tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post8804595945846963926..comments2024-01-02T00:00:22.781-08:00Comments on csperryess: Of the ClothCS Perryesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-86043782929903482362012-09-10T21:25:41.861-07:002012-09-10T21:25:41.861-07:00Having been raised in the Southland ("that y&...Having been raised in the Southland ("that y'all and shut my mouth land; be it ever so decadent, there's no place like home." - Thanks to Tom Lehrer), I have often---but not recently---wondered about the etymology of "seersucker," that garb most favored in Mississippi, et all, y'all---by lawyers, middle-level hucksters, and low level politicians. I am ever so grateful to Yogi Perryess for enlightening me and his vast <br />reading public for this, err, enlightenment.<br />(By the way, the structure of my first sentence was supposed to recall to your readerly mind, the scribblings of William Faulkner.<br />Oh, well.<br />---SK Figler (of skfigler.com)SK Figlerhttp://skfigler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-9510856323239042192012-09-08T17:06:37.828-07:002012-09-08T17:06:37.828-07:00Hey Jean Ann, Anne & Christine,
Thanks for pop...Hey Jean Ann, Anne & Christine,<br />Thanks for popping by. Jean Ann, the word linen is one of those mystery words that shows up in all the Indo-European languages, but has an unknown original source. Tres cool, & I hope your daughter has taken up your custom. CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-86170047462274220732012-09-08T12:42:40.742-07:002012-09-08T12:42:40.742-07:00These are absolutely fascinating. I've always ...These are absolutely fascinating. I've always wondered about seersucker. Such an odd word. I had no idea that the word muslin had such high-falutin' origins. Or that canvas started as cannabis. I agree with Christine that it seems very fitting. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-37347344646135346842012-09-08T09:46:48.442-07:002012-09-08T09:46:48.442-07:00I am fascinated with fabric, because I've been...I am fascinated with fabric, because I've been sewing since I was 12 years old. Muslin is one of my favorites, but linen is tops for me. I buy all that fits me at second hand shops and wear it even in summer as it keeps me cooler in this hot part of the state. <br /><br />After my daughter collapsed on the lawn at our county fair this year, she said, "Aren't you hot?"<br /><br />"No," I said, "I'm wearing linen under my shirt." Amazing, huh.<br /><br />Thank you for this wealth of information, Charlie.Jean Ann Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357746520145826414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-79204058968033935102012-09-07T14:33:46.268-07:002012-09-07T14:33:46.268-07:00I love that canvas comes from cannabis since those...I love that canvas comes from cannabis since those things most commonly made from canvas are things related to adventurous, free and artistic expression. What artist wouldn't want to sail away with a backpack full of paint and canvas and...well... Christine Ahernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332152375980196208noreply@blogger.com