tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post4187598119485112410..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: For a Quiet AffairJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-48271971917969160462013-08-27T22:04:51.521-07:002013-08-27T22:04:51.521-07:00Erin, when looking at those black and white (or se...Erin, when looking at those black and white (or sepia toned) photos of bygone eras, it's hard to imagine such a wild color combination as the one reported to be Catherine's choice! You are probably right, her canary yellow combo most likely was pretty bright.<br /><br />Perhaps it is the romantic in us, coming out in favoring these wedding notices. I noticed you've focused on a few wedding photos and moments in your own blog, too...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-33005524280138214522013-08-26T20:46:27.061-07:002013-08-26T20:46:27.061-07:00I love coming across wedding notices while researc...I love coming across wedding notices while researching ancestors. It really makes what would otherwise be just a date come alive. I enjoyed reading about Kathryn and Frederick's special day.<br /><br />Personally, I would think canary yellow was bold as opposed to soft, but it's interesting that the dictionary isn't more specific!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084306881984142254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-12200640819574361642013-08-25T17:21:01.083-07:002013-08-25T17:21:01.083-07:00Now that you mention it, yes, it could sound like ...Now that you mention it, yes, it could sound like a rather crazy color combination. The problem is: what did those terms mean back in 1907 as opposed to what we assume today?<br /><br />Of course, given the variation in reporting credibility of newspapers, let's assume they actually meant what they said. Even then, mauve can mean different colors to different people--and who knows, maybe "mauve silk" meant something different then than just "mauve" coloring on silk.<br /><br />I always took mauve to be just one shade to the purple side of dusty rose, but just in case I was wrong, I went and Googled the term and checked both the definitions and images. Try it for yourself and you'll see the wide variation that comes up.<br /><br />Then, I tried putting "mauve silk" in quotes to see what would come up in a search. <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=30422451" rel="nofollow">Here's an example</a>, which is not far from what I'd been thinking anyhow.<br /><br />Combine an example like that with the wide variation of colors that comes up when checking Google images for the color "canary." In my mind's eye, I had thought it was not the screaming-meemies yellow that come up in the search results, but more akin to the creamier, more sedate versions among the search results. And actually, included in the images was that of <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Canary_chicks.jpg" rel="nofollow">some baby canaries</a> which did match that version of the color I had in mind.<br /><br />Of course, the <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canary%20yellow" rel="nofollow">Merriam Webster definition</a> for "Canary yellow" didn't help: "a light to a moderate or vivid yellow."<br /><br />Okay...which <i>one</i>???<br /><br />Maybe that's why my eye sees such descriptions as "just words" when I read these Society page ramblings. Trying to put the words into pictures seems to bring up multiple choices...in which case, I'd check "all of the above" and move on.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-76349575013728481942013-08-24T21:50:47.679-07:002013-08-24T21:50:47.679-07:00I had no idea...I knew it was hand sewn but not th...I had no idea...I knew it was hand sewn but not the part about two fabrics! Thanks for sharing the knowledge! <br />Mauve silk with canary gloves and hat..seems a bit wild..canary is a yellow color isn't it? I am trying to picture that in my minds eye:) Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-34195561790300390872013-08-23T23:20:34.583-07:002013-08-23T23:20:34.583-07:00Terri, I guess if you had the talent and knew exac...Terri, I guess if you had the talent and knew exactly what to do (after <b>lots</b> of practice!) it wouldn't take so long. My friend actually sold the stuff she made during her summer breaks. She did custom work. She would have gone broke if it was something that would take forever :)<br /><br />I did find some great pics online when I searched for them the other day, by the way. Some people do such gorgeous work!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-64300817055180222162013-08-23T23:18:05.897-07:002013-08-23T23:18:05.897-07:00"Dull as dirt." I like that, Iggy. That&..."Dull as dirt." I like that, Iggy. That's just about how I would put it, studying history in school.<br /><br />Now...it's different.<br /><br />Thankfully!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-43723224067936213112013-08-23T13:43:46.924-07:002013-08-23T13:43:46.924-07:00So intricate...I would think that would take forev...So intricate...I would think that would take forever to sew, but how pretty!Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-15558605224680759072013-08-23T04:36:07.894-07:002013-08-23T04:36:07.894-07:00I have always found that "history" can b...I have always found that "history" can be dull as dirt until there is a "relevance" to it - and having your ancestor involved in something makes that something "relevant."<br /><br />:)Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com