{"id":6136,"date":"2013-04-27T19:13:12","date_gmt":"2013-04-27T16:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=6136"},"modified":"2013-04-27T19:26:17","modified_gmt":"2013-04-27T16:26:17","slug":"dusty-old-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=6136","title":{"rendered":"Dusty old paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mulla on jotenkin semmoinen olo ett\u00e4 meill\u00e4 on alettu ker\u00e4t\u00e4 vanhoja kirjoja. Ihan kuin t\u00e4ss\u00e4 k\u00e4mp\u00e4ss\u00e4 ei muutenkin olisi v\u00e4h\u00e4n tilaa. Onneksi kokoelma karttuu verrattain hitaaseen tahtiin, ainakin toistaiseksi. Vanhoissa kirjoissa on kuitenkin jotain varsin sympaattista ja hellytt\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4kin. Vanhojen kirjojen teksti on usein nykylukijasta aika huvittavaa. Vai mit\u00e4p\u00e4 sanotte vaikkapa t\u00e4st\u00e4 katkelmasta:<\/p>\n

” Jos on k\u00e4ynyt niin onnettomasti, ett\u00e4 pieni kaksoisleuanpoikanen on p\u00e4\u00e4ssyt syntym\u00e4\u00e4n, eik\u00e4 sen omistaja ole erikoisen ihastunut t\u00e4h\u00e4n uuteen aarteeseensa, on parasta menetell\u00e4 seuraavasti: ettei p\u00e4\u00e4sisi syntym\u00e4\u00e4n kovin suurta kaksoisleuanpullukkaa ja kenties viel\u00e4 toista ja kolmattakin, on jo heti alussa tartuttava kiinni pahaan. Nytkin k\u00e4ytet\u00e4\u00e4n apuna vanua ja supistavaa kasvovett\u00e4 sek\u00e4 voidetta.” (Kauneuden Kirja, koonnut Irma Andersin, Kustannusosakeyhti\u00f6 Otava, 1950)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

tai t\u00e4st\u00e4:<\/p>\n

“Meill\u00e4 on kyll\u00e4 ihanat suomalaiset saunamme, ja maalaiset k\u00e4ytt\u00e4v\u00e4tkin niit\u00e4 ainakin kerran viikossa, usein tihe\u00e4mminkin. Kaupunkilainen sensijaan kylpee harvoin, vain joku poikkeuksellinen henkil\u00f6 joka p\u00e4iv\u00e4, vaikka tilaisuutta olisikin. Naiselle se kuitenkin on hyv\u00e4 keino, jonka avulla s\u00e4ilytt\u00e4\u00e4 nuoruutensa. Se n\u00e4hd\u00e4\u00e4n kes\u00e4kauden lomanvietossa maalla, kun uidaan pari kolmekin kertaa p\u00e4iv\u00e4ss\u00e4 ja liikutaan ulkosalla eik\u00e4 paino lis\u00e4\u00e4nny, vaikka aterioidaan kolme kovaa kertaa ja viel\u00e4 nautitaan kahviateriat v\u00e4lill\u00e4.” (Morsiamen kirja, toimittanut kaksi rouvaa, Arvi A. Karisto Oy, 1945)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ja kun puhtaan vaikkapa tietokirjoista niin kirjojen tieto voi olla jo varsin vanhentunutta tai jopa t\u00e4ysin virheellist\u00e4. Mutta yht\u00e4 kaikki, vanhat kirjat hurmaavat jollakin m\u00e4\u00e4rittelem\u00e4tt\u00f6m\u00e4ll\u00e4 tavalla. Sympaattisin viimeaikojen l\u00f6yt\u00f6ni on jonkun itse kokoama kirja joka sis\u00e4lt\u00e4\u00e4 neuleohjeita 40-luvulta. Pieteetill\u00e4 lehdist\u00e4 leikatut kuvat ja ohjeet on tarkasti liimattu kovakantiseen muistikirjaan talteen my\u00f6hemmin luettavaksi. Monikohan nyky\u00e4\u00e4n en\u00e4\u00e4 harrastaa leikekirjojen tekemist\u00e4 (enk\u00e4 tarkoita nyt modernia scrapbookingia joka on ihan eri asia)<\/strong><\/span>? Itse teen muotileikekirjoja joista olen aiemmin postannut t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

