Southern states requested that girls be allowed to wear white for the heat, but only Hawaii could use that color. Maryellen lived in Florida so her uniform would have been made of a lightweight material.However, her sister Carolyn would have been her age around ‘49-'50 and her sister Joan during WWII, so they likely did use the same uniform.
The AG wiki states that Maryellen’s uniform is a hand-me-down of her sisters but I did not find evidence of that in the books. There were some examples of orange neckerchiefs, but they were mostly yellow. Sashes were introduced around then as well, replacing the old method of sewing patches onto sleeves. In the 50’s, short sleeve uniforms started being worn, but long sleeve was still popular. With some age adjustment, it would be split in the 1960’s into Juniors and Cadettes. (Maryellen was nine, but let’s just go with it).
Today we call that ceremony “bridging”.įacts about the uniform (obtained from GS of California’s Central Coast and the Collector’s Guide): Maryellen’s Intermediate Girl Scout Uniform (BGC) + Llama Scout Uniform Override (Seasons)Īll summer, Maryellen had looked forward to her Girl Scout troop “flying up” from Brownies to Intermediates.
