Gowns

I've only had 3 beautiful gowns in my lifetime. One was made by me to wear to a college mate's wedding. I was her bride's maid. Another gown was one I wore to the junior/senior prom in the sixties, and the other one was made of crepe paper. That was and still is my favorite.

My sister and I loved to be creative, and if you are familiar with crepe paper, you will know that it is a wonderful medium to work with when creating anything. It stretches endlessly, drapes, clings, curls, twists and moves in the most interesting ways. The choices of color are memorable too.

We thought we were the most beautiful young ladies in the world when we posed for these pictures! And weren't we just that!!!!! We even made our hair curls with bobby pins. Bobby pin curls were the tightest and best.

I wonder if little girls today would do this? Or if they would have to have "store bought" play dresses in order to be "pretty"? I think today's children miss out on using their imaginations when they play. They seem to need to be "entertained" by gadgets and everything store bought. What a shame!