Mrs. Culp Revisited, January 3, 1937

She wore her velvet dress for supper

It was Sunday. “Stayed home all day, washed my hair, wore my velvet dress for supper,” she wrote. I wonder if her dress looks like this stunner with beaded collar and cuffs, offered by a vintage clothing dealer on Etsy?

So much had happened the day before she didn’t have room to get it all on one page, so she added that she had also gone to the movies an…