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.
Decades ago, super-sized costume jewelry was all the rage. See some big vintage rings set with semiprecious stones, and others with stones and beads for an eye-catching display.
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.
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.
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.
In these antique Victorian engagement rings, in addition to diamonds, you’ll also see the brighter hues of rubies, emeralds, sapphires and turquoise.
A guide for men who want to marry, from popping the question to the wedding reception – well, if you lived before the Civil War, that is.
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
Problems of a young housewife – the general cost of living The rent bill, the provision bills, the electric light or gas bill, all are
The real death of a cheerleader story (1985) 
Tour the ultimate mid-century modern house: The Scholz Mark 58 Home of the Year 
Women: Do you have the ideal figure? Here’s what ‘they’ thought in 1950 
47 dangerous old playgrounds that our great-grandparents somehow survived 
130 vintage ’50s house plans used to build millions of mid-century homes we still live in today 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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