Military themed styles dominate spring juvenile fashion
Cherie Nicholas surveys spring children's wear highlighting patriotic motifs such as flags ships and brass buttons inspired by military and naval influences. navy coats sailor collars and bright red white and blue palettes anchor outfits while cowboy fringe lariat details and Western trends add color and versatility to kids' ensembles.
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Great Merchandise Mart
Chicago
Navy
Army
Union
Fashionable hats mirror spring color riot and Chinese influence
A fashion note highlights coolie and beret styles for spring. The baku coolie in bachelor blue features tiny grosgrain bows and an under-chin loop. A bold beret uses black, rose, purple, green, and yellow ribbons in a pinwheel design to emphasize color.
Footwear Colors and Styles Dominate Spring Fashion
Designers spotlight low heeled shoes with bold color. Sandals and step in oxfords appear in tan, blond, wine red, and navy shades to liven dark suits. Tan tones favored. khaki and cocoa hues pair with black patent leather. Wedges renamed lifts for casual wear. Capri sandals feature soft cocoa suede. Navy oxford showcases white detailing at toe and heel with star-end laces.
Hand Crochet Hats Span Sailor Turban and Trimmed Styles
The article notes hats made entirely by hand crochet including sailors turbans and brimmed designs and suggests asking a milliner to display new crochet examples. It mentions crochet appliques yarn pompoms and bold twists of bright wool as trim ideas.
Kendall Bacon Reworks Lansdowne Gazette in One Day
Kendall Bacon arrives at the Lansdowne Weekly Gazette and declares himself boss. He pushes for clean offices, digs behind gossip, and launches a bank robbery scoop that saves the paper’s fortunes. By next day, Allen and staff embrace sharper reporting and publish two thousand extras.
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Allen
Kendall
Saysbrook Bank
Saysbrook
Caleb Rollins
Layton
Gazette
Why Did He Marry Susie A Look at Laughter and Class
A man explains why a successful husband often outgrows his wife. Susie, pretty and sweet, climbs socially by her husband’s success but fails to match his new circle. The piece argues young men seek beauty over brains, leading to lifelong misfit marriages and remarks about the wife.
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Susie
Deserving Dessert Recipes from a Friendly Column
A nostalgic household column offers easy to make dessert recipes and one salad option framed as a “deserving” finale to meals. It lists gelatin based tomato ham salad and several dessert ideas including red raspberry sauce snow balls orange dessert squares and a chocolate fluff with step by step prep and cooking notes.
Within Gunshot of Hard Pete and Rough-House Joe
A traveler asks for Hard Pete but learns Rough-House Joe lives nearby. The tale ends with a warning that Pete lived within gunshot of Joe. Also included is a vintage cake recipe for a 8x8 pan with graham crumbs and pineapple topping.
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Rockies
Hard Pete
Rough-House Joe
Joe
Deserving Desserts in 10 Cent Cookbook by Eleanor Howe
A self help note promotes a 10 cent cookbook titled Ealy Entertaining. It promises new recipes menu ideas and tips for easy entertaining so hosts can enjoy guests. Contact Eleanor Howe at 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois to order.
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Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Illinois
Spool Shelves and End Tables from Sewing Book Ideas
A reader requests a method to rigidify spool end tables inspired by Sewing Book No 3. The answer suggests curtain rods as legs with internal fitting sections and gluing spools between pieces, notes on securing shelves, and recommends obtaining Book No 3 for more home projects.
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B. P
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By Cherie Nicholas
Stanley Cordell
Kendall Bacon
Lansdowne Weekly Gazette
Knight
Bacon
Jules Allen
Agatha Drake
Household News
Pete
Western Newspaper Union
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Nate
Doan
Doans
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