nitrofd
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- Jan 20, 2013
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- north central florida
Learned something again here,.
Leaves, John Winn, it's all in the leaves... but not the shiny ones!Might be in the "more than I really wanted to know" category but interesting. I now am obsessed in knowing how the men dealt with such necessities in the field given the scarcity of paper. Oh, what a CW fanatic will contemplate.
David- take a deep breath and have a belt of some choice potent potable.In my mind, how should I categorize this piece of information: It certainly would not come under the theoretical portion of my mind. HMM. Let me ponder this a bit. LOL. It's really too much for my mind to handle!!! David.
MY THOUGHTS EXACLTLY. CHEERS!!! David.David- take a deep breath and have a belt of some choice potent potable.
Please accept my apology for "being a real prude."being a real prude.
Perhaps that should remain a secret....Have to share this with my other half before the next reenactment but she doesn't quite answer the secret to the porta-potti /outhouse
I'll admit . . . such issues have never entered my mind. However it was an eye opener. I learned quit a bit of new "history".I'm sure the men will be watching this too! LOL
Enjoy Izzie Pitcher's channel priorattire. She is a costume historian, reenactor and her videos are very informative. She's got a great one wearing a corset performing sports even ice skating at a public rink only in her underpinnings! Her husband is a reenactor as well. She also ships her custom made attire to the US- Enjoy:
She was mortified when she discovered everybody could hear the lid close so she lined the top with fur.
I was reading about Victorian Era Etiquette, women had a lot to deal with , even crossing the street was a nightmare:I love the way the men are showing interest in the topic. We are all curious at times, but often unwilling to ask questions to satisfy our curiosity. If nothing else, it develops a better understanding and appreciation of the times, and necessities. And they are necessities
They sure did, and the more we know, the more we can empathize. The issues of dress and toileting are curiosities for us and I, for one, often wonder about the issue of shaving for men. How did they shave without soap if it was in short supply? What about getting their hair cut? It doesn't appear 'buzz cuts' were standard in the day, so did they cut each other's hair, or was there a barber who visited the camps or travelled with them? I'm curious about all these things.Yep, Victorian women had a lot to remember.
I remember reading about life in a CW military camp, the men would cut each others hair, there's a story somewhere on CWT about that very subject, I seem to recall that one of the men whom was responsible for cutting hair did a particularly bad job because he had a little to much alcohol.They sure did, and the more we know, the more we can empathize. The issues of dress and toileting are curiosities for us and I, for one, often wonder about the issue of shaving for men. How did they shave without soap if it was in short supply? What about getting their hair cut? It doesn't appear 'buzz cuts' were standard in the day, so did they cut each other's hair, or was there a barber who visited the camps or travelled with them? I'm curious about all these things.
Bring in a paper/plastic cup with you, face commode, then when finished back out or sideways lady like then find nearest waste receptacle to toss empty cup intoPerhaps that should remain a secret....