstein Ayrshire and Brown Swiss breeds will be shown in ten-cow units and milked on a rotating platform called the rotofactor while the public watches.
Hollywood gossip highlights Claire Trevor turning freelance for choicer roles and marrying Clark Andrews while remaining wary of long Warner Brothers contracts. Margaret Roach, Hal Roach’s daughter, lands a dramatic part in Captain Fury as her father relents. CBS Screen Guild Show funds aid the Motion Picture Relief Fund, and Nelson Eddy plans a vacation from his coffee program with Donald Dickson stepping in. Dana Andrews rises from Texas to Goldwyn discovery, and James Ellison must grow a beard for Picardy Max as cast.
Knitting project guide by Ruth Wyeta Spears offers a Rag Rug pattern using %-inch wooden needles and color-changes every 10 inches. Includes tips for draperies and home decor and advertisement for two sewing books priced 25 cents each with a free Rug Leaflet offer upon ordering both books.
The President of the United States receives a salary of 75000 dollars annually plus 25000 for travel. The President's wife gets 25000 for housekeeping and may obtain extra appropriations. The government funds salaries for the head butler, housekeeper, valet, and wife's secretary. The President's wife can call upon social aides from the army and navy.
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