> Martha Cratchet, in "A Christmas Carol", is said to be wearing a > "twice-turned dress." This term is new to me. Does anyone know what it > means?
This is just a guess, but I know that when suits got old and stained, they took them apart and resewed them with the pieces inside out, so that the side that was against the body would end up on the outside. That side would be less damaged than the exposed side. Speculation here, but a twice-turned dress could have been remade twice so the better side was facing out. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
