Friday, June 21, 2013

#3 IN FREE KINDLE MEMOIRS - #9 IN FREE HUMOR

1920s - Rosetta is in the middle of the second row

This isn't a mystery, but Rosetta was the inspiration for 80 year-old Flossie, the Silver Sisters' mother, in the Silver Sisters Mysteries. The only crime here would be if you don't download a copy while it is still FREE.

I edited this book and this morning woke up to a nice surprise. Here are the rankings for "CAN WE COME IN AND LAUGH, TOO?" in the FREE Kindle store at 6:30am PST:
PLEASE HELP PUSH IT TO #1 AND THE TOP 100 in FREE Kindle


 Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #820 Free in Kindle Store
    #3 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Biographies & Memoirs > Memoirs
    #9 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Humor & Entertainment > Humor

THE FREE OFFER ENDS AT MIDNIGHT.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

CAN WE COME IN AND LAUGH, TOO? now at #7 in FREE Kindle Memoirs

Rosetta in 2004 at 95

Rosetta in 1923 at 23









TWO DAY FREE OFFER - KINDLE EDITION OF "CAN WE COME IN AND LAUGH, TOO?"

Today is the first day of the TWO DAY FREE OFFER for the Kindle edition of Rosetta Schwartz's charming memoir CAN WE COME IN AND LAUGH, TOO? She was the youngest of ten children, born into a zany immigrant family in 1909, and throughout her long life (almost 97 years) she was an ordinary woman with the extraordinary ability to make people believe in themselves---and no matter how bad things got, she always got through it with humor. When she was a child, there was so much laughter in her family, neighbors knocked at the door to ask if they could come in and laugh too. It is currently at #25 in Kindle Store Memoirs.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

1910 - THE LAST YEAR OF GIBSON GIRL POPULARITY

Typical Gibson Girl outfit
The "horrible" hobble skirt
If you are following this blog or have read Rosetta's memoir written at age 80, CAN WE COME IN AND LAUGH, TOO? you know we're now following milestones during the years of her life. If you don't have a copy of this endearing book, it is available in Kindle and paperback editions.

On November 18, 1910, Rosetta was one-year-old .
The Gibson Girl was in the last year of its popularity because women had begun to turn their thoughts toward more comfort in 1910, but many made a bad choice when they quickly fell for the hobble skirt.  Imagine trying to walk with speed and balance practically bound at the knees.

Fabrics became lighter, colors brighter, and styles looser. Shockingly, lowered necklines became popular, spurring sales of cold cream and lemon extract.

1910-Rosetta's sister Jean and her husband
Many other fashion trends were introduced that year, like the sack, the sheath, oriental costumes, harem trousers, and the Hellenic tunic. Head gear and furs were also popular. Rosetta's sister Jean was about 19 then and probably would have loved to indulge herself with trendy clothing, but they were a poor family and every penny counted.


During the 1910s, Rosetta's older brothers would have worn tweed jackets and striped blazers. The wealthier business men wore striped trousers, a morning coat and starched white shirt. Some wore top hats and frock coats.

So how about little Rosetta? Well, although the most radical changes were in women's wear, from 1910 to 1919 kids' fashion was characterized by more clothing designed specifically for children than ever seen in history. Take the sailor suit for boys for instance. By 1910, the sailor suits we see in old movies were predominantly worn by younger boys as their main outfit. They might even have had a fancier sailor suit for special occasions, but believe it or not, this was what many wore until adolescence.

Imagine how someone of that era would have reacted to seeing the teens of today.