I don't think so...with an organdy collar. Have a lot of mags from this
period. I will stry to do some mor checking.
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Thank you Kathleen!
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Thank you to everyone who answered my question about porpoise skin. I
really appreciate your input.
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In a message dated 11/13/2006 10:28:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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But the word Porpoise is.
In that context, it does sound more like a description of the
fabric--compare it to sharkskin.
Ann Wass
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Perhaps porpoise skin is like shark skin? Texture finish?
Patty
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I am working on a 1916 designers
I think the original needed a proofreader. There seems
to be an extaneous period after the first navy blue,
and the quotation marks seem to belong around
porpoise skin, since in the next sentence that's how
we see those words grouped., You've got something here
called porpoise skin silk that is
Penny Ladnier wrote:
I am working on a 1916 designers' fashion catalog. I am not sure if something is a color or not.
Please read the following ladies' dress description and let me know if you think porpoise is a
color or what. The color dove is not capitalized when used as a color name.
I am working on a 1916 designers' fashion catalog. I am not sure if something
is a color or not. Please read the following ladies' dress description and let
me know if you think porpoise is a color or what. The color dove is not
capitalized when used as a color name. But the word Porpoise
Quoting Penny Ladnier [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
DESCRIPTION:
Dove colored gabardine, with trimmings of navy blue. Porpoise
skin silk. Vest and collar of white organdy. Smoke pearl buttons
and buckle. Coat of navy blue Porpoise skin silk. Collar and
cuffs of dove gabardine.
Are the
E House,
The quotation marks are what is in the book.
Penny Ladnier,
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At 07:27 PM 11/13/2006, you wrote:
I am working on a 1916 designers' fashion catalog. I am not sure if
something is a color or not. Please read the following ladies'
dress description and let me know if you think porpoise is a color
or what. The color dove is not capitalized when used as a
Hi Penny,
To me, it sounds like the texture of the silk has the appearance of Porpoise
skin. I am not reading a color, but then, I don't know much about that time
frame for garments.
Kimiko
Penny Ladnier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am working on a 1916 designers' fashion catalog.
13, 2006 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Questionable color
Hi Penny,
To me, it sounds like the texture of the silk has the appearance of
Porpoise skin. I am not reading a color, but then, I don't know much about
that time frame for garments.
Kimiko
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