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Birth of the New Year - 1889
Birth of the New Year - 1889

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31Dec2013


This Is Horrible! - Relief At Last! 
This Is Horrible! - Relief At Last!

"While I am unalterably opposed to corset wearing, I do not hesitate to say that the women who wear them will do well to substitute the Q.D. Clasp for those now in use." - Annie Jenness Miller, Dress Reformer. If you'd like to more about the Dress Reformers click here. I learned that the movement s…

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30Dec2013


Myrtle Got A New Dress
Myrtle Got A New Dress

"With such practical and becoming dresses available the housewife need not feel extravagant if she adds another to her wardrobe." …

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30Dec2013


The Morning Tells The Story 
The Morning Tells The Story

Let Your SHOES look dressy …

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30Dec2013


The All Fountain Brush Bath - 1906
The All Fountain Brush Bath - 1906

Puts one in condition to resist COLDS, LA-GRIPPE AND ALL CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.  …

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30Dec2013


Send Me 8 Cents...
Send Me 8 Cents...

"Write TODAY before you forget." …

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30Dec2013


Elizabeth Is A Sensible Girl
Elizabeth Is A Sensible Girl

But we all have regrets.  …

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30Dec2013


For An Instant Her Grasp Tightened On The Others' Hand
For An Instant Her Grasp Tightened On The Others' Hand

Why? What was going on?  …

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30Dec2013


It's the Cocktail Bra! 
It's the Cocktail Bra!

It's "mysteriously provocative"! …

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29Dec2013


For The New Years Party in 1937
For The New Years Party in 1937

Make an entrance...wear a cape inspired by British Peeresses!  …

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27Dec2013


I Need a New Years Makeover
I Need a New Years Makeover

I think I'll get my hair did...that should do the trick.  …

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26Dec2013


Let's just get on with it! 
Let's just get on with it!

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24Dec2013


It's not to late to get him...
It's not to late to get him...

...a swinging tie! More from Sears and Roebuck in 1943. …

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23Dec2013


Every Gal Wants These For Christmas!
Every Gal Wants These For Christmas!

More good ideas from Sears and Roebuck in 1948! …

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22Dec2013


Gift Ideas for the Kids - 1948
Gift Ideas for the Kids - 1948

The 1948 Sears and Roebuck catalog gives us lots of gift suggestions. Today for the kids we have warm hats, mittens and sweaters.   …

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21Dec2013


Gift Ideas From 1890
Gift Ideas From 1890

Here are some of the popular gifts from The Ladies Home Journal in 1890. You would be a big hit if you gave her a carpet sweeper or a dress form. He wanted felt slippers and perfume is always a good idea!  …

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19Dec2013


A Christmas Letter to My Husband - 1934
A Christmas Letter to My Husband - 1934

A Singer For Christmas! "It would be better than a new dress..." …

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18Dec2013


Top 5 Beauty ways to use Olive Oil!
Top 5 Beauty ways to use Olive Oil!

1. Olive oil can be used as a hair treatment! This is one of my favourite olive oil beauty tricks, and trust me it has helped restore my hair even at its worst condition. Olive oil adds tones of moisture into your hair follicles, creating shine, reducing frizziness, breakage and split ends. Simply p…

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17Dec2013


Do Your Christmas Shopping Early - 1924
Do Your Christmas Shopping Early - 1924

In 1924 the nice people at the Montgomery Ward Company sent out their Fall/Winter catalog to show you everything you could want or need. Here they give you suggestions for Christmas gifts. Choose from watches, rings, silver set, cuff links, pens, clocks and pearls. I would like the beaded bag with t…

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17Dec2013


Lewis Carroll's Christmas Greetings
Lewis Carroll's Christmas Greetings

Today I got a 1923 copy of Alice In Wonderland. Unfortunately it's in very poor condition (falling apart), but this poem was just before the title page.As an extra treat click here. …

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16Dec2013


How to Organise a Closet!
How to Organise a Closet!

I don't have the biggest closet in the world, so I like to create extra space in my closet through interesting ideas to store my beloved items! I have quite a realistic closet, I don't find it always necessary to colour code my shoes and clothes in such a fast paced world. However It always makes me…

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16Dec2013


Make The Holiday Scene - the Make The Holiday Scene - the "With It" gift!

In your velvetized paper Hostess Skirt. ...looks, feels, drapes, just like rich velvet! One wrap-around style fits all sizes - snips to any length with a scissors. Guaranteed to wash or dry clean and iron. Great for entertaining or for that "with it" gift. Attractively packaged, in Festive Red!   …

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15Dec2013


Are your Christmas outfits ready?
Are your Christmas outfits ready?

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14Dec2013


Outfit of the day! pastel flowers 
Outfit of the day! pastel flowers

Pants- Whitney Port for Cooper St, Top- Kmart, Bag- Forever New, shoes- Shubar, headband- Kmart, necklace- Lucia.xxx …

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13Dec2013
 
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