Two Cases Of Good Husbandry
So when's the last time you saw an ad that quoted Virgil? (Don't miss that the shirts have an "eternal air of correctness", and that the pyjamas add "a lot to the pleasure of sleeping" and "If It Shrinks We Replace"!)"Good Husbandry (the first of blessings, according to Virgil's Georgics) is to know…
Century - Old Fabrics
In the February issue of Theatre Arts Monthly in 1929 we find an ad for Old Arts. G. O. Neddrie offering Century Old Fabrics. "Embroideries, velvets, brocades and damasks of the the XV to XVIII Centuries from the looms and cloisters of France, Spain, Italy, Flanders and England in Gothic, Renaissanc…
Rests Eyes After Sewing
"When hours spent over a sewing machine or embroidery frame have made your eyes feel weary and strained, simply apply a few drops of time-tried Murine." …
Sorry, Waists Are Shrinking!
The 'Fashion Staff' at Pictorial Review in 1939 warns us of an up-coming crisis! You could choose from these patterns put out by Pictorial Review, but it looks like you had no choice about the fit...you were going to have to suck it in! "The full skirt and broad shoulders of the dress above conspire…
Spring Wardrobe For A Smart Woman - 1936
For a spring wardrobe The Delineator magazine offers these 1936 guidelines. "We suggest the following color scheme for the wardrobe shown here: For your coat - a navy basketweave woolen; for your jacket dress - navy heavy sheer with white pique; for your suit - a natural or gray menswear suiting of…
Spring Is In The Air - Hats and Accessories from 1956
Ruth Mary Packard writing in the Ladies Home Journal in March, 1956 gives important advice for spring hats, purses, shoes, jewelry and gloves...what every well-dressed woman needs to know."Your hat has more size...let it enhance but not overwhelm you..it must be scaled to your features as well as yo…
Spring Is Still In The Air in 1956
The Fashion Editor, Wilhela Cushman, of The Ladies Home Journal offers these suggestions for spring, 1956. "There's an abundance of fashion and the news is flexible...yielding gracefully to your choice as an individual, to your life and your needs." "The bow-back jacket with the slim paneled skirt …
The Costume Look for Spring - 1956
From the March, 1956 Ladies Home Journal, some hope for spring!"It will be a gay colorful spring - fabric tones are the loveliest ever. Your coat might be a lovely lemon yellow or one of the beautiful new reds - both cheerful colors. Your suit could be a heavenly sky blue or a soft turquoise, both s…
Fashion Gleanings From Abroad - 1891
Demorest's Family Magazine was THE source of fashion information from 1879 to 1899. There were also articles about household management, art, travel logs and stories...a glimpse of the world for the homebound woman. But it cost $2.00 a year, about $52.00 now, so it was aimed at the middle class hou…
She is Really A Glamorous Creature
What is this "glamour"? Nancy Tailor has the answer. At least she did in 1962. From a set of Beauty guides we have this list of "trappings of glamour". "For glamour, dear girl is for the men...designed to delight and enchant them into a state of love...to remind them forcibly of the difference betwe…
For The Boy Who's 3 Or Less - Butterick Patterns from 1946
Woman's Day Magazine let's us know what the well dressed young man should be wearing in 1946. Each of these are from Butterick Patterns. Does your toddler have a Sailor Playsuit, a Sunday-Best Suit, a Smock Coat and a Snow Suit with Helmet? Better get busy! …
Last Seen Wearing...
The Case of the Missing Co-Ed... she was LAST SEEN WEARING - a gray skirt and a yellow sweater. Then she vanished..."Her face spells S-E-X to me," said Detective Frank Ford. …
Tailor Maid - 1945 Fashion Model's 5 Way Suit
In The American Magazine, March 1945, we have Wendy Russell New York "top-flight fashion model and styling adviser to half a dozen manufactures" wearing a suit that "does duty for five costumes". Her "hat happened to cost a dollar, and her jewelry came from a junk shop."This gave her panche, which …
Be First With Fredricks!
This fabulous Fredrick's ad from 1966 came on the back of the TV Prevues insert in the Seattle PI Newspaper. This might have come to my house. And I clearly remember studying these ads closely. I KNEW they were for bad women, certainly nobody I knew wore these sorts of things. I didn't really know …
