With so many different kinds of cosmetics available to us, don’t you wonder where they came from, where they originated? There’s mascara to make the eyelashes appear fuller. Lipstick to add color and shine to the lips. A foundation cream can cover spots or uneven skin coloration. We can even boast of colored contact lenses [...]
A shrug is a cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted. Generally, a shrug covers less of the body than a vest would, but it is more tailored than a shawl. Shrugs are typically worn as the outermost layer of an outfit, with a full shirt or tank top beneath. – Wikipedia [...]
I was first introduced to the books of Elizabeth Prentiss when a dear friend gave me a copy of Stepping Heavenward many years ago. Only in recent years, however, did I begin to read some of her other books and poetry and learn what a treasure this lady was. Many of her books are stories [...]
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From the infamous pigtailed Laura Ingalls to the lovely Meg March of “Little Women,” beloved young ladies throughout the centuries have had at least one thing in common — bonnets. Who in this day and age could resist the chance to wear a pretty calico bonnet all the day long, feeling its cool shade across [...]
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From bell-bottom jeans, to skin-tight leggings, to sweat pants to capris, today one of the most commonly worn articles of clothing among women is pants! How did it come to be this way? What caused women to begin wearing something that had always been considered ‘manly’ and masculine? How have pants become so popular? 100 [...]
Jane Eyre was by no means an elegant or extravagant woman, but refined in her ways of gentleness and kindness. My sister, Rachel, just loves the story of Jane Eyre and Jane’s style, from what I’ve seen in films and photos is a very simply, but practical style. For today it would seem to be [...]
