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    Ice Cream Social, Ideas?

    Hello all, I'm going to be hosting an ice cream social next month. I'm looking for ideas on what to serve with the ice cream, decor and games/entertainment. I did a search both on Google and the FL forums but came up with little to no info. I know ice cream socials were big in the 1900s and...
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    Lot of Radio & TV tubes found on Craigslist

    For those in IL I thought you would like to see this craigslist listing for 130 radio tubes, still in the salesman's case and some still in boxes. If I was a handy person I would snatch this up, but I thought it would be helpful for FLers with antique radios. (I'm not the seller in this case...
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    Cointreau & Dita

    Its old news that Dita Von Teese is the new spokesperson for Cointreau, but I wanted to see if anyone has tried her signature drink from this brand? - - - Cointreau Teese 1 ½ oz. Cointreau ¾ oz. apple juice ½ oz. Monin violet syrup ½ oz. fresh lemon juice Shake and strain into a...
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    Which Vintage Ads Still Work on You?

    With all the OTR shows we love, we also get a heavy dose of their sponsors ads and tend to memorize their jingles (Signal gasoline anyone?). Which ads, if you were living during the airing of the show, would work on you and make you go out and buy the product? For me, it is Anchor Hawking...
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    Paul Temple

    I'm little surprised there isn't a thread on Paul Temple yet, he is hands down my favorite detective. I love the interaction between him and his wife and the stories keep me on the edge of my seat. Anyone else a fan?
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    The Women of the Robie House (The Arts & Crafts Movement)

    I'm an art historian and I've been doing research on Arts and Crafts architecture in Chicago. In my research I fell upon some interesting personal photos of the family that purchased the Robie house from Mr. Robie after he sold it (after living there for only two years). I'm assuming the father...
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    Decorated/Accented Hosiery

    I've been seeing a lot of hosiery in vintage photos with these ankle accents woven in the hose (as seen above). I really love this look and am wondering if anyone knows of a shop selling reproductions or similar hosiery? (I know I've seen a shop once that carried this type of woven accent as...
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    Vintage Style - A Series of Tips

    Right before the holidays last year, I started a series on my blog called "Vintage Style" that gave tips on how to attain...well, a vintage style! I started it up again this year and will continue to add more posts as we get closer to the holidays. A lot of the info I attained from all you...
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    Un long dimanche de fian?ßailles - Screen Shots

    Un long dimanche de fiançailles - Screen Shots I'm not sure if there is already a post on this movie (Also known as "The Very Long Engagement"). I'm not keen on the story, but the styling and whole look of it is just wonderful. The movie is set during and after WWI. I watched this a while ago...
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    Looking Good While Setting Your Hair

    OK, so we talk about how to make our hair look good quite a bit. How about looking good while setting your hair? Perhaps other ladies here have the same issue - because of my fine hair I have to wet-set and sleep with my pin curls. In order to keep everything in place and not frizzy I tie a...
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    The Development of "Crooning"

    I'm in the middle of reading this book, Daily Life in the US 1920-1940, which has much insight on how things developed in the US. One chapter I found quite interesting is "Radio and the Connecting of Daily Lives." In particular, there is one paragraph I though would be good to share here...
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    The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe in Savannah, GA

    I thought FLers would get a kick out of what I spied on my walk to work today: Marlowe is probably one of my favorite OTR detectives to listen to, so I got a real kick out of seeing this in my morning walk. (One more image of the entrance can be found here.) I did some research on the...
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    End Table turned Vanity

    I inherited an end table from my friend and decided to paint it and turn it into a modest vanity. I thought you ladies might find the transformation interesting. This is what I started with: And this is what I ended with: I forced myself to work with that I had for this project...
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    Eye Candy: Wonderful Travel Vanity Trunk

    Did anyone else see this wonderful fold-away travel vanity on Oprah this week? I nearly fell over when I saw how much it cost ($2,500). I wonder how common this type of travel vanity was for travel? I'm sure it was reserved for the extremely wealthy.
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    Preventing and Removing Underarm Stains

    I just purchased my first light colored vintage dress and have been searching for preventative measures to take against staining. I found this information from here and thought fellow loungers would find this information helpful. "There are usually two types of underarm stains, perspiration...
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    Toiletries of the Golden Era

    In listening to old vintage radio shows I notice a lot of advertisements from Lux soap. I recently found out that it is still being sold today and am curious if anyone has used Lux soap? Is it as wondrous as they say? Another product golden era I've been curious about is White Shoulders...
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    How much did ladies pay for their dresses back then?

    Watching how quickly prices on Ebay jump for vintage dresses I began to wonder how much the dresses originally cost. I know this varies by era due to value of a dollar and designer, but I'm interested in the average cost for a dress in each era.
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    Free Vintage Radio Show CDs

    Hello all! Because I can't hook-up my iPod to my car stereo I burn my pod casts to CDs. One of the pod casts I listen to is Soap Detectives which has radio shows from the likes of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Nero Wolfe and Paul Temple (among others). After I listen to them I don't really have a...
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    Retro Community in Savannah, GA?

    Come Summer I will be moving from Chicago, IL to Savannah, GA for graduate studies. Although I lived there for my undergrad, I was never aware of any retro communities or vintage clubs in the area. I am well aware that there are many vintage enthusiast in the area, but don't know where they...
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    Hat in final scene of the movie Brick

    So I just came back from seeing the movie brick and have fallen in love with this half hat/hair pin thing that is worn in the final scene. Does anyone know what this "hat" stlye is it called and where can I find such a thing? The closest thing I can find is this millinery that makes feather...

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