tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2684884760051862937..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: Live Alone and Like it by Marjorie HillisClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-56797350137513608992019-03-13T08:55:26.037+00:002019-03-13T08:55:26.037+00:00You have done a lovely job of praising her, and en...You have done a lovely job of praising her, and encouraging people to read her! She has such great perceptions, along with those nice social details of the time. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18328589426157043572019-03-11T18:52:46.930+00:002019-03-11T18:52:46.930+00:00It was like having a good friend who could give yo...It was like having a good friend who could give you advice without being pushy, and who objectively had your best interests at heart.<br /><br />Just to take one example, her discussion of being a tourist in your own city was really good, and helped me enormously when I was recovering. I have lived in large cities and small since I read her books, and am more likely to go and do the touristy things that you put off because you live there (it's amazing how many people live around Washington, D.C., and almost never visit the Smithsonian museums, for example.) When I lived in a smaller city, I went to the Tourist Office and found out about several things I'd never have seen otherwise. I also got much better about sampling new restaurants instead of sticking to the tried and true, and planning little excursions to nearby areas. If you live near DC, you could go to Old Town Alexandria, or Kensington Park's Antique's Row, or take a trip to Baltimore for the day. And all of these can be done on public transportation. <br /><br />I think Marjorie assumed that women who had survived the Great Depression were grownups who had Seen Some Things, and just needed a little encouragement to get their lives on track.<br /><br />I really liked this part:<br />“…Think of the things that you, all alone, don’t have to do. You don’t have to turn out your light when you want to read, because someone else wants to sleep. You don’t have to have the light on when you want to sleep, because somebody else wants to read. You don’t have to get up in the night to fix somebody else’s hot water bottle, or lie awake listening to snores, or be vivacious when you’re tired, or cheerful when you’re blue, or sympathetic when you’re bored. You probably have your own bathroom all to yourself, too, which is unquestionably one of Life’s Great Blessings.”<br /><br />She might say that her book isn't a brief in favor of living alone, but she's got no problem pointing out the advantages!<br /><br /> Honestly, I could gush about Marjorie all day, but I'll spare your inbox! :) Auroranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64171804471342906372019-03-10T22:20:48.194+00:002019-03-10T22:20:48.194+00:00Oh that's good to know. There is a warm-hearte...Oh that's good to know. There is a warm-heartedness and a charm about her that I can see would help.... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77120566164691308222019-03-10T19:35:47.237+00:002019-03-10T19:35:47.237+00:00I ran across Marjorie several years ago and have r...I ran across Marjorie several years ago and have read all her advice books. I admit it- I love them. They are very much of their time, but the overarching principles are very good. If you're not willing to treat yourself well, no one else will. Marjorie's brisk tones were really helpful last year when I was ill and suffering from situational depression. I used this one to get myself moving again, even when I didn't want to. Auroranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61520122011543994332017-11-20T22:15:56.940+00:002017-11-20T22:15:56.940+00:00I LOVED her book as you'll have seen, and I...I LOVED her book as you'll have seen, and I'm pretty sure you would too... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-57678949176971135952017-11-20T17:09:24.112+00:002017-11-20T17:09:24.112+00:00How did I miss this??? Of course, you'd know h...How did I miss this??? Of course, you'd know her. :-) Her book sounds fascinating.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-35415178488757546472017-11-20T09:02:39.977+00:002017-11-20T09:02:39.977+00:00I'm sure we'll find it somehow, Paula. And...I'm sure we'll find it somehow, Paula. And for Elizabeth Hawes - see blog entries! https://clothesinbooks.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=Elizabeth+Hawes Two on her own book, which I LOVED, and apparently is available free, and a couple where her designs are illustrating... <br />Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59535439251655234642017-11-19T22:45:43.658+00:002017-11-19T22:45:43.658+00:00Sadly, the first entry was your blog! With the new...Sadly, the first entry was your blog! With the new book out, there were a lot of mention of that, but I couldn't find that negligée. Wa waaaa. But I did find a 40s designer I'd never heard of that I really like -- Elizabeth Hawes. She had some lobster lounging pajamas that were pretty cool.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19873253944017517482017-11-19T22:15:51.367+00:002017-11-19T22:15:51.367+00:00Please do!Please do!