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By Nan Napier
|  I was out of touch for a while last month and had fallen behind on my columns because I got so busy visiting my 80-something-year-old parents.
Mom fell and fractured her pelvis in three places and was living at the White Acres Skilled Nursing Center for rehab, while Dad was living at White Acres Assisted Living Center.
Spending so much time there had a benefit: I met the most interesting seniors! One of them was Myrth Rollins, who I reconnected with, since she had been a customer of Tres Mariposas in years past.
She was also an English teacher at Austin High School, and I enjoyed digging out my husband’s high school annual to take to show off her picture.
Like me, Myrth enjoys writing about fashion. She shared some of her recent writings with me and I loved reading her perspectives and her sense of humor!
“I am computer illiterate by choice and have no cell phone nor any other modern gadgets,” she writes. “I spend my time writing letters and short articles or reading. Each day passes slowly; each year speeds past. This is my 92nd.”
In one of the essays that Myrth graciously allowed me to share with you, “A Day in the Life of the Aged,” she describes her routines: “After washing my face and hands, I move slowly to the sitting room where the newspaper is usually waiting on the arm of my easy chair. I open it to the obituary page. Not finding my name there, I turn to the crossword puzzle to keep my mind sharp…. I’m still able to dress myself. Because I use Oil of Old Lady, my face is not quite so wrinkled as some others.”
Here are some of her observations on women’s wear from her essay, “The Quirks of Fashion” - What has happened to the sensible idea that a woman should wear clothing most becoming to her own body?
“Years ago Don Loper, a fashion designer, said a lady’s skirt should reach to just above the largest part of the calf of her leg. Look at skirts now! They rise to all heights, regardless of age, size or varicose veins.
“Worst of all are the low-cut hip-hugging jeans worn with a top short enough to reveal the navel, a most unattractive feature of the human body. Then came the lingerie camisoles designed to wear under a jacket – but worn without so as to appear half-dressed.
“Probably the most uncomfortable were the high-heeled sharp-toed shoes. Next came the flip-flops still worn by all ages. Now there are boots in all shapes and sizes.
“Some wear rings on all fingers, necklaces in a wide variety of styles, and earrings dangling like Christmas tree decorations.
“Are women the victims of the clothing trade? Why wear something sensible when you can appear in a costume!”
Thank you, Myrth – please keep us posted with your future observations on fashion and life!
Nan Napier, owner of Tres Mariposas, can be reached at Nan@TresMariposas.com.
Comments or questions about this story? E-mail swsenior@elpasoinc.com
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