tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post4708764509865302096..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: Year's Happy Ending--RepriseBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-14065066810464609132011-05-06T18:56:42.670-07:002011-05-06T18:56:42.670-07:00I learned the hard way at a history conference, fr...I learned the hard way at a history conference, from my major professor, during a press cocktail party, that one should sit down in a dress in the fitting room to understand just how short it becomes seated. Prof. Dr. B__r laughingly to another male colleague in front of me: "Now is that a dress that a good little Baptist girl should be wearing?"Betty JoDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552570070311742671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-92230224620134086022011-05-06T07:37:22.226-07:002011-05-06T07:37:22.226-07:00My biggest frustration, decolletage wise, is when ...My biggest frustration, decolletage wise, is when I try on an item of clothing in the store and <b>IT IS FINE</b>, but then when I <i>actually</i> wear it in public I find that unless I stand still, with my shoulders firmly back, I'm likely to flash someone too much 'boobage' (thank you Betty Magdalen). Argh. That happened to me at my son's wedding - I found out too late that the neckline on my dress was entirely too low. Thankfully I was able to borrow a scarf from Betty Keira (that I had just given her as a birthday/Christmas present) and artfully drape it where it was most needed.Betty Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-63054626104150820952011-05-06T07:19:28.467-07:002011-05-06T07:19:28.467-07:00Betty Ross and I went to a wedding this past weeke...Betty Ross and I went to a wedding this past weekend. Weird affair: invitation said the wedding was at 4 p.m. with "dinner and dancing to follow." No mention of what attire would be appropriate. (It turned out to be a good bit more casual than I had been expecting...)<br /><br />Anyway, I wore my all-singing, all-dancing party frock (clerical grey satin). It's not low cut, precisely, but I'm up there in the alphabet so to speak, so I was a little concerned about the amount of skin I was showing.<br /><br />Betty Ross and I had taken our seats at the back (we're tall) and were waiting for everyone else to get settled. I looked down at my bodice. "It's not too much boobage, is it?" I murmured to him.<br />He gave me a very REW-esque sideways look and said, "Not for me!" <br /><br />I felt instantly better.Magdalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551590278859598110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-30318365016482387472011-05-05T16:13:21.011-07:002011-05-05T16:13:21.011-07:00Betty Debbie,
You are precisely right about bra s...Betty Debbie,<br /><br />You are precisely right about bra sizes and necklines - if only bathing suit designers would Get It. I want a crew necked bathing suit! Seriously - no one needs to see as much cleavage as is exposed by a woman my size wearing the average "fat lady" bathing suit. <br /><br />End of THAT rant. ;-)<br /><br />me<><Silly... 'Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362030189636374643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-78735147941747330692011-05-05T13:05:39.663-07:002011-05-05T13:05:39.663-07:00Dear Betty JoDee,
As a woman who has been...ahem.....Dear Betty JoDee,<br />As a woman who has been...ahem...generously endowed by nature in the bosom department, I can tell you that the farther down the alphabet you go (in cup sizes), the higher your neckline will have to be so as not to have too much exposed bosom. The higher up in the alphabet, the converse is somewhat true.<br />Case in point: Keira Knightly can wear a dress cut down to her waist without exposing <i>any</i> bosom (you can't expose what you do not have). <br />Sincerely,<br />Betty DebbieBetty Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-48424834767734451462011-05-05T10:19:54.611-07:002011-05-05T10:19:54.611-07:00Plus, I want to talk about the "exposed bosom...Plus, I want to talk about the "exposed bosom" on ladies, married or otherwise, comment in the review. When is the line crossed from alluring to pathetic?Betty JoDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552570070311742671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-39169355811894245412011-05-05T08:27:23.788-07:002011-05-05T08:27:23.788-07:00heehee--oops, that would be "starting quarter...heehee--oops, that would be "star<b>t</b>ing quarterback"Betty JoDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552570070311742671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-80604410742148473282011-05-05T08:25:26.604-07:002011-05-05T08:25:26.604-07:00I haven't commented on this one because I stil...I haven't commented on this one because I still don't have a copy to read. I wasn't smart enough to figure out that the redux would be in order so I didn't procure a copy in time. I'm smarter now (and They said it couldn't be done...) and am all set up for the next ones.