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    Ring around the washing machine...

    I always add 1/2 C. or so of borax to my wash as we have our own well and the water is very hard and I wash in warm water. I don't know for sure if the borax is the trick, but everything seems to come out very clean. I think white vinegar added to the wash would be another option.
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    They Say Em' From the Golden Era - Slang & Memorable Phrases

    I must live in a time warp... I still use and/or hear a lot of the phrases mentioned here on this thread. lol Older men call to each other with "Hey, old timer!" How about, "like locking the barn door after the horse gets stolen", and when a person is going on and on, "like beating a dead...
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    Oh the Stigma with wearing seamed fully fashioned stockings!

    Viviene, Could they of been worn with a wedding dress? I'm curious to know where white FF stockings would of been worn? Maybe there was a trend "back then" where white stockings would of been appropriate. If they're all cotton, then they could go back a bit farther...
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    Show us your hair do's....

    Day 4 - still getting same 'do' OK, I've been able to get mostly the same hairstyle for 4 days now. And putting up my "tutorial" has really helped ingrain the curler layout in my brain! I think I've finally found "my look". The pictures you ladies have been posting look lovely! I think...
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    Ring around the washing machine...

    I use baby wipes (sensitive formula for my sensitive skin) to initially wipe off the cold cream and most of the make-up and mascara and then I follow that with my warm washcloth. (I give them a little rinse with the warm water right after I use them and then I wash them with my regular towels...
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    Oh the Stigma with wearing seamed fully fashioned stockings!

    I'm thinking that the white stockings were worn by nurses. My legs are white enough, so I'd pass on white FF stockings.
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    Show us your hair do's....

    Here's a sketch of my hair-do to give you a rough idea. I think some gals may want to use more curlers/sticks if their hair is thick or harder to curl (smaller sections curl easier). I haven't done this as a cold set and I'm curious to see what it would look like. I don't know if the sponge...
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    Show us your hair do's....

    Here's the finished look after I've taken the hot sticks out and finger brushed it to separate the curls and then I'll use a soft bristle boar brush. Its a little curlier today because the sticks were in my hair a little longer than usual while I was taking pictures. Everybody's hair is...
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    Show us your hair do's....

    My Hair-do How-tos OK, Ladies, here's what some of you have been waiting for--how I did my hair. First, I start with dry hair (after washing it, I put in leave-in conditioning cream and then spritz it with Lottabody setting lotion and then I'll either let it dry naturally or what I usually do...
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    Show us your hair do's....

    Ruby, Gorgeous shades of red--all of them. I used to have a dark auburn haircolor until I settled for the color I had as a little girl--medium natural blonde.(I especially like your hairstyle with the dark auburn hair--beautiful curls.) My hair really isn't in layers--its mostly one length and...
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    Oh the Stigma with wearing seamed fully fashioned stockings!

    Gilda, How many straps does your garter belt have? I've found that with a 6-strap garter belt (3 on each side) it keeps the seams very much in line. Just make sure you hook the back strap on first and then work your way around to the front. I also noticed that stretchy seamed stockings seem to...
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    Show us your hair do's....

    Gee, girls, I'm truly humbled by your compliments. I don't know about you, but my hair is never exactly the same day to day. But I REALLY like this look and I'm going to try my darndest to reproduce it. What I did differently today is to roll the hair on the top of my head to the back--I used 3...
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    Show us your hair do's....

    A Mature Woman's Look: Not to be outdone by you lovely young ladies, I thought I'd post a photo of myself. I got this with hot sticks. I've just about figured out where to place the sticks to get the curl in the place I want. My hair is very fine and thin, but takes a curl very well. (I have to...
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    Dress For Success

    I had mentioned this on another thread but thought it deserved it's own. How many of you have had a "successful" experience while wearing vintage or vintage-inspired clothing? Here's mine: This past weekend I went antique shopping and wore a vintage-inspired 40s dress, shoes, seamed...
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    I got an Art Deco Vanity Set for my birthday!

    Miss Dottie, I created a vanity area (someday I'll get the real thing :) ) and posted this on an earlier thread here on creating your own vanity.
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    Oh the Stigma with wearing seamed fully fashioned stockings!

    Micky, stockings/nylons are by far the best thing I wear on my gams. I find that modern pantyhose actually feels "scratchy" to me now that I wear nylons exclusively. My hubby is almost a stocking connoisseur in that he can almost tell the denier of the stocking fabric just by feel. (I hope I'm...
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    Oh the Stigma with wearing seamed fully fashioned stockings!

    Micky, I think Kitty gave you some very good info and another place to try is the Bay (unless they've blocked that site for you too). I wear only seamed stockings nowadays when I go out--even to the grocery store. I've had an experience with a "leerer", but I mostly get stares and I think its...
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    I got an Art Deco Vanity Set for my birthday!

    Thank you all for the birthday wishes. Actually, my birthday was on the 20th, but Harry and I met up with our friends over Memorial weekend. They had wrapped up the set in a huge box with some weights inside and I think I opened up 4 boxes before I found the vanity set. They used a lot of tape...
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    I got an Art Deco Vanity Set for my birthday!

    I just received this Art Deco Vanity Set for my birthday this weekend from some very dear friends. We think its late 20s because of the color of the green. The comb is missing, but the set is SO beautiful. Now I'm going to really feel pampered every day! Thanks, Tom & Terry!
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    Besame cosmetics

    Oh, wow! They must have just changed this! I ordered some samples last week, got them and then made a purchase based on the samples. It does say that you get 3 samples with every purchase. But you must make a purchase to get the samples. I knew some people were just buying the samples instead of...

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