Washed Clothes today. Borrowed 25c from D.1
Bill went to Pl.S.2 Ret'd at 11:00.
The earth was beautiful. Large flakes of clinging snow fell + everything was covered.
Pressed 3 waists3 + 2 skirts this eve.
Times + B.J. $.04
T. Paper4 $.15
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$.19
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T. Paper4 $.15
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-1. Dinah - writers school age daughter. The writer underlined this line, but in "blogworld" I had to bold it.
Must have been hard for the mother to borrow $.25 from her young daughter.
2. Pl.S. - Plumbing School, as opposed to P.S. she uses for Picture Show. Seems that husband Bill stays late at Plumbing School quite a bit.
3. Waists - presumably she means waistcoats, or vest.
4. toilet paper - pretty pricey
Must have been hard for the mother to borrow $.25 from her young daughter.
2. Pl.S. - Plumbing School, as opposed to P.S. she uses for Picture Show. Seems that husband Bill stays late at Plumbing School quite a bit.
3. Waists - presumably she means waistcoats, or vest.
4. toilet paper - pretty pricey
"Waists" were also an article of clothing for women at that time. I can't find anything online to back that up, but various authors from that time mention "waists" and "collars".
ReplyDeleteI have been looking at some 1920's era sewing catalogues and fashion magazines, and the closest I can find are the waistcoat vests that women wore with slim skirts. I had originally thought about Shirtwaist dresses, but they did not appear in fashion until about 20-30 years later.
ReplyDeleteIn the early 20th century, "waist" or "shirtwaist" referred to a blouse.
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