When did we stop buying suits for Easter? I remember shopping every year for a new Easter suit, but its been a long time since I've even thought about doing that and I wonder when that change happened?
If my memory serves me our Easter suits always came in pretty colors: pastels and Spring hues like yellow and pink. we always had matching hats and white gloves. I can't remember when I
last saw a pair of white gloves on a little girl. My mother wore them too, and her suits were equally colorful, and Easter Sunday was a rainbow of beautiful shades of lavender, blue and green. Every wonderful bright color was represented and even the men had sear sucker, or nice light blue suits for church. We matched the eggs in our Easter baskets and when the sun shone on Easter Sunday it was a wonderful sight as the doors of every church opened and the colorful congregants flowed out onto the front lawns. I can still see it in my mind's eye.
I miss the colors on Easter Sunday. I miss the white gloves, the straw hats, and the matching purses. I miss the way families all filed into their pews and then took photos on the church lawn after the worship service was over. Somehow the ham isn't as tasty without the fancy clothes.
If my memory serves me our Easter suits always came in pretty colors: pastels and Spring hues like yellow and pink. we always had matching hats and white gloves. I can't remember when I
last saw a pair of white gloves on a little girl. My mother wore them too, and her suits were equally colorful, and Easter Sunday was a rainbow of beautiful shades of lavender, blue and green. Every wonderful bright color was represented and even the men had sear sucker, or nice light blue suits for church. We matched the eggs in our Easter baskets and when the sun shone on Easter Sunday it was a wonderful sight as the doors of every church opened and the colorful congregants flowed out onto the front lawns. I can still see it in my mind's eye.I miss the colors on Easter Sunday. I miss the white gloves, the straw hats, and the matching purses. I miss the way families all filed into their pews and then took photos on the church lawn after the worship service was over. Somehow the ham isn't as tasty without the fancy clothes.
2 comments:
I remember having wool suits at Easter..a pea green tweed one,a salmon one and a camel one. Before that, dresses and Spring coats, and as a child, organdy and dottes swiss dresses that Mom made. Always a hat and gloves. Gosh, I wish we'd go back to wearing hats, but you can have the gloves. :-)
You beat me to this one ! I had been thinking about the same thing. I remember all us kids getting new suits for Easter. It was as much a part of Easter as the Bunny and eggs.
I have seen the easter outfits in the department stores but don't think the sales are as brisk as they used to be. Of course,I've noticed something else as well, people don't dress for church the way they used to. It is a less formal affair nowadays. More like visiting with a friend than a distant relative you are trying to make a good impression on. Still I miss the old ways.
Come to think of it trying to make a better impression in the Lords eye might not be a bad idea. lol
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