Blouse fashion boosts the suit with oomp to style
Cherie Nicholas notes blouses as the key to versatile outfits, fitting formal or casual moods with suits. White satin and pastel satin blouses rise in popularity, featuring long or bracelet sleeves, back yokes, and front buttons. A pink silk chiffon over-blouse and a black velvet daytime suit pair for elegant evening wear, while a blue faille blouse with blue striped suit shows soft fullness through shirring.
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Royal
Union
Initials on a Bow Pin Feature
A handcrafted personalized pin features the wearer’s initials cut from silver and set into a fat silver bow. It can be worn at the throat of a frock or used as the belt clasp for a plain dark belt.
New Jewelry Trends Favor Silver and White Accents
Gold jewelry on black remains stylish while silver pieces gain ground. Silver neck laces bracelets clips and belt buckles are rising in popularity with oversized lockets on silver chains noted. White jewelry moonstone settings and diamond or rhinestone pieces pair with black or deep wines and greens. Pearls maintain steady appeal for understated elegance.
Gulliver Prints Inspire New Fabric Collection
Gulliver travel prints, drawn from Jonathan Swift, are set to appear on children's dresses, negligées, nighties, and more. Rayon prints promise stable color, washability, and strong fabric. designs feature key characters and castles in the sky in miniature.
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Jonathan Swift
Lightning Shave Brings Close Call in Clifton Barbershop
John Pisano a Clifton New Jersey barber recalls a summer 1938 incident when a back door to his shop opened during a storm. A lightning strike from a cloudburst blasted through his razor, knocking the customer unconscious and forcing Pisano to abandon the shave. The scare led Pisano to keep the back door closed when thunderheads roll in, a change he shares with his wife who feared lightning.
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Elso
John Pisano
Clifton
N. J
Johnny Pisano
Johnny
Western Newspaper Union
Death Ray Inventor Renounces Wartime Use
Inventor Dr Antonio Longoria of Cleveland Ohio says his 1923 perfected death ray device will not be rebuilt or used as a weapon. He notes the apparatus killed pigeons at four miles and fears others could exploit the undetermined frequency near the X ray band.
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Antonio Longoria
Cleveland
Ohio
Longoria
Secret blood ray sparks ethics clash in photog research
Dr Longoria refused to reveal details of a photochemical ray said to alter blood and silver salts in photography. He claimed he demonstrated its potential to kill rabbits and pigeons in California and Cleveland, but vows never to reproduce the machine. He says his wealth came from invention, now he seeks civilizational progress.
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Dr. Longoria
California
Cleveland
Lamplighter Cabot Tops War Time Who's News
Dr. G L Cabot 78 receives top rating in war time Who's News. donor of Columbia prizes in journalism, Cabot’s career spans science philanthropy and invention. He funded solar energy research at Harvard MIT and Vanderbilt, and promoted aviation and botanical studies. Native of Boston, he built a lampblack fortune before expanding into gases and carbides.
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R. Godfrey Lowell Cabot
Columbia University
Dr. Cabot
Warvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hoyt C. Hottel
National Aeronautic Association
Boston
Harvard
Worthington
Aviation Pioneer Douglas Sees War Boom Endure
Douglas Aircraft president Donald Willis Douglas predicts war orders and a strong aviation boom. He cites an $140 million backlog and capability to build 8,000 planes annually, noting aviation history and payload expertise. Gypsy Smith, famed evangelist, shifts from militancy to persuasion, preaching hope during New York visit.
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Onald Willis Douglas
Douglas Aircraft, Inc
Santa Monica
Calif
D. W. .Douglas
Mr. Douglas
Douglas
Brooklyn
Glenn Martin
Ypsy Smith
England
Gypsy Smith
New York
Bay window curtain fix using overhanging strip and cranes
An reader suggests a pinched pleated damask drape solution for a dining room bay window. A 1 by 2 inch strip fixed up near the ceiling supports side cranes and valance rods while standard top frame rods hold glass curtains. Also announces Sewing Book No 4 and quilt block patterns offered by Mrs Spears with affordable postpaid prices.
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Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Household Questions for Cleaning and Cooking Tips
Lime water will sweeten jars and nursing bottles and clean milk residues. Olive oil added to wash water keeps chamois gloves soft. Heat raisin packages briefly to remove paper wrapping. A teaspoon lemon juice in poaching water firms eggs.
No Growth I Don’t Think Much Of The Man Quote
Abraham Lincoln comments on growth and wisdom, suggesting that a person who is not wiser today than yesterday lacks progress. The line reflects a belief in continual learning and improvement.
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Abraham Lincoln
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