tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post2167876081786620878..comments2024-02-28T04:16:37.844-05:00Comments on History Undressed: Undressing for Bed and Pleasure with Janet MullanyEliza Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209596240914705136noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-62288720160949449572011-02-08T21:41:51.997-05:002011-02-08T21:41:51.997-05:00I think you have such a lovely writing voice, Jane...I think you have such a lovely writing voice, Janet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729283374222314144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-87570556116975901852011-02-06T09:01:21.575-05:002011-02-06T09:01:21.575-05:00And the winner is.... Maggie!And the winner is.... Maggie!Eliza Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209596240914705136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-44451255048401837492011-02-05T15:31:50.077-05:002011-02-05T15:31:50.077-05:00Well, that's certainly a thought-provoking pos...Well, that's certainly a thought-provoking post!Margay Leah Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490126898758440254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-10861063878311728662011-02-05T13:22:04.771-05:002011-02-05T13:22:04.771-05:00Great post, Janet! I think we often forget our Reg...Great post, Janet! I think we often forget our Regency heroes and heroines didn't have the central heat that keeps us so comfortable in our houses today. Bedwarmers were a necessity in winter. I have a childhood memory of my family returning to our frigid house late at night after two weeks in Louisiana around Christmas time. Dad fired up the coal furnace, but we shivered in our icy beds for what seemed like hours before we could finally fall asleep.Delle Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551688823035092802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-3727638526114104532011-02-05T07:13:35.475-05:002011-02-05T07:13:35.475-05:00Hi, Janet!Nightcaps, daycaps---all our poor heroin...Hi, Janet!Nightcaps, daycaps---all our poor heroines' glossy curls would have been covered. It really is so interesting to look at the fear--or whatever it is-- men had of women's hair through the ages to make up such rules about hiding it. But that's another topic entirely. :)I can't wait to read this book!Maggie Robinson/Margaret Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585076626818354332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-90723334455149021952011-02-05T01:50:01.218-05:002011-02-05T01:50:01.218-05:00Thank you for the post! It's great to see the ...Thank you for the post! It's great to see the research behind the page.Heather Redmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217344945585103858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-17120320498265021292011-02-04T19:59:26.205-05:002011-02-04T19:59:26.205-05:00@Elizabeth--hi again! I've always thought the ...@Elizabeth--hi again! I've always thought the women were dressed rather flimsily for night in the Austen adaptations. Brrr!<br /><br />@Kate, I've been camping and worn a hat at night. Sometimes it's the only way to preserve body heat.<br /><br />@Theresa, Noodly sister, thanks, and I hope you enjoy the book.<br /><br />@Debra, another Noodly sister, there's also the issue of urgency!<br /><br />@Eliza, thanks again for having me come in and undress! Isn't it strange though that invariably in Dickens nightcaps are comic accessories, but I suppose they were viewed as a necessity.<br /><br />@Artemis, @Jessica, when you think about it lovers being naked together would be fearful new territory--no rank, no assumptions of power, and a powerful reminder of birth and death, entering and leaving the world in a state of nakedness.<br /><br />@woodsrunnersdiary--if you google <b>Woman's quilted waistcoat, white linen c. 1740-80</b> you'll find an article about it.Janet Mullanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535985283731981850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-17410945911644507192011-02-04T19:22:40.001-05:002011-02-04T19:22:40.001-05:00An interesting post. Thanks for the image of the w...An interesting post. Thanks for the image of the weskit. <br />http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-12493048546285383442011-02-04T19:13:02.872-05:002011-02-04T19:13:02.872-05:00Really interesting post, it is kind of odd for a m...Really interesting post, it is kind of odd for a modern reader to think of being naked in front of servants but not one's spouse . . . but I suppose it's odd for us to really comprehend having servants (or more likely being one) ;)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806213335024533276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-29075862763769094822011-02-04T16:19:54.306-05:002011-02-04T16:19:54.306-05:00Thanks so much for guesting with us Janet!!! I alw...Thanks so much for guesting with us Janet!!! I always love your posts, you're so witty and entertaining! <br /><br />Thank you ladies too for you comments and for enjoying the blog :)<br /><br />I'm with Christi on the bed too! I've always wanted a four-poster... I knew about the nightcaps, simply from Dickens' books.