Wear once and toss??

[Alpo]

Coming out party. She's wearing a white gown, and it looks like about 4 feet of it is dragging on the ground behind her.

 

 

I don't care how good the dry cleaner is, I don't think you can get that clean after it's been dragging on the floor all night.

 

So is that what rich folk do? Wear something one time then throw it away?

[sassnetguy50]

[Buckshot Bear]

1 hour ago, Alpo said:

 

 

So is that what rich folk do? Wear something one time then throw it away?

 

Edible undies are good value, wear 'em once (or twice) and get a meal. 

[Badlands Bob #61228]

As soon as she takes a bite of that wedding cake, she'll gain 40 lbs and that dress will never fit again anyway.

[Buckshot Bear]

1 minute ago, Badlands Bob #61228 said:

As soon as she takes a bite of that wedding cake, she'll gain 40 lbs and that dress will never fit again anyway.

 

 

As soon as Badlands Bob uttered the above words at the wedding and every women in the rooms eyes immediately drilled into him and as one they all stood up from their chairs.....Bear started to back away and distance himself from Badlands Bob.

[sassnetguy50]

19 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said:

 

 

As soon as Badlands Bob uttered the above words at the wedding and every women in the rooms eyes immediately drilled into him and as one they all stood up from their chairs.....Bear started to back away and distance himself from Badlands Bob.

I would've moved closer, the view is always better when you sit ringside at a UFC event.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

My practice wife’s wedding dress was remade into a baptismal dress for our daughters which was a common thing to do with them.

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

get me a cooler and a chair 

 

  the fight be ON 

 

  CB 

[Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life]

Jack Reacher does!

[Pat Riot]

I knew a lady that would buy prom dresses, evening and wedding gowns from 2nd hand stores then remake or repair them and resell them. She made some decent money in that hobby.

 

[Rye Miles #13621]

There’s this!!

https://www.chewy.com/pooph-pet-odor-stain-eliminator-spray/dp/989990?utm_id=401602796&msclkid=9ede69a7f69d16063ecf0c7495ae38ee&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping_NC_All_SSP&utm_term=4584757336258276&utm_content=All Products

[Alpo]

Sometimes I wish people could read. Or maybe I should say WOULD read.

 

Very first sentence.

 

COMING OUT PARTY. She's a debutant. This is not a wedding and she is not the bride. She is a 17-year-old girl of rich parents that is being introduced to society.

[Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme]

19 minutes ago, Alpo said:

Sometimes I wish people could read. Or maybe I should say WOULD read.

 

Very first sentence.

 

COMING OUT PARTY. She's a debutant. This is not a wedding and she is not the bride. She is a 17-year-old girl of rich parents that is being introduced to society.

In a soon to be dirty gown............ 

[Badlands Bob #61228]

"COMING OUT PARTY. "

 

That could mean different things these days.   Coming out of the closet?  

[bgavin]

Anybody who has a daughter that went to Prom, understands this.

I have three, and still scratch my head over spending all the money for a one-nighter.
That seems like a waste of good money, no matter what one is buying for a single use.

[Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme]

4 minutes ago, bgavin said:

Anybody who has a daughter that went to Prom, understands this.

I have three, and still scratch my head over spending all the money for a one-nighter.
That seems like a waste of good money, no matter what one is buying for a single use.

Anybody with a daughter, who was also in JROTC understands it even deeper. Three JROTC military balls, and Jr & Sr prom. I was in for 5. Though our agreement was she was responsible for selling them to a used gown (rental or sales ???) place after each event. She did pretty well and we got some money back.

[Texas Maverick]

2 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

My practice wife’s wedding dress was remade into a baptismal dress for our daughters which was a common thing to do with them.

What is a practice wife? Sounds like a good idea for those wanting to test the water before jumping in with both feet. LOL

 

TM

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

2 minutes ago, Texas Maverick said:

What is a practice wife? Sounds like a good idea for those wanting to test the water before jumping in with both feet. LOL

 

TM

Any not current wife.

[Calamity Kris]

>>>>>>>>>Never Mind.  I'm too greatly outnumbered<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

[Cypress Sun]

35 minutes ago, Calamity Kris said:

>>>>>>>>>Never Mind.  I'm too greatly outnumbered<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

 

That just means that they're in for a helleva fight...without rules.

[Cypress Sun]

2 hours ago, Alpo said:

Sometimes I wish people could read. Or maybe I should say WOULD read.

 

Very first sentence.

 

COMING OUT PARTY. She's a debutant. This is not a wedding and she is not the bride. She is a 17-year-old girl of rich parents that is being introduced to society.

 

Wasn't that the same thing as introducing your daughter as "available" to suitors back in the Antebellum days? The debutant dress material was sometimes used for the formation of a wedding dress and/or that of the bridesmaids also.

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

1 hour ago, Calamity Kris said:

>>>>>>>>>Never Mind.  I'm too greatly outnumbered<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Remember Chesty Puller. When informed that his Marines were surrounded he declared, "Good! Now we can hit them no matter which way we shoot."

