Guest guest Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 I haven't see the ladies out anywhere yet but Mervyn's clothing store had the whole hat, purse, T-Shirt and even jewelry display. I like that purple and red combo..........Donna , " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll> wrote: > > LOL! Now i had wondered about that. Lately i have > seen ladies out to dinner or out downtown sporting > those aweful red & purple hats, and i wondered what > that was all about. i sort of figured it was some club or > maybe they were part of a singing/choir group. *lol* > Thanks for the info; i think that is great. > > ~ pt ~ > > Every winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, > The earth goes down into a vale of grief, > And fasts, and weeps, and shrouds herself in sables, > Leaving her wedding-garlands to decay-- > Then leaps in spring to his returning kisses. > ~ Charles Kingsley (1819 - 1875), Saint's Tragedy (act III, sc. 1) > ~~~*~~~*~~~> > , <southernflower@g...> wrote: > > > > Hi Pat, > > > > You see, here in the States is a sort of phenomenon going on with women > who > > reach the age of 50. At that time, they are qualified to get into the " Red > > Hat " club. It's a grand celebration of a sort of 'coming of age'. This comes > > from the poem about the lady who, when she got old, " would wear purple " > and > > I think red, also; at any rate, would wear colors that may clash but that > > she likes. That when she gets to a certain age, she can and will do things > > differently in her life, having earned the right to do so, so to speak. :>) > > > > I have learned very recently that there is a Pink Hat stage for women like > > me <g> who aren't quite 50 but who can't wait to join the Red Hat Society. > > There are Red Hat clubs all over America, where ladies wear red hats with > > purple trim or vice versa; they eat out together and do other fun things. I > > have noticed that in my rubberstamping and papercrafting lately, there are > > many " red hat " paraphernalia. Lots of fun! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 That's neat, Donna. I am already designing my Red Hat quilt in my head. <g> Plan to make it after my dniece's, dnephew's, and dear friend's quilts are finished...which probably won't be till next summer or thereabouts now! Bron On 12/14/05, thelilacflower <thelilacflower wrote: > > > I haven't see the ladies out anywhere yet but Mervyn's clothing store > had the whole hat, purse, T-Shirt and even jewelry display. I like > that purple and red combo..........Donna > > , " ~ PT ~ " > <patchouli_troll> wrote: > > > > LOL! Now i had wondered about that. Lately i have > > seen ladies out to dinner or out downtown sporting > > those aweful red & purple hats, and i wondered what > > that was all about. i sort of figured it was some club or > > maybe they were part of a singing/choir group. *lol* > > Thanks for the info; i think that is great. > > > > ~ pt ~ > > > > Every winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, > > The earth goes down into a vale of grief, > > And fasts, and weeps, and shrouds herself in sables, > > Leaving her wedding-garlands to decay-- > > Then leaps in spring to his returning kisses. > > ~ Charles Kingsley (1819 - 1875), Saint's Tragedy (act III, sc. 1) > > ~~~*~~~*~~~> > > , <southernflower@g...> > wrote: > > > > > > Hi Pat, > > > > > > You see, here in the States is a sort of phenomenon going on with > women > > who > > > reach the age of 50. At that time, they are qualified to get into > the " Red > > > Hat " club. It's a grand celebration of a sort of 'coming of age'. > This comes > > > from the poem about the lady who, when she got old, " would wear > purple " > > and > > > I think red, also; at any rate, would wear colors that may clash > but that > > > she likes. That when she gets to a certain age, she can and will > do things > > > differently in her life, having earned the right to do so, so to > speak. :>) > > > > > > I have learned very recently that there is a Pink Hat stage for > women like > > > me <g> who aren't quite 50 but who can't wait to join the Red Hat > Society. > > > There are Red Hat clubs all over America, where ladies wear red > hats with > > > purple trim or vice versa; they eat out together and do other fun > things. I > > > have noticed that in my rubberstamping and papercrafting lately, > there are > > > many " red hat " paraphernalia. Lots of fun! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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