So, is this the origin, then, of the old "Poisoned Prom Dress" urban  legend? 
 
_http://www.snopes.com/horrors/poison/dress.htm_ 
(http://www.snopes.com/horrors/poison/dress.htm) 
 
Or this one?
 
_http://www.snopes.com/horrors/poison/coolidge.htm_ 
(http://www.snopes.com/horrors/poison/coolidge.htm) 
 
Maybe I should forward this thread to Snopes.com. :)
 
Tea Rose
 
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] 265: To dye for: Poison:  "Paris green"
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The arsenical pigments, used for  paints and later printing wallpaper, were,  
as my last post stated,  reported to have been used to color garments.   

Ann  Wass






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