{"id":948,"date":"2023-02-28T00:47:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T00:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/?page_id=948"},"modified":"2023-03-03T23:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T23:48:18","slug":"convent-grooming","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/?page_id=948","title":{"rendered":"Convent Grooming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-d5db3a3\" data-block-id=\"d5db3a3\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-d5db3a3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-51b6e4d\" data-block-id=\"51b6e4d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-51b6e4d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-51b6e4d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b075ebd\" data-block-id=\"b075ebd\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b075ebd-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-347c83a\" data-block-id=\"347c83a\"><style>.stk-347c83a-container{background-image:url(https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kids1918-1.jpg) !important;background-attachment:fixed !important;background-position:top center !important;background-repeat:no-repeat !important;background-size:contain !important}.stk-347c83a-container:before{background-color:#000000 !important;opacity:0.5 !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-347c83a-container stk-hover-parent stk--has-background-overlay\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-347c83a-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Grooming, Personal Adornment, and Keepsakes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fe1bbe6\" data-block-id=\"fe1bbe6\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fe1bbe6-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-09cb4b7\" data-block-id=\"09cb4b7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-09cb4b7{flex:1 1 calc(30.8% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-09cb4b7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-09cb4b7-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou54.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color wp-image-1035\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:10px\" width=\"244\" height=\"368\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Immaculate Heart Nun ~1900<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou50.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1040\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">General grooming items<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou52-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou52-1.jpg 511w, https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou52-1-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Bone toothbrush handles<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou53.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou53.jpg 498w, https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou53-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Comb and &#8220;hair-band&#8221; comb<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou81.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1049\" width=\"242\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou81.jpg 251w, https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou81-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Hoyt&#8217;s can even make <\/span><\/strong><br><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">a frog smell good<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou56.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1051\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-896c44e\" data-block-id=\"896c44e\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-896c44e-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-7cd9ba8\" data-block-id=\"7cd9ba8\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-7cd9ba8{flex:1 1 calc(25% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7cd9ba8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7cd9ba8-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou83-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1057\" width=\"57\" height=\"395\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-2d81cc6\" data-block-id=\"2d81cc6\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2d81cc6{flex:1 1 calc(75% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2d81cc6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2d81cc6-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou82-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1039\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Cosmetic and personal adornment locations.<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou85.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1056\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Cold cream<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou86.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1060\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Chocolate tongs <\/span><\/strong><br><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">with company names<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-36ec0c8\" data-block-id=\"36ec0c8\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-36ec0c8{flex:1 1 calc(69.2% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-36ec0c8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-36ec0c8-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: #f34957\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Grooming&nbsp;items<\/span> included toothbrushes, hairbrushes and combs, cosmetics, and<br>perfumes.<br><br><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: #f34957\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Personal adornment<\/span>&nbsp;included rings, bracelets, hairpins, and purses.<br><br><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: #f34957\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Keepsakes<\/span>&nbsp;included vases, picture frames, and birdcage parts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #55a630)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Grooming<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong>It is logical to assume that grooming would take place in the privacy of one\u2019s dorm room. &nbsp;For the nuns these were in the Chapel building, for the students these were in the main school building facing Palm Street.