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[gildedcentury.livejournal.com]

"She's giving us towels in January. Looks like Mom's chasing the dragon again."
"Just smile and don't make any sudden moves. She'll pass out eventually."

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[cactuswren.livejournal.com]

What's worse? Having to pretend you're excited about getting new towels, or being required to wear at all times dresses that match your bath linens?

[misstia]

wow, what little girl wouldn't want a set of towels that matches their clothes?!?!?!

[pbrim.livejournal.com]

I remember this was something we had to memorize in Home Ec in high school (way back in the early 70's). Everything had its season when it was likely to be on deep discount. For "white goods" (sheets/towels/table linens), that was January. Everybody had a white sale in January.

There were other times for appliances, or furniture, etc. but I don't remember them anymore. I remember this one because my mom never bought white goods except in January. If something wore out or tore before, you just made do until January. Of course I also remember you were supposed to have 3 of everything like 3 sets of sheets for each bed and three towels for each person: One in the cupboard, one in use and one in the laundry. Apparently the idea of strip the bed, wash it, put it back on the bed in the same day was not to be thought of. I think it was a hang over from when laundry took all day long.

[moonwalker.livejournal.com]

I was in home ec in junior high in the mid-70's, and same thing. Our household only bought stuff like that in January, too. We used to have towels that were like rags with holes in them, and mom and grandmother would not buy new ones "out of season." LOL

I can't remember the other sale months, either but that January white sale sticks with me because I remember using those holey towels.

Mary MMM

[cinnamonbite.livejournal.com]

What's going on with that bathtub? See around the towel?

[bzul.livejournal.com]

Looked for a moment like a step, with towel draped over the hollow, but I think it's just the tub's solid side-bulge for edge-sittin'. Speaking of edges, check the sink! Room for a stein collection to show nicely there around the basin, or kids could have bike races on that nice flat lane.

[cinnamonbite.livejournal.com]

LOL matches the tub edges too, wow! Disneyworld for mold!
You can tell they're a heavy towel using family. Count the sheer amount of towelage in there!

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

Does the girl in blue only have one facial expression, extreme surprise?

And the one in red looks bizarre in that picture at the bottom.

[foxsong.livejournal.com]

I can't tell from the frocks whether those are her kids or her indentured servants!

[aj-hyena.livejournal.com]

Both.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Handmaidens in training. Just waiting for ovulation to kick in so they can be farmed out for breeding.

[foxsong.livejournal.com]

There's a really creepy sci-fi story waiting in that comment. Or maybe it's already been done!

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Yep:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale

(and it's "handmaid" not "handmaiden"--sorry!)

[whoseline_wlsc]

I really like the blue and green towels. I wouldn't mind getting them now, actually.

[ms-hissyfit.livejournal.com]

Me too. I like that they are not as fluffy as modern towels, that are way too soft for my taste.

[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

YES. THANK YOU.

I don't feel clean with fluffy towels. I like scrubby ones!

And I'll take a set of the bottom left pattern.

[cuddyclothes.livejournal.com]

Is that a blue window shade as well? Wow, Mom was one obsessed woman.

"YOU PUT A GREEN TOWEL IN THE BATHROOM WHEN THE BLUE TOWELS WERE OUT! I'LL BEAT YOU LIKE A RED-HEADED STEPCHILD!"

[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

Don't beat meeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

/red-headed stepchild

[njbearcub1.livejournal.com]

"So, lemme get this straight. You want me to dress up like some Cindy Brady/Heidi mashup for this thing? I want to renegotiate."

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

I thought that was you! Looks like you have some competition now with that younger sib, though.

[njbearcub1.livejournal.com]

They also need a younger blond boy with glasses.

[herbadness.livejournal.com]

I thought the little girls were orphans and made to dress in little aprons over their dresses. And their bath linens matched to the child. Oddly, there is no brown paper or bags or tissue that the bags were wrapped in. Unless Mother smuggled them out under her skirt.

[mystical-chickn.livejournal.com]

The blonde girl in pink makes me think of Rhoda Penmark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_Seed_(film)).

(note: link may not work because there are parentheses around the last word and those always seem to get borked; if it doesn't work just add a closing parenthesis in the URL bar after "film" and it should work)

[cactuswren.livejournal.com]

Now I'm imagining her accepting the towels with a big smile, and then looking up and saying, "I have the prettiest mother! I have the nicest mother!"

[weelisa.livejournal.com]

Those girls look like understudies for the The Bad Seed.

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

DING! We have a winner.

[urbantravels.livejournal.com]

The pinafores look a little outdated for the 40s, don't they? (I assume 40s from the mother's outfit)

If I were in that bathtub, I'd be terrified that the mountains of towels balanced over it would fall on me and crush me.