Summer Play Clothes Program Announces Exciting Fabric News
Fashion feature on modern play clothes highlighting washability, wearability, and new fabrics. Denim shifts from workwear to stylish sport and social wear, with yellow denim slacks and calico prints. White rayon pique shark skin proves ideal for tennis frocks and white suits, designed by Alice Marble, with practical sewing tips and budget-friendly outfits for mother and daughter.
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Alice Marble
Western Newspaper Union
Cotton Chintz Housecoat Sets New Fashion Pace
Enthusiasm for cotton fabrics rises this season with noted beauty in chintz housecoats. Moss roses bloom in the print while a graduated border design offers creative effects at shoulders, waist, and skirt.
Non-Crushing Cotton Fabric Boosts Vacation Wardrobe
In these vacation days of outdoor activities and trips the appeal of non-crushing wash fabrics grows. The boucle weave is highlighted as a cotton rescue, with dresses and suits using it widely. Rub, shake out, dry, and wear ready.
Dressmaker Bathing Suits Recall Fashions of the 1890s
The fashion trend cites dressmaker effects in various materials with taffeta and flowered or striped jerseys praised. Knitted suits are favored, while styles shift from longer skirts to shorter bloomers and midriff openings. Elastized princess silhouettes and one piece ballerina types appear with a Hawaiian floral influence.
Knitted Cape Fashion Gains Fall Popularity
The fashion spotlight shifts to knitted capes for fall and winter. Enthusiasm grows for capes in knitwear and readers are urged to start knitting now to debut a knitted cape this season. Cape suits that mimic hand knit appear for those who prefer.
Covington Midsummer Swim Party Entanglements
In Covington a summer picnic spirals into romantic rivalries as Kathleen Mays navigates flirtations with Gene Mays and Ritchie Graham while friends Ruth and Connie scheme around Jaird Newsum and Hot Shot Mags. Tension rises at the riverbank gathering.
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Kathleen
Ruth
Ritchie Grahan
Laura
Tom
Shirley
Ritchie
Gene Mays
Connie Mays
Lance Ferguson
Connie
Jaird
Lance
Laird
Mags
Mays
Ritchie Graham
Ruthie
Hot Shot Mays
Hot Shot
Tarzan
Gene
Mary Etta
Maguire
Drowning fear and romance in a lake rescue scene
Kathleen fights exhaustion during a swim with Gene Mays and is saved by Ritchie Graham. The confrontation reveals a charged tension as Kathleen and Ritchie exchange sharp, protective signals amid danger, culminating in a raw confession of conflicted feelings and a planned continuation.
Porterville Pool Sited In Ravine Hillside Scene
The new Porterville Swimming Pool sits on sixty acres of wooded grounds beside an outdoor lake fed by springs. Rustic dressing huts, diving boards, floats, and soft drink stands dot the area while the dining room and dancing pavilion impress more than they function. The food tastes tinny, echoing the mechanical orchestra.
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Porterville
Unsought Thoughts Capture of Intrusive Mind Musings
A fragment discusses thoughts that arise unbidden in the mind, noting their common occurrence and the way they seem to drop into consciousness, reflecting on mental processes and the nature of intrusive ideas.
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By Cherie Nicholas
Harry Puay
McClure Wiu
Servitt
Laura Maguire
Mike Maguire
Covington
Alec
Lou Knight
Jaird Newsum
Ma Newsum
Bep
Sul Itai
Wonn A
Locke
T. Roosevelt
Whyte-Melville
Ben Hogan
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