Cream-colored Scarf
KerryCan at Love Those Hands At Home was curious about the textile that I had beneath the hats in yesterday’s post, so here it is in more detail. (Incidentally, KerryCan is doing a… Continue reading
Category Archive: Vintage Clothing
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Hats for the Four Seasons
National Hat Day is coming up on January 15th, so I thought I’d inspire you to participate by showing some vintage hats. I picked them up at different antique shops back in the… Continue reading
A Great Coat for Great Weather
This coat belonged to my husband’s grandfather! Gary Cooper wore one like it in The Fountainhead, which was made in 1949, so I would guess this is from the 1950s. It is only… Continue reading
A Perfect Christmas Eve
I’m home for a night between visits to relatives. Tonight is just a quiet night to sit by the fire and catch “Shop Around the Corner,” and then step outside to look at… Continue reading
Back to School – 1950s Style
These are two skirts that my mom wore to high school in the early 1950s. I wore them again in the 70s, often. They are very comfortable and wear like iron! All you… Continue reading
Late Summer Picnic
As you might have figured out by now, I collect all kinds of old household management books – books on cooking, sewing, cleaning, entertaining, and etiquette. One of my favorite finds (for which… Continue reading
Woolen Baby Belly Bands
My title today (say it three times fast!) is from the lovely 1914 book, Household Discoveries and Mrs. Curtis’s Cookbook. Published by the Success Company, this 1205-page compendium of housekeeping advice is printed… Continue reading
Aloha from 1961
Cousin Martha was legendary in our family. I never met her but her presence hovered over us, checking on us to see if we would be worthy of the money she promised to… Continue reading
Sunbonnets and Feed Sacks
Posting pictures of my extensive cotton crop (4 plants) in Guess the Plant the other day, I remembered a couple of sunbonnets and a feed sack I had tucked away. The pale blue… Continue reading
1940s Child’s Summer Dress
This is one of my mom’s childhood dresses. She remembers that the first summer she got it, it was too big. She wore it the next summer and it fit just right. Then… Continue reading