tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post8233587788949103037..comments2024-03-27T03:22:46.572-07:00Comments on The Cat's Meat Shop: Please Adjust Your Dress Before LeavingLee Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-11702260551872101072017-03-08T01:51:14.207-08:002017-03-08T01:51:14.207-08:00lady MacBeth was Scottish - would not have spoken ...lady MacBeth was Scottish - would not have spoken English!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-16494439829889247012014-05-27T15:08:11.087-07:002014-05-27T15:08:11.087-07:00About the spelling: It was common to spell any wor...About the spelling: It was common to spell any word the way it sounded to the writer; hence, one would expect to see any number of regional efforts at spelling. During the Olde English era (circa Lady McBeth), this practice is most evident. Wendy Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684394492676102626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-54521975243864480082013-10-25T10:14:54.694-07:002013-10-25T10:14:54.694-07:00Just an old spelling.Just an old spelling.Lee Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-29844002906020384992013-10-25T09:51:50.480-07:002013-10-25T09:51:50.480-07:00why does it say SHEWING instead of SHOWING?why does it say SHEWING instead of SHOWING?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-37502634365874928772013-10-07T11:51:46.683-07:002013-10-07T11:51:46.683-07:00Ha! Thanks - brilliant.Ha! Thanks - brilliant.Lee Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-12069772462976761152013-10-07T10:52:17.250-07:002013-10-07T10:52:17.250-07:00This what you want?
http://19thcentury.wordpress....This what you want?<br /><br />http://19thcentury.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/victorian-mens-wear-fall-front-trousers/Complete Canine Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10431319796502140970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-86735667347851039242013-10-07T10:04:10.394-07:002013-10-07T10:04:10.394-07:00p.s. there will be a chapter on this in the book I...p.s. there will be a chapter on this in the book I'm writing - out next Autumn!Lee Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-11581840451739817722013-10-07T10:03:39.855-07:002013-10-07T10:03:39.855-07:00Yes, the 1885 underground toilets were for gents. ...Yes, the 1885 underground toilets were for gents. The first above-ground ladies toilets had been tried at Ludgate Circus but the City wasn't that keen. The first underground ladies would appear in the West End, and then, grudgingly, the idea was adopted throughout London. Ladies either contained themselves, or sought toilets at shops and railway stations (although the former was generally a matter of asking the shopkeeper especially, rather than our current signposted arrangements).Lee Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-21570204458554659962013-10-07T09:51:10.633-07:002013-10-07T09:51:10.633-07:00Great post as usual. Were these public toilets onl...Great post as usual. Were these public toilets only for the gents? Would ladies have been expected to return home to appease the call of nature?The Tea Stylisthttp://theteastylist.com/noreply@blogger.com