In the 1930s when women first began wearing pants for leisure activities, these garments were generally called slacks rather than pants.” (The Fairchild Dictionary of Fashion, by Charlotte Mankey Calasibetta and Phyliss Tortora, Third Edition, Fairchild Publications, Inc, New York, New York, 200...
I suspect these young women continued to sew throughout their lives. Also that year, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs sponsored their own sewing contest. The theme of the contest was “the ideal costume for a clubwoman’s wardrobe.” Points of consideration in the judging were: “fa...
Now, as is true of most small farmers and working men and women, he is worse off economically than he has been since the Depression. Everything he buys costs more, but his own real income is less. My mother suffered a stroke three years ago and has been in a coma since then. My ...