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

7 hours ago, Texas Maverick said:

What is a practice wife? Sounds like a good idea for those wanting to test the water before jumping in with both feet. LOL

 

TM

A "practice wife" is the one that you practiced on and got it wrong so that you could get the next one right. 

Thinking on it further, I feel that I should add that "some" guys need more practice than others. You know who you are.

[Eyesa Horg]

So glad I got the right one the first time!

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

27 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said:

 

Wasn't that the same thing as introducing your daughter as "available" to suitors back in the Antebellum days? The debutant dress material was sometimes used for the formation of a wedding dress and/or that of the bridesmaids also.

London had a tradition of introducing all the debutants to the Queen at a ball, all the eligible young single girls. It started with Queen Charlotte’s Ball in 1788. QE II abolished it in 1958 as outmoded. Princess Margaret said “every tart In London was getting in.” It was extremely expensive for some because they needed several gowns for all the Balls.

 

I think some of the tradition continues but without the involvement of Buckingham Palace.

[PowderRiverCowboy]

13 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

 

 

As soon as Badlands Bob uttered the above words at the wedding and every women in the rooms eyes immediately drilled into him and as one they all stood up from their chairs.....Bear started to back away and distance himself from Badlands Bob.

 

Remember the days on the wire that the Saloon would do a "never-ending story "  thread ?  You should start one up gain 

[Calamity Kris]

OK Into the fray go I

 

A debutante is a young lady, typically in her senior year of high school and comes from a family of means.  The ball is her "Debut" into "Polite Society", usually the monied circles where her parents run.  It is also where she is introduced to the young gentlemen from a similar background as her in hopes she will find a suitable suitor.  In monied circles, this is a big deal. 

 

As for a dress, it depends on a lot of different things.  If the parents are of enough means, the dress is custom made to the debutante's (and the rules of the cotillion, as well as her mother.) exact specifications.  After the ball, the dress is donated to a charitable organization for a tax write-off for the parents and the charity will sell it at their thrift shop to those less fortunate. 

 

As for the train dragging on the ground, that picture was of her debut.  Usually, once all the photo's have been taken, either the train is gathered up and fastened to the dress, much like a wedding dress, or the train is detached to convert the dress to floor length.  Yes the trains can get dirty dragging around on the ground, however, a good dry cleaners can get most, if not all of the dirt out. 

 

In the 1800's, ladies used to wear a slip of sorts (I forgot the name) under their trains to keep their finery off the dirty streets and boardwalks.  It fastened around the hems of their dresses and that is what dragged along the ground.  I have heard they were making a come back in some circles.

 

 

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Petticoat

[Charlie Harley, #14153]

7 hours ago, Badlands Bob #61228 said:

"COMING OUT PARTY. "

 

That could mean different things these days.   Coming out of the closet?  

That was my first thought too.

[Buckshot Bear]

7 minutes ago, Calamity Kris said:

OK Into the fray go I

 

A debutante is a young lady, typically in her senior year of high school and comes from a family of means.  The ball is her "Debut" into "Polite Society", usually the monied circles where her parents run.  It is also where she is introduced to the young gentlemen from a similar background as her in hopes she will find a suitable suitor.  In monied circles, this is a big deal. 

 

As for a dress, it depends on a lot of different things.  If the parents are of enough means, the dress is custom made to the debutante's (and the rules of the cotillion, as well as her mother.) exact specifications.  After the ball, the dress is donated to a charitable organization for a tax write-off for the parents and the charity will sell it at their thrift shop to those less fortunate. 

 

As for the train dragging on the ground, that picture was of her debut.  Usually, once all the photo's have been taken, either the train is gathered up and fastened to the dress, much like a wedding dress, or the train is detached to convert the dress to floor length.  Yes the trains can get dirty dragging around on the ground, however, a good dry cleaners can get most, if not all of the dirt out. 

 

In the 1800's, ladies used to wear a slip of sorts (I forgot the name) under their trains to keep their finery off the dirty streets and boardwalks.  It fastened around the hems of their dresses and that is what dragged along the ground.  I have heard they were making a come back in some circles.

 

 

 

I escorted my girlfriend (now my darling wife of 44 year's) to her debutante ball when she was 16, it was a big deal and we went to dance lessons for months before the ball. 

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

25 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said:

 

I escorted my girlfriend (now my darling wife of 44 year's) to her debutante ball when she was 16, it was a big deal and we went to dance lessons for months before the ball. 

I took dance lessons once. Teacher said, “you’re an engineer, aren’t you?”

[Matthew Duncan]

10 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

My practice wife’s wedding dress was remade into a baptismal dress for our daughters which was a common thing to do with them.

What is a “practice wife”?

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

Just now, Matthew Duncan said:

What is a “practice wife”?

Read my above contribution.

 

[bgavin]

6 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

 

I escorted my girlfriend (now my darling wife of 44 year's) to her debutante ball when she was 16, it was a big deal and we went to dance lessons for months before the ball. 

Excellent!  44 years for us also 

[Eyesa Horg]

48 here