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55263135134870126242017-11-18T20:25:05.938+00:002017-11-18T20:25:05.938+00:00Yes -- I shall have to try my google-fu on it!Yes -- I shall have to try my google-fu on it!carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6398607460556877852017-11-18T20:23:24.775+00:002017-11-18T20:23:24.775+00:00Oh fascinating Paula - I think I read an American ...Oh fascinating Paula - I think I read an American version: it is now being republished in the UK I believe. And wouldn't it be fab to find a pic of that negligee!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52601217506109837222017-11-16T18:19:23.831+00:002017-11-16T18:19:23.831+00:00Cool! I bought this book shortly after Moira wrote...Cool! I bought this book shortly after Moira wrote about it, but only just read it about a week ago. It was very fast, easy reading and rather fascinating. This interview was quite good, too. I like her comment that the unspoken reason for these "extra" women was the astoundingly high (particularly in the UK) death rate from WWI -- something that I also was thinking about when I read it.<br /><br />Also, a sidebar quote from the NY Times says Hillis was "anglicizing" her book for English readers, so I'm wondering which version Moira read.<br /><br />And she mentions something she heard of when it was too late to include in her book: a "live-alone" negligee was actually marketed at the time. The book was a serious cultural phenomenon. carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-21302030695802724112017-11-16T17:39:50.252+00:002017-11-16T17:39:50.252+00:00Well, this is a little late -- but this interview ...Well, this is a little late -- but this interview popped up on one my feeds this morning.<br /><br />https://pictorial.jezebel.com/the-forgotten-lifestyle-star-who-taught-women-of-the-19-1820410143?utm_campaign=socialfow_jezebel_twitter&utm_source=jezebel_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55265888860531265532017-09-16T21:44:45.482+01:002017-09-16T21:44:45.482+01:00I didn't know there was a second book! I am do...I didn't know there was a second book! I am doing another post on the first book- there was just too much great detail in it, I had to follow through. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82873854139146198682017-09-08T19:08:13.359+01:002017-09-08T19:08:13.359+01:00I loved this - the kind of person I want bossing m...I loved this - the kind of person I want bossing me around, forcing me to buy bed jackets etc. I've yet to read her follow up though - Orchids on your budget. Feel perhaps I'll have to enact all the advice from Live Alone, but someone like Marjorie would even let me near volume 2! Last-Year Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84783253664519877032017-08-25T22:13:36.181+01:002017-08-25T22:13:36.181+01:00Absolutely!Absolutely!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-33728578578080738352017-08-25T22:13:10.811+01:002017-08-25T22:13:10.811+01:00I think we'd have quite the membership here......I think we'd have quite the membership here...<br />Birgitta your belated credit is now above!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65589263750759470582017-08-25T22:12:34.368+01:002017-08-25T22:12:34.368+01:00Ooh that's one for me to look out for: I don&#...Ooh that's one for me to look out for: I don't know it, sounds great.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-11161361517501890252017-08-25T19:37:28.802+01:002017-08-25T19:37:28.802+01:00And aging, I'm afraid. Comfort rules!And aging, I'm afraid. Comfort rules!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42282438603174639952017-08-23T22:42:09.102+01:002017-08-23T22:42:09.102+01:00I'd join!I'd join!Paulanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75432640540147752172017-08-23T22:40:29.706+01:002017-08-23T22:40:29.706+01:00Yes, the story I'd heard was that she committe...Yes, the story I'd heard was that she committed suicide because Sexy Rexy wouldn't divorce his wife for her.<br /><br />I'll always think of a wonderful confection of a movie called Moon over Miami (whose plot was used in at least four movies to my knowledge). Full of romance, singing, dancing, bee-yoo-ti-ful clothes. So much fun.Paulanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-88151543198712770862017-08-22T22:18:17.406+01:002017-08-22T22:18:17.406+01:00Yes, all I want from my nightwear is warmth and co...Yes, all I want from my nightwear is warmth and cosiness, and that seems to come with older much-loved favourites.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25253541424633416322017-08-22T22:17:46.638+01:002017-08-22T22:17:46.638+01:00Raising the tone as ever, Col. But she is very gla...Raising the tone as ever, Col. But she is very glam. And you most certainly don't have to read this one. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-71375158120598503052017-08-22T22:17:15.618+01:002017-08-22T22:17:15.618+01:00Just enjoy the blogposts, Tracy, I'm probably ...Just enjoy the blogposts, Tracy, I'm probably going to do another one... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82085747512302041782017-08-22T22:16:43.312+01:002017-08-22T22:16:43.312+01:00Yes I knew you would be someone who could run up a...Yes I knew you would be someone who could run up a fancy little item. It is a remarkably good picture, those bedjackets shimmer...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.com