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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
6
Fashion notes showcase outdoor playwear styled for 1939 trends with fabric choices emphasizing non shrinkage and color fastness. Descriptions feature wool and cotton flannel, pre shrunk gabardine, and a Gay Nineties inspired swimsuit with tailored pockets and velvet trim. Platform shoes complete the ensembles.
A vivid display features hats from tiniest toques to oversized brims. The diminutive hat for dinner wears iridescent feathers and shell pink velvet with an embroidered black veil. The large mushroom hat in black Milan appears conservative beside the flamboyant brims on show.
Linens move beyond smooth aristocratic finishes with slubbed nubbed and tweed like textures. The new fabrics blend flax coolness with tailoring ease, promising a suit of distinction and comfort for town and travel wear.
Summer fashion highlights large white straw hats trimmed with clusters of colorful fruit. The style pairs well with white outfits or festive prints, and a matching fruit-trimmed white straw handbag completes the look.
A fashion note highlights summer wear in white sharkskin and white gossamer sheet wool featuring brass buttons and sometimes gold braid epaulets. Gold trimming continues with gold kid belts pairing with sculptural draped white dresses.
A New York designer seeking a fresh distinctive touch for summer apparel adopts ashnet based fabric details. The move marks a departure from familiar trims as the collection leans into airy textures and coastal palettes.
Newton Belgum of Chicago tells how his foxhound pointer mix Jip fought 15 minutes in 5 below ice on the Kaskaskia river near Sullivan Illinois. The three men blasted ice and, using branches, created a channel to shore enabling Jip to swim to safety and later chase a rabbit.
A study finds only 0 of 100 homeowners buy their first house to improve children’s environment. sentimental longing for a home of their own is the next strongest motive, while investment is weak. Couples buy after five years of marriage, with average first home cost about $4,899. Most families built new homes at 31 percent while 69 percent purchased existing houses, and 61 percent had children when buying.
A feature on cheese based meals transitions to a sewing pattern roundup. It highlights Household Hints book by Eleanor Howe and two vintage dress patterns 1766 and 1773 from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. with sizes, yardage, and order details.
Appropriate draperies, including linen, chintz, and homespun, suit colonial bedrooms with poster beds and patchwork quilts. Southern colonial rooms in Chippendale, Sheraton, or Hepplewhite styles call for damask or satin draperies and upholsteries.
If furniture becomes scratched use a small paint brush dipped in iodine to paint the scar. Allow to dry then polish with a good furniture polish to restore the finish.
Readable fragments reveal a quirky tale involving undersea painters and a nine day railroad project disrupted by thunder. The report notes unusual challenges, timelines, and local reactions to the event.
European artists in diving suits paint on the seabed using weighted gear and water resistant oil colors. The feature notes such underwater art in the depths as a daring spectacle documented by Collier's.
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