March 29, 1965

Sidetracked by stockings

March 29, 1965

Back to school, but this time, no rehearsal!! No show!! No nothing!! Ahhh! What a life.

K told me V took some pictures of me. He's a photographer for the school paper but she says he took several. Looks promising.

We had a vocab quiz in Spanish and I got a 76. Marcia got 100, of course. Well, I've got to wash my stockings out. I hope I see V tomorrow!! Hope he looks for me!!!

March 29, 2023

Yesterday we got back from a weekend in Chicago. Amtrak, of course. Even in the upper berth, it’s a wonderful way to travel.

The stockings mention brought back memories. Back in the 1960s, when girls wore skirts to school, we had to wear stockings, tights or knee socks. (Bare legs were against the rest code.) They all had their disadvantages. Tights created static electricity, making your slip and skirt cling, bunch, and ride up. Stockings (pre-pantyhose) required garters, either on a narrow belt or a girdle. Knee socks, stockings and tights all had the disadvantage for a tall girl that they were never long enough. What a relief it was to go to barelegged in the summer, and even better when I went to college and started to wear slacks or jeans most of the time.