tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post8393176013801689292..comments2024-03-25T18:27:37.374+00:00Comments on The Kissed Mouth: The Song of the TrousersKirsty Stonell Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-27716120963500492832016-12-21T03:08:34.272+00:002016-12-21T03:08:34.272+00:00Wonderful insight into Jane. Thanks for posting Wonderful insight into Jane. Thanks for posting Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-15755984076745091132016-05-01T21:10:43.315+01:002016-05-01T21:10:43.315+01:00Stories like that make me feel grateful for the mo...Stories like that make me feel grateful for the modern welfare state! <br /><br />I wonder if anyone at that time set up some sort of seamstress' co-operative, rather than be paid pittance for something the client was probably paying good money for, and whether there were seamstresses who worked freelance, rather than adjunct to a tailor. I'd never thought about the business of Victorian sewing properly before... I've always been an avid lover of the finished products (as dress sense attests) but I had only really given thought to the elaborate gowns I've seen in museums, and I guess that was a totally different world to that of ordinary seamstresses. The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-12004723621804618462016-05-01T08:00:09.894+01:002016-05-01T08:00:09.894+01:00From what I could find out, Ann died a few years l...From what I could find out, Ann died a few years later but Emily seems to have lived on, possibly taken back in by her relatives. It was good of her to not only pay but also make her horror of the story known publicly, which I found surprising.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments!Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-18326748887283595792016-05-01T07:10:25.190+01:002016-05-01T07:10:25.190+01:00What a sad story and so nice to think of Jane taki...What a sad story and so nice to think of Jane taking the time and trouble to give that money. It does make you grateful for the welfare state, minimum wage etc. I can't help but wonder what happened to them afterwards - probably ended up in the workhouse...WoofWoofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142792485921452481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-61873621263098480762016-05-01T01:26:17.067+01:002016-05-01T01:26:17.067+01:00Absolutely beautiful! Story gave me the feels. Tha...Absolutely beautiful! Story gave me the feels. Thank you, Kirsty, for sharing this.James A Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368549879884903456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-76568983264360130682016-04-29T13:45:00.327+01:002016-04-29T13:45:00.327+01:00I agree, I do think better of her after reading th...I agree, I do think better of her after reading this sad story.Jane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-51140815010032500312016-04-29T12:48:04.234+01:002016-04-29T12:48:04.234+01:00Dear Kirsty
Thank you for this - a fascinating bit...Dear Kirsty<br />Thank you for this - a fascinating bit of research. I agree that it makes Jane Morris just a little more human, rather than the aloof muse she is so often portrayed as. <br />Best wishes<br />EllieEllie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437259693600577503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-7057892857564077242016-04-29T10:37:35.813+01:002016-04-29T10:37:35.813+01:00A sad tale with a happy ending, perhaps Jane Morri...A sad tale with a happy ending, perhaps Jane Morris was not as vocal as her husband about political views, but this shows she was aware of injustices going on at the time.Colin Hattersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03332757287970594080noreply@blogger.com