Showing posts with label 1920. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1920. Show all posts

Monday, March 16, 2015

More April 1920 Fashion



"Street Frocks and Soft Afternoon Modes:
The Polonaise Suggests the Suit, Tunic and Extended Hip Vary the Line"

Vintage Fashion from the April 1920 Delineator Magazine

Vintage Fashion, April 1920


"Advanced Rumors of the Season:
The French Kimono sleeve and Draped Collar"

Fashions from Delineator Magazine, April 1920

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Millions stop colds in this "old fashioned" way



"Take a hot bath, a hot lemonade, cover up warm in bed and get up with full vigor in the morning.

"It's an 'old fashioned' remedy that millions have used for years because in those years they have found it to be an immensely effective method."

California Sunkist Uniformly Good Lemons, ad from 1920.

Friday, October 31, 2014

Good Morning, with Instant Postum


"If coffee bothers nerves by day or disturbs rest by night, drink Instant Postum."

Ad from 1920

Friday, September 19, 2014

Fox Entertainments


"In such absorbing plays as HER, ELEPHANT MAN, THE SHARK, SHOD WITH FIRE, THE LAST STRAW, THE HELL SHIP and others equally entertaining these supreme stars will be seen by millions of Americans at the better theatres."

This ad features photos of actors Buck Jones, Shirley Mason, George Walsh, Gladys Brockwell, William Russell, and Madlaine Traverse.

Fox Film Corporation ad from 1920.

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The Satin that always looks new!


"It is a sovereign satin - luxurious to your fingers, a delight to your eyes - proved superior in durability by a government test."

Ad for Satin Francais by Pelgram & Meyer, from 1920.

Monday, July 28, 2014

Kellogg's Drinket, The Coffee-Like Beverage

"Drinket is a real, gratifying, distinctive beverage - not an imitation or a substitute - not a beany, wishy-washy concoction that penalizes your good nature, but a fine, full-flavored, full-bodied, well-rounded beverage, served hot or iced."

Ad from 1920.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Pompeian Night Cream

"All through the night Pompeian Night Cream is soothing your face, softening it and bringing, while you sleep, the beauty of a soft youthful skin. After exposure to the wind it will clean and heal the tissues. After traveling by train or motor, use it to take the dust out of your pores."
Ad from 1920.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

The Leather for Fashion and Ease


"Vode Kid is found in all the more correct shades. It is a leather suitable for all fashionable lasts. It is light in weight and permits the foot to breathe properly. It is so pliable that it fits snugly, making the foot look small and dainty."
Ad for Shoes of Vode Kid Leather, 1920

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Colorite Your Straw Hat

"Have a Colorite Party, combine pleasure with thrift. Gather your friends around the table and tell them to bring last year's old straw hats. Color them to match your latest dress. It's easy to make them look as good as new and any color you want with Colorite."
Ad for Colorite ("Colors Old & New Straw Hats"), 1920.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Cutex Manicure Preparations



"In one stunning set - everything to keep your nails beautifully manicured."
Ad from 1920.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Women Voters!



"Vote for Cox and Roosevelt - Peace, Progress, and Prosperity."
Ad from the November 1920 issue of McCall's magazine.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

"I don't mind Housekeeping a bit!"



The Universal coffee percolator, bread maker, aluminum ware, electric grill and toaster, electric waffle iron, vacuum cleaner, electric washer, and electric iron all make housework a pleasure!

Ad from 1920.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Creme de Meridor



Helps you through the hardest part of the winter!
From 1920.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Goodform Reducer-Supporter



"Beautiful face and lovely complexion do not offset AN UNGAINLY FIGURE."

Wow, another harsh ad. From 1920.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Java Face Powder



A beautiful ad with a very 20's font. I love this one!
From 1920.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

The Butterick Quarterly



Don't interrupt her - she's shopping for her 1920's wardrobe!

Ad for the Butterick Quarterly, from 1920.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Ambitious Girls!



"In the modern profession of Commercial Illustrating you are paid as much as a man with equal ability - and the present opportunities for women have never been excelled."

Ad for the Federal School of Commercial Designing, 1920.