A new adjective which, with ladies at least, ! carrier a weight oP'nie-'ining is "local," or < moro often "suburban," and applies-to ar- ..' tides of dress and tho fashion thereof; In criticism the full weight of the inclining comes J out in tho phrase, '"Yfcs, I liko tho shoos) thoy are very liico, but the stylo is 'suburban' !" This word drops' like vitriol on all preconceived notions ana withers them up.— "Footwear." ' . ; ; .»
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 293, 4 September 1908, Page 2
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70Untitled Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 293, 4 September 1908, Page 2
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