Did anyone receive or give some interesting Christmas presents that pertains to historic costume?
I received from my son's girlfriend two ladies' hats from the 1930s. One hat was her great-grandmother. Another gift that came in the week before Christmas...a lady donated to my business her research projects from over the years. she owned a costuming business and has changed careers. One box was her correspondence letters and replies to nun's about the history of their habits in their specific order. This was the topic of her PhD. Two more boxes included photos from the 1870s-1950s. One book contained a photo album. Fun! Fun! October & November I took two jewelry design classes. I gave, to all the girls in our family, jewelry that I designed based on early 20th Century jewelry. It was a lot of fun making them. As usual, every year I open up my online Library subscription area for FREE. This offer ends Sunday at 10 pm EST (East Coast, U.S.) The passwords change then. To access the Library go to www.costumelibrary.com and click on LOGIN from the right side menu. Library Passwords: Login: cg2003 Password: neb7am66 All of the above is in lower case with no blank spaces before, in-between, or afterwards. You may also enter our other Library related sites with these passwords: www.costumeslideshows.com www.fcdatabase.com (use only the password) www.pasthairstyles.com www.pastdesigners.com www.pasthats.com www.communionhistory.com www.antiquebrides.com This site I am in the process of expanding greatly. The latest wedding photographs additions are not listed on the site. I am redesigning the main site. But you can find the following: ***1920s Weddings photos: http://www.costumegallery.com/brides/1920/weddings/photos/ I am adding more photos this week. For the past three days I have been restoring one photo of a 15 person wedding party. ***1930s Weddings photos: http://www.costumegallery.com/brides/1930/weddings/photos/ Another Christmas present to you all...not H-costume related but fun. I photographed the majority of the Christmas decorations at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. The tradition of these natural decorations started in the late 1930s. A lot of people believe that these were the decorations used in Colonial days...a myth. But these decorations started a 20th Century tradition in America called "Williamsburg Christmas" decorations. The decorations are made with all natural items that would have been grown or imported during Colonial America. Start here to see the photos: http://www.costumegallery.com/Williamsburg/2009/1010984.htm To learn how to make one of these wreaths go to: http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/christmas/hist_customs.cfm I hope everyone has a wonderful 2010! Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 13 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
