tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22364001.post8997609481898097508..comments2023-05-03T08:13:37.101-04:00Comments on Ruth Campbell Smith 1925-27 Diaries: Wednesday, October 13, 1926Carol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22364001.post-87076974958689200652007-10-13T15:52:00.000-04:002007-10-13T15:52:00.000-04:00Mother always wore a hat outside the home. At one ...Mother always wore a hat outside the home. At one time she wanted me to help her go thru her hats to see which ones she should get rid of. As I remember, everyone I suggested she get rid of she wouldn't, as she might need it. So we didn't get rid of any hats. It could be she didn't get paid all that much as a milliner. But she did take all the velvet & satin fabric scraps left over from her hat making to make a beautiful crazy quilt, which by the way was very heavy and only used if someone was sick with a chill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22364001.post-69961736584649350382007-10-13T07:22:00.000-04:002007-10-13T07:22:00.000-04:00I'm going to guess that there was not a great dema...I'm going to guess that there was not a great demand for hats in the 30's and Grandma apparently liked using the typewriter. Maybe she thought it would be easier to find employment with typing skills.<BR/>Kathy, the older sister.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com