#adela marquez

[alainas-sims]

Happy Pride Month from the Marquezes!

{ Beatriz (bisexual); Adela (asexual); Victor (bisexual); Consuelo & Helen (lesbian); and Andrés (gay) }

Things may feel scary at times but we have always existed through history and we will continue to thrive as long as we have each other. ♥️🌈

[alainas-sims]

It’s her day! ♠️🤍💜

[alainas-sims]

Adela Marquez: 1900s Lookbook

An early 1900s lookbook (circa 1903) for Adela Clara Marquez, the oldest child of Arturo and Valeria. Adela has recently started school at Oasis Springs’ one-room schoolhouse. She is creative and spends time drawing, playing chess, and taking care of her little brother, Manuel. (Her swimwear look is the same as her athletic look so I didn’t include it.)

everyday: hair / earrings / dress

formal: dress / brooch

athletic: top / skirt / boots

sleepwear: hair / nightgown

party: hair bow / dress / shoes

going out: hat / dress / shoes

hot weather: hat / dress / shoes

cold weather: coat / shoes

Thanks to: @syaovu, @peebsplays, @lace-and-honey, @chere-indolente, @linzlu, @nords-sims, @plumbobteasociety, + @historicalfictionsims!

[alainas-sims]

Isabel,

I am so happy to hear of your engagement, and I have some exciting news as I am sure that you have heard by now— the state of California has passed a law that will grant women the right to vote! Our Tía Beatriz and I have been awaiting this day for years. I can remember my first women’s suffrage rally, and how Beatriz took me there as a teenager.

My sincere hope is that the rest of the nation will follow suit in my aunt’s lifetime, and that this will usher in a new age of representation and equality for the fairer sex. As for my spinsterhood, worry not. I find I quite enjoy remaining single and having more time for my art.

Love, Adela

[alainas-sims]

Manuel’s Journal

At last, my eighteenth birthday has arrived. I celebrated at home with my sisters and parents— I was glad Adela stopped by; the house has been lonelier without her. Mamá says I am a very handsome young man now. I decided to apply for work immediately as a writer’s assistant at the local publishing company in hopes of becoming a successful author.

Now that I am grown and have found a job, I feel compelled to find a wife soon. I have a little more time to think it over before making a choice...

[alainas-sims]

Isabel celebrated her thirteenth birthday and would leave her school years behind. She was becoming a charming and lively young lady with her father’s dark brown hair and features, whereas her older siblings favored their mother in terms of looks.

[alainas-sims]

Adela’s Diary

I was walking in town with my cousins Nora and John and Nora’s friend Madeleine, when one of my former classmates, a boy named Alan McGregor, approached us. I recognized him as one of Manuel’s friends though he was a few years older than my brother.

“How’re you ladies doing?” he asked. “You look lovely today, Maddie. You too, Adela.” His eyes lingered on me longer than I was used to. It was the first time a boy has ever paid attention to me.

After, Madeleine and I laughed and laughed about it. “He says that to all the girls,” she whispered. It seems like his attention toward me is nothing special, but could it be more?

[alainas-sims]

Dear Carolina,

Our family wishes yours a most joyous Easter! After church we celebrated with a grand brunch. Arturo says that I am becoming a very skilled cook, and it was delightful to see the children dressed up and so happy for Easter.

— Valeria