Daughter: Ooh, look, Mummy, over there. Isn't he dreamy?
Mother: Haven't I told you not to use that terrible slang? But, hmm. "Dreamy" may be apt, in this case.
Daughter: Can you get the majordomo to introduce us?
Mother: Certainly not. Only pitiful and desperate women need the services of the majordomo, dear. Besides, you have to tip him so much. If I can't get that man to come over here and introduce himself before the band finishes this song through pure application of my feminine wiles, I'll eat my hat.
Daughter: But, Mummy, you're not wearing a hat.
Mother: I'll eat YOUR hat. It doesn't go with your dress, anyway.
(Today's pattern is from Rita. You can find it here.)
Oh, and the lovely Sarah at Pink of Perfection put up a nice interview with me the other day — it's here if you want to read it!
A Dress A Day 
Is that a bath tub in the back ground?
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I love the slanted pintucks, or whatever you call it.www.sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.com
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That dress could TOTALLY go fauxlero. Navy blue with hanging pleats on top, white below.
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I can’t help but wonder what happened to Daddy…
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The Mother ate him,Rachel
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OMG but I love your stories! You are too wicked 😉
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How *do* you think of them, Erin? And what’s with wearing one glove and holding the other? Was that some sort of etiquette thing, or was it because of the rock on the right hand (presumably from the most recent broken engagement)?
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these pattern stories are totally the best, plus i always love vintage illustrations.The mother looks like she is about to smack someone with her glove-indigo
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i just love these old patterns. those dresses had some class and style to them. wish we had them reproduced for today – but all i find are the repros from my high school days, and that’s a real trip. thank you erin for the entertainment. how did the fabric swap go? any pictures? did you get anything wowza?
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loved your interview……you inspire me to be happy 😀
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What I don’t get is their waists. Talk about an unreachable ideal that makes one feel wholly inadequate. Gee whiz. Maybe the daughter was adopted. Few women who ever had a kid remain wasp-waisted.As for the gloves. I think Maw is teaching DD how to swat the hired help with aplomb.
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Re: the gloves: Lemonade stains a la Little Women?And the waists: A diet of men’s souls is low in fat!
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They each have a glove off because they’re about to challenge each other to a duel over who has the pointier dress.Their choice of weapons? Pointy dresses.
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Good answer to the Maryanne/Ginger question. Really good answer.
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Neither of these women looks as if she has ever eaten ANYTHING.
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They don’t eat, my dear. They drink champagne and smoke cigarettes while trolling for rich men on cruise ships between New York and Gibralter.
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But I love the dress, esp the chiffon over a slip-dress version. Whatever happened to Style?
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Also, women wore some pretty industrial-strength underwares back then.
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I so want one of those in charcoal for work, I can imagine clinching some serious business deals!
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that polkadot dress is stunning, I would buy it in a heartbeat!
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