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Show Do You Remember? . . . By MAUDE H. BENEDICT do"you"remember ? When bands of wide ribbon were u-orn across the forehead and pinned pin-ned around the head, very much like a bandage? Another hair style a string tied around the head, hair combed straight down over the face, then nulled up on top in a knot of curls? This hair dress left almost no forehead showing. When ladies' watches were pinned pin-ned to the blouse, near the shoul- Remember the heart-shaped gold network lockets filled with small perfumed sachets worn the same ... as the watches? ornament. Remember when braids, velvet ribbons, ruchings, water-waved water-waved ribbons, feather bows and feather fans were important accessories ac-cessories to milady's wardrobe? To illustrate how modest the times and how impractical the styles, ladies wore a tight corset cover under the really dressy one. This tight one to mould down the figure and then (can you feature this!) a set of ruffles pinned across the front for fullness! Do you remember when blouses were made of the sheerest possible materials, the corset cover showing through in all its beauty of lace, insertions, tucks and ribbon bows? Do you remember there lived a man in our town who swore he And do you remember the "widows' "wi-dows' weeds"? These awful black garments, worn by either old or young widows for years. A full-skirted full-skirted long dress, often having a cape to match, and a bonnet of black net with a trailing veil that fell below the waist? How dreadfully depressing to see! And when the period of mourning was over, sometimes after af-ter years, the mourning clothes were discarded little by little: a white blouse and perhaps a white flower on a black hat, the first signs of coming back into the world again. Widows seldom attended any kind of social gathering other than church affairs. How much more sensible the styles now, when a widow may wear any kind or color of dress she chooses, mourn just as deeply and try to go on in the usual manner. man-ner. Remember when ladies wore mitts? These were gloves with fingers only to the knuckles, and were made of white or black lace. Basques were stylish, too, in the gay 90's. These smartly tailored jackets were buttoned from throat to hem, the buttons very close for would not go on buying shoes, so he soled his shoes with iron and, after the pavement was put in, he could be heard a block away coming com-ing down the sidewalk? After all, that was a practical thing to do, as was this same man's making and keeping his own coffin for years before he needed it! One time, in the long ago, a train pulled into the Springville depot, to find a band out in uniform, uni-form, playing a stirring tune. A drummer (salesman) stepped off the train and inquired of a bystander: by-stander: "Why the band; some celebration on?" "Why," answered the bystander, "it's in honor of one of our prominent prom-inent citizens. He's arriving on this train, just out of the penitentiary, for disobeying the Edmund Tucker law!" Now doesn't that show how we stand by each other in good ol' Springville! And comes a contribution: There was an old lady of 107 years in Springville. She was the mother of Mrs. Ethier Blanchard, and her name was Mrs. Goff. A dear little lady she was, and so intelligent, despite her age! She knew the Pro- phet Joseph Smith, and, quoting Mrs. Goff as she told of this experience: ex-perience: "Joseph Smith, the prophet, pro-phet, laid his hands upon my head and blessed me. He said that I would live to see the winding up scene of the generation under which I was born, and would enjoy en-joy the blessings of the Redeemer's Redeem-er's kingdom." . She could recite long poems learned in childhood. Two best remembered re-membered were "Alexander Selkirk" Sel-kirk" and "The Recessional." Do you remember when snuff was used by men, and some women? wo-men? It was stylish to be seen taking a pinch of snuff and excusing ex-cusing yourself to those about you while you had a good old sneeze! Do you remember the melodramas melo-dramas at the old opera house the kind where the villain still pursued her? The wicked looking moustaches they wore, and how the heroine cried, "Desist, foul fiend," and "No, no! I would not marry you were you the last man on this cruel old earth!" When scenery sometimes fell down on the heads of the" players during the most .thrilling love scenes ? Oh, 6ft ! Do you remember? |