Children's outfits blend style and durability for daily wear
Cherie Nicholas surveys juvenile fashion at Chicago's Merchandise Mart preview showing all purpose outfits. Reversible coats, detachable hoods, two skirts with one jacket, matching hats, and coordinated accessories offer multiple looks. Jersey knits and jumper suits provide practical, stylish options for boys and girls with emphasis on wearability and ease for busy mothers.
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Merchandise Mart
Chicago
A Lesson in Love Amid Moonlit Veranda Confrontation
Tony discovers Elinor’s secret rendezvous with Ted after Ruth’s arrival and suspects betrayal. He leaves in anger, then returns with resolve to confront the truth and ask forgiveness. Elinor admits jealousy and false suspicions, and they vow to abandon lessons in lovemaking for genuine devotion.
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Tony
Elinor
Ruth
Ted
Dixon
Ted Fisher
Tony Colbert
Dixon Summer Cottage
Evening shawls to match black chiffon dresses
A charming fashion feature notes shawls in matching black chiffon and velvet gowns. It highlights a black chiffon dress with a halter neck and gathered skirt, a hand-tied fringe Nitle shawl, and a velvet dress with a scarlet chiffon shawl, also noting new white jersey frocks with matching fringed shawls.
Unusual Motif Belts by Parisian Designer Jane Renaud
Jane Renaud, a young Parisian designer, decorates her handmade belts with unusual motifs inspired by familiar everyday scenes. Her distinct approach blends whimsy with wearable art as she showcases new pieces.
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Jane Renaud
Fringe Goes Dramatic in Dressy Modes
A generous use of fringe enhances dressy outfits with massive fringe on dresses and subtle accents on black wool or satin frocks. Silk fringe pockets adorn skirts and jackets while fringe epaulets add a military chic. Narrow fringe along glove seams echoes cowboy leather style and felt hats feature self-cut fringe on wide brims.
Glittering Evening Wraps Catch Winter Fashion Globe
Fashion experts showcase finger length jackets in colorful tweed and wool weaves with sequined or brilliant embroidery. Young girls favor the new evening coats while black coats and dresses with jet embroidery remain popular. Designers weave sparkling embroidery into wool dresses and suits.
Flowers Spoiled Secret Love Plot At Wander Cemetery
Archibald Mortimer buys flowers then deserts his wife for work, while Mrs Mortimer hires a detective to tail him. The chase leads to Mortimer visiting a cemetery where a romantic scene unfolds with the caretaker’s daughter.
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J. Mortimer
A. J. Mortimer
Archie
Archibald J. Mortimer
Archibald
Aberjamb Detective Agency
Mr. Mortimer
Fall Cooking Ideas From Dame Fashion News Notes
A fall themed kitchen feature offers recipes and tips inspired by 1940s home cooking. It presents apple pies with butter glaze, ginger roasted beef, meat loaf in ring mold, ham with ginger ale baste, and jeweled desserts plus a collection of baking, pudding, and salad ideas. Include instructions for pies, pastries, and savory dishes, ending with a call to request Eleanor Howe’s Household Hints book from Chicago.
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Miss Howe
Eleanor Howe
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Illinois
Union
Booklets in Loose Leaf Ring Binders
Ruth Wyeth Spears describes showing how she packs booklets in ring binders using 4 inch gummed tape folded and punched. She notes five booklets exist with a new one every other month and advises sending an envelope with payment for Book 5.
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Ruth Wyeth
New England
America
John Alden
Priscilla
Plymouth Colony
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Cherie Nicholas
Missy
Western Newspaper Union
Household News
Lew Zare
McClure Syndicate
WIU Service
Dame Fashion
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Ensset's
DES Moines Stove Repair Company
Boileau
Bollans
Thomas Fuller
Lydia B. Pinkham
Sophocles
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