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...wedding outfit : "A going-away costume of a very dark green dress, and jacket the same, a hat, the same, trimmed with a pink feather. The first thing I had on was a chemise, then my corsets, a corset waist, a pair of pantsies, a little flannel skirt, the bustle, a white skirt, then the dress. The dress was made with a skirt lining and wigging stitched on up to the knees, and the dress cloth went over that, a long skirt reaching to the floor. Then an overskirt over that, that reached the floor and was tucked...
...Literary Life. In Milwaukee, Mrs. Eleanor Trier told officials that she had stolen a jacket, steam iron, and skirt from a department store only because a stranger had asked her to do "research" for a book on shoplifting, promised to mention her name in the book...
...classic suit is back as an indispensable part of the college wardrobe. It looks as it has for years--straight skirt, sometimes slit, fitted jacket. Tweeds, small checks and dark colors are still prominent. For the game, for church or Sunday afternoon walks in the country, it takes wear and tear and still does not reveal whether or not the wearer has spent the afternoon wrestling at Dunster...
Star of the Evening. On the night of the big contest in a jampacked, smoke-filled ballroom in the West End, Miss Egypt fainted at a strategic moment in the proceedings. After being revived, she refused to wear an evening gown, appeared instead in a knit skirt and blouse. But though she was the center of attention, she was not the star of the evening. The title of Miss World, and a $1,400 prize, went to Miss France. Miss Egypt finished third, after Miss Greece. "Phooey!" cried Miss Egypt. "The decision is wrong. You should see Miss France...
Miss Body, whose off-stage name is Mary Goodneighbor, stated last night: "Any talk about my performance being immoral is ridiculous. Why, I wear 60 yards of orchid tulle in the skirt of my dancing frock alone and 35 pounds of bugle beading on the stole and bustle...