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    Appropriate Dress to Wear As Wedding Guest. Black? Red?

    Hi there! No great wisdom to impart from me :) ...If it were me, I'd find out if the wedding is focussing on a certain era (Theda Bara == 1910s/early 20s perhaps?) and use that as guideline. That would narrow your search down a lot. Is a day or evening wedding ("wildly extravagant" makes me...
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    possiblt controversal question about black actors

    Donald Bogle's (the Black cinema scholar/historian) books have very interesting theses and observations on the "hidden subtexts" of ostensibly insulting/stereotypical film and radio roles... and how for example portrayal of Blacks in 30s films is very different from films of the 40s (contrary to...
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    SF vintage clothng stores?

    Awww, if it makes you feel any better, her hats are overpriced (says the guilty owner of a $50 partridge-feathered pancake with a moth nibble* I got there on impulse one day when my snood blew away). *hidden by an artful (viva!) hatpin. The Salvation Army near 26th(?) St. in the Mission...
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    LADIES of the LOUNGE

    Agreed, proof it is possible to pull off a tasteful and classic look even when limited to (careful selection of) modern clothing.
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    The Search For "That Song"

    If it was an "alternative" station some years ago it might have been "Father of Mine" by Everclear--does this sound familiar? "Father of mine Tell me where have you been I just closed my eyes And the world disappeared Father of mine Tell me how do you sleep With the children you...
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    SF Bay Area Alert: SF vintage/deadstock knitwear show.

    Yes, just look for the 2 stylish ladies sauntering into the nearby thrift stores and/or cocktail dispensaries ;)
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    Preparation H

    The "old wives' tale" in my part of the woods said that after ya makes yer cuppa tea, to take 2 cooled-down, gently squeezed-dry (still damp) black tea bags and let them rest on your closed eyes for 10-15 minutes. I can see how that might work, black tea being rich in tannins, which are natural...
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    SF Bay Area Alert: SF vintage/deadstock knitwear show.

    Great idea! Would meeting-up on Saturday afternoon (it's open from 11 a.m.-7) work for other ladies? It being Fillmore Street, there are many cafes and drinkeries/eateries we could choose from. That part of Fillmore also has several "nicer" type thrift and consignment stores (like the Junior...
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    SF Bay Area Alert: SF vintage/deadstock knitwear show.

    [Apologies if this should go under "Events"--feel free to move it or ask me to do so]. I thought some of the Bay Area ladies might be interested in a vintage knitwear exhibit and trunk show in San Francisco this upcoming weekend (Aug. 9-12). If interested in going to the opening reception on...
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    Interesting article re: silent movie accompanist...

    For those of you not familiar with the wonderful work of Rosa Rio, she's a silent-film organist who has been playing a *long* time...: http://www.sptimes.com/2007/06/07/Hillsborough/The_queen_of_soaps_co.shtml Also nice pic of her playing the organ in 1934 at the Brooklyn Fox Theatre.
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    Shoe Care / Shoe Shine

    For stubborn gunk build-up on brushes, a few drops of ammonia in the wash water is very effective too.
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    Spanx

    I've only bought some Spanx tights (the "reversable" ones) for when I was travelling in a snowy climate. Just my experience (gotten spoiled wearing vintage sheer stockings) but I had the unhapy sensation of wearing a thick polyester straightjacket around each leg.
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    Do you have a set beauty routine?

    Very fun to read everyone else's routine... Do the same thing every day, unless I'm in a coma: Wash with Pears' soap and brush with Pepsodent Pluck eyebrows Dab on Max Factor Pan-Stik and dust with Coty powder. Line lips with any old lip pencil and add some shade of red lipstick Comb out...
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    Your Favorite Sandwiches?

    Forgotten? Not when I'm around! :) Other likes: mortadella doused with mustard and veggies on Italian/French bread. Swiss or sharp English cheddar, served likewise. (Mustard is good on everything. Except your eyeball. Ouch.) Marmite and peanut butter on wholewheat toast. Yum!
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    Vintage Looking Oxford Shoes - Chadwicks

    Agreed on all points! :) Also, does anyone know how Naturalizer's sizing runs? Larger, smaller, true to size?
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    Help for picking fountain pens

    You're very welcome...and I sure hear you about the ink bottles! :)
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    New Addition to the Family

    Mazel tov! Best wishes and blessings to Lady Powers and your new son! :)
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    Help for picking fountain pens

    There are definately converters for small pens, maybe something like this: (quoted from a pen sales website) "3. Aerometric-type Bantam converter. This is a short converter, which will fit those pens that only take a single international type "short" cartridge. Gold plated finish; this is the...
  22. M

    The Art of Shaving

    The blades pictured look like they can be substituted with, yes, regular safety razor blades from a drugstore (also have a 40s safety razor myself and no trouble using contemporary blades). HTH, Ellie
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    Classic leading man or dame test

    I think it would be better if they had less conventional actor/actress choices...still haven't seen anyone come up as a "Wallace Beery" or "Marie Dressler" yet... ;)

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