I was almost on the verge of skipping a week, but I am so glad I didn't, because of all that I learned in the process of writing this little story of only six sentences. I am really curious as to what other bloggers are sharing this time, so I will be clicking the link to read their posts. You have an open invitation to do likewise.
It is going to be an interesting session today, dear.
Well there has been an increasing amount of discussion among the ladies when we get together to do our embroidery work. We are wondering how all you men are going vote on the matter.
All I can say is, it’s about time! If Indiana leads the way in this, the other states best follow suit, or there will be a real ruckus.
It may have been fashionable during the Civil War, but after hearing about Ethel’s death when her skirt caught fire on the grate, I am not going to ever be caged in a frame of steel again.
Caged in a frame of steel -- what people went through back then boggles the mind. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI hope this is one style that doesn't repeat itself again. Sitting three on a bus seat while wearing a gathered skirt with a hoop skirt underneath demanded a little finesse. I think with some formal attire and wedding dresses hoop skirts might occasionally still be worn, but at least women aren't limited in what they can wear.
DeleteInteresting Six! What an awful way to die. I always wondered at the total impracticality of some of the fashions and customs created for women over the ages. Perfect example - Who came up with the "cage" idea?!
ReplyDeleteSome reporters referred to them as women cages and also skeleton tents. From some the articles I read, I think reporters had a lot of fun writing about the things that happened to women while wearing them. One does have to wonder whether a man or a woman designed the first "cage." Hoop skirts have made their appearance off and on throughout history. There is a Minoan statute of one around 1600 BCE.
DeleteImagine wearing such things! Yikes!
ReplyDeleteWearing the ankle length hoop skirts would have been especially difficult. It was challenging enough wearing the ones that were just below knee length back in the 50's. LOL
DeleteIt reminds me of another horrifying scene - the muffler getting stuck in the spokes of a motorcycle wheel.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. That sounds horrible.
Deleteyeah... but you could sneak your dog into school wearing such apparel, right?
ReplyDelete...ok, probably no one did.
enjoyable (and informative) Six!
That's hilarious, Clark. For sure a lot could be hidden, like a lot of extra pounds. LOL
DeleteGlad you enjoyed my Six.
There are several stories of dresses catching fire at the grate and women dying because they could not shed them.
ReplyDeleteI remember mother telling a story about a great aunt who died that way! Awful. Great six. Glad you opted in this week.
Apparently there were a lot of headlines during those times of women who burned to death just that way. How very tragic it would have been for the family to have witnessed such a scene and not to have been able to douse the fire.
DeleteInteresting and fun Six. Somehow in reading the comments I was led to the most famous fashion of all time, the window drape dress in Carol Burnett's rendition of Gone With the Wind.
ReplyDeleteThanks. That scene with Carol Burnett wearing the dress made from the drape is one of my favorite clips to watch. :-)
DeleteI would vote them out of fashion for that reason alone!
ReplyDeleteExactly. Safety first.
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