Word: beach
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Damn! The other night Newspaperman James Hoeck, until recently of Shanghai, Canton, Peking; Richard Kerley, until recently of Memphis, and F. von Falkenberg, until recently of Palm Beach, Pensacola, Tallahassee-all sitting in the back room of a heimgemacht establishment joyfully guzzling brew, discussing Einstein, Nietzsche, Women, Words, TIME...
...Cotton Textile Institute began selling cotton not to the thrifty but to the smart. Cotton makers concentrated on attractive weaves, chic modes. The spice of novelty was introduced through beach pyjamas, overalls, suntan frocks, quilted coats, printed slippers. Well did the cotton man's calico, gingham, piques, chambrays, gabardines lend themselves to these novelties. During the 1928-29 Palm Beach season cotton was an outstanding success. During the present season cotton fabrics have been conspicuously successful. Once sold to the smart world, it was certain that cotton would be sold to all the world. When sales are made...
Bonwit Teller. A Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, smartmart is Bonwit Teller & Co., founded 35 years ago by Paul J. Bonwit. Little Bonwit Tellers have been established at Miami Beach, Palm Beach, Southampton, Bar Harbor. Last week Bonwit Teller made partners of the public, offered 60,000 shares of preferred at $52. For fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 1929, Bonwit Teller showed net earnings of $563,066.66. The new financial structure will be operated by the old management...
Happy was Henry Sherwin Rupp, 19-year-old son of a Long Beach, Cal., businessman when his appointment as a midshipman to the U. S. Naval Academy came through last spring. Happier still was he when he arrived at Annapolis last week to take his examinations. The mental ex- aminations were stimulating. He passed them handily. Physically he was found whole and sound?except that when a bundle of many-hued yarns was set before him, he picked yellow for green, green for blue, blue for purple. The Navy wants men who can recognize colors. The Navy rejected Candidate Rupp...
Plugged like a new jazz song was the trouser mode for women at last week's show. Having established the once unpopular ensemble, U. S. couturiers are now busy trying to put over the glorified pajama and its offspring, the feminine overall, at least for luncheon, tea, tennis, beach strolling. The opinion of most buyers last week was that part-time trousers for women are just wandering, have gotten nowhere...