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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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 Posted - May 03 2018 : 12:05:45 PM
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I remember when I was about 10years old,,, we lived in New Britian Conn at the time...Daddy worked in Hartford at the Recruiting Center.
Mother would take my little sister and I to the big Department store in Hartford for a day of shopping...
My 2 year old sister and I would sit on the big tuffed round seat, my little skinny legs dangling,,, watching mother find the perfect color of gloves to match her hat or handbag... after all,, a well dressed lady always wore matching hat, glove, handbag & shoes...
I saw this photo on the internet,, it reminded me of my mother, except mother had Auburn hair.
Mother sewed her's and mine and my sister's dresses,,, so there was wiggle room in the budget for her to buy her matching accents.
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Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
2694 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
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Posted - May 03 2018 : 6:16:55 PM
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Hi Grace, such lovely memories! My mother made most my clothing through grade school as well, I remember my favorite little outfit she made me was this little skirt and vest to match, was made from green and white (a floral type) printed fabric, was my favorite. Such fond memories. Love the photo you posted, so classy and feminine. The good ole days. Miss them.
Dreamer42
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2018 : 10:05:18 PM
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I would luv to be able to go back in time,,, especially now, with my mother in a Rehabilitative facility for stroke patients.
To be that little girl again watching mother as she took care to match her hats and gloves, purse and shoes...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6663 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - May 04 2018 : 06:27:13 AM
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This is a great memory, Grace, of those days in the 1950s! I too remember just how the department store looked in the Ladies dept., children's department and of course the toy department!! Getting new shoes or accessories was a special occasion. My Mom, like yours, was a master seamstress and she made most all of our clothes as well as her own. Accessories were for a season where Easter might have been the incentive to get something new to add to an outfit. Like you, I sometimes wish I could go back for just one day to relive an experience that now is lost to a completely new approach to clothing and online purchasing. Blessings to your Mom today as she works to overcome what the stroke has taken away from her. My grandmother , who lived with us, suffered several big strokes before her death. I know the toll that it takes on them and it is so sad.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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HollerGirl56
True Blue Farmgirl
1334 Posts
Barbara
Flat Top
WV
USA
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Posted - May 04 2018 : 3:24:10 PM
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| Your mom must have been beautiful! I only saw ladies that looked like this in magazines. I only remember my mom in farm dresses and aprons. We did have a glamourous teacher though---she always had beautiful dresses and every thing to match. Years later I found out that she made her own clothes and that is how she afforded the accessories. I do remember that my mom had to have a matching purse and shoes when she went to town and that almost everyone wore a hat. People dressed up when they went to town back then. My father always wore a suit. I think people are too casual now. I don't understand going out in your pajamas---ha,ha. |
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Joey
True Blue Farmgirl
1868 Posts
Joey
Gulf Coast
FL
USA
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Posted - May 06 2018 : 4:20:38 PM
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My grandmother had 6 girls and I was the oldest grandgirl. She sewed a lot and so did my mother. I remember getting material at the local store but I also remember going into down town Philadelphia by bus, and very occasionally taking the train to New York city to go to the garmet districts to buy material and zippers, buttons, lace and trims to make all of my clothes for the next 6 months. I felt very special.
Well behaved women rarely make history.
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