Four milliners in 1914!
In 1914 Elgin had four milliners selling Easter bonnets. ( 1911 population was 1707). All the ladies wore hats in those days.
posted by Ann Helgeson at 2:12 PM
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What's going on at the Elgin Depot Museum? What new little juicy piece of Elgin history has Factotum uncovered lately?
Friday, March 25, 2016
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2 Comments:
I've been going through the 1915 Couriers and there are always milliners' ads.
Behemian? I had to go look it up. A form of Romanian...
"It became extinct after World War II, due to extermination of most of its speakers in Nazi concentration camps."
Oh, I guess that's why I didn't recognize it.
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