tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post7424003799122537157..comments2024-03-28T22:48:30.666-07:00Comments on Home Living: Modest Active WearLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-42710555918832685242009-09-14T14:41:58.931-07:002009-09-14T14:41:58.931-07:00Hi Lady Lydia,
This is a bit off topic, but I won...Hi Lady Lydia,<br /><br />This is a bit off topic, but I wondered if you know of a good recommendation for a book on gardening. We have almost an acre, and my husband has always wanted a vegetable garden since we've moved here in 1995. I have never gardened in my life. Though he's quite capable of doing it, he doesn't have time due to his work schedule. I'd love to learn how Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1262130420362565022009-09-12T08:47:04.396-07:002009-09-12T08:47:04.396-07:00The designs at Lilli's wear are like the 1980&...The designs at Lilli's wear are like the 1980's and early 90's clothing, and similar to some of the Laura Ashley patterns of the time. They were very very popular at the time, and women wore them everywhere. I still remember how pretty and vibrant those over dresses were, with the underdress. At first Monday in Canton, Texas, hand made versions of all different themed prints were Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-91201131051270736242009-09-12T07:03:17.334-07:002009-09-12T07:03:17.334-07:00For the lady interested in swimsuits with skirts a...For the lady interested in swimsuits with skirts and underbloomers, either check out the swimwear sold by <br /><br />Lillie's apparrel<br />http://www.liliesapparel.com/<br /><br />Hydro Chic<br />http://www.hydrochic.com/<br /><br />and<br /><br />Sea Secret<br />http://www.seasecret.biz/<br /><br />Lillie's apparrel sells beautiful feminine wear for ladies and girls, accessories to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-12048362764880918772009-09-10T16:07:42.960-07:002009-09-10T16:07:42.960-07:00We recently had the pleasure of watching "Che...We recently had the pleasure of watching "Cheaper By the Dozen", the OLD version, I mean -- with Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy. One thing that struck my interest was the bathing suits that were worn by the family members. (And, of course, Anne and Ernestine begging their father to let them wear the styles of the day even then!). I would really like to find a pattern such as was used in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-83507826990230732262009-09-05T21:32:34.225-07:002009-09-05T21:32:34.225-07:00Thank you! I was searching for "nice wholesom...Thank you! I was searching for "nice wholesome women with long skirts modest", and that is how I found your "homeliving.blogspot.com" image. Thank you for being here (finding modest images on the internet is frustrating, to say the least, but I am glad I have not given up!) Feel free to visit one of my blogs: www.psprom.blogspot.com. Psalms and Proverbs once a month!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-47341405788329040002009-09-04T14:10:37.280-07:002009-09-04T14:10:37.280-07:00As a civil war reenactor, I can say that when I am...As a civil war reenactor, I can say that when I am doing work that might soil my clothing I either wear an apron or I do what some of the ladies in the pictures did. You simply wear a dark colored petticoat underneath your dress and pin your outer skirt up. Sometimes I attach ribbons too in order to keep them up. This is especially helpful when gardening because it will not soil the hem of your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-38750327470630205612009-09-04T13:09:21.929-07:002009-09-04T13:09:21.929-07:00To the anonymous that mentioned picking up the hem...To the anonymous that mentioned picking up the hem of your skirt to put something in, that makes sense...though do you have any idea how the dress in that last painting is fastened in the back?<br /><br />I'm also wondering if that was possibly done as an alternative to wearing an apron, since with the hem folded up like that any dirt would then fall on the underside of the dress or on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-52630730259817441172009-09-04T08:48:59.502-07:002009-09-04T08:48:59.502-07:00Some modern ideas just didnt work, and people are ...Some modern ideas just didnt work, and people are going back to the old ways. For example, home birth is coming back in the US and other countries, and people are getting away from the artificial, chemical type of health and going into greater nutrition and natural remedies. Those things were nearly stamped out, and it was hard to find anyone who knew anything about them. There has also been a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-57697979411729725962009-09-04T08:43:34.087-07:002009-09-04T08:43:34.087-07:00Helen Allingham--were hers the paintings portrayed...Helen Allingham--were hers the paintings portrayed on those little cookbooks from England, of cottages and rural scenes?Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-46735185502416272522009-09-04T08:23:40.707-07:002009-09-04T08:23:40.707-07:00To the lady that wrote at 1:31 a.m., regarding the...To the lady that wrote at 1:31 a.m., regarding the comfort of the corset. I watched the commentary of the Elizabeth Gaskell novel, "North and South," in which Daniel Denby-Ash, who played "Margaret", said that the corset was so comfortable she wore it after work. It supports the bodice from the waistline up, rather than from the shoulders, as our modern bra does. Our modern Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-24262710760745773482009-09-04T08:01:00.523-07:002009-09-04T08:01:00.523-07:00The Reapers, by Jules Breton, above the painting b...The Reapers, by Jules Breton, above the painting by Helen Allingham, has a similar style. I am not sure what it is, but looking athe surroundings in the painting, and knowing what it is like to go outside just for a quick look at everything, think it might be an apron that the woman would pull out and fill with something. I have done this a lot with my dress, even when I did not have an apron Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-18227699079699250662009-09-03T22:09:35.930-07:002009-09-03T22:09:35.930-07:00A good post, Lady Lydia. I enjoyed the comments, ...A good post, Lady Lydia. I enjoyed the comments, too. And I find myself just shaking my head at how deluded some people can be about anyone who lived in a time other than our own. No bathing? Tortuous bands for clothing? Rampant ignorance, & a complete lack of refinement? Oh, please!! Just where do we think all the marvelous inventions that preceded our own generation came from? Would anyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-75257880729207885572009-09-03T21:15:52.288-07:002009-09-03T21:15:52.288-07:00Does