The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-18
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living room Of her home telling me
OF fashions OF half century ago.
when I think of the way we used
TO get ready for those grand balls
back there In Lakeland. MINI. That
Was during the war. when the men
and boys used 20 come up 70 Lake
land on furiough for the parties
well. we Euis nsed % wear
50 many clothes ! don't see how
We got around. There WERE al.
ways two prtsiroatx and often .
knee length skirt UNDERNEATH the
drcss. And we were laced tight
Then the dress touched the
ground with long trnln trailing
along behind You'd he surprised 10
know how well We could dance with
trains"
Mrs. Mouiton arose from her chair
and went toward bookcase. She re-.
turned with n llr,ls icather.bound
book entitled. The Iady's Guide TO
Perfect CentIiity.-
This" shs said. win show you
a little bt about fashion In my
day"
she opened the book 10 picture
% a girl. with hair pompadourrd
high on her brow and curls down her
hack. Tho ruffIes about her neck
were wide and heavy. Her waist.
lire was slender. 40 slender. fi~r
skirt wna widcned with hoops and
many ruffies. IL reached TO the
ground.
and tina, was the way" said.
"you dressed"
II surely 6id.- declared Mrs..
Mouiton. except we'll. except that
my father was doctor and always
said wasn't 10 pull In my waist
quite a. much as was sometimes
done. hut I used 70 fix my hair that
wny--and what times We did have,
We girls didn't have Md curriers' IN
those days. or checfricn. We had 20
usa rags. Generally our hair WINS
long. and We had n dreadful time.
But u was fashion. 70 We stayed
with u.
80 different today" Mrs.
MouIton continued. tho girls
with their bobbed hair. It's so
sensible. Seems 10 me the older
women ought 10 try u too. II
would save "a much time.
In ever No many ways" nhe went
on TO say. the girls dress better To.
day. They're wearing their clothes
ioo@--that's better. They don't
have tight iac.s holding them In.
on. I think IT'S sensible the way
they're leaving off corsets.
'And long skirts never were
hesaIthfuis I'm glad they're wear
ing them short. and not wearing
40 many burden-cmc petticcsts
a. they used to do"
what about paint ana pcwder7''
asked her.
"welI.~ said Mrs. MouIton. think.
ing Just a moment. Those are
things ! don't believe should be used
in TOO great quantities. ! don't like
paint very much--but powder--well.
occasionally on my nose. even t."
Which leads Va again to the Mrs.
Moulton OF today, who Is n years
old.
A little lady. not very tall. who IL
slender and possesses a vim that
many women half her age would be
proud to call their own. Her dark
hair. slightly slvered, is done in
puffs on top. with loose curls on her
forehead Her eyes are brown. And
her suyie n a. sweet
But about her style" Well,
yesterday afternoon In the home
where she lives with her daugh-
ter, MIR. Moulton wore tan silk
hose. black patent leather pumps,
tan and blue sport skirt. and n
soft white waist with black vel
vet bows on the wrists, fastened
with little gold beauty pins.
II had friend once" she ex-
planned yesterday. "wbo told me.
Always keep up with the times
and you'll never grow old Try
not 10 get too far behind. And
I think II does keep one young
certainly don't feel ~ years
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