tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2402631587023812199..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Fashions for April 1821Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-33247441310309924612012-04-03T22:21:53.289-04:002012-04-03T22:21:53.289-04:00The Olden-Days-ers didn't seem to name their f...The Olden-Days-ers didn't seem to name their fashionable colors after food, did they? No "mint green" or "peach" colored dresses. Instead we get flower-colors (good) and old-blood color of Puce (ick). You can see the comfortable Regency styles slowly morphing into the rigid, "big" Victorian clothing.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-40783399648492778812012-04-03T14:43:02.115-04:002012-04-03T14:43:02.115-04:00Marshmallow is traditionally a light purple flower...Marshmallow is traditionally a light purple flower...wikiherbia has some lovely photos: http://www.abherbz.com/sites/default/files/marshmallow_0.jpg?1304511139Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647811564619391201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-2342830633505949572012-04-03T14:38:04.288-04:002012-04-03T14:38:04.288-04:00Sounds just gorgeous.Sounds just gorgeous.textilehistorIEhttp://irishhistoricaltextiles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-86327131980564428312012-04-03T08:35:33.924-04:002012-04-03T08:35:33.924-04:00Golly, I used to work at No 9 Henrietta Street, Co...Golly, I used to work at No 9 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden! (I was an editor for a publishing house, not a manufacturer of Grecian <i>corsets</i>, I hasten to add.)Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-53698539717756566312012-04-03T08:03:49.643-04:002012-04-03T08:03:49.643-04:00Marshmallow blossom? Which garment? I didn't k...Marshmallow blossom? Which garment? I didn't know there was such a plant . When I looked it up, the blossom is described as white over pink. Certainly never heard of that color before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com