JEAN'S POST

Someone who responded by posts wanted to know about ladies wearing slacks.  We consider slacks, jeans etc.  to be men clothes and ladies are not suppose to wear them.  That is for the Old Order Mennonite and Amish.  Now that I said that, we are allowed to wear pants uner our dress skirts when we are working in cold winter temperatures.  We do not wear them to church, visiting, etc.  Just in our fields, barns - on our property.  These slacks are not to be seen by the public.  Once we are done with our days work, we are to take the slacks off upon entering our home.  This for adults and young people.

Young ladies who are climbing, on trips, etc. wear dresses.  They are not allowed to wear slacks, jeans, etc.  Like, adults, they are allowed in the winter working, but no other time.

Now this is our Old Order Mennonite and with discussing Anna, their Amish group are allowed.  Some Old Order Mennonite and Amish do not allow ladies to wear slacks at all.

Yes, young ladies and even some adult ladies wear swimming suits.  Swimming suits are mostly store purchased (at least in my family).  Sometimes the girls will wear their dress over the suit.  When they are ready to swim, they take the dress off, leave the dress on the beach and swim in their suit.  Also, my also have a light weight swimming jacket to put over their suits.  They put the jacket on to cover them when they get out of the water.

Again, our Old Order Mennonite goes by the above.  Some other Mennonite groups may have other rules.

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Be With God,
Jean