[Conservababe]

Ah yes, the formal affairs. And I had to wear those awful clip on ear bobs for jewelry. LOL

The teas were not much of a problem for me because in the deep south in those days, much ceremony was made of the coffee drinking anyway. A cup was never offered without a proper saucer and the cream pitcher and sugar bowl.

I even remember over night company got a soft knock on their door the next morning by a family member with the coffee on a tray. That way, they knew breakfast was almost ready and to get up and get dressed.

[Humidston]

I forgot the clip-on's. Oh the pain! Made your ears hurt for hours after you took them off...

But we did have good manners, didn't we?

[pepperdog]

Ah yes, the clip-ons! I never had any ear lobes so the earrings were always sailing off my ears, usually at a time that would cause me maximum embarrassment, like landing in someone else's coke.

Why couldn't we have our ears pierced in those days? I was always told "nice girls" didn't have pierced ears, but nothing else. I finally got mine pierced when I was 32 years old--I felt like such a rebel!