What are you wearing to Thanksgiving Dinner
The piece contrasts Pilgrim era clothing with modern apparel. It notes garments were handmade from natural fibers and highly valued, while today most clothes are machine produced from synthetic fabrics.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1986
Page
9
Indian tanning and clothing traditions described
The text explains hoghooonk clothing terms and attire, noting women wore skirts and shirts. It outlines tanning steps: soaking skins in water for days, scraping off meat and fur, washing, and stretching skins over flames, resulting in warm, durable hides.
Mini Page Finds Thanksgiving Symbols in The Mini Page
Betty Debnam's 19 word column lists items like MINI banana candle fish pipe knife saddle shoe boat bean loaf mushroom pencil brush as clues for a holiday feast theme. The playful scavenger hints connect everyday objects to Thanksgiving imagery.
Rookie Cookie's Recipe Turkey Salad Sandwich Filling
A simple turkey salad filling combines 2 cups chopped cooked turkey with 1/2 cup chopped celery and 2 chopped hard boiled eggs. Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice to brighten the mixture for sandwiches from The Mini Page by Betty Debnan.
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Betty Debnan
What They Wore in 1621 Thanksgiving Dressing
The Pilgrims dressed like English working people of the era, wearing colors such as yellow green brown rust purple and gold while avoiding hat and shoe buckles. Servants often wore blue and most dyes faded or blotchy due to early dye permanence issues.
Fashion Description of Women's Dress Details
A period outline describes attire including a broad-rimmed hat with a coif or linen cap, a shirt or long gown with collar, a waistcoat style fitted long-sleeved jacket, and a skirt with one or more petticoats. The account emphasizes layered garments and modest silhouettes common in era dress.
Attire Described: Long Shirts for Men and Women
Underneath both genders wore long shirts reaching to the knees for men and to the ankles for women. The garments were mostly hidden under other clothing. Stockings completed the outfit.
Clothing of Children in Early Times Describes Age Styles
From childhood descriptions, youngsters dressed as miniature adults with boys wearing gowns before age seven and only later adopting breeches. The passage notes boys up to seven wore long gowns similar to girls, reflecting period gendered dress norms.
Plimoth Plantation Recreates New England’s First Settlement
The fitting jacket called a cassock is noted as Plimoth Plantation recreating the life and setting of the first permanent New England settlement. It states the site is three miles from the Pilgrims' settlement near Plymouth Massachusetts and thanks the education department for help with the story.
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Plimoth Plantation
New England
Plymouth
Mass
Education Department
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