Women stopped wearing corsets and replaced them with girdles
Today’s women might not have a clue about what a girdle is but back in the 1900s, this item quickly became one of the most worn undergarments in America. Women bid their farewells to the restraining corsets only to trade them for the girdles marketed for ‘Misses and Small Women.'”, as told by Fashion History.
What exactly is a girdle? The official Wikipedia definition would be “a form-fitting foundation garment that encircles the lower torso, extending below the hips, and worn often to shape or for support”. In other words, it was used to shape the body and make it smaller.
Nowadays, girdles have long been forgotten and traded for the famous Spanx.
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Parents facilitated marriage unions
In the world of dating apps and matrimonial sites, it’s strange to think that there was once a time when parents did all the matchmaking and marriage arrangements. Yes, parents today might want to interfere in one’s love life too, but, in many cases, technology stands in their way.
One hundred years ago, it was parents who decided who their son or daughter (in most cases) will marry and made every effort to facilitate such a union. In the case of women, male suitors were invited to a visit, under strict supervision of course, to see if there was any compatibility between the possible (future) partners. In many cases, however, it was not compatibility that decided the marriage, but practical or financial aspects.
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I love this page. thank you for it
And people were much kinder, had common sense, decency, manners, respect & work ethic & didn’t rely on the government for handouts. They loved this country & were proud to be Americans!!
My reply is that I can never open your emails. I really would like to read of the subject matter but I can’t sit around for an hour + just to see if it opens.
After the 18th Amendment, four caves were dug near Crow Butte in NW Nebraska, where people produced, and people bought alcohol. I was in those caves in 1936 when my father and I went to Crow Butte and climbed to the top.
My parents still used the Horse and buggies and had a Model T yet when I was born. I lived though the Model A times and had one that I bought for $100, then fixed it up to look almost like new and sold it for $500. in 1950.
I guess people were not aware of the Fair Labor Act in NW Neb. as I worked full time in a gas station in the summer of 1941 before my 8th birthday. I got paid $.17/hr. That is right, 17 cents. I also did the janitor work at the Bank starting when I was in 8th grade.
Wow that was fun!
Very informative.
It was in the 1920’s and early 1930’s that radios became a household item. TV’s didn’t come
popular until late 1940’s. Not only were the radios very primitive but some had to be tuned by
moving a whisker on germanium crystals. The air condensers were starting around the late 1920’s.
While Morphine, heroin, opium and cocaine are illegal to the general public, it is a fact that the majority of the drugs on the market still are made from derivatives of those same drugs. They require a prescription from your doctor now.
My Mother was born for 100 yrs ago and lived through all of this. I could Never replace such a Beautiful, Loving & Lovely Woman as She was. I will Miss her till the day I die 🥺♥️
People do realize
cool stuff
Great subject matrer!
By 1920 most people could read and write. Now our young people can no longer write and/or read letters written throughout history or, for that matter, written by their parents and grandparents.
If our power grid is attacked or goes down, young people do not have the ability to communicate and/or even do the math required to purchase anything.
This is a mistaken message, i.e., the Ford Model “T” was the only car people drove in 1925. I know of Oldsmobile, Chevrolet, Willys, Packard, to name only a few. Please keep your facts actual. Thank you.
Not so that in 1925 “parents (in most cases) decided who their children would marry”. In most cases the two people decided by themselves that they would marry each other.
I lived through a lot of this at the end of that time. I walked into caves that were used to make brew during probation. We had a lot of large families, getting together during these times. My first car was a Model A with a few miles on and it needed new tires and the soft top. I did get the new tires and put them on and then the new top. Total cost was $138.00. Two years later, I sold it for $500.00.
I worked in a gas station for o.17 cent/hour. That is right, seventeen cents/hr.
But all of that, got me working and doing a lot of things in my life. I have been totally Blessed.
Hey they still do the horse and buggy
we are in serious trouble with this incompetent ass running our country. he has assembled a group of total misfits in key position the that will put our country s national security in jeapordy. A total fraud.