![]() ![]() Her sister, Carrie, had buttoned it so that the buttons were on the inside of the dress. She would do that after the mornings work was done”Īt another point in the book, Laura helps her younger sister dress. There was never enough time before breakfast to undo the long braid, brush her hair properly, and then plait it again. ![]() She ran the comb through her hair, over her head to the dangling braid. She threw out the water in a sparkling curve falling on the grass where the sun would swiftly dry it. “In the shanty, Laura quickly washed her face and hands at the washbasin. ![]() She describes her morning grooming (post-farm chores, pre-breakfast) – In general, it seemed that 15 was about the age in which women began to dress their hair up. It is the first book in the series in which Laura begins to wear her hair pinned up as befits her new-found maturity. In Little Town on the Prairie (which takes place in De Smet Territory in 1882), Laura is quickly growing up and has started to dress and act like a young lady. Endearingly (and much like another charming 19th century heroine, Anne Shirley) Laura’s hair color (brown) was a constant source of disappointment to her, especially in contrast to her sister Mary’s golden curls. While the books are rich with details about Pioneer life and life in the 19th century, Laura’s wonderful descriptions of her hair and clothes have always stood out for me. Laura Ingalls Wilder, renown author of the Little House books, created wonderfully detailed stories based on her childhood experiences living on the Frontier. ![]()
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