DRESS CODE

   

The early settler years, followed by World War I and then the “Great Depress- ion” years, which lasted into the 1930’s were difficult years.  Providing food  and clothing for children was difficult for parents.  Gladiola and Bowley’s Best flour was sold in 48 pound sacks, and that sack cloth made pretty print dresses for girls and shirts for the boys.  The common boy’s wear was overalls and knee pants.  During warm weather, no one but the teacher wore shoes.

 

Every farm home was furnished with scissors and hand hair clippers.  Parents did the hair cuts, and there was no problem with long hair.  Of course, shorts and hot pants had not yet been heard of.

 

The dress code was simple.  It was whatever parents could make or order from the Sears or Montgomery Ward catalogs and afford to pay from the cotton crop.  In lean years, the dress code was more on the homemade side.

   

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