tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post4821530086697298181..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: Betty in the Wild - Ellicott CityBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-6949662569978799662012-09-16T17:06:07.777-07:002012-09-16T17:06:07.777-07:00Thank you so much for the wonderful picture tour! ...Thank you so much for the wonderful picture tour! <br /><br />I sewed THREE, count the THREE Gunne Sax dresses, one for me, one for my sister and one for my mom. I have my mom's now, of course I could no more wear it then fly to the moon. I also bought one about 25 years ago, my daughter fell in love with it and wore it to her high school senior prom. It was a huge hit next to all the bare nothings that were being worn. People even wrote in her yearbook about it. Loved those days. <br /><br />Betty Laurelopramumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576604368249554678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-75229871119038785152012-09-11T08:31:39.418-07:002012-09-11T08:31:39.418-07:00I've checked with Betty Ross and he's happ...I've checked with Betty Ross and he's happy to let me go on my own to meet up with the Bettys for Bettysday. Shall we have the Founding Bettys write up a little blurb for BettysDay in Ellicott City on 9/22? That way it will show up more easily on the blog (maybe some lurking Bettys will see it) and we can organize in that comment thread.Magdalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551590278859598110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-33921183657725993812012-09-10T18:56:13.378-07:002012-09-10T18:56:13.378-07:00Just checked with Professor van der Hertenzoon--I&...Just checked with Professor van der Hertenzoon--I'm in for Ellicott City on the 22nd.Betty JoDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552570070311742671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-25955854799530766402012-09-10T18:55:03.894-07:002012-09-10T18:55:03.894-07:00Oh my, that's my mint green Singer sewing mach...Oh my, that's my mint green Singer sewing machine! My cabinet also looks almost just like that one. Who knew it was worth so much? Makes lovely buttonholes (with attachment, of course). And, yes, I have been known to fashion a bit of clothing from old curtains....Betty JoDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552570070311742671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-71961284322133079942012-09-10T17:50:13.000-07:002012-09-10T17:50:13.000-07:00I'd have to fly to the Great Lakes (well, not ...I'd have to fly to the Great Lakes (well, not the eastern-most bits of Ontario, but even they're not "close") but most of the Mid-Atlantic region is do-able.Magdalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551590278859598110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-30221201947621662282012-09-10T13:26:58.406-07:002012-09-10T13:26:58.406-07:00How about something closer to me! I could get to T...How about something closer to me! I could get to Toledo OHIO in an hour. Chicago in four. LOL<br /><br />Any Bettys near the Great Lakes?<br />BettyMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676458096380002508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-76279556645367734832012-09-10T07:58:13.821-07:002012-09-10T07:58:13.821-07:00How do mid-Atlantic Bettys look for a belated-Bett...How do mid-Atlantic Bettys look for a belated-Bettysday celebration on Saturday 22 September? If that date doesn't work for you, list three alternatives and we'll see what we can do. And if Ellicott City, MD, doesn't work for you, suggest alternatives.Betty van den Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462647734423787992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-88966538505305846812012-09-08T18:03:50.500-07:002012-09-08T18:03:50.500-07:00Rats! That is the one day I couldn't make it....Rats! That is the one day I couldn't make it.<br /><br /><br />Can one celebrate Bettysday a week later?Army Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304515646286184989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-70552842253940076292012-09-08T13:27:15.315-07:002012-09-08T13:27:15.315-07:00Oh my! If it was anything like the blouse in the l...Oh my! If it was anything like the blouse in the link - gorgeous! And what a shame that the stain would remain.Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-85192159840437457872012-09-08T13:10:16.825-07:002012-09-08T13:10:16.825-07:00Bettysday is indeed September 15.
a486f2dc-70da-11...Bettysday is indeed September 15.<br />a486f2dc-70da-11e0-84b7-000f20980440 translates to what name? Betty Baltimore?Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-15271305133866012532012-09-08T13:02:22.839-07:002012-09-08T13:02:22.839-07:00Betty Barbara here--
You are right, Bettysday is S...Betty Barbara here--<br />You are right, Bettysday is Sept 15.<br />I'm another one who can't make it on Bettysday, which is very frustrating as I live about 10 minutes away from downtown Ellicott City!<br />So I am all in favor of doing this more than once.Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-8971928745323038102012-09-08T12:47:00.966-07:002012-09-08T12:47:00.966-07:00Rats. I just wiped out my comment. When I started ...<i>Rats. I just wiped out my comment. When I started writing it, shortly after 8 p.m. CEST, I could see <b>Amsterdam</b> on the globe. Meanwhile, I got sidetracked. Which is also the reason I wiped out my comment. Slipped up on the touch pad again.</i><br />Lovely pictures, Betty van den Betsy. I like that rock right next to the building! You picked great-looking books for your Betty in the Wild shots and you placed them well. I am glad you enjoyed your weekend. And the tea. Furniture hunting can be fun. Are those swans on the white pink-lined lamp?<br />One would assume (one being ungrammatically me) that a used-furniture store sells used furniture which can be contemporary or from an earlier period, while an antique furniture store sells (real) antique furniture. One would assume... But the store owner may have a different opinion.<br />I found two definitions you may find helpful.<br />http://www.fabfinds4you.com/page39.html<br />http://www.refinishwizard.com/what_is_an_antique_definition.html Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-19844967575731998932012-09-08T12:25:30.980-07:002012-09-08T12:25:30.980-07:00This is why I love Marines, and Bob Newhart too!
