Quote:
Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Well, we went to Bury today on the bus and Ramsbottom was packed with people who had taken the 1940's theme to their hearts.
It was lovely to see ladies smartly dressed in their suits(although back then a suit for a lady was called a costume...if I am wrong I am sure G will put me right)complete with hats and gloves......most of them were carrying shopping baskets too.
The gentlemen who were not in services uniforms also looked very smart, whether they sported a Homberg or a flat cap......they all looked like they had their gas masks.
There was one little man hurrying to the station complete with his little fibreboard case.
I would have loved to have stopped and spent an hour or so people watching from the gardens of the church.
There are more events on tomorrow, but I will be doing the roast(sigh).
|
No, you were right with suit.
It was a term first used for ladies tailoring in the late nineteenth century, when it became the fashion to have separate jackets and skirts. The first rumblings of freedom of movement....and eventul emancipation.
Sounds like a lovely day out.
Glad someone thought to pin your address to your gaberdine, so that you found your way safely back home.
