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    Silver patterns

    we have... ...an OK service for eight and standard serving pieces. The person who has everything is my mom. She has service for 12, plus loads of extra teaspoons, and every weird little specialized piece you can imagine. She rounds it out with a silver tea and coffee service made to her...
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    Carnation in lapel?

    I was... ...going to mention the same thing. It used to be a white carnation if your mother was deceased and a red carnation if your mom was living. I haven't seen it done in years though. Maybe next year...
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    Pink Confessions - Poll

    Don't you... ...work at Berkeley? You could probably wear a pink Speedo and not get a comment.
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    You Big Softy! - Your Favourite Soft Drinks

    We have... ...(had?) a similar product here in Va, Northern Neck Ginger Ale. A family firm, alas finally sold to a major soft drink maker. You still see it, but I'm pretty sure it was bought to eventually take it off the market.
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    Pink Confessions - Poll

    A group... ...of us bought them as a joke years ago. I wore it once for the joke, and it went to to thrift after that. Nothing now. I leave that color to my wife and daughter.
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    Capes/Cloaks

    When I... ...was a cadet, and we'd parade in full dress, the Army officers would wear dress blue. The three star in charge would wear a dress cape on the cold days. The comments in ranks were brutal. Many of those old styles worked better in the eras they were designed for. I think a cape...
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    Graveside Service Etiquitte

    Plenty of... ...sound advice here. Generally, hat etiquitte for civilians is governed by showing respect, vice military hat etiquitte, which is is rule based, functional, and simplified for mass induction of young people. If you are ever unsure or in doubt, take it off.
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    Stetson No. 1 Quality

    It never... ...ceases to amaze me when people find these unused or virtually unused items.
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    Tan leather gloves

    My Grandfather... ...was a working man, but from the generation that knew how to dress up. One of his favorite items was a pair of tan pigskin gloves. He said he always felt dressed up when he wore them.
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    waistcoat questions

    Do what... ...you want. If someone says something, say: "oh, that's out now. People don't do that anymore." People are so ignorant/confused these days you may as well take advantage of it.
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    waistcoat questions

    Do what... ...you want. If someone says something, say:"oh, that's out now."
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    "What the Great Depression Did to Culture"

    Wow... ...I think I'll go in tommorow and hug one of my F-22s. I don't know how you all take it.
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    Shoe Repair

    I'm with... ...Big Shoe and some of the others here on the glued rubber sole savers, toppys, what have you. I've worn dress shoes daily for over 40 years. I used to get full resoles, half soles, etc. It seems like I was forever in the cobbler's shop. Many years ago I got on the sole...
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    Cowboy Boots and Business Suits

    I was... ...in Fort Worth for a week. I didn't see anyone in boots, or hats for that matter. I'm sure it's there, but I didn't see it anywhere.
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    Fountain Pen Ink Questions

    Many years ago... ...the repair guy at Fahrneys told me to use Quink. He said that it cleans the pen and that long term customers who use it have few, if any issues. I write hundreds and hundreds of pages a year with my and have great luck with it. I always use black. Years ago as a Lt, I...
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    Fedora Fever

    I thought... ...it started in military college where they issued me seven hats, followed by the AF, where I had to wear them in uniform. I bought my first fedora in 1981. I went a long time with one or two until two years ago when I picked up a half dozen more. I might be wrong about...
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    Bad repro looks

    Movies and... ...TV shows are about appeal. It may also be the case that the stars themselves don't want the period haircut. As far as the clothes are concerned, sometimes the costumers are trying to show what the average person thinks the era should look like. It's worth remembering too...
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    Authenticity in the Vintage World?

    I guess it... ...depends on what you're doing. I've been to Colonial Williamsburg and seen costumed interpreters in black sneakers. I've seen "hard core" Civil War and Revolutionary War reenactors that are far, far too old and fat to be in a infantry line regiment of either war. The fact...
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    The Declining Popularity of the Necktie

    Yes, but... ...affiliation to what? Perhaps their own self-selected sub group. Rather than affirming membership, they create their own to a certain degree. Regardless, no ties.
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    Post New Hats Here!

    That looks... ...like a very practical hot weather hat. I'm also interested to hear how it does on a hot day. Slightly off topic, but I like the notion of experimenting with new materials with improved breatheability, like using a better breathing, heat shedding liner for jackets. I...
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