...This is why I love Marines, and Bob Newhart too!<br /><br />B von SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-20609717132065387132012-09-08T12:05:05.861-07:002012-09-08T12:05:05.861-07:00Ellicott City is my neck of the woods. Is Bettysd...Ellicott City is my neck of the woods. Is Bettysday September 15? If so, I'm out of town, but perhaps we could celebrate sometime there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-73249534313031851632012-09-08T10:18:41.070-07:002012-09-08T10:18:41.070-07:00Betty Barbara here--
With very fond memories of he...Betty Barbara here--<br />With very fond memories of her Gunne Sax blouse. It was cream in color, had leg-o-mutton sleeves and a very high choker collar. I loved it to pieces. Alas, I managed to spill tomato sauce on it and no remedy known to man(or woman!) could totally remove the stain. And, although the stain was small enough to be hidden by a piece of jewelry (a tasteful brooch, perhaps), its location made jewelry impossible. Rats!<br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3517330900_e9584e2fd2.jpg" rel="nofollow">This</a> is a fair idea of its charm.Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-33057440809858208432012-09-08T09:22:18.539-07:002012-09-08T09:22:18.539-07:00Not "out of date," dear; that's vint...Not "out of date," dear; that's <i>vintage</i>.Betty van den Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462647734423787992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-34878748001750509022012-09-07T17:36:10.006-07:002012-09-07T17:36:10.006-07:00I wore a cream Gunne Sax dress for my high school ...I wore a cream Gunne Sax dress for my high school graduation...back in the 70's. Somewhere I might have a picture - unfortunately all of my graduation pictures were taken with a Polaroid camera and are now pretty dark.Betty Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-71900131561063946712012-09-07T16:40:42.300-07:002012-09-07T16:40:42.300-07:00Tea on the Tiber for Bettysday? Count me in!
I w...Tea on the Tiber for Bettysday? Count me in!<br /><br />I was broken hearted at my inability to wear a Gunne Sax for my dismal prom experience (strike one: my sister got me a date, strike two: his name was Wendell , strike three: after my retired Marine dad using his best extremely dry Newhart humor told both our prom dates in perfectly pleasant deadpan voice "touch one of my daughters and I'll break both your arms and your legs", Wendell refused to so much as shake my hand. Which in retrospect may not have been such a bad thing...)<br /><br />I digress. Could not wear Gunne Sax because I am broad shouldered and "well endowed" (or is the proper term "built with ample curves"?) -- not sufficiently willowy for anything that company ever made. But a cool Gunne Sax dress would have been wasted on Woeful Wendell anyway.Army Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304515646286184989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-9426339506834588622012-09-07T15:53:39.429-07:002012-09-07T15:53:39.429-07:00Oh my gosh, Gunne Sax! While I will admit I borro...Oh my gosh, Gunne Sax! While I will admit I borrowed my mother's dresses (and she did wear them to proms in the 70s!), I wore her dresses for Christmas and Easter for many years. I even wore a Gunny Sax for my Confirmation in 2001!! (Only 30ish years out of date; I feel a bit like a Neels heroine now. I shall pretend it was classically cut and sturdy and didn't truly show it's age... but it's hard to find a dress when you're sixteen that's appropriate for church, so it was my best option and I loved it!)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing all the pictures, Betty van den Betsy! I hope you and the Jonkheer found some success in the grand furniture project... Enjoy your weekend!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733936219001321166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-15584373528392695602012-09-07T12:58:51.761-07:002012-09-07T12:58:51.761-07:00Tell me where & when and I'll be there.Tell me where & when and I'll be there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-50243484375723416032012-09-07T12:36:03.310-07:002012-09-07T12:36:03.310-07:00Betty Barbara here--
Betty van den Betsy-Welcome t...Betty Barbara here--<br />Betty van den Betsy-Welcome to my neck of the woods! Isn't Ellicott City fun? especially if you can walk easily (as parking is a bear).<br />Bettys Barbara and Margaret have had several pleasant outings at Tea on the Tiber, most recently last <a href="http://www.everyneelsthing.blogspot.com/2011/09/bettysday-with-betty-barbara.html" rel="nofollow">Bettysday</a>.<br />As I have mentioned earlier, I am out of the loop for this Bettysday. Sniff! Maybe next year.Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.com