Disguising Generous Proportions
Inspiration, 1923
But good, firm flesh, rightly distributed, makes a woman look younger after she has passed thirty-five. Instead of regarding it as a calamity, then, be thankful for it just so long as you keep it within bounds.
Growing Old Graciously
Fashion Service, 1929
I wish that every woman, as she grows older, might sift her values and feel that she would not change places with younger women if she could. She’s come a long way since the days of pink-and-white youth. She ought to be just a little proud of all she’s lived and learned and just a little sorry for Youth, still struggling and striving and bruising itself.
Be a Little Kinder
Inspiration, 1921
Nothing should be allowed to prevent us from doing all we can to relieve the hungry, to cheer the sorrowing, to brighten the depressed, to make more glad the glad. Nothing should deter us from giving of our store to the poor and needy, the children, and our friends. And if we can’t give gifts, we can give cheerfulness and friendliness and a little bit of our time.
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It was hard to pick a favorite Vintage Advice excerpt, so I am sharing three of my favorites that truly spoke to me. While studying the institute’s writings, my emotions seemed to be magnified, Â I have laughed with delight and cried as this material humbled me. ~ Amy
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Let me know if any of these speaks to you and why.
