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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1941
Page
6
Cherie Nicholas highlights fall 1940s millinery trends with dramatic cover up looks, curtain drapes, snoods, and back-curtain effects. Berets, cloches, pillboxes, feather trims, and two tone blue red ensembles lead a bold shift toward more hat than hair and expressive headwear.
Stell confronts the arrest of Ben in a department store and learns he was jailed for a stocking theft while searching for her. In a hushed police station reunion, Ben reveals he never left her, being knocked down at the dock years ago and kept faith alive as Stell waited.
The article highlights evening and dressy afternoon blouses stressing luxury. It notes elaborate embroidery with multicolored sequins beads and metal threads. New evening jackets follow the trend with rich glittering embroidery and deep armhole seams, widening embroidery schemes.
The long torso pullover sweater with a deep V neck emerges as a campus style favorite. Worn in lightweight cashmere over a tweed skirt, this fashion pairing leads a popular schoolgirl hobby trend.
The season showcases a two piece effect in various forms. Some skirts are sewn to long torso middy tops to look like a two piece, while remaining a single garment. Tunic costumes present true two piece styles, with straight or flare lines and peplums at the waist. Youth favor peplums for slender hips. mature figures prefer straight tunics and long torso bodice tops.
Lace neckwear accessories are emphasized as key fashion news with a return to simple daytime dresses in sheer wools and velveteens. The collection presents deep lace-trimmed collars paired with matching lingerie sleeves to be sewn into bracelet-length sleeves, signaling a refined feminine touch.
Veils will be ornate this season with glittering sequins or appliques of tiny felt flowers. Some are dotted with suede stars. Very fine mesh veils prevail, some bordered with spangles, others finished with rows of heavy chenille.
A 1917 anecdote of Winchell freezing game in a milk can inspires Roger Sprague to promote public cold storage lockers. By 1940s end, thousands of locker plants handle meat and produce, with large equipment investments and rising farm involvement across the United States.
Clean dry bowls and beaters without yolk ensure egg whites reach full volume. Remove any yolk with eggshell. Rinse rice in a colander with boiling water and save the water for starch use in fabrics. Sprinkle grated cheese on cooked white squash to improve flavor and vitamin content before serving.
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