tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post8028515332196475102..comments2024-03-28T11:00:36.392-04:00Comments on Cyganeria: Beauty, Bodies, and the ArtistMashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943998810222103926noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post-21084562903531711212013-02-09T17:30:58.874-05:002013-02-09T17:30:58.874-05:00Hats and scarves are a great idea. I have never be...Hats and scarves are a great idea. I have never been good at accessorizing--I'm all crazy about my eye shadow and liner and mascara, but have been known to forget entirely about earrings--on account of which, I haven't figured out a way to work headgear in. But I should really do some research.<br /><br />The slow track is good for me, too! I love writing the long, thoughtful blogalectic posts, but it's a relief to have a little more time between them. This is a fantastic topic, but it is likely to become so personal that it will need some thought, so thanks! :)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post-18370719749869556102013-02-09T14:07:50.831-05:002013-02-09T14:07:50.831-05:00Oh, yeah, that would be tough..completely under th...Oh, yeah, that would be tough..completely under the microscope at mass. I don't think I'd be able to start.."Our Mother"? seriously, wow. :p If you do take the plunge though, you could always go with cute hats..or artfully tied scarves..maybe people would just chalk it up to you being one of those crazy artist-types. <br /><br />Take your time, I obviously did, in coming up with a response..we're sort of settled on the slow track now, I think, and that's been great for me!Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943998810222103926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post-78998364445937036012013-02-09T02:07:37.297-05:002013-02-09T02:07:37.297-05:00I totally feel the yearning for a head covering so...I totally feel the yearning for a head covering sometimes! One of my sisters-in-law wears one, but her parish is conservative enough that they get away with such things, whereas at my parish... well, I could swear I heard one of the older choir members say "Our mother who art in heaven" the other day (I just about DIED.) The veil would definitely be a move to stand out around here, and since I'm almost six feet tall and sing in the choir, it would be an immediately obvious one, so... yeah. I haven't taken that plunge yet. But I have been known to dream of it.<br /><br />Ah, yes, growing old in beauty. Am already finding a few little gray hairs up front (now if only I could outgrow the teenage acne...) Upon my talking of dyeing the gray out, my sister recently said "Oh, no, I'm wearing my gray hairs. I've <i>earned</i> those!" That attitude seemed beautiful to me. I think I'm still learning it, though. ;)<br /><br />Masha, I'll definitely think about making a blog response. It might take me a couple of weeks to put the ideas into comprehensible words.Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post-42215278063483826302013-02-08T18:35:20.140-05:002013-02-08T18:35:20.140-05:00I know! Covering, beautiful clothes, lots of eyeli...I know! Covering, beautiful clothes, lots of eyeliner, and a lovely building are my ideals and the liturgy always seems richer all around me...<br /><br />I do worry about how to wear my makeup when I'm old..it's a silly worry, but still, it lingers in the back of my mind. Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943998810222103926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post-91981885954983797792013-02-08T18:32:11.995-05:002013-02-08T18:32:11.995-05:00Thanks!
I intended to put this up on Wednesday, t...Thanks! <br />I intended to put this up on Wednesday, to kind of offer it as a discussion, but I got excited and jumped the gun..so feel free to agree more on Monday if you want ;) I've been thinking a lot about the whole 'appearances' aspect of beauty, and trying to see it more clearly..there's always more to beauty than what we see at first, I guess..Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943998810222103926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post-52353308492153670022013-02-08T18:09:54.941-05:002013-02-08T18:09:54.941-05:00I felt the same call to head-covering. I _feel_ m...I felt the same call to head-covering. I _feel_ more inclined to worship when I'm dressed beautifully, or when I'm veiled like a bride. And though I've not yet had the privilege of attending a Byzantine rite Mass, I feel more natural wearing a veil at a Latin Mass than a Novus Ordo.<br /><br />I am trying to look forward--rather than in trepidation--to growing old in Grace and beauty.Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post-2599065455797779492013-02-04T23:47:30.284-05:002013-02-04T23:47:30.284-05:00I loved this. I have been thinking so much along s...I loved this. I have been thinking so much along similar lines lately. Well said.Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.com