Beautiful Lingerie for the Woman at Home

The cover of this book is what initially got my attention, but the real treasure is what lies between the covers.      Six issues of   'The Woman at Home'  magazine, 1912-13 - five hundred and seventy-six pages of delight.

There are articles on dainty lingerie - illustrated above is the New American Corset Cover and Knickers in Nainsook with Valenciennes Butterfly Lace, of course.    Buy them now at your local M&S store.

There is a wonderful article with advice on what to take on the average two to three week holiday - don't forget to take a costume suitable for a fancy-dress dance and as for hats, just remember that velour hats do not occupy much space.

I am tempted to write that there is also a footnote on the virtues of Eau de Cologne - "as, no matter how careful one is, the feet are inclined to be 'troublesome' in the warm weather, no apology is necessary for stating that every evening they should be lightly bathed with 4711 Eau de Cologne."      

Midges may be troublesome, so add a little Scrubb's Cloudy Ammonia to your morning bath.

Here is a suggestion of what to wear on the beach.


Skegness, here I come!


A word of caution, shops often sell vulgar and coarse postcards, which continually offend women.    Do not let your children see them because they are unable to realise the coarseness of them.

Not to worry too much though, a censorship committee has now been formed.

With all the talk about child obesity, it was interesting to find an article which begins with the question "Is the modern school child over-fed, or under-fed, or badly-fed?"   An argument is made that school refectories are often to blame because they have no flowers or silver, and the food is served on ugly china, and dressed in an uninviting manner.       Food, if not nicely served, will be bolted by children because there is nothing to tempt them to linger long enough to chew the food correctly.

They conclude with "If more sweets were used in children's diet and their food was better cooked and served, there would be no need to hold conferences on the subject".

Enough of all that though.

    

The warm weather is parching the fields, everywhere is beginning to look faded, apart from the poppies - I must remember to go back to this field to gather some of the seeds - the church with the crusader's effigy (previous post) lies just beyond the trees on the left.

I gathered a few more elderflowers and made an elderflower and almond cake.      The flavour is wonderful, the jury is still out on the texture though.

Have a lovely weekend.