Tuesday, May 23, 2006
more useless
Oh yes, I have more facts that though true aren't really worth knowing...
Ever wondered why the buttons on women's blouses are on the opposite side to those on men's shirts? Go on, admit it you'd never given it a second thought but now you need to know right!
The origin of this anomaly lies in the fact that in days of old the only people wearing fancy shirts with lots of buttons were the rich, and the rich being rich didn't like to do a lot for themselves, especially rich women. They therefore had maids to help them dress, pulling corset strings tight and threading those tricky buttons on their dressy shirts.
So, men use there right hand (generally the more dextrous) to thread their buttons through the hole (held in their left hand) but as a lady in waiting would be doing this for women of wealth the buttons are reversed, the button being on the person wearing the blouse's left, the maid's right - brilliant!
Once again, enlightenment for the masses. Never let it be said that blogging isn't educational.
