tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post3169092775694249..comments2024-03-09T11:34:22.175+00:00Comments on The History Girls: DRESSING THE CHILDREN by H.M. CastorMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-44421160895094784152013-05-20T11:40:57.311+01:002013-05-20T11:40:57.311+01:00Thank you all so much for commenting. Very interes...Thank you all so much for commenting. Very interesting about Quaker 'plain dress', Leslie. And Jax, that's reassuring to hear. Carol - I agree. Stroppy Author - that's fascinating; so recent! And many thanks Sue, catdownunder, Joan, Catherine & Mark, too!H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-6018674218023996252013-05-16T19:56:57.190+01:002013-05-16T19:56:57.190+01:00What a lovely blog! I must read the book.
When my ...What a lovely blog! I must read the book.<br />When my daughter did her dissertation on Quaker dress, she discovered that red was seen as 'plain dress' (so much for Quaker grey) because people wore it so much, especially ordinary people. It just made me realise how different from us the past was. I did like the picture of the boys and girls, and the clear gender differentiation was very interesting to see.Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-79172367670637616872013-05-12T20:50:51.447+01:002013-05-12T20:50:51.447+01:00I wish some one would produce such a superb book f...I wish some one would produce such a superb book for the medieval period. I found the colour red here interesting and of course the clouts.Carol McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072696398820339640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-4304164094666246842013-05-12T20:18:33.648+01:002013-05-12T20:18:33.648+01:00I can't speak with regards to the men's cl...I can't speak with regards to the men's clothing but the women's is actually very comfortable if well fitted. (I am a reenactor at kentwell Hall as the authors of these books were. )Jax Blunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09415759029231313958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-84334173023842800492013-05-12T20:18:14.728+01:002013-05-12T20:18:14.728+01:00Lovely! Red flannel petticoats were definitely sti...Lovely! Red flannel petticoats were definitely still a thing for my granny (born 1898).Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-47813153065341380882013-05-12T16:24:12.486+01:002013-05-12T16:24:12.486+01:00Good stuff, Harriet. Interesting about the colour ...Good stuff, Harriet. Interesting about the colour red. If E Nesbit is to be believed, still used for petticoats at the beginning of the 20th Century - and life-saving!<br /><br />Also can't wait for the first installment of Sisters of the Half Blood!Mark Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17271587070391155947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-38892210807808173152013-05-12T15:17:22.797+01:002013-05-12T15:17:22.797+01:00Lovely post!Lovely post!Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610226884546830879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-86773372053314059942013-05-12T09:15:43.831+01:002013-05-12T09:15:43.831+01:00This is really interesting stuff - thanks for post...This is really interesting stuff - thanks for posting!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-10349932515588938122013-05-12T04:44:51.598+01:002013-05-12T04:44:51.598+01:00Fascinating stuff! I always wonder at how uncomfor...Fascinating stuff! I always wonder at how uncomfortable some of that clothing must have been - but no worse than Victorian corsets I suppose!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-15733430215389541612013-05-12T02:38:28.449+01:002013-05-12T02:38:28.449+01:00I see for the most part the boys are shown with ha...I see for the most part the boys are shown with hands on hips. It suggests, to me at least, that this was a convention because even then people might have got girls and boys mixed up in art. ;-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com