The Red Hatters
This was taken at the Red Hatter's Christmas luncheon at a quaint little cafe in Carson City. Roberta Jefferson (right) is a member, and plans on making a special outfit for the Nevada Day Parade. Her outfit will be purple with a red bonnet and a carpet bag.
She also made this special red hatter doll's dress and afghan. There will be more pictures later, but for now, here's a cute story that goes with it.
When I Am An Old Woman
When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and a pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beer mats and
things in boxes
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We will have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old and start to wear purple.
By Jenny Joseph, Trenton NJ