anyone know the name for that stle in the las...Does anyone know the name for that stle in the last picture, "Hanging the Washing"? It looks like the outer dress has been pinned up and back to make walking and kneeling down for doing chores easier with the lesser abount of fabric in front of and to the sides of the calves. I would love to learn more about that style and possibly how to recreate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-79125782315538941282009-09-03T09:22:59.059-07:002009-09-03T09:22:59.059-07:00I find it interesting how many comments there are ...I find it interesting how many comments there are about the lies we are expected to believe about the past. I have noticed recently two places in the Bible (one in the Old Testament and one in the New) where God said that because the people would not hear Him and would not believe He would send them a strong delusion that they would believe a lie! Sounds like where we are as a nation, doesn'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-85848842190591282282009-09-03T08:04:02.893-07:002009-09-03T08:04:02.893-07:00Re: the shower. It does not take a lot to understa...Re: the shower. It does not take a lot to understand the concept of a shower. In the 1940's when we used to camp out, sisters or brothers would hold something to shield a person, (blanket, etc) and then another sibling would dip water from a bucket and pour it over the subject trying to bathe or take a shower. Kids took turns doing this if they were not near a creek that they could just jumpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-19522024130028028692009-09-03T07:49:42.893-07:002009-09-03T07:49:42.893-07:00To the Anon who said, "These people think if ...To the Anon who said, "These people think if they say it loudly enough and long enough.." THis is the way communists and marxists worked in the past: they do not care if they speak truth or a lie. If they speak it loud enough and long enough, it will wear people down and they will give up and accept it just for the sake of peace. They create controversy about everything from water to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-8314741429158661482009-09-03T07:46:23.565-07:002009-09-03T07:46:23.565-07:00One looks at the paintings and wonders why they wo...One looks at the paintings and wonders why they wore so much cloth around them, even in hot weather. It is possible that the cloth was from natural sources, rather than synthetic, and that it was loosely woven, enough to allow air around it. In some ancient countries, people knew a lot about the effect of the sun on a woman's skin, and did not expose their skin to it as much as they do todayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-29878535924144121552009-09-03T01:31:04.686-07:002009-09-03T01:31:04.686-07:00Lydia,
Because there is now such a disconnect i...Lydia,<br /><br />Because there is now such a disconnect in most Aus/US/UK/EU nations with children especially re the cycle of food, schools in victoria (overseen by cooks and gardeners who grew up with the influence of mothers and grandmothers for whom this was a natural part of life); kitchen garden, and poultry keeping along with cookery classes are becoming more commonplace due to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-91889795270223503192009-09-02T23:47:36.266-07:002009-09-02T23:47:36.266-07:00You can still get results without a lot of work. P...You can still get results without a lot of work. Put the seed in the ground and rig up a hose with a sprinkler on it so that you can turn it on once a day. If you do not want to do a lot of work, just pick the vegetables and put them in your refrigerator. It is still better than nothing. You should not have to agonize over a garden if you have a lot of other responsibilities. I knew a woman who Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-31020777004315112712009-09-02T23:43:00.730-07:002009-09-02T23:43:00.730-07:00I agree. There are many myths about history.
One i...I agree. There are many myths about history.<br />One is in the area of water. People think that our ancestors were ignorant about water, could not get it and could not bathe or shower. You did not have to be in the 20th century to know how to make a shower or a bath. It is easy to invent a shower with a rope and a container of water. People naturally want to bathe and are attracted to water. TheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-28489377404790225812009-09-02T21:55:11.812-07:002009-09-02T21:55:11.812-07:00Thank you for sharing these gorgeous paintings wit...Thank you for sharing these gorgeous paintings with us. I especially like the one of the children. They look so happy and healthy. <br /><br />You are doing something fantastic here. Your site has really blessed my family. Thank you for taking the time to encourage us in the ways of the Lord. Press on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-79273211806347769582009-09-02T21:49:36.314-07:002009-09-02T21:49:36.314-07:00I've encountered the disdain and disinformatio...I've encountered the disdain and disinformation about past eras many times, particularly when I was in college. I remember one female instructor in particular, who insisted that Queen Elizabeth I, Henry VIII and other people in Tudor times never bathed. In particular she would carry on that Queen Elizabeth I was bathed only twice in her life, when she was born and after she died.<br /><br />IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-40785196240360780942009-09-02T20:01:59.053-07:002009-09-02T20:01:59.053-07:00What's funny is that I know from experience th...What's funny is that I know from experience that wearing a beautiful cotton dress and nice leather shoes is far more comfortable and conducive to constructive activity than sexy low-cut jeans, mid-height heels with pointy toes, and a low-cut top. *That's* the outfit you can't do anything in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-83761045853429984412009-09-02T17:56:42.142-07:002009-09-02T17:56:42.142-07:00Very well said to the anonymous who posted at 4.33...Very well said to the anonymous who posted at 4.33Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-91131998149666057992009-09-02T16:33:37.731-07:002009-09-02T16:33:37.731-07:00I do not remember the author or the name of the bo...I do not remember the author or the name of the book I read which exposed the hypocrisy of the 20th century elitisgts who dismantled any respect for the past, in order to bring in the new ideas. Step by step, they destroyed respect (which lasts to this very day) for things like Victorian architecture, clothing, the rituals of dinnertime at the table, and the way business was conducted. You can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com