<br /><br />About clothes making the girl, I once had a date with a staring quarterback in the NFL--if you knew me better you would really wonder about that, but long story....Anyway, I observed to my older grad officemate, an ranch girl from rural West Texas, that I simply didn't look like all those wives/girlfriends. She informed me, with the wisdom of the ages, "Honey, that's money. You buy that look." However, she followed it up with, "But money doesn't buy charm." I have realized through the years how exactly right she was.Betty JoDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552570070311742671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-59253067807227759012011-05-05T06:43:37.295-07:002011-05-05T06:43:37.295-07:00Oh, thank you for clearing that up, Betty Magdalen...Oh, thank you for clearing that up, Betty Magdalen. I tweeted last night about my genuine encounter with an RDD. Actually I'm not sure about the R part because it's rude to ask for specifics of a man's income when you just met him. (At least I think so. Call me old-fashioned.)<br /><br />Anyway, this man commutes between doctorish activities in Amsterdam and our local medical school - very Neels except for the America part. But he also did some training in London and spent a few years in the UK. A bit old, even for a Neels hero, but with fair hair that I could describe as lint-colored if I squinted.<br /><br />He taught us all to sing a Dutch song, the equivalent of Happy Birthday, but I can not longer remember a word of it.Miranda Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542553244957079317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-71885454528141362272011-05-03T08:09:35.317-07:002011-05-03T08:09:35.317-07:00Betty Barbara here--
Thanks Betty Magdalen for ref...Betty Barbara here--<br />Thanks Betty Magdalen for refreshing my memory.<br />Yes, Deborah is like a number of Betty's heroines--once they get some good clothes that fit and are in colors that flatter them--Wowza!<br />(Well, that's true for almost all women--clothes DO matter in how you look!!)Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-47227335771049849522011-05-02T21:14:54.659-07:002011-05-02T21:14:54.659-07:00That should read "I ♥ The Great Betty."That should read "I ♥ The Great Betty."Magdalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551590278859598110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-2252079185066277852011-05-02T21:14:05.049-07:002011-05-02T21:14:05.049-07:00Betty Barbara -- Nope, Gideon's not in love un...Betty Barbara -- Nope, Gideon's not in love until WELL after they're married. In fact, it rather sneaks up on him and us quite late in the book.<br /><br />I love that Deborah gets more and more glamorous (well, you know what I mean) as the book goes along. Finally she's in a dress that is designer, fits perfectly and is a shade of green that makes her "sandy" hair look like pale auburn. I &heart; The Great Betty.<br /><br />I'm guessing that the role of Dee (the baby) was played by The Great Betty's grandson. It seems reasonable that the Meijers, their daughter & her family, might all have spent a holiday in the Algarve just so that The Great Betty had a plot to write about.<br /><br />Thesis: No matter what your profession, at some point you will need to travel for business to Den Haag.<br /><br />Betty Miranda -- It's iced over, so the Jack Russell can swim, he just can't climb onto the ice to save himself.Magdalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551590278859598110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-84585094685658845682011-05-02T20:03:59.816-07:002011-05-02T20:03:59.816-07:00I want to know why the Jack Russell can't swim...I want to know why the Jack Russell can't swim.Miranda Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542553244957079317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-51717078352884656672011-05-02T18:16:56.937-07:002011-05-02T18:16:56.937-07:00Betty Barbara here--
Well, I figured I'd bette...Betty Barbara here--<br />Well, I figured I'd better comment, since I seconded Betty Magdalen's request for reruns...<br />Of course I have to resent that the Veronica's name is Barbara(but I can admire her wardrobe!). And I never bought into the incredibly placid baby.<br />I notice that Gideon bought Deborah what should be the cashmere coat of true love--alas, it looks like he's merely being generous.<br />We know when Deborah has her Dawning Revelation but when, exactly, was Gideon's? I haven't read the book in a while, so I've lost track. The bikini scene??<br />I <i>have</i> remembered that his family are all saying how 'suitable' Deborah is for Gideon while she is doing the nanny bit for Peggy.Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.com