Entries for February 7, 1911 and 2011

Rita's Entry: Tuesday, Feb 7, 1911
Practiced.  Grew awful dark.  Ripped cream dress and cleaned it.  Fran home awfully early.  Practiced more.  3 hours all together.  F & I went to Evanston after Fran's pink dress.  F. L. disappointing.  Went to to Theobalds.  Home for dinner.  More double solitaire.  Fun.

IN RITA'S DAY:  Magazine's like McCall's contained a lot of dress patterns and women often were sewing and redesigning their frocks.  Butterick's magazine was called "The Delineator" and the Butterick publishing company grew into one of the largest in the country.  The magazine's editor from 1907 was Theodore Dreiser and the magazine championed women's rights.

Judy's Entry: Monday, Feb 7, 2011
 Had to go to the Bronx to pick up my daughter.  She can't sit or walk too well since her back went out.  I took her to the chiropractor and she is slowly improving.  Not much time to do my own thing, but I like taking care of her.