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Golden Era Woman of the Week
I agree. This is my favorite "column" in the FL. I know these biographies are a ton of work, and I always learn so much from them.- St. Louis
- Post #32
- Forum: The Home Front Woman
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Show us what you've made!
Waingirl, that dress is gorgeous. Perfect color, pattern, fit, and styling. Amy Jeanne, princess-seamed 30s frocks are probably the most flattering garments in fashion history. I'm astonished by your productivity! I'd like to know a little more about how you achieved that fit. Do you work from...- St. Louis
- Post #7,630
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Did and Didn't
... and that reminds me of "short-sheeting," a trick I enjoyed playing on my brothers much to my mother's intense irritation. I think in the Era they called it an "apple-pie bed."- St. Louis
- Post #68
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Did and Didn't
Brains! I can't say that I've ever seen that on a menu locally, though I have had haggis here. To bring the thread back to the Era (sorry, Hudson) I've certainly seen lots of wartime recipes for "lesser cuts" of meat, including brains and tripe. And to bring the thread back to the original...- St. Louis
- Post #58
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Crazes of the Era
I don't know if this amounts to a craze, but I see a lot of letter-shaped buttons and decorations on young women's girls and blouses in Sears Catalogues and women's magazines of the late 30s and early 40s. A girl could specify the letters she wanted (I assume her first name) on a mail-ordered...- St. Louis
- Post #35
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Did and Didn't
You fine people have obviously never sampled the delights of St. Louis style pizza. In comparison, Papa John's and Pizza Hut are manna from heaven. St. Louis style pizza is essentially Elmer's Glue and Ketchup on a Saltines Cracker, underbaked and then left out in the rain for a half hour.- St. Louis
- Post #55
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Vintage beauty tips for when time and money are scarce?
Sheeplady, have you ever tried rag curlers just in front? I used those in high school and found them quite comfortable and appealingly silly. You just cut a few pieces of fabric from scraps, roughly 3 inches wide and about 8 inches long. Wet down your bangs, put on a little setting lotion, and... -
Vintage beauty tips for when time and money are scarce?
To answer the "bang" question from Vera: I don't have bangs, but I think you can twist them into the side combs by taking up a little at a time as you twist (if that makes sense?) I guess it also depends on the decade of your hair style. Sheeplady, my sister-in-law (who also lives in Syracuse... -
Vintage Weddings
What an exquisitely beautiful portrait. Would you mind posting another image, if you have one? I'd really like to see this dress in more detail, if possible. Does it have a train? Did the veil come with the dress? Just lovely. Thanks!- St. Louis
- Post #294
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Vintage beauty tips for when time and money are scarce?
Getting back to the question about lacking time, I've found one solution recently that seems to work very well. Over the past four months or so my work life has become downright unmanageable, to the point where I'm just too tired to do anything more with my hair than to keep it clean. So I put... -
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Essentials of a 40's Party
DecoDame, if Missouri isn't too long a drive for you, I'm having my annual 1939 party again this year and you'd be most welcome. I do it every year in the early spring (date hasn't been finalized) and encourage, but certainly don't require, 1930s-1940s dress. Food, drinks, and music are all as...- St. Louis
- Post #25
- Forum: Skills and Smarts
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Ladies, what are you doing this evening?
It's completely normal to feel that way after a series of upsetting events. You've been through the emotional equivalent of a tornado. It will take some time to pick up the shingles. I'm glad you have ways of keeping busy and making your own, and your family's daily life better. Thinking lots of...- St. Louis
- Post #228
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Golden Era Things You've Revived Or Repaired For Use
I'm almost embarrassed to post this, because it really didn't take much effort to revive or repair. One of the best Christmas presents I ever received was this Bissel war-time carpet sweeper. It came to me without a handle, but that was very easy to replace. A short trip to the hardware store...- St. Louis
- Post #190
- Forum: Skills and Smarts
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Ladies, what are you doing this evening?
Yes, please take good care of yourself while you are coping during this difficult time. I'm very sorry for your loss.- St. Louis
- Post #221
- Forum: The Powder Room
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What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?
I would give anything never to hear the phrase "must-have" again. I must have air, water, food, work, a roof over my head, and sleep, but other than that, almost nothing can really be classified as "must-have." Equally irritating: advertisements that begin with the word "hurry." How I detest...- St. Louis
- Post #2,466
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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A Day in the Life
That's interesting. A couple of years ago someone started a thread elsewhere on the Lounge asking people why they were drawn to the Golden Era. I think almost all of them gave similar responses -- they had been raised by their grandparents or else in some way that evoked or respected their...- St. Louis
- Post #63
- Forum: The Home Front Woman
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Sewing Lessons & FAQ
Normally I recommend finding a vintage pattern, rather than a reproduction one, because that's the only way you'll really get an authentic look. But if you're just starting to sew you will probably want to work with a modern pattern. Many of the 1930s and 40s originals don't have printed...- St. Louis
- Post #2,913
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Ladies, what are you doing this evening?
I hope everyone finds relief from all their discomfort soon. Sending good wishes to all. I worked hard today & struck a lot of things off the old to-do list, and did not lose my temper with a grumpy friend, so I get a nice glass of chocolate ovaltine. Best nerve tonic in the world.- St. Louis
- Post #208
- Forum: The Powder Room
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A Day in the Life
This is an astonishingly sensitive and thoughtful series of posts. Decodame, sheeplady, LizzieM, you all express what I've been trying to articulate for some time. I got to the point years ago when I realized that trying to fit myself to modern (at that point late 20th c.) standards of...- St. Louis
- Post #59
- Forum: The Home Front Woman
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Ben Sansum, The man who lives in 1946
They're just so much quieter, too. It costs me about $25 to have the blades sharpened every third or fourth year, and as long as I don't let the grass become a hayfield I'm fine. My yard is only about 20 by 14 feet anyway, so there wouldn't be any point to hauling a stinky loud mower out of the...- St. Louis
- Post #30
- Forum: The Golden Era
