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Warpy

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17. my mother would shove me into some getup and announce that

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 09:23 PM

Apr 2023

I looked like a lampshade. I don't recall wearing the confection again.

I think the whole thing started when most women had 2 changes of clothing, the everyday dress and the Sunday best. On Easter, she debuted the next year's Sunday best. The old everyday dress was shot and ready to be cut up into kid clothes, towels, rags, and quilt fabric. The old Sunday best was looking just a tad shabby and became the everyday dress.

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Last week someone posted about how we used to dress up for Easter. [View all] sinkingfeeling Apr 2023 OP

You are my age and yes, it was a festive occasion back then. Deuxcents Apr 2023 #1

Patent leather purses and shoes - check, frilly dresses and socks - check, flouncy dress - check, MLAA Apr 2023 #2

Yup, been there dressed like that. Biophilic Apr 2023 #3

We are the same age! tblue37 Apr 2023 #4

It was a big deal. MuseRider Apr 2023 #5

We are close in age, I would have still be 6 at Easter 1956 TNNurse Apr 2023 #6

I guess I lied. I wouldn't have turned 6 until July....about 3 months after Easter. sinkingfeeling Apr 2023 #14

I posted the orginal thread and there were so many similarities. I see you have the hat, gloves, debm55 Apr 2023 #7

I have a very similar picture of me with my 2 brothers and my sister. Fla Dem Apr 2023 #8

Thanks for this thread, sinkingfeeling. My parents dressed us up too. Ptah Apr 2023 #9

Which one is you. Ptah? You are both is so cute and really stylish. debm55 Apr 2023 #10

I'm the younger one. Ptah Apr 2023 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2023 #12

That was me and my older brother BOSSHOG Apr 2023 #13

I miss it, too. LisaM Apr 2023 #15

Back when the ladies wore hats to church - and my mother always got a corsage Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 #16

my mother would shove me into some getup and announce that Warpy Apr 2023 #17

I think we had some posts on the hairbands with the teeth and the scratchy dresses. the thread was debm55 Apr 2023 #18