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  1. St. Louis

    Do You Still Use "Golden Age" Products?

    Because I'm trying to retrofit my entire bungalow to 1935-1940 (give or take) I've been looking for containers that I can refill with products as close to the original as possible. It's so nice to open my medicine cabinet and see witch hazel, rubbing alcohol, aspirin, cold cream, toothpaste...
  2. St. Louis

    Open-bottom girdles and ... powder rooms.

    I think we talked about this some years ago, but it bears repeating. Get some of those tap pant style panties that are still available in the old-lady catalogs (Aramark, National and the like) and wear them over the girdle, not under. Very easy -- nothing needs to be unhooked -- and if they're...
  3. St. Louis

    Deodorant and Vintage Clothing

    Tussy still makes cream deodorant. You can get it on amazon, and I even found a 1940s era milk glass Tussy jar to transfer the product into. It has a nice fresh clove scent and doesn't cause any of those yellow chemical stains caused by most modern products. If you look at the ingredients list...
  4. St. Louis

    You know you are getting old when:

    With the proliferation of telemarketing calls (something that will drive me to the brink of madness one of these days) I desperately need caller ID. I keep a cordless phone hidden inside a cabinet and a so-called "zapper" on a bookshelf, also out of sight. Between those two gadgets I've regained...
  5. St. Louis

    The House is a Museum ...

    I've often felt that most of the things I see in antique stores & antique malls are gifts people (especially aunts and Grandmas) received for Christmas and birthdays and never wanted to use.
  7. St. Louis

    Agony column?

    My goodness, what a nightmare. I do hope you can find a more congenial place. Something has gone seriously wrong here. I can't even imagine how I would cope. What on earth are they trying to accomplish? Seriously?
  8. St. Louis

    Products That Have Gotten Better Over Time

    I actually walked around the house after reading this question in an effort to find any object or product that is better now. I do think that some heat-producing appliances are safer now, but certainly not more durable. I've burned through half a dozen irons in my adult life. My old early 1940s...
  9. St. Louis

    Golden Era Passtimes / Hobbies

    I thought I'd resurrect this thread to find out whether anyone here has Golden Era hobbies? I'm thinking of board games like Parcheesi or heirloom gardening or the like.
  10. St. Louis

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Well, when I agreed to do so, he observed, "Or, if you are on the computer, I suppose you could look it up that way too."
  11. St. Louis

    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    This wasn't so much a comment as a chance encounter of the golden era kind. I was walking my beagle in Tower Grove Park, the most beautiful park in St. Louis (dates back to the 1870s), when I saw a superbly dressed young gentleman on the path coming toward me: camel hair coat, glen check suit...
  13. St. Louis

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    The other morning the gas man told me my furnace motor needed to be replaced. I asked him for a referral, and he told me to "look in the yellow pages."
  14. St. Louis

    Another Who does ‘Round the Clock Vintage

    I wish we could receive Lizzie's radio station west of the Mississippi!
  15. St. Louis

    Another Who does ‘Round the Clock Vintage

    I would listen to a podcast for atavists ... in a New York Minute. As soon as someone explains it to me.
  16. St. Louis

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    ... and I am unanimous in that.
  17. St. Louis

    Real lipsticks for vintage lipstick cases

    I've tried this method and can report that it works beautifully. In fact, that's how Brittany (the blogger) and I became friends, interestingly enough. I wrote to her & we discovered that we both live in the St. Louis area. But I digress. (as usual) There are some narrow lipsticks out there...
  19. St. Louis

    Another Who does ‘Round the Clock Vintage

    My sense is that there's a lot of friendly chatter here -- mostly people enjoying each others' company and passing the time of day. So they play little word games or chat about everyday things that interest them. I imagine that over the years some of the regular posters have come to know each...
  20. St. Louis

    Another Who does ‘Round the Clock Vintage

    Exactly. Every day there are reports on how addictive and intrusive a lot of the new technologies are. My dial telephones don't record data, and they have such a satisfying clang and clunk when I hang up on someone. Not that I do that very often. I think I've been on this forum about 7-8...
  21. St. Louis

    Ladies, what are you doing this evening?

    Lizzie Maine, somehow I think I would like your sister. TimeWarp and Lady, I'm sorry. Wish I could send chocolate over the airwaves.
  22. St. Louis

    How do you feel about(Vintage) fur?

    I made a 1930s coat with a huge fake fur collar; I just really liked the style. These days you can find beautiful fake fur. I like to use the type that is just fake enough not to fool anyone that I'm actually wearing real fur, but still attractive. I agree with others here that it's not for me...
  23. St. Louis

    Another Who does ‘Round the Clock Vintage

    From time to time the "vintage way of life" comes up on this forum, and I'm always deeply impressed with and curious about the folks who do this really well. My own house is as close to the late 1930s as I can possibly manage, given a relatively new kitchen that I can't afford to have...

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