When I was a child, in the 1950s, not an Easter passed that I did not get a new dress, a new pair of white cotton socks [the stretchy, frilly ones came later], white gloves, white shoes witb a matching purse, and an Easter bonnet to wear to church. Although I still practiced this tradition…
Category: Easter
Take A Peak Into Edwardian Lady Edith Holden’s Journal Entries about April
Before April moves too far toward May, I want to share a few pages from illustrated journals that were created by Edith Holden, who wrote both The Nature Notes of an Edwardian Lady and The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. I have had both of these books in my library for years. I especially…