Old wedding superstitions and traditions are intended to bring the couple good luck – but worrying about all these myths & signs would stress anyone out!
“How did he propose?” was asked in a series of nationally-syndicated newspaper columns during the early 1920s. Here’s a selection of some of the best engagement stories – from the sweet and simple to the too-cute-for-words.
How DOES a girl win a husband? By tradition, she waits until the right man comes along, then he woos her, pursues her, and leads her to the altar.
I’ve just received the most beautiful gift ever… my shining new cedar Lane hope chest is as unexpected, as precious, as my first love letter – and as lucky, somehow, as a four-leaf clover.
What do newly-engaged couples really need to know? Quite a bit! Here are ideas from 1921 for telling your close friends, suggestions for formally announcing your engagement, tips for selecting a ring and more advice.
Big rings: New whoppers have more punch than price In jewelry, intrinsic value does not always coincide with fashion. The display value of a good
How will the leap-year girl propose? How will the leap-year bachelor act when she lays her heart at his feet?
What to do when your best girl says “yes” By RK Munkittrick There are many times in a man’s life when he precipitates himself into
My Sister Sam’s Pam Dawber lands the Sexiest Man Alive — Moonlighting’s Mark Harmon
The fad for color has affected even the engagement ring, and while the diamond solitaire remains always fashionable, there are also the brighter hues of rubies, emeralds, sapphires and turquoises.
Problems of a young housewife – the general cost of living The rent bill, the provision bills, the electric light or gas bill, all are
Black Midnight Cake: A creative chocolate retro recipe for a spooky Halloween party (1941) 
See 130 vintage ’50s house plans used to build millions of mid-century homes that we still live in today 
How to make 30 classic cocktails & drinks (1946) 
47 dangerous old playgrounds that our great-grandparents somehow survived 
Knute Rockne’s TWA airplane crashes – 8 killed (1931) Want to remember to remember? Our weekly newsletter shows you the latest vintage, old-fashioned & historic stuff that we have published or refreshed during the past seven days. Sign up here.
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