samedi 23 juin 2012

Mildred Brooks, 1915-2011: A nutritionist ? and a woman of class and style

She called herself ?the Silver Fox.?

And she was.

When her hair started turning gray in her 30s, long before it should have, she kept it. Didn?t dye it black to maintain the appearance of an elusive youth, but wore the gray like a crown ? piled in silky curls, done in waves or covered by hats. She had an extensive collection of hats, so large that she once had a room dedicated to them. In her generation, a hat was a thing of pride. Proper ladies wore hats and gloves and often a string of pearls, so that when they presented themselves socially, they would appear ?finished.?

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