Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

MAJORETTE COSTUME

Date Range From

1950

Date Range To

1960

Materials

VELVET, TASSELS

No. Pieces

2

Length

47.5

Width

40.0

Description

1. TOP. ABOVE DIMENSIONS. RED VELVET. SLEEVELESS. HAS A NARROW, STAND UP COLLAR WITH A SLIT IN CENTER FRONT. FRONT OF BODICE ENDS IN A V-SHAPE AT WAISTLINE. RUNNING ACROSS FRONT AND BACK OF BODICE, IN A V-SHAPE, IS A ROW OF WHITE TASSELS. BACK OF BODICE HAS A ZIPPER THAT RUNS FROM NECK TO WAIST. 2. SHORTS. 37.3 X 44.0. SHORT SHORTS MADE OF RED VELVET. HAVE A LINE OF WHITE TASSELS RUNNING ACROSS FRONT AND BACK. HAVE AN ELASTIC SEWN IN WAISTBAND. THERE IS A SHORT ZIPPER ON ONE SIDE OF SHORTS.

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

SPORTS

History

ITEMS OWNED BY ELAINE LIEBELT WHO ATTENDED WARNER HIGH SCHOOL IN THE LATE 1950S, GRADUATING IN 1960. DURING JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ELAINE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN ALL ASPECTS OF SCHOOL LIFE. IT IS SAID THAT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THURSDAY AFTER SCHOOL, ELAINE HAD SOME ACTIVITY EVERY NOON HOUR, AFTER SCHOOL AND EVENING. SHE PARTICIPATED IN BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, TRACK AND FIELD, SCHOOL BAND (PLAYED TROMBONE) AND WAS A MAJORETTE AND CHEERLEADER. ELAINE ALSO STUDIED PIANO UNTIL GRADE 9 AND IN HIGH SCHOOL WAS YEARBOOK EDITOR AND WAS PART OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL. ELAINE ATTENDED THE PROVINCIAL RECREATION LEADER TRAINING SCHOOL IN 1958 AND 1959 SPONSORED BY THE WARNER COMMUNITY AND TAUGHT CLASSES IN THE COMMUNITY UNTIL SHE WENT TO UNIVERSITY. ELAINE PLAYED HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL FOR THE WARNER WARRIORETTES FROM THE TIME SHE WAS IN GRADE 8 AND ONCE IN HIGHSCHOOL, SHE COACHED THE WARNER JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS’ TEAM. AT THE GALT’S REQUEST IN APRIL 2010, DONOR ELAINE LIEBELT PROVIDED MORE DETAILS WITH REGARDS TO HER PERSONAL OWNERSHIP OF THE MAJORETTE COSTUME AND RELATED OBJECTS P20010047048-55. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HER HIGHSCHOOL ACTIVITIES, PLEASE REFERENCE P20010047047. THE NARRATIVE BELOW IS IN HER OWN WORDS. FOR A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EMAIL, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE. *** "I WAS A MAJORETTE FOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES (NOT WITH THE BAND.) I PLAYED TROMBONE IN THE WARNER BAND AND WHEN THE BAND WAS PERFORMING, I PLAYED WITH THE BAND BECAUSE THAT WAS THE DEAL WITH MY PARENTS. I ENTERED A FEW BATON TWIRLING COMPETITIONS IN LETHBRIDGE DURING MY YOUTH. I RECALL THAT I DID A BATON ROUTINE TO “COLONEL BOOGIE” AT ONE COMPETITION IN LETHBRIDGE. THE ONLY COMMENT I CAN RECALL FROM THE ADJUDICATOR IS THAT I WAS CAPABLE OF A MORE DIFFICULT ROUTINE. THE WARNER MAJORETTES PERFORMED ROUTINES AS A GROUP AT COMMUNITY EVENTS USING RECORDED MUSIC. THAT WAS WHEN I COULD PERFORM WITH THEM. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ATTRACTED ME TO BEING A MAJORETTE EXCEPT THAT IT WAS AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEREFORE WAS SOMETHING THAT I NEEDED TO TRY. THE SKILLS I LEARNED AT THAT TIME, ACTUALLY CAME IN HANDY MANY YEARS LATER WHEN I BECAME A PERFORMING CLOWN AND USED MY BATON AS A COMEDY ROUTINE. “ ***

Catalogue Number

P20010047055

Acquisition Date

2001-12

Collection

Museum

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