tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post970164185617249849..comments2023-09-13T16:56:20.080-04:00Comments on the whining diner and wellfedfred: guest blogger: Edith Wharton. M.Worth, and the acceptable way to build a wardrobewellfedfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-68871120948690827852012-08-07T19:10:55.893-04:002012-08-07T19:10:55.893-04:00Thank you, Fred.Thank you, Fred.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666135219142328347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-78223871656343462742012-08-07T17:39:25.396-04:002012-08-07T17:39:25.396-04:00Hi, David, I may have a real future in country mus...Hi, David, I may have a real future in country music. The next effort will include a truck and a flag as well as betrayal, road rage, and having to put down the dawg.<br /><br />The spa I mentioned is called Earthsavers, They have a couple of locations. I haven't been there in a year or two, but i checked their web site and it looks like they still offer all the same kinds of services, maybe more. earthsaversonline.com<br />If it does interest you, you might want to call and see if they have any pre-wedding packages that interest you. Have fun!wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-89424803813387893002012-08-07T15:42:22.925-04:002012-08-07T15:42:22.925-04:00The dee-lightful Ms Wharton . I guess the best way...The dee-lightful Ms Wharton . I guess the best way to expose "polite society" was to jot down their conversations verbatim, change the names to protect the guilty and publish as a novel. God Almighty, if they waited two years to wear their new dresses, I can just imagine how spontaneous their sex lives must have been. It's a miracle any progeny were produced to wear the diamond brooches,etc. And I can never think of Josephine without the legendary instructions from her lover to please not take a bath before he gets home from the battlefront. Love your ditty, Fred, however it lacks mention of the requisite trailer and deceased dog. Don't question me on this, after all the Land Of Men With Too Closely Set Eyes That Wear Black Cowboy Hats is just 2 hours SW of me. Forgive me the totally OT question-what was the name again(and address if you can conjure it) of that heavenly spa in New Orleans? I finally got an e-mail from my sis and I want to sign us up. Thank you!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666135219142328347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-16165728346424146102012-08-07T08:05:05.533-04:002012-08-07T08:05:05.533-04:00And iron self-control. I find myself ripping open ...And iron self-control. I find myself ripping open packages in the elevator.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-80549482664191041922012-08-07T07:12:28.300-04:002012-08-07T07:12:28.300-04:00Slow fashion.Slow fashion.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175229460841379583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-58831955489216348892012-08-06T18:51:40.853-04:002012-08-06T18:51:40.853-04:00Thank you for taking a look. I am a textile-phile...Thank you for taking a look. I am a textile-phile*. But, I can assure you, no one ever calls me looking for recipes.<br /><br />* And, apparently a word maker-upper.Pat Olskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122299121164106652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-22917578687413768482012-08-06T15:30:57.027-04:002012-08-06T15:30:57.027-04:00or, in this economy, for work clothes.or, in this economy, for work clothes.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-71490612811988440022012-08-06T15:14:45.510-04:002012-08-06T15:14:45.510-04:00Oh, to be in the market for gowns!
PearlOh, to be in the market for gowns!<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-67457964711644049272012-08-06T14:01:31.313-04:002012-08-06T14:01:31.313-04:00Hi, I was just looking at your delightful knitting...Hi, I was just looking at your delightful knitting blog. Wow, speaking of treasuring things made with thousands of tiny stitches! I am amazed.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-15675780177109158442012-08-06T10:33:22.935-04:002012-08-06T10:33:22.935-04:00It is amazing how our collective consciousness has...It is amazing how our collective consciousness has changed. As consumers we are so removed from the manufacturing end, that we don't realize(even with machines) the sheer expenditure of labor that still goes into the making of every garment. I am sure it was easier to treasure a garment if you had first hand knowledge of how labor intensive it was to hand sew thousands of tiny stitches. I was always fascinated by the sample dolls sent from abroad with miniature depictions of garments- a precursor to our online catalogs. Thank you for that glimpse into the past- so apropos as the online community is abuzz with discussions about quality and pricing.Pat Olskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122299121164106652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-3283329174485678582012-08-06T07:36:28.657-04:002012-08-06T07:36:28.657-04:00Wow, Cris, and now it will stick with me!Wow, Cris, and now it will stick with me!wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-35857910236420981912012-08-06T03:10:18.092-04:002012-08-06T03:10:18.092-04:00Thank you, I loved it.
About things we can't ...Thank you, I loved it. <br />About things we can't imagine, it reminded me of the wealthy landowners in Brasil who used to ship to Portugal all their linen and shirts only to be ironed. It sounded so outrageous that it stuck with me.Crishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980326434149977392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-52321338851386244912012-08-05T12:35:23.458-04:002012-08-05T12:35:23.458-04:00Yes, the Josephine, the thin Grecian-inspired draw...Yes, the Josephine, the thin Grecian-inspired drawled frocks that drew Revolutionaries into salons and became obsolete when it was realized that satins, silks and velvets, together with trimmings, stuffings, laces, just weren't selling.<br /><br />I seem to be aging ever faster, but now you have given me a reason to hang on.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-48535389408342039392012-08-05T11:49:07.129-04:002012-08-05T11:49:07.129-04:00That exchange was so brilliantly reproduced in the...That exchange was so brilliantly reproduced in the 1993 movie!<br /><br />And let's not forget the Josephine dress in which <br />Countess Olenska nearly appeared at the Beauforts' post-opera ball--"so flat . . . almost like a nightgown." Scandalous!<br /><br />(At the rate I'm aging I doubt that I will ever finish my novel, but in an homage to AoI its opening scene is also set at a production of "Faust.")Hexiconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834188332983426624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-965386129117013472012-08-05T07:37:06.903-04:002012-08-05T07:37:06.903-04:00Hi, WMM, to spend months travelling to Paris and ...Hi, WMM, to spend months travelling to Paris and back for measurements, more months waiting for the dresses to arrive, and then letting 2<i>years</i> pass before I felt it was safe to wear my treasures, even if I had removed any overly fashion forward details like a bow - I couldn't imagine it when I first picked up the book, and I can't imagine it now. I wanted to go back in time and scream GET A LIFE! which Edith did...<br /><br />At least the concept of accessorizing didn't trouble women who wore inherited jewelry appropriate to the occasion, who were always accompanied by maid, chaperone or husband to carry shawls and packages, and who had been trained from birth never to need anything more than a handkerchief while out paying calls.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-84566604870134728612012-08-05T06:21:22.221-04:002012-08-05T06:21:22.221-04:00Ah, Edith! You gotta love that logic! Imagine th...Ah, Edith! You gotta love that logic! Imagine those same said socialites, shown side by side today in the latest gossip magazine: "which star wore it better?"<br /><br />Restraint, and planning, never go out of style!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.com