This is my mother Christened Joan Winifred however she was known as Cleo to everyone. A beautiful woman and human being who we are blessed to have shared our lives with.
Joan Winifred Bates of Prahran Australia was born on March 11, 1920 in Adelaide, South Australia County, SA to Sarah Elizabeth (Innes) Blackwell Tracey. Joan Bates died at age 63 years old in 1983 in Prahran.
Hair has been called a woman's "crowning glory" - it's certainly been a mode of expression over the centuries.
In the 1800's, brushing your hair 100 times a day was a popular way to beautify it - but hair was usually washed only once a month. And shampoo wasn't invented until the end of the 1800's. For women, ...
Coming out of the Great Depression, the world faced another challenge in the 1940's: World War II. Although the war began in the 1930's, it expanded and gained in ferocity (and atrocities) in the 194...
Discover how fashion has changed over the years with this collection of photos.
Fashion styles & vintage clothing throughout the decades that will inspire, make you wish for those times again, or may make you ask "What were they thinking"?
Clothing styles have obviously changed ...