OK... I can't remember where I learned this or whether it is accurate
or not.... But, I'm suspecting that it came as a result of my study of
Art History in college (it was my major, believe it or not...). Anyway,
I believe that the expression, "turn a good leg", comes from the period
when men wore tights (stockings), and the more muscular the leg, the
more "exciting" for the women. So... those totally out-of-shape men
who had skinny legs *did* pad their legs with specially made (and
accurately shaped) pads, the more to turn the handsome leg. Funny thing
is, I can see the women whispering behind their fans much as women today
do when they see a "bad rug". After all, when a leg is "really" turned,
those muscles move and change, don't they... not so with a pad!!
Clay
On 11/27/2010 12:05 PM, Susan Reishus wrote:
I think men of the time were more
inclined to pad the front of their "tights," etc.
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