Yes, it was the arsenic green. But I know aniline dye is bad because we used it when I was in college and we were warned to be very careful. It made the most beautiful peacock blue, however. We didn't use it for clothing, just sets.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Penny Ladnier Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 1:25 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Harmful Fabrics Sharon, I found this on a webpage about aniline dyes, http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3983/is_200012/ai_n8905150/pg_4 . I really don't recommend going to this link because it wants to put too many cookies on your computer. But is this what you were referring to? The webpage makes several references to colors and dyes mentioned in Godey's. "Green, of the new shade called Metternich" was likewise "very fashionable" for a brief period between 1868 and 1870.41 Schultz reported that Metternich green was one of the trade names for iodine green, discovered in 1866.42 Presumably the name refers to the Princess Metternich, an acknowledged leader of Paris fashion, 43 who may have worn the color and thus made it fashionable. According to Challamel, green had fallen out of favor completely by 1861 because of cases of women who were poisoned by making or wearing garments colored with one of the arsenic-based green pigments, such as Scheele's green or Schweinfurt green. Since these were pigments and not dyes, the color could rub or flake off Despite this, arsenic green appeared in Godey's in 1867.44 Iodine green was a dye, not a pigment, and did not pose the same danger to the wearer. Because the Princess Metternich was known for her eccentricity, she might have adopted green in defiance of popular thought. " Off to run my spyware to get rid of all these cookies. I gave up on that webpage after seven requests to put cookies on my computer. Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com www.costumelibrary.com www.costumeclassroom.com www.costumeencyclopedia.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon at Collierfam.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 2:53 AM Subject: RE: [h-cost] Harmful Fabrics > Also, I remember something about a certain kind of green dye being > dangerous. It was used in fabric and wallpaper, and children who ate the > paper scraps got sick, also the people wearing a garment could get sick. > There was something on this list a while ago about someone having an old > dress she wanted to wear, but was told to be careful because of > potentially > harmful dyes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Penny Ladnier > Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 1:26 PM > To: h-costume > Subject: [h-cost] Harmful Fabrics > > > I am putting online a fashion terms dictionary from 1894. I came across > asbestos being used in fabrics. What are some of the other past fabrics > or > dyes that have been found to be harmful to the wearer? I am worried now > because I am working with a large fashion collection at the university. I > came across a bonnet lined with wool that I am allergic too. I broke out > in > a rash and was sneezing uncontrollably. > > Here is the definition from the book: > Asbestos : A fibrous variety of a mineral substance, composed of separate > filaments, with a silky luster. Its fibers are sometimes flexible and > elastic, sometimes stiff and brittle, and when reduced to a powder are > soft > to the touch. It is incombustible, and the fine qualities have been spun > and > woven into gloves, shrouds, cloth for firemen's suits, lamp-wicks, roofs, > floors and for various other fire-proofing purposes. Its feeble > consistency > has always has always been the chief obstacle to its general use among > textile fabrics. It was mined in 1894 in Canada, Vermont, Virginia, South > Carolina and on Staten Island, New York. > > Penny Ladnier, > Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites > www.costumegallery.com > www.costumelibrary.com > www.costumeclassroom.com > www.costumeencyclopedia.com > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
