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  1. Mabel

    Stuff you learn about your ancestors

    I have been doing genealogical research on my Father's family, who I knew almost nothing about. He was estranged from them. It's been interesting, to say the least, but the most fascinating thing I have found so far is a letter in the Nevada State Archives. My ancestors were named Archibald...
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    Good 1930's novels?

    Well then I won't recommend The Grapes of Wrath. :p I would recommend, however, The Thin Man, by Dashiell Hammett. The movies made, with William Powell and Myrna Loy, are delightful, but the book is even more so. It's witty and funny. Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston...
  3. Mabel

    How did the average couple dress for weddings?

    It really varied according to the couple's social class, personal preferences, and even world events as to whether they wore official 'wedding clothes' or just their Sunday best. But there were a few trends in those decades I can point out to you. I am speaking of American trends here...European...
  4. Mabel

    What Are You Reading

    I am currently reading The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt. It's about the rediscovery of Lucretius' book De Rerum Natura by a papal secretary in the early 15th century. I read Lucretius in college and loved it, I even wrote a paper on it. The book is full of...
  5. Mabel

    What Are You Reading

    I love Hammitt, Marlowe, and even James M. Cain. I am going to have to find and read this book!
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    Helicopter Parenting Raises Dependent Children

    It is a good question, and from being around those kids, I would say the latter. Parents who get overly involved do so when their kids are young. I knew one girl from Connecticut, her parents worked in the fashion industry and were very wealthy. They wanted her to be an academic, mostly for...
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    Helicopter Parenting Raises Dependent Children

    Amen to this! So true.
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    Helicopter Parenting Raises Dependent Children

    Yes, I understand what you are saying, as well. A few middle class kids had social climbing parents, and nothing was more embarrassing on that campus than a parent who acted in that manner. It definitely marked those kids as NOT part of the upper class. Many of the super rich kids had...
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    Helicopter Parenting Raises Dependent Children

    That's interesting. I do not know much about upper class Bostonians, I admit. The super rich kids I met were also very relaxed and nice to talk to. They are taught at those elite prep schools to be confident and politically deft, and it really shows. Perhaps we are defining striving...
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    Helicopter Parenting Raises Dependent Children

    All three, depended on the kid. Many accepted it, and slowly convinced their parents they could excel without them hovering over. Some welcomed it, and a few I knew rebelled. In fact one of the rebellers was a friend of mine---a half-Chinese half-Jewish girl named Shu Linn, whose Mother used to...
  13. Mabel

    Helicopter Parenting Raises Dependent Children

    It's not just Asian families. I'm sure they have their share of helicopter parents, but it is not uncommon among white, upper-middle and upper class families. I saw a lot of it. I went to a small, private college that taught the classics, and many of my classmates went on to Ivy League schools...
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    Helicopter Parenting Raises Dependent Children

    Helicopter parenting seems to be most common among the upper middle class. It's those parents who do things like fight to get their kids into the most sought after preschool in the city, or train them from the age of three to be able to get into Harvard, that tend to be helicopter parents. They...
  15. Mabel

    Kitchen knives

    I've never sharpened a straight razor, so I have no idea the most effective way to do that. But croc sticks and many sharpeners are made of fine-grit ceramic, just like a teacup or coffee mug. This technique has been used in China for hundreds of years, and trust me, it can make a dull kitchen...
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    Kitchen knives

    I know that people often stored their knives either in a drawer or in a knife block, but during the golden era a common knife block looked different than they do today. They were more likely to be hung on the wall, and usually only had space for a couple of knives, since that was all most people...
  17. Mabel

    For the seamstresses out there...

    *How long have you been sewing? I got a sewing machine for Christmas when I was 9. *How did you learn to sew? Years of 4-H classes, and my Grandmother. She was an accomplished seamstress who could make an entire mens lined suit by hand. NO pattern. *What was the first project you made...
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    Jean Harlow

    I would recommend David Stenn's Bombshell: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow. He also wrote the best biography of Clara Bow, Runnin' Wild. They are both extensively researched, and he really tries to get into their backgrounds to discover what made them the way they are and why the public was so...
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Tonight I saw an old episode of Night Court. I had forgotten that the main character, Judge Harry Stone, was a golden era enthusiast. He loved Mel Torme and hated modern music, had a glamour shot of Jean Harlow in his office, and loved forties fashions.
  21. Mabel

    Your favorite movie quotes

    The stars are ageless, aren't they?
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    Clean Jokes

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    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    I don't get comments so often, but what I have noticed is that men tend to treat me more formally when I am dolled up vintage. They are more likely to hold open doors and elevators, call me Ma'am, stuff like that. I've even had men apologize for accidentally cursing in front of me, as if I were...

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