Apr 09 2009
Growing up in Easter duds
My first picture shows my usual self: play clothes, braids, nothing special as a kid. I always think this picture looks like the My Gang kids - revised. From left to right: Elaine, me, my brother, and Norma. Elaine and Norma’s father ran the pub/restaurant on the corner. Since the kids weren’t allowed in the bar and the mother ran the restaurant, Elaine and Norma were at our house a lot.
I once went inside their three-story home - the house was over the bar and restaurant. It was spotlessly clean. We walked carefully and quietly through the house to Elaine’s room. In a large trunk she showed me her dolls: each perfection in its original box, its clothes without dirt or rips. I took on out of the box. Elaine said “Careful, don’t get it dirty.”
The next photos are of me dressed up for Easter. You can see why Easter was a lot different from every day. It must have been a tradition to take our pictures on Easter. My hair is naturally fine and straight. My Mom would put it up in curlers fashioned from the wire strips that closed coffee bags. It hurt when she pulled them out.
Marilynne
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Those pictures are so cute!!!
We’re all cute when we’re little.
Maxie
Nice that you still have these photos! Now, I remember wearing white gloves at Easter.
These are great! Thanks for sharing them!
You look very elegant in your Easter finery! Thanks for sharing your childhood photos.
Yes, the days of dressing for church any Sunday is not done as often as I would prefer. Then on Easter and Christmas, many still do not get dressed up.
I know in our busy world, many may have just gotten off work or are going to work, and its more important to see them attend, but I sure miss the days when everyone looked their best for these special days.