<br /><br />Can't wait to read this one Janet!!!Eliza Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209596240914705136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-82541283021939335412011-02-04T15:55:58.843-05:002011-02-04T15:55:58.843-05:00It was probably too cold for them to take everythi...It was probably too cold for them to take everything off. :)Debra Hollandhttp://www.drdebraholland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-38336765495734697892011-02-04T14:36:14.972-05:002011-02-04T14:36:14.972-05:00I already love Mr. Harry Bishop! A minnow among th...I already love Mr. Harry Bishop! A minnow among the whales...great! You're so talented, Janet! Thanks for sharing such a fun blog.Theresa Ragannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-39743701765152801052011-02-04T14:20:33.323-05:002011-02-04T14:20:33.323-05:00I also add my thanks for directing me to this terr...I also add my thanks for directing me to this terrific blog. I had never heard of the waistcoat for bed but it makes perfect sense. And I do forget about those nightcaps. Whenever we camp at a reenactment, my husband sleeps in a modern stocking hat because I keep forgetting to make him a period one. It's not an attractive look in any day and age. I guess real heroes just generate enough heat that they don't need a nightcap and don't need to sleep in wool stockings, either.<br />And taking off clothing becomes more an act of submission if you are surrendering warmth and have to become dependent on someone else to provide it.Kate Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286095357993261335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-83392871930585544812011-02-04T13:26:03.663-05:002011-02-04T13:26:03.663-05:00Great post Janet. I'd never heard of the whole...Great post Janet. I'd never heard of the whole vest thing, and I didn't know they were nightcaps either. This is what happens when you watch too many Austen adaptations.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-51629567334840745302011-02-04T13:19:52.446-05:002011-02-04T13:19:52.446-05:00@Pam, Isn't this a gorgeous-looking blog! Eliz...@Pam, Isn't this a gorgeous-looking blog! Eliza and I met online and then in person when I realized who she was and that she was in my local chapter.<br /><br />@Diane, it's a scary thing, isn't it, to realize the heroine might never see her hot hero naked...on the other hand, he would never see the stretch marks from her (his? or maybe not) secret baby.<br /><br />@Christi, I'd love a bed like this too. It makes you understand why in earlier times the bed was on display as the best piece of furniture in the house.Janet Mullanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535985283731981850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-38182930338602227122011-02-04T12:54:23.298-05:002011-02-04T12:54:23.298-05:00I LOVE the line 'monstrosity of fornication...I LOVE the line 'monstrosity of fornication'. All I've ever wanted is a four poster with thick velvet curtains, high enough to require a step. Wow, do I live in the wrong era!Christi Barthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16623086161712323128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-1988603589433390292011-02-04T12:53:05.802-05:002011-02-04T12:53:05.802-05:00I guess this is one of those historically inaccura...I guess this is one of those historically inaccurate conventions that we adopt for the modern audience. It certainly doesn't ring my bells to think of my Regency heroes in a nightshirt and cap. <br /><br />I actually think it must have been a lot of trouble to undress then, too. Might have even spoiled the moment....<br /><br />I love the idea of "undress" as the Regency equivalent of sweatpants!!!<br /><br />I love your books, Janet, and this one promises to be a good as the rest!Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-20253160276698288992011-02-04T12:33:07.576-05:002011-02-04T12:33:07.576-05:00Great post. We're all too likely to project ou...Great post. We're all too likely to project our own assumptions about nudity and sex back to earlier times.<br /><br />Lovely looking blog, too. Thanks for bringing me here.<br /><br />And I'm thrilled that the book is out. Can't wait!Pam Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357928783704661668noreply@blogger.com