Re: scent/Evening in Paris

Rent "All About Eve" sometime and see how stunning Bette Davis and
especially Celeste Holm are dressed in the movie. Edith Head did the
Davis wardrobe and Celeste Holm is sheer perfection and elegance. One of
my all time favories and one of the best Bette Davis movies ever.



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Jesse Bell" <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Thu, 25 Dec 2003 10:57:44 -0600

>Well, my grandmother...being the frugal person that she was...only had the 
>small, tiny bottles of it.  She never owned the big bottle...is was just way 
>too much money.  When the bottle was empty she would give it to me and I'd 
>carry it around in my little black shiny purse and act like I was putting 
>some on.   Sooooooo grown up like.  *giggle*  And no girl should EVER be 
>caught without three things in her purse (according to my 
>grandmother)...lipstick, a cotton hanky (lace preferred) and a dash of 
>cologne or perfume.  Powder for your nose was also a nice touch.  Ya know..I 
>just loved the way they dressed back then.  I watch old "I love Lucy" shows 
>and LOVE the dresses that Lucy wore. So glamorous and classy.  I love the 
>old black and white movies too.
>
>
>
>>From: "Daniel Roman" <djroman@worldnet.att.net>
>>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] scent/Evening in Paris
>>Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 11:47:25 -0500
>>
>>I saw it in a specialty catalog that I have around here somewhere. Rather
>>expensive as I recall. I don't think it was expensive when it was popular.
>>
>>Dan
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jesse Bell" <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 4:00 PM
>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] scent
>>
>>
>> > I wonder if they still MAKE it (Evening in Paris).  Not that I would 
>>wear
>> > it...but I'd love to just open the bottle and sniff it every now and
>> > then...brings back memories.  Funny how a scent can take you back in 
>>time.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > >From: Aplfgcnys@aol.com
>> > >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > >To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > >Subject: Re: [CHAT] scent
>> > >Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 15:52:43 EST
>> > >
>> > >In a message dated 12/24/2003 3:50:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> > >jesserenebell@hotmail.com writes:
>> > >
>> > > > O.K. on this subject....does ANYBODY on this list remember 'Evening 
>>in
>> > > > Paris' perfume..in a cobalt blue bottle?  My grandmother always had 
>>it
>> > >on
>> > > > her dresser.  I just loved it.  And my mother wore 'White Shoulders'
>>for
>> > > > years.  And then....the 60's hit....
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >0h yes, that was a standard - and the dusting powder.  I think I was
>>given
>> > >six boxes of it for high school graduation gifts - but Taboo was much
>> > >racier.
>> > >We're talking about 40s here - not 60s.
>> > >
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