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materials of gingham and muslin. Every dry goods store had a milliner in their hat department. They were important in a time when women wore “not exactly ten gallon hats but more of the bushel variety, which bravely borne high on their heads carried much artificial flora and fauna. The annual rearrangement of these hats justified a milliner’s existence.”126 Maggie MacDonald was milliner for Matthew & McLean Limited and Mary MacDonald for Stems Bros. Sterns, Son & Co. advertised: “Our Millinery Department has always enjoyed an enviable reputation, and this Season we are better prepared than ever to cater to the most fastidious trade.”127

Before World War 1, women wore long, sweeping skirts gored to fit loosely to the body and blouses festooned with lace. After 1910 skirts narrowed, ending with the hobble skirt which made walking difficult. By 1925, hem— lines exposed the knees for the first time in modern history. This fashion was denounced from the pulpits across the country. By the end ofthe decade skirts were down to mid-calf again.128

For the young gentleman going courting in winter, there was the jaunting sleigh with bells and an expensive buffalo rug. Now many homes boasted an organ and some had pianos.

There was a whole new world ahead.

Photo by Morley 5 Atom ('nurwsly Pictures of the Past by beards. The Breakwater The lady trying to hold onto her hat in the wind - Amelia Leslie.