All though my school years I had to wear a dress or skirt no pants for the girls. In the winter months it got pretty darn cold waiting for the bus in Minnesota.

Same in Manitoba..not even pants underneath the skirts. When I started teaching in1968, no slacks or pant suits, had to supervise recess outdoors in dresses or skirts.

I can certainly remember when most women "dressed" to go out, even to the grocery store, and wouldn't think of going to"town" or church without a hat.

EAster bonnets and new Easter dress and shoes was the highlight of my life as a kid... loved it when I was "old enough" for a hat - but those days passed real fast...

Remember the nylons with the black seam in the back? How horrible to keep straight, and the little rhinestones at the ankle in back? wow!!! felt like a princess with those, but they "scratched"... uncomfortable to an extent...

Once I reached 16 years old, hats were no longer worn by young girls - just the "old ladies" wore them.... now I'm an "old lady" and would love to go back to those days, but no one wears hats anymore, and in a small town, I'd feel like people would think I'm trying to be a goodie goodie twoshoes if I tried to wear a hat to church...

Oh for the good old days!

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And don't forget getting dressed up to take the bus downtown to go shopping when department stores were still located downtown. My mother insisted on dresses, white gloves and clean underwear (just in case the bus was in an accident).

What do you think about the way they dress when they get on
a plane??? Since I was a Stewardess back in the 50's, I can't believe they alow people get on a plane in flipflops!
God forbid of an accident and you had to walk on ashes or slide down the shut! You wonder what they are thinking. Seems they have lost all respect for their own appearance.
I really get discused with flying today and the way people
look. Sorry, I just had to get that one off my chest.






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My mother is 90 and always wears a dress and hose. Her shoes and purses always match. She wears a dress to mow her grass. (Yes we have tried to talk her out of mowing - but none of us can do it right and people you pay don't do it right!). Bet her neighbors wonder what' wrong with her kids when they see her doing that.

She can't believe I wear pants to church and working with 2 year olds - pants are best.

I, was also raised that way, long slips, half slips were not decent, hats , if you were invited to a restaurant for lunch you had to wear one, gloves but what I can't forget are what they called ''manchettes'' that could be translated by half- sleeve. If you wore short sleeves, the nuns wold obligate you to wear these, kind of a fabric tube with an elastic at the elbow and another one at the wrist.

I kind of miss the days of appropriate dressing. I think behavior is influenced by our dress. Not that I always dress "up" but it seemed like a more genteel world. Maybe I date myself.