When you wore a "Union Suit" to keep warm...

       "Long johns were first introduced into England in the 17th century, but did not become popular as sleepwear until the 18th century.

       It was first used as loungewear but later became popular in Truro, Nova Scotia. In 1898, Myles and his brother John had developed a product called Stanfield's Unshrinkable Underwear for their garment manufacturing company. He and his brother started with non-shrinking cotton underwear and applied for a patent for long johns on December 7, 1915.

       From 1914 to mid-1918, the item of underwear most purchased by various military forces was a garment known as a union suit; it is a one-piece form of underwear covering body and legs and was the prototype of the Chinese qiuyi, the top part, and qiuku, the bottom part. After 1918, countries returned to producing for civilians.

       Demand declined following the spread of central heating and more frequent baths or showers." Wikipedia

Quality Union Suits for Men, Women, and Children.

Coopers Kenosha-Klosed-Krotch, our Athletic Nainsooks for athletic men.

"Keep yourself fit and warm this Winter in Lincoln, unshrinkable superfine quality,
All Wool Underwear."

Mina Taylor dress and housecoat fashions from 1922

        Mina Taylor Dresses from the 1920s were very fashionable day wear in the United States. "They have such charm you're proud to wear them anywhere. They are practically made and so sensibly cut they'll be your first choice for housework hours, too. And they can be sent, scores of times, to the laundress!"

Remember the name "Mina Taylor." Should you not find them
 at your local store, please write us, addressing the Omaha office. 

       "Frankly, "Miss Taylor" dresses are house dresses with a drawing-room manner. They are as ready to meet fastidious callers, to go automobiling, or picnicking, or shopping, as they are to polish the silver or mix the bread dough. Thy are cut amply where ease is needed; their skirts are wide enough for comfort. Yet they are the prettiest, freshest things imaginable, beautifully finished in every detail. Their message is:

 

      "Away with poorly cut, dull-colored clothes; don flowerlike colors; take to yourself the flattering lines of the new mode, dainty touches of sheer organdie or great butterfly sashes. Look pretty all the time!"

       You'll find them at a good store in your locality, made of fine ginghams and percales, for women of every size, from 16 years to size 44. And moderately priced."

"This, you know, is the day of "flattering clothes. It is no longer
 enough that a dress be a dress; the clever woman asks, too,
that it enhance her appearance."

Child Fashions in The 1920s

       Below are 4th and 5th grade students posing in their Sunday best clothing for a photographer. The pictures where take in the 1920s nearly 100 years ago. The photos were originally in black and white but were later painted using a hand tinting technique. 

• Read more about this process here.

 They are seen here dying Easter eggs.

Learning about how clothes are made.

4th or 5th grade girls posing for the camera.

These children are wearing their best clothes for the photographer.