March 10, 2013: The 40s Room Box

FINALLY finished the 40s room-box I've been procrastinating for quite some time. I took some photos and sat down to upload them to my "Dorette Creations" website hosted on Homestead.com. Couldn't log on. Couldn't view the website. Couldn't get anyone to answer the question WHY??


So...here I am, attempting a blog. We'll see how it goes. At least it's Free ;-)

This is what started it. I won this beautifully dressed mannequin at a local miniatures show.

Here's the backstory:

It’s Spring of 1944. Gladys is eagerly awaiting her big night – attending the Freshman Prom at Yale. She has been invited to the big event by family friend, Herbert.

She lives at the Hotel Garde, a slightly run-down place where one can rent a room. Gladys recently moved into the hotel after her mother passed away from a long illness.  Hotel Garde is a 14 minute walk from her place of employment. The Prom is being held at Woolsley Hall, a 30 minute walk from her residence.

Gladys works as a salesclerk at Shartenberg’s, a department store on Chapel Street, just a block away from the New Haven Green.

Gladys is excited about her special night.  Her grandmother, Vera, a seamstress for a tie company in New Haven has created a beautiful dress. Herbert has arranged to borrow a car for the evening. Her program lays on the floor with dance card inside, ready to be filled in by unknown fellows on. What she hopes will be a magical night in her otherwise humdrum life. Too excited to eat, she has just finished reading the most recent copy of Coronet magazine, before heading to the bathroom to get ready.

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