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@astrologica wrote:

Lola....among the questions being asked were...

'When a person has a long face, do you think a side or middle parting for the hair is better?' 😀

'Do you believe in diamonds as most suitable for an engagement ring, or is it a matter of choice?'

There were also paragraphs dealing with hasty marriages, spots on the forehead and chin, wrinkles, tweeting hairs on the lip, and the most hilarious of all...whether anyone could get seven years bad luck by keeping company with a 'cross-eyed' girl!

I grew up reading magazines like this because my Mother used to read them...they seemed normal then, but now, things are so different. And yet, not so different really.

There are also articles regarding whether the girl who has the largest number of men friends gets the most offers of marriage, and also another one about 'the things women keep quiet about.'

It seems that the main object in life for a women was to look her best in order to get a husband. There is nothing about getting a job or a career. There are lots of patterns for those pretty doilies crocheted in very fine cotton...it seems every women was encouraged to do that. I remember my Mum making them, and she taught me to make them too. Oh..and there are adverts for corsets and petticoats! 😧

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whether anyone could get seven years bad luck by keeping company with a 'cross-eyed' girl!

LOL

Thanks for elaborating, Astro fascinating stuff. Everything seemed so innocent back then.

Could you imagine if a young woman from 1918 was transported into 2015. I wonder what she would make of the lifestyles of some of todays young women.

Tattoos, body piercings, binge drinking, casual sex not to mention smart phones, social media and all the other technical gadgets LOL

My mum didn't know how to crochet but she did teach me how to knit. I got quite good at it for a while but haven't bothered for years. Lost interest.