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MuseRider

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77. You bet

Sun Apr 1, 2018, 06:03 PM

Apr 2018

and my mother made my clothes, my two brothers little suit suits, her dress and my father's suit. My dad would give my mom and me an orchid, one that was too old to sell and would end up behind his store in the dumpster. 😁 💖

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Anyone here remember when every little girl wore her best dress and shoes to church on Easter? [View all] bobbieinok Apr 2018 OP

Yes. I was a tomboy and hated every minute of it. AJT Apr 2018 #1

Thats funny TEB Apr 2018 #8

I was a tomboy too, it was my protest platform in the 60s. procon Apr 2018 #11

That GP6971 Apr 2018 #2

As Catholics, I got a new hat with elastic under the chin! Kittycow Apr 2018 #17

I remember the Easter hats MaryMagdaline Apr 2018 #22

Why not hats for the women?? RandomAccess Apr 2018 #41

I misspoke MaryMagdaline Apr 2018 #43

If you forgot your hat, theyd pin anything up there- even a Kleenex! bettyellen Apr 2018 #44

That I do remember!!! MaryMagdaline Apr 2018 #45

I remember that! I thought the mantillas were beautiful and wanted one. suffragette Apr 2018 #71

Ahh, thanks. RandomAccess Apr 2018 #46

I think I got the lace thing about 8th grade. (1967) Kittycow Apr 2018 #47

That makes sense. You had to be a certain age MaryMagdaline Apr 2018 #50

I went to Catholic school from 3rd-12th grade and we took confirmation names when confirmed maryellen99 Apr 2018 #54

Damn ... my diocese did away with names 1970's MaryMagdaline Apr 2018 #55

Thats interesting. Im in the Archdiocese of Detroit nt maryellen99 Apr 2018 #58

I was born in Detroit ... Providence Hospital MaryMagdaline Apr 2018 #60

I was born there as well and my dad was an U of D as well nt maryellen99 Apr 2018 #62

I think those Jesuits were Christian Socislists MaryMagdaline Apr 2018 #65

Mine was Bernadette, for no particular reason. Kittycow Apr 2018 #56

Love that name! MaryMagdaline Apr 2018 #61

Now that I reminisce about it further... Kittycow Apr 2018 #64

Its that damn elastic...I think we are suffering the lasting effects of that torture! MLAA Apr 2018 #33

So true! MaryMagdaline Apr 2018 #53

Just when I finally found a hat style I really liked, hats just went out of style (61 or 62) bobbieinok Apr 2018 #19

Yes. And Easter bonnets! Chemisse Apr 2018 #3

Heck, yes; I was one of them. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #4

And patent leather white Mary Jane shoes! nt tblue37 Apr 2018 #30

Which Mama polished with Vaseline! N/t TexasBushwhacker Apr 2018 #90

Every year a new dress, usually hand made by my mother. CrispyQ Apr 2018 #5

I'm the guy in the chair Cartoonist Apr 2018 #6

Hey, I think I saw that chair on Antiques Roadshow recently and Arkansas Granny Apr 2018 #37

Thank dog jayschool2013 Apr 2018 #89

I do remember TEB Apr 2018 #7

And pink patent leather Mary Janes? Tatiana Apr 2018 #9

Ours were always white. nt tblue37 Apr 2018 #31

PINK? catrose Apr 2018 #39

I'm swooning over the pink patent shoes too! Kittycow Apr 2018 #52

Exactly! catrose Apr 2018 #84

I remember a new easter suit and a fedora hat.... Historic NY Apr 2018 #10

I was surrounded by many of them this morning. Nt NCTraveler Apr 2018 #12

me and my two brothers got red blazers...my sisters dressed up...it was a big deal spanone Apr 2018 #13

Yes. New Easter dress every year until rusty fender Apr 2018 #14

I remember... Runningdawg Apr 2018 #15

:) Never were such days. Remember, not all were Hortensis Apr 2018 #16

Big smile. nt LAS14 Apr 2018 #66

Awwww StarryNite Apr 2018 #70

You obviously haven't met my nieces (3,5) crazycatlady Apr 2018 #80

Lol. My beautiful girly-girl DIL drives her daughter crazy Hortensis Apr 2018 #85

Other than Disney Princesses crazycatlady Apr 2018 #88

Oh yeah baby! Bayard Apr 2018 #18

Yeah, the white gloves were a bane to my existence csziggy Apr 2018 #21

You poor thing. Duppers Apr 2018 #72

Yup, purchased for the occasion. With hat and gloves!!! nt LAS14 Apr 2018 #20

And don't forget the Easter Bonnet! democratisphere Apr 2018 #23

Yes, in fact we had to get a new dress treestar Apr 2018 #24

a Purse with nothing in it except a handkerchief, white gloves, bonnet, ruffly dress Dream Girl Apr 2018 #25

I think I loved the bonnet more than the new dress and shoes. lkinwi Apr 2018 #26

Yes, and as a child I liked Easter because PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #27

We went to church once a year - Easter. dhol82 Apr 2018 #28

Me too but at age 10. BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #73

We went to a Russian Orthodox Church dhol82 Apr 2018 #74

I never heard of that before...how dramatic. BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #75

Yeah, that is probably why I liked it dhol82 Apr 2018 #76

We got beautiful bonnets and white gloves too Greybnk48 Apr 2018 #29

New Easter dress and shoes. I loved it and Binky, the fav'd white chocolate rabbit in my basket OhNo-Really Apr 2018 #32

I was one of those girls mcar Apr 2018 #34

Yes, it was all about the dress, the shoes, and maybe even the hat. milestogo Apr 2018 #35

No. Because that time did not exist. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2018 #36

Huh? Drahthaardogs Apr 2018 #82

Not every girl went to church. Not every girl dressed up in a new dress and hat. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2018 #93

Well, I guess if you take the OP as literal, you are correct Drahthaardogs Apr 2018 #94

Okay. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2018 #95

Of course! With a hat! catrose Apr 2018 #38

Strange, but the only thing I remember NastyRiffraff Apr 2018 #40

Heck yes, including straw Easter bonnet and white gloves. sinkingfeeling Apr 2018 #42

I remember not caring about the dress. No hats in my household....thank goodness. Kirk Lover Apr 2018 #48

No, but we werent religious and I grew up in Southern California surrounded by other non-religious anneboleyn Apr 2018 #49

Yes and was always not allowed to wear my new white patent leather shoes until Easter Sunday nt maryellen99 Apr 2018 #51

yep. Bought new each year for Easter. Demovictory9 Apr 2018 #57

Still plenty of examples Awsi Dooger Apr 2018 #59

and a hat Hamlette Apr 2018 #63

Since so many got so much pleasure, how come our grandchildren have to miss out? LAS14 Apr 2018 #67

Because younger generations aren't going to Church Drahthaardogs Apr 2018 #91

My mom had the dressmaker come up with a variety of designs malaise Apr 2018 #68

This thread needs pictures! lunamagica Apr 2018 #69

You bet MuseRider Apr 2018 #77

I was made to wear dresses until about the 5th grade. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #78

New dress, hat, shoes marlakay Apr 2018 #79

Nonsense. A portion of girls Codeine Apr 2018 #81

For the non church types i think they just wear a cute sundress JI7 Apr 2018 #83

Yes and I was one of them Raine Apr 2018 #86

Yep, my 3 little girls did that today. cbdo2007 Apr 2018 #87

Every little girl... llmart Apr 2018 #92

Stores had entire departments full of hats kskiska Apr 2018 #96