tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post1044122923907697118..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: An underslip from a #1967 bookClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-83148492531918828572015-03-14T09:38:21.426+00:002015-03-14T09:38:21.426+00:00Oh dear Col - I think she's doing Miss Silver&...Oh dear Col - I think she's doing Miss Silver's admonitory cough. You are in trouble. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-48062699134604075102015-03-14T05:18:47.960+00:002015-03-14T05:18:47.960+00:00*coughs**coughs*skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61678474527937973882015-03-11T19:06:24.235+00:002015-03-11T19:06:24.235+00:00Yes, and I did find it weirdly readable. I love yo...Yes, and I did find it weirdly readable. I love your line about slapping Henry - literary criticism at its finest! And yes, that's how I felt about him too.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27436753917107274692015-03-11T19:05:16.161+00:002015-03-11T19:05:16.161+00:00Agatha Christie often brought in that line about w...Agatha Christie often brought in that line about worrying about heredity with murderers - but I always felt with her it was a plot device, here Rendell seems to take it seriously. <br />I suppose it's possible the young woman just didn't want to go into the church, and used her jeans as an excuse!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25899997619688069462015-03-11T13:11:39.638+00:002015-03-11T13:11:39.638+00:00I was about to post exactly what Anonymous has: I ...I was about to post exactly what Anonymous has: I can remember those attitudes being all too prevalent in 1967 -- I grinned especially at the memories evoked by your "young woman says she can’t go into a church wearing jeans" line. The idea of criminality being hereditary was still very much around, and taken seriously by some.<br /><br />I too am not very keen on the Wexfords -- on the whole, I vastly prefer Rendell's other work -- but I've never really noticed her getting too much wrong with her settings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30020144359041670672015-03-11T09:29:51.735+00:002015-03-11T09:29:51.735+00:00What a book! I concur with all of your sentiments ...What a book! I concur with all of your sentiments Moira - and then some. It feels preposterously old-fashioned to me and I could cheerfully slap Henry Archer into next week...and I'm not normally a violent lady :)<br /><br />Lots of clothes though and as you say it's blessedly short.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91963801776717626272015-03-10T13:47:52.791+00:002015-03-10T13:47:52.791+00:00I nearly fell off my chair laughing at that. I nearly fell off my chair laughing at that. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43872471766284491722015-03-10T12:07:01.015+00:002015-03-10T12:07:01.015+00:00He who laughs last etc.........I'm wearing the...He who laughs last etc.........I'm wearing them!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42044103104852941002015-03-10T12:05:31.009+00:002015-03-10T12:05:31.009+00:00Col, you are just jealous that YOU were not the on...Col, you are just jealous that YOU were not the one who found Miss Silver's knickers for me. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6094744306739583572015-03-10T12:02:07.875+00:002015-03-10T12:02:07.875+00:00What a sad pair you make!What a sad pair you make!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-20326515330941156512015-03-10T11:29:22.936+00:002015-03-10T11:29:22.936+00:00OMG - Miss Silver's knickers! What a find. I a...OMG - Miss Silver's knickers! What a find. I am downloading it to my Kindle even as I write this, I had to chase it up even before I answered you....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-35134877443368993992015-03-10T08:28:27.866+00:002015-03-10T08:28:27.866+00:00Nothing to do with this post whatsoever, but I'...Nothing to do with this post whatsoever, but I've just read about some great knickers in Patricia Wentworth's Through the Wall, including Miss Silver's own knickers; and a bit about having to knit one's own underthings as too fat for shop ones. The mystery is a bit ho-hum, but there's a great cat. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36048309325301418592015-03-09T21:45:22.973+00:002015-03-09T21:45:22.973+00:00I think what surprised me was that I thought she w...I think what surprised me was that I thought she was trying to get away from those old-fashioned, snobbish, class-bound mysteries - and this was exactly that! I have enjoyed many Rendell books, but there's not many I'd say I loved....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12363658462355758862015-03-09T21:11:45.790+00:002015-03-09T21:11:45.790+00:00I had the problem with publication dates happen to...I had the problem with publication dates happen to me twice since I started doing Rich's meme, but luckily I really enjoyed both books and was glad I had read them mistakenly... and moved on to other books for the meme. I looked around and lists of Wexford books seemed to place this book in both 1967 and 1969 willy nilly. <br /><br />Sorry to hear you did not like this book. I read all the Wexford series through the 1980's, then stopped reading mysteries in the 90's, then picked them up starting with The Babes in the Wood (I think). I remember liking the earlier ones but that was a long time ago and I do find my reading tastes have changed. I have copies of all of her books to re-read. I hope I will not be disappointed. Oh well.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51799238856921116702015-03-09T16:01:16.227+00:002015-03-09T16:01:16.227+00:00One of these days you might get the urge Prashant...One of these days you might get the urge Prashant - she wrote a lot and they are widely available, as you say.... an easy choice some time. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75219314673261266592015-03-09T16:00:39.674+00:002015-03-09T16:00:39.674+00:00Yes at my school the girls could never have worn t...Yes at my school the girls could never have worn trousers, let alone jeans. Practicality didn't enter into it. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77270129330291565032015-03-09T11:53:38.308+00:002015-03-09T11:53:38.308+00:00Moira, Ruth Rendell is one of a few authors who re...Moira, Ruth Rendell is one of a few authors who remains elusive in spite of being right there in front of me. Somehow I'm just not able to get round to reading her books. It's my loss, of course.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-69980245230486440672015-03-09T08:08:50.855+00:002015-03-09T08:08:50.855+00:00Well, I went to high school in the 60s and we had ...Well, I went to high school in the 60s and we had to wear skirts to school, even when it was 10 degrees -- in New York City. I am so glad that rule was erased off the books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-2614366900725800312015-03-08T17:28:33.986+00:002015-03-08T17:28:33.986+00:00Interesting, thanks Bev, but I should give you som...Interesting, thanks Bev, but I should give you some more detail: this was a young woman saying she couldn't go in and look round an empty CofE (no service going on) church - they were looking for historical details - because she was in trousers. She was otherwise shown as a modern, uptodate young woman (university student in jeans) and I found that self-censorship very unlikely.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59187207200696581272015-03-08T17:25:37.048+00:002015-03-08T17:25:37.048+00:00Definitely go for the later ones, and perhaps the ...Definitely go for the later ones, and perhaps the standalones - you'd like them better. And you have to read her some time - none in the tubs?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55722724762072036532015-03-08T17:24:54.169+00:002015-03-08T17:24:54.169+00:00Thanks for a lovely comment Bill, you made me laug...Thanks for a lovely comment Bill, you made me laugh! I bet you were all much more sensible and down-to-earth.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30050281605868248562015-03-08T17:24:19.629+00:002015-03-08T17:24:19.629+00:00Thanks for commenting: it's depressing to cont...Thanks for commenting: it's depressing to contemplate the attitudes, but we can hope things have changed.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-38801030411950495522015-03-08T17:23:32.205+00:002015-03-08T17:23:32.205+00:00I used to watch those too - they were filmed near ...I used to watch those too - they were filmed near where I lived. And I think Rendell definitely got better....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25116466198921107912015-03-08T17:22:58.270+00:002015-03-08T17:22:58.270+00:00Yes, there was no comparison with the later Rendel...Yes, there was no comparison with the later Rendell and those great great books. Perhaps she was experimenting with different styles....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74834476695486547472015-03-08T17:21:42.568+00:002015-03-08T17:21:42.568+00:00I thought it was useful to be reminded just how ho...I thought it was useful to be reminded just how horrible the social life, eating out and entertaining was in this country. Things have got better!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.com