Speaking of Hats...
#12
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My mom is 89 years old and she has never worn slacks. She complains that she's always cold so I bought her a sweat shirt and sweat pants. She wears the sweat shirt over her "housedress" and gave the pants back to me. She does use the Snuggli I bought her and of course her lap quilt. I haven't worn a skirt or dress in 10 yrs!
#13
My dad said his mother used to do her housework with her hat on because she never knew when she would have to go out to deal with one of her sons getting in trouble down on the wharf or somewhere -- but I think he was exaggerating ;) Of course, she never wore trousers and neither did my other grandmother, even though she was quite a bit younger and more modern than Granny.
Granny used to come to town twice a year - once in the spring to get a new hat for summer and once in the fall to get a new winter hat. I have a picture of her pushing Dad in his pram ( 1920 - ish) and she is wearing this gorgeous big-brimmed hat.
Granny used to come to town twice a year - once in the spring to get a new hat for summer and once in the fall to get a new winter hat. I have a picture of her pushing Dad in his pram ( 1920 - ish) and she is wearing this gorgeous big-brimmed hat.
#14
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Location: Ridgefield WA
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Originally Posted by NatalieMacDonald
My 98 yr told MIL used to wear high heels (of course nylons), GLOVES, and hat to go grocery shopping! Imagine...anybody heard of that before? She is from Alberta prairie country. She never went to town in pants.
This was in Victoria BC, Canada
#17
I graduated in 1960, and we got to wear pants on Friday to school, there was a girl in high school that wore a blouse and you could see her bra thru the blouse and she became the talk of the school. Wow.. how things have changed....
#18
Originally Posted by emerald46
My Mother always dressed before Daddy came home from work...out of her houseclothes and into a pretty dress and usually platform heals. I don't think I saw one "dressy" outfit Easter Sunday at church....there were even women in capris...sorry don't like it. Dressing up for some occasions just shows respect..even for yourself.
#19
Off the subject of hats. I was in high school in the late 60's and girls were not allowed to wear pants of any kind to school.Well, my sister and I and a group of girls decided we wanted to wear pants to school AND DID !! We were rebels/hippies..whatever!! Anyways, after days or weeks of getting sent to the principals office . We finally won. It was very cold in the winter in Mass.There was really no good reason not to let us.
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