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In reply to the discussion: When you were young, did you get a new outfit for Easter---dress, hat, gloves, shoes for girls, boys-suits, shirts ties [View all]A white hat and shoes.
Panty hose and a wide floral skirt with a white top dress and white gloves .
My brother in his plaid jacket , tie and shorts and My baby sister in a ruffly polka dot dress.
1967.
Ages 9 me..5 ..him and 1 sister.
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When you were young, did you get a new outfit for Easter---dress, hat, gloves, shoes for girls, boys-suits, shirts ties [View all]
debm55
Mar 2024
OP
Thank you yankee87, I hated those frilly dresses. the slips under them scratche. shoes were slippery. I even remember
debm55
Mar 2024
#3
TY flor-de-jasmin. Once a regular slip and Panty hose could be worn it was okay.
debm55
Mar 2024
#60
Ty homegirl for the sweet story. I generally wore hand me downs and my mother sowed , But Christmas and Easter were for
debm55
Mar 2024
#61
of course we did. This was in the 1950s so we got these weird stiff nylon dresses
yellowdogintexas
Mar 2024
#2
Thank you yellowdogintexas. We always visted my grandmother for lunch/dinner and the clothes stayed on.
debm55
Mar 2024
#5
Bringing back unpleasant memories of scratchy nylon and something else (barbed wire?) petticoats
Timeflyer
Mar 2024
#48
Ty Timeflyer. Yes they did scratch. I didn't like it either as it was right against our skin as we wore short white
debm55
Mar 2024
#51
Thank you Lunabell, You and your family are dressed in all your Easter best, I noticed the little white socks with lace.
debm55
Mar 2024
#9
Yes, the MaryJanes. We took them on the sidewalk and rubbed the bottom on the cement so we wouldn't slip. Love your
debm55
Mar 2024
#14
TY :LakeArenal. Yes, the little purse for Kleenex and some coins.(and my troll doll)
debm55
Mar 2024
#43
TY LakeArenal. you were lucky. I just had one of those little packs of Kleenex. We just had baskets --no cellophane.
debm55
Mar 2024
#52
Thank you 3catwoman3, your outfit sounds very much like mine. Still remember the elastic on the hat.
debm55
Mar 2024
#11
Ty, 10 Turtle Day. the hat and the gloves were the only things that came off at my grandmother's house. It was an all
debm55
Mar 2024
#15
Thank you woodsprite. The crinoline slips were scratchy.. I did like my spring purse.
debm55
Mar 2024
#16
Ty malaise. That sounds beautiful. I love the colors lilac and lavender for dresses. The purple ribbons make it sound so
debm55
Mar 2024
#24
I had a Lavender print dress with a lavender coat. loved it Yes, it was a mission as we got a little older. Ty,
debm55
Mar 2024
#25
Ty stopdiggin. I remember the clip on ties.We generally got fancy outfits for Christmas and Easter. After Mass it was an
debm55
Mar 2024
#28
Ty you Deuxcents. Your mom is/was very talented. Shoes we got were school shoes, church shoes, and play shoes.Church
debm55
Mar 2024
#31
TY, NorthCountryLib, I liked my outfits too. Christmas and Easter were the only time we wore something special.
debm55
Mar 2024
#33
Ty FalloutShelter. We used the Simplicity patterns here too. Your coats sound wonderful.
debm55
Mar 2024
#49
Thank you haele. Since I lived in western PA the clothing had different weight and colors. We generally had two sets of
debm55
Mar 2024
#68
TY discntnt_irny_srcsm. I liked going shopping. I have seen other kids (my brother) hide and my mother yelling his name
debm55
Mar 2024
#71
Ty, haele. I would have done it too , just to see what it was like. but didn't.Didn't want the wrath of my mother in
debm55
Mar 2024
#75
You are lucky. There were years we didn't go to mass because of ice storms and snow. We stayed in our clothes all day as
debm55
Mar 2024
#84
Agree. Carlin knew what he was talking about. And that was every Sunday not just Easter.
debm55
Mar 2024
#88
yesterday when i was in churh, i saw a small young man in da da dadyos arms and was all
AllaN01Bear
Apr 2024
#92