Thank you, Devon. That's very interesting. What time period are we talking about? Elizabethan era?
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 16:53, <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, for the upper classes, they seem to have adopted linen > underwear, from which lace collars later evolved, exactly so that they could > launder the underwear all the time, and not bathe, and keep the overwear > cleaner, since it could only be brushed. The under linen was supposed to > absorb the bad humors. The invention of washable body linen was credited in > my daughter's history book with extending peoples lives even before the > institution of other forms of sanitation. > > There seems to be a lot of references to having to poke and arrange ruffs, > with a certain French King, (Henry someone) even doing his own ruff > arranging and helping his friends. One had to wear one's ruffs to court > events and look good, I would assume. Having a natty looking ruff was a > major source of prestige for the upper classes. > Devon > > In a message dated 4/12/2009 9:42:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > But... how often were clothes washed in those days, particularly good ones, > precious ones? I think it must have been far less often than we would be > comfortable with today, though I admit I have only vaguely remembered > lectures from my uni days as a basis for that. > Sr. Claire > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] > > > ------------------------------ > *A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > steps!<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220572838x1201387489/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooterNO62%22> > * > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
