Love Letters to 1940s Bride
1940s photo of my mother and dad getting in to a car first time as husband and wife.
Off for the Honeymoon!
First trip as Man and Wife. c. 1946
Morris married Arline soon after he returned from WW2. Just noticed something,
these are the highest heels I have ever seen Arline wear! Arline held to
the values of her day and peers including modesty, not too much make-up and no smoking.
Her wedding dress is still in the Hope Chest. But not the shoes. Wonder if she
ever wore them again…I want to hold The Shoes in my dream. Let’s see what happens.
Diamond Ring – Practically Given Away!
Morris was in the South Pacific when an ad ran in LOVE romance magazine. Rationing had an effect on romance during WW2 and here we see one example, a fun one. HAREM Company (The House of Rings) did all right on the romance theme. They dealt Flashing Replica Diamond Rings. From the full ad, however, seems even better served were folks in the biz of selling real diamonds.
The House of Rings c. 1944 Flashing Replica Diamond
“LADIES! Have you ever longed to own a real diamond ring? Of course you have. But today, due to the war, diamond prices are soaring higher and higher. They are beyond the reach of most people. Yet you can naturally satisfy your desire for beautiful jewelry at a price you can easily afford…When package arrives pay postman $1.74 plus 26ยข postage charges.”
Read MoreWaiting for a Ring
That’s her dad, annoyed in the background. Morris gave Arline his Bowdoin College Zeta Phi fraternity pin during his first year there, before he left for the war. Love and Romance during WW2 fast became centered around The Ring.
Waiting for a Ring
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