tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900428249402459681.post6143596267604945972..comments2023-08-07T01:42:51.596-07:00Comments on Nagle5 News: 100 Years...Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624220090240391921noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900428249402459681.post-14735300952825225912010-04-29T20:05:56.683-07:002010-04-29T20:05:56.683-07:00Amazing... almost 100 years old! You need to keep ...Amazing... almost 100 years old! You need to keep it some place dry and safe, and pass it on as an heirloom!Serlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288659689856443796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900428249402459681.post-73204106550606464422010-04-27T12:13:41.750-07:002010-04-27T12:13:41.750-07:00I would have been afraid that the fabric would hav...I would have been afraid that the fabric would have ripped because it was so fragile. She looks beautiful in them.Tutus and Choo-Chooshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042021788424839851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900428249402459681.post-18555669845858619712010-04-27T07:59:10.951-07:002010-04-27T07:59:10.951-07:00Not only is it likely she would have worn a corset...Not only is it likely she would have worn a corset http://www.knowlesville.com/vintage/corsets.html or http://www.knowlesville.com/vintage/1915-corset.html<br /><br />it been proven that girls today are maturing faster than girls of that era. She more than likely would have just been entering puberty at 14, whereas Buttercup is probably at that stage now at 11. So most likely your grandmother not only was tinier than buttercup, but her figure would have been unenhanced with the corset. Especially if she'd come from a family of society, which being from KY, she most likely was. <br />Another thing is they didn't have the nutrition we have available now and people were just smaller. Even by 1950, people were smaller than they are now. The average man weighed around 150 in 1950.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900428249402459681.post-6160276323918014152010-04-27T00:58:57.938-07:002010-04-27T00:58:57.938-07:00What a sweet tradition! Everyone who has had the d...What a sweet tradition! Everyone who has had the dress has taken great care of it. I'm sure your grandmother would be so happy knowing that it's being passed around.More Than Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159856133879672250noreply@blogger.com