Women routinely caught fire in the mid-19th century | Droolin Dog dot Net

The mid-19th century vogue for flowing, diaphanous women’s garments made from open-weave fabrics like “bobbinet, cotton muslin, gauze, and tarlatan,” combined with gas lighting, candles, and open fires meant that it was extremely common for women to literally burst into flames: on stage, at parties, at home. (more…) Source: https://boingboing.net/2017/12/22/bobbinet-muslin-gauze-tarlatan.html Tags: *Headlines*, #Headlines, #TheNewz, random, #TopNews, #Trending

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