Hi Fran, Well, I just so hate to throw anything out that might have any little tidbit of historical value. Goes right along with being an incorrigible packrat. Yes, they're mine. I can do what I want...but it's not easy to toss out parts!
I too sometimes get sucked into the fiction, not often, but it is interesting. Mostly I find myself considering whether I could do the little bits of crochet work that they show, or wondering how I could use the embroideries. I don't really have time for them, but they intrigue me. Tonight, flipping through a few issues at random, I ran across the most exciting thing that I personally have ever found in these. There is a page of Rick-Rack Work! It's PERIOD! I only learned of rickrack work in the last year or so, and had no idea when it developed. But if it's period, then I can use it on a gown and I'm pretty sure I will! It is so cute. So, more browsing, a bit of scanning perhaps, and then I guess a decision to make. Thanks for helping me focus my ideas on this little dilemma. Laurie -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 7:43 PM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] The Peterson's magazines I accidentally deleted the original message but I remember the substance. My response is: 1. The magazines are yours. You can do whatever you want with them. Why worry about conforming to other people's "unwritten rules"? 2. Yes, Peterson's is a very commonly found 19th-century magazine and yes, you can find complete copies (and bound annual volumes) fairly easily. 3. I try not to read the usually grade B fiction in them but sometimes I get sucked into it. There are some stories that revolve around clothing and show its importance to period readers in terms of things like getting husbands and keeping up the correct social front in reduced circumstances. These may interest you. 4. I have a sizable heap of largely gutted _Godey's_ and _Peterson's_ and loose pages from them, that someone gave me years ago. Since I would rather have good copies (and in some instances do have them), I've contemplated just throwing these onto the recycle pile. I almost never throw anything away, but probably I should do it once in awhile. 5. Your mileage may vary, do whatever is most convenient for you. Fran Lavolta Press New book on 1820s clothing! http://www.lavoltapress.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