IN ENGLISH<\/strong><\/span>
\nI have a feeling that we might have started to collect old books. Not like the space isn’t running out in our apartment even without that. Thankfully our collection is growing very slowly for the moment. Old books do have something quite charming and cute. Text in them seems now quite amusing. Or what do you say about this sample:<\/p>\n

“If you happen to have the misfortune of having a small double chin, and you are not particularly charmed with your new possession, it is best to act soon: you must take the bull by it’s horn already in the beginning to prevent the large and chubby double chin or perhaps even the second and third of those. ” (Translation from original Finnish book called Book of beauty by Irma Andersin, Publishing company Otava, 1950)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

or this:<\/p>\n

” We do have our charming finnish sauna, and people in the countryside do use them atleast once a week, or perhaps even more often. Town people on the other hand bath rarely, only very exceptional individual daily, even if they have the chance to do it. For women however, it is very good way to keep their youthfullness. You can notice this in the summertime while having holidays in the countryside, when swimming even couple times a day and staying outside, you don’t gain any weight, even though eating meals three times a day and coffee breaks in between.” (Translation from original Finnish book called Book for Brides, by “two married women”, Publishing company Arvi A. Karisto, 1945)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When it comes to old informative books, the information can be quite oldfashioned or even completely flawed. Still the old books manage to charm me in some unmentioned way. Most sympathetic book I found recently is scrap book with knitting patterns from the 40’s. Everything has been precisely cut from magazines and glued to this hardback notebook. I wonder how many people do that kind of scrap booking nowadays (not the modern scrap booking)<\/strong><\/span>? I make fashion scrap books, I have made a post about some of them before, here<\/a> (only in finnish though, it was the early times of my blog)<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"oldbooks1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Is it good english, 1924<\/strong><\/span>
\nMorsiamen kirja \/ Book for Brides<\/em>, 1945<\/strong><\/span>
\nT\u00e4htitiede \/ Newcomb’s Astronomy<\/em>, 1913<\/strong><\/span>
\nKauneuden kirja \/ Book of Beauty<\/em>, 1950<\/strong><\/span>
\nNeule-leikekirja \/ Handknit scrap book<\/em>, 1946<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"oldbooks2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"oldbooks3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

“Book for Brides<\/strong><\/span>
\nGuidance for young girls<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Two married women”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"oldbooks4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

” Lady’s bathroom essentials:<\/strong><\/span>
\n Large sponge<\/strong><\/span>
\n Washing brush<\/strong><\/span>
\n 2 pc of dry brushes<\/strong><\/span>
\n Rubber brush for nails<\/strong><\/span>
\n Back brush<\/strong><\/span>
\n Small sponge for nails<\/strong><\/span>
\n Nail file<\/strong><\/span>
\n Emeryboard<\/strong><\/span>
\n Wood sticks (for nails)<\/strong><\/span>
\n Pumice<\/strong><\/span>
\n Tweezers<\/strong><\/span>
\n Soft facial brush<\/strong><\/span>
\n 2 toothbrushes<\/strong><\/span>
\n 2 hairbrushes<\/strong><\/span>
\n 2 combs “<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mulla on jotenkin semmoinen olo ett\u00e4 meill\u00e4 on alettu ker\u00e4t\u00e4 vanhoja kirjoja. Ihan kuin t\u00e4ss\u00e4 k\u00e4mp\u00e4ss\u00e4 ei muutenkin olisi v\u00e4h\u00e4n tilaa. Onneksi kokoelma karttuu verrattain hitaaseen tahtiin, ainakin toistaiseksi. Vanhoissa kirjoissa on kuitenkin jotain varsin sympaattista ja hellytt\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4kin. Vanhojen kirjojen teksti on usein nykylukijasta aika huvittavaa. Vai mit\u00e4p\u00e4 sanotte vaikkapa t\u00e4st\u00e4 katkelmasta: ” Jos on… <\/p>\n

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