LETTER #70 - 22 MAR 1945 TO HIS FATHER

My Little Notes:  I think it was very sweet that he wanted to buy an Easter Corsage for his mother.  I remember Easter was such a big thing for those big orchid corsages for the Mothers and Grandmothers!  He sent this letter on March 22 and Easter that year was on April 1, 1945, so he planned it well.  I sure hope she got one!  And also very thoughtful that if there was enough money left to get a "Big Easter Egg" for his brother!  He also mentions about the radio again and how he built and painted a new cabinet for it.

1940s photo of Ladies and their corsages.

Corsage

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This article is about the flower bouquet. For the article of clothing on which the flower was originally worn, see Corsage (bodice).

Prom wrist corsages

Consideration is often given to selecting similar colors for the corsage as in the outfit.

A corsage /kɔrˈsɑːʒ/ is a small bouquet of flowers worn on a woman's dress or worn around her wrist to a formal occasion, traditionally purchased by the woman's date. Corsages are now most commonly seen at Prom or similar events.

Originally named after the French word for the bodice of a dress to which it was attached, they were originally thought to be lucky or ward off evil spirits ^[1] It has become a customary practice and a demonstration of affection from a date. It is thought that originally the gentleman would bring a gift of flowers for the parents of his date, and would select one flower to give to his date which would then be carried or attached to her clothing.^[2]

• In some countries, corsages are worn by the mothers and grandmothers of the bride and groom at a wedding ceremony.^[3]
• The flower(s) worn on a young woman's clothing or wrist for the homecoming celebration or other formal occasions such as prom in some schools around the world.

Portable radio styles in the 1940s.

Zenith Portable Radios, 1940s.