tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post1479973023278500894..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: George Elers: Sharp-dressed manUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-21988910014426631362011-11-25T19:22:20.256-05:002011-11-25T19:22:20.256-05:00Hi, new follower, but long-time lurker here, and t...Hi, new follower, but long-time lurker here, and that is a fantastic portrait of BB. The leather breeches are fantastic! <br />Do we know why the word breeches became impolite to use?Highland Hussyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819878715462070200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-29162933496560628002010-03-24T16:52:52.671-04:002010-03-24T16:52:52.671-04:00Here's the full portrait
http://www.jacqueslou...Here's the full portrait<br />http://www.jacqueslouisdavid.org/Monsieur-Seriziat-1795-large.htmlLorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-56780188199765160742010-03-24T16:50:29.414-04:002010-03-24T16:50:29.414-04:00Lady Burghley, I apologize for being slow to respo...Lady Burghley, I apologize for being slow to respond. One of the things I loved about George Elers was the self-deprecating tone of his memoirs. The "leathers" were indeed cut very tight. The tailors at Colonial Williamsburg told us that breeches, including the knitted ones, were cut extremely tight--some inches smaller than the actual measurement. I would guess that wearing light-colored breeches indicates that one is a man wealthy enough to have a valet to keep his breeches clean. For a closeup of tight leather breeches, zoom in on the cover for Beau Brummell, the Ultimate Man of Style, by Ian Kelly.<br />http://www.amazon.com/Beau-Brummell-Ultimate-Man-Style/dp/1416584587/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269463709&sr=1-1LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-36613921471101183242010-03-20T16:42:27.376-04:002010-03-20T16:42:27.376-04:00What a charmingly self-deprecating account, even i...What a charmingly self-deprecating account, even if written many years after the fact. I would guess that his new prized "leathers" were cut so tight to account for them stretching out over time, the way leather does? Is M. Riviere in the painting also wearing leather inexpressibles? The light color would have been handsome, though difficult to keep clean. I always think of that with descriptions of "fawn colored breeches."Lady Burgleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262125653902478062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-24845326952217156012010-03-18T11:03:12.492-04:002010-03-18T11:03:12.492-04:00Hahaha! Paul or Ringo. I can't imagine what he...Hahaha! Paul or Ringo. I can't imagine what he'd have thought to be called Ringo!<br /><br />So, by the mid 1800's, is it safe to think the word 'breeches' is no longer a word one should see in a historical novel set in that time period? At least not by the heroine?nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-5375075573099842392010-03-18T09:55:08.894-04:002010-03-18T09:55:08.894-04:00Le Loup, thank you for asking the question. I sho...Le Loup, thank you for asking the question. I should have put an asterisk--and now have--to explain the term.__Vanessa, I had come upon excerpts from his memoirs elsewhere, and hunted him down because I liked his voice.__Anonymous, thank you for noticing the typo. The first time around, I had it wrong in the headline as well! The perils of posting at the end of a long day. At least I didn't call him Paul or Ringo...LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-31685814760726650332010-03-18T08:45:28.265-04:002010-03-18T08:45:28.265-04:00Typo in the first line, you called him John instea...Typo in the first line, you called him John instead of George....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-16193014619580270592010-03-18T07:36:58.574-04:002010-03-18T07:36:58.574-04:00I hate it when I have trouble getting into my unme...I hate it when I have trouble getting into my unmentionables!<br /><br />Thanks for posting the link to his memoirs, Loretta. I've actually been doing some research on career officers in the military, so this was very welcome and useful. Eler's life seemed pretty interesting. I see he was also Maria Edgeworth's cousin. Writing must run in the family!Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-60575891536401084932010-03-18T05:05:25.066-04:002010-03-18T05:05:25.066-04:00I wonder why he considered breeches to be unmentio...I wonder why he considered breeches to be unmentionables?Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562001301604097606noreply@blogger.com