Janice, when we arrived in Australia, my mother was horrified to discover that navy blue "bloomers" were required for school - not just for playing netball, but all the time. As were black stockings in winter. I can still "hear" my mother's horrified voice saying: "black stockings went out with Queen Victoria in England, and I can see no reason why my daughter should have to wear them now, just because we're living in the colonies"!!!
It didn't matter that I *wanted* to wear black stockings - and I had another reason other than just keeping warm....in a playground of several hundred girls, my white legs and white ankle socks were clearly visible to all, including the teachers, who could immediately see just *who* was moving after the bell, or similar infractions of the rules!! As for the bloomers....(and I hope I don't offend anyone here), when I was old enough, I discovered another disadvantage of them...in the days before tampons - how can I put this?? - sufficient to say that bloomers and sanitary pads weren't designed to go together!! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Blair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lace-chat-digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 9:34 AM Subject: [lace-chat] mittens > Joy wrote: My cycling mittens are split into two fingers: warmer than gloves, but you can still work the brake levers. A friend called them "thalidomide mittens" - -- thalidomide was in the news at the time. > > My DH wears them even when not riding his back as they are warmer than gloves. I call them his Vulcan gloves because he can easily make the "Live long and Prosper" sign. > > I remember wearing the mittens on strings in infant school, not sure about junior school though. I also remember around that age wearing a "liberty bodice" a garmet thicker than a vest, that had buttons around the bottom so that you could attach your nickers with the buttons holes on them and not have the gap around the waist. > > Does anyone remember having to wear navy blue nickers for playing netball? It was an all girls school but the boys hung around the railings when we were playing! > Janice > > > Janice Blair > Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
