The night was high school graduation. I was wearing my new white organdy dress. Had on my crinolin underneath to hold out the gathered skirt. After the ceremony was over, I was walking down the church steps wearing my 3-inch high, white mesh sandals that I could hardly walk in. My sisters were looking up at me and when I approached them they told me they could see straight up between my crinolin and dress. The skirt of my dress was so stiff the crinolin didn't even touch it..........Pat -----Original Message----- From: Ramona <kywy@zoomnet.net> To: Pat Oneal <peon@icx.net> Date: Saturday, September 18, 1999 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [KYL&F] WHO MENTIONED POODLE SKIRTS? >Hi Pat! >I loved to Jitterbug and one time I will never forget; I tried to out do >every other girl with the fullest skirt possible ( I must have had 6 >crinolines >on--some borrowed from my Aunts and too big around the waist!) and >I could not sit down that night---my skirt-tale would come popping up >over my head! >Did you ever have this wonderful experience? >Sincerely, >Ramona > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Pat Oneal <peon@icx.net> >To: Ramona <kywy@zoomnet.net> >Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 11:00 PM >Subject: Re: [KYL&F] WHO MENTIONED POODLE SKIRTS? > > >> Ramona has gone back to my days. Oh, the wonderful popular music we >> listened to, the love songs, the Big Bands, the Jitterbug. I thought >Perry >> Como was the dreamiest singer ever. He sang a song that most of you won't >> recall, but naturally, I do. It was called "Patricia, my darling, >> Patricia". That was music!! The petticoats were called 'crinolins'. I >had >> my first one when I went on the senior trip to Washington, D.C. in '54. >> They didn't have wire in them. They were kinda like your square dance >> crinolins, except they were made of netting. Mine was so stiff and >gathered >> so full you could hardly sit in them. By sewing row after row of crinolin >> together, with each row gathered as full as possible, there was no doubt, >> you had better have a mighty full skirt to top them. >> If you'll notice, they are bringing back the little nylon sweater >sets, >> but they're not quite as nice as ours were. And, yes, for a change of >pace, >> we wore them buttoned backwards. Do you remember the year the 'hot pink' >> and 'chartreuse' sweaters and socks to match came in style. I had one of >> each, and my chartreuse set almost glowed. (Of course, today, everything >> glows!). The white buckskin shoes---oh, my! I thought I was in heaven >when >> my mother let me buy a pair of those. .... >> WOULD YOU BELIEVE---MISS KENTUCKY WON THE MISS AMERICA >> CONTEST........Pat >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ramona <kywy@zoomnet.net> >> To: KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com >> <KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com> >> Date: Saturday, September 18, 1999 12:57 PM >> Subject: [KYL&F] WHO MENTIONED POODLE SKIRTS? >> >> >> >I remember the Poodle skirts and those big petticoats we wore under them. >> >For some reason---the more petticoats--I think the petticoats had a wire >> >sewed into the hem for maximum puffing (is this a word?) of one's skirt >> >or dress. >> >The farther out one's dress or skirt went the more esteemed one was. >> >It was like having the best spit curls--or the most fake fur collars to >put >> >on one's sweaters. >> >Remember when it was the Fad to wear your cardigan backwards? >> >Where is the 50 tunes---Remember--At the Hop? >> >And some great love songs---In the Still of the Night---For Your Precious >> >Love---One Night With You! Oh WOW! >> >Ramona >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > >