Demorest's Family Magazine was THE source of fashion information from 1879 to 1899. There were also articles about household management,...
Fashion Gleanings From Abroad - 1891
She is Really A Glamorous Creature
What is this "glamour"? Nancy Tailor has the answer. At least she did in 1962. From a set of Beauty guides we have this list of ...
For The Boy Who's 3 Or Less - Butterick Patterns from 1946
Woman's Day Magazine let's us know what the well dressed young man should be wearing in 1946. Each of these are from Butterick Patte...
Last Seen Wearing...
The Case of the Missing Co-Ed... she was LAST SEEN WEARING - a gray skirt and a yellow sweater. Then she vanished... "Her face spells S...
Tailor Maid - 1945 Fashion Model's 5 Way Suit
In The American Magazine, March 1945, we have Wendy Russell New York "top-flight fashion model and styling adviser to half a dozen ma...
Be First With Fredricks!
This fabulous Fredrick's ad from 1966 came on the back of the TV Prevues insert in the Seattle PI Newspaper. This might have come to my ...
Gray Squirrels on a Bright Background
I love this project from Ruth Weyth Spears Home Decoration with Fabric and Thread , published in 1940. Put squirrels on your drapes!
A Rug Made From an Old Coat and Scraps of Felt!
This old idea could be pretty great today...and you might not have to cut up old hats and discarded school pennants. Found in Home Decoratio...
Three Evening Dresses in One!
A lovely idea from the Complete Book Of Sewing By Constance Talbot in 1949. "Several different bodices can be made for one net skirt....
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