Hollywood depiction of wimmen

gary · #1 01-14-2008, 12:06 PM

Talk about trend setting.

Quote:

[MARSHALL] TEXAS REPUBLICAN, March 16, 1861, p. 1,
A wag seeing a lady at a party with a very low-necked dress and bare arms, expressed his admiration by saying she outstripped the whole party.

blue_zouave · #2 01-14-2008, 11:21 PM

It would depend upon the time of day whether she was a lady or no. No lady shows her arms or bosom before 3 PM!!

The wag was indeed clever.

Zou

southern_belle1861 · #3 01-15-2008, 02:19 PM

Meh, depends what time and/or what formal setting this party was held. Should this be a lowerclass "Barn Dance" type of thing, the lady would have been VERY overdressed (or uh.. underdressed one might say

). Should it be a formal ball for the planter class, she would have been pretty normal.

Thats a pretty neat quote! Mayhaps Scarlet *was* period correct!