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AS a young girl, I watched my great grandmother get ready for outings beyond the doors of the rambler on Mexico Street where my grandfather and four generations of New Orleans Creole women and girls lived. Each, including my sisters, had a fascinating routine for preparing themselves to meet the world, whether for work or some social event. Sometimes things could get confusing, if not downright chaotic. Still, I could always count on my great grandmother to put a certain orn