tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post5287756741085124944..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: Question of the WeekBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-60246651475573292992013-01-15T11:16:14.135-08:002013-01-15T11:16:14.135-08:00Pre-wedding shopping for undies... Fine. But what ...Pre-wedding shopping for undies... Fine. But what was The Great Betty trying to tell us when she wrote about Mary Jane in <i>Winter of Change</i><br /><i>She bought a red dressing gown for Mrs Body too, and more <b>glamorous undies</b> for Lily, who was <b>going steady with the postman</b> and was making <b>vague plans</b> for a wedding in the <b>distant future</b>.</i>Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-91538785533618566472013-01-15T03:01:35.094-08:002013-01-15T03:01:35.094-08:00There is a certain amount of pre-wedding shopping ...There is a certain amount of pre-wedding shopping for undies . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-77613927936165466382010-11-03T15:49:36.231-07:002010-11-03T15:49:36.231-07:00I love it when we get a peek at some RDD dressing ...I love it when we get a peek at some RDD dressing gowns--magnificent and regal...these fellows really splash out once night falls.Keirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334172370385784966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-81949567491931079122010-11-03T14:53:40.086-07:002010-11-03T14:53:40.086-07:00Betty Barbara here--
I think Betty Magdalen nailed...Betty Barbara here--<br />I think Betty Magdalen nailed it. I vaguely recall one of the books with a gorgeous heroine wherein heroine is packing for a trip, her mom is there, and mom says something about being envious daughter can get away with just "pretty wisps" as undies! Oh My, Betty!!<br />Re: dif between robe and dressing gown--robe = terry or chenille (i.e. thick and comfy and no frills). Dressing gown=fancier material (quilted satin, maybe) and ruffles or embroidery or other trim. But not see-through.Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-7197150178859172602010-11-03T14:01:13.606-07:002010-11-03T14:01:13.606-07:00I think this is another area where the "prett...I think this is another area where the "pretty" heroines -- like Harriet aka "Haughty Harry" in Tempestuous April -- have peignoir sets that have lacy bits or ruffly bits and are very girly, while the Aramintas have the Winceyette nighties and flannelette dressing gowns and NONE of them is shopping for undies at La Perla!<br /><br />But I secretly think that once the book ends and the couple is decently married (or finally in love to go along with the marriage of convenience), there's a shopping trip to the undies section of Harrod's in the heroine's future. Because we all know the NEXT dress she wears to the Burgermeister's ball will need a strapless bra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-41903760768863503772010-11-03T07:33:17.616-07:002010-11-03T07:33:17.616-07:00Those passages always make me wish my "dressi...Those passages always make me wish my "dressing gown" was actually more gown-like and less fleece bathrobe-ish. However, I'm pretty sure a fleece bathrobe is more cuddly to wear on a cold morning than anything gown-like.Betty Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.com