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong>As there would have been both hot and cold water in the kitchen area early in the morning and late in the evening, it is also possible that some grooming would take place in this facility.<br><br>Graphs of grooming materials (left and below) suggest that less grooming took place in the kitchen area than in the privacy of the dorm rooms. &nbsp;A large selection of toothbrushes was recovered from the privy vault. &nbsp; The locations of these items suggest that they were not used in the Kitchen building.<br><br>Of the 18 toothbrushes recovered, at least 14 different brands were represented. &nbsp;Most were made in France, however at least one was from Japan, one from San Francisco, and one from San Bernardino. &nbsp;<br>All were made of bone or ivory and two had grooves on the back for replacing worn out bristles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou51.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1044\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Toothbrush locations<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong>Hair combs and brushes were found in Units B and C. &nbsp;All combs were made of vulcanized rubber or celluloid. &nbsp;There were 14 regular combs, 5 flea combs, 2 hairband combs, and 2 brushes. &nbsp;The hair band combs were most likely worn by the nuns to hold their hair back.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #55a630)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Perfume<\/span><br><br>During a time when there were often many days between baths, perfume and cologne was an important commodity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou55.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1047\" width=\"306\" height=\"185\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Perfume bottle locations<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong>Some of these bottles were sealed with tapered glass stoppers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou57-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1053\" width=\"299\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou57-1.jpg 373w, https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou57-1-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Perfume bottles with glass stoppers<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong>Hoyt\u2019s German Cologne was introduced in 1870 by E.W. Hoyt. &nbsp;Hoyt began working at E.A. Staniel\u2019s apothecary shop in Lowell Mass. at age 13 (1851). &nbsp;When Staniels died in 1861, Hoyt took over the business. &nbsp; He developed the cologne at the shop but by 1877 the cologne business had grown so large that he sold the old shop to concentrate on the cologne business. &nbsp;His partner F.B. Shedd was the marketing wizard behind the product. &nbsp;Hoyt died in 1887, the same year Shedd brought out Hoyt\u2019s \u201cRubifoam\u201d tooth wash (Hoyt 2005).<br><br>At least one of the cologne brands (Florida Water) can still be purchased in stores today.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #55a630)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Personal Adornment<\/span><br><br>Personal adornment items were found in all Units, but appeared to be more prominent in Unit A (closest to the Kitchen\/Laundry building).<br><br>Hairpins, broaches, rings, beads, and necklace pieces were recovered. &nbsp; Also recovered were two coin purse clasps and parts of three bracelets.<br><br>Bracelets were made of copper (A-220), Brass &nbsp;(B-75), and glass (B-299). &nbsp;One bronze pendant had \u201cW.R. Bird, Grass Valley Cal.\u201d Stamped on it.<br><br>Cosmetic bottles included cold creams, Vaseline, three tooth- brushing preparations, and a Resinol Chem. Co. bottle. &nbsp;The Resinol Chem. Co. was first listed in the 1896 Baltimore City directory. &nbsp;The company manufactured skin care products, soap, shaving soap, and a laxative and tonic (Maryland Historical Society 1999).<br><br>Rubifoam was a ruby-red tooth brushing fluid introduced in 1887 by E. W. Hoyt &amp; Co. Lowell Mass. Sozodont was manufactured by Van Buskirk (Fike 1987:181)<br><br>A ceramic cold cream or makeup jar was also recovered (B-14 below).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #55a630)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Keepsakes<\/span><br><br>Keepsakes included \u201cVictorian\u201d era beveled picture frame and mirror glass, vases, and fancy candle holders.<br><br>Along the same lines as keepsakes were fancy brass tongs that were often packaged with a box of chocolates. &nbsp;&nbsp;Here we have one with \u201cHuskey\u2019s\u201d, one with \u201cGeo Hass &amp; Sons\u201d, and one with \u201cChristopher\u2019s\u201d stamped in the metal.<br><br>Also listed with the keepsakes are pet related items. &nbsp;&nbsp;A glass bird feeder that would have attached to a bird cage (A-449) and a fancy napkin holder with a tennis racket design (B-33) were recovered.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Outhou87.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1059\" width=\"299\" height=\"247\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Fancy candle holder<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grooming, Personal Adornment, and Keepsakes Grooming&nbsp;items included toothbrushes, hairbrushes and combs, cosmetics, andperfumes. Personal adornment&nbsp;included rings, bracelets, hairpins, and purses. Keepsakes&nbsp;included vases, picture frames, and birdcage parts. Grooming It is logical to assume that grooming would take place in the privacy of one\u2019s dorm room. &nbsp;For the nuns these were in the Chapel building, for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-948","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=948"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1062,"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/948\/revisions\/1062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}