Heather wrote: >I was watching a show on tv about how toilet paper is made. (The show is >called "How It's Made.) Sometimes they discuss the history of an >item. The narrator claimed that 'French Royalty used lace!' I've never >heard of this before and highly doubt its veracity. Aside from the >expense, the rarity, etc. I would think that the holes and flimsiness would >make it unsuitable for the job. What do you think?
I've read this in a couple of modern books, such as "The Bathroom Companion". But I wonder if there is some confusion between the French "commode", a hairstyle where the hair was built up on cushions with ribbons and lace, and the chamber pot commode.
That would make "Lace was used in the commode" completely true, just not true in the sense that a lot of people would understand the word commode today.
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