RED HATS IN ELEGANCE, BEAUTY AND ALL THEIR BLING… strolled the paths of Henderson Lake in Lethbridge for our 2nd annual VICTORIAN STROLL WITH PARASOLS on a warm and sunny Saturday.

One of our very favorite past times is to play dress up and so it was that so many lovely ladies came dressed as in Victorian Day apparel. Such a display of beauty is natural when we put on elegant Purple clothing, exquisite and large Red Hats and adorn ourselves with all the Bling, we do feel very special! Everyone, everywhere we go, notice’s and the best compliments we can receive are from an admiring public wanting to know who, why, what, etc. and naturally we are happy to stop to chat and tell anyone interested all about The Red Hat Society! With 92 Chapters of Happy Red Hatters that Matter in this southern part of Alberta, we don’t seem to be such a shock any longer as we have been in existence for eleven years now!

There is always a comedian among us and this time it was in the guise of one of the gals dressed as a ladies maid with mob cap, apron and walking the dog…she was constantly bowing and scraping to her Royal Highness, her Queen of her Chapter!!

We are ALL Royalty as we have a Queen for each Chapter and all Chapterettes choose a Royal Title.

We do love to laugh and the unexpected is such a joy…..we have the freedom to “just do it” and no one thinks less of “her ladies maid” because she didn’t “dress up”!

To keep our memories of our Victorian Strolls we have a book everyone attending signs with their names and chapters. They come from Cardston to Calgary to Medicine Hat to Lethbridge to Claresholm, to share in our fun. Camera’s are constantly snapping and many of those picture’s will be entered in our memory book each year. It’s very entertaining to “go back in time” seeing candid shots of many of us having a very enjoyable moment.

Special moments are always welcome so when a very large cake decorated with a Red Hat was presented to two of our lovely ladies from the Holy Hattitudes Chapter, it was with great enthusiasm we all gathered to sing “Happy Birthday” and to partake of a piece of cake! It is the Red Hat Way…sharing in friendship and love! Another sweet memory for Mary Ellen and Pat!

This event is hosted by the Chief Mountain Red Hat Southern Belles of Cardston because we love the fun, freedom, fulfillment and friendship of the Red Hat Society!

Getting together with other chapters to have those moments in time…are priceless.

 

 

 

 

In Fun & Hilarity!
Queen Mum Sandy
Chief Mountain Red Hat So. Belles
Cardston, Alberta

 

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