The original reason for tablecloths was as a towel to wipe one's fingers
and hands on after eating.
- Jeff,
www.reframer.com

"Jeff" > wrote in message
8...
> The original reason for tablecloths was as a towel to wipe one's fingers
> and hands on after eating.
> - Jeff,
> www.reframer.com

Probably. So?

Andy wrote:

> The Hawaiian shirt was invented solely so that men could hide food stains
> between meals!
>
> Aloha,
>
> Andy

You could say the same thing about Aubusson carpets

Only hiding champagne & pate stains.
--
JL

Andy > wrote:

>The Hawaiian shirt was invented solely so that men could hide food stains
>between meals!

I like the Guayabera. In the tropics the guayabera is considered as
dressy as a tux.

Jerry Avins wrote:

> I've been told that dogs were fed table scraps so one could wipe one's
> hands on them when thy came around begging. They just licked each
> other off. Do you believe that too?

ROTFL
--
ViLco
Let the liquor do the thinking

Andy wrote:

> "M. JL Esq." > wrote:
>
>
>>Andy wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The Hawaiian shirt was invented solely so that men could hide food
>>>stains between meals!
>>>
>>>Aloha,
>>>
>>>Andy
>>
>>You could say the same thing about Aubusson carpets
>>
>>Only hiding champagne & pate stains.
>>--
>>JL
>
>
>
> JL,
>
> But... but... Those rugs are nice!!!
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

So are Hawaiian shirts i have a dozen or so
--
JL

M. JL Esq. wrote:
>
> What's the origin of the little notch on men's suit jackets (those that
> have them) lapels?

The little slit where the flower goes, or the point where one curve of
the material changes to a different curve of the material? The slit
where the flower goes is to store your gloves, I guess. ;^) The other
joint was because of an earlier design of the suit coat that did use
different materials above and below that point.

On Thu, 05 May 2011 10:14:33 -0700, "M. JL Esq." >
wrote:

>
> "I'm arriving!, I'M ARRIVING!!"
>
>


LOLOL! How formal! <laughing>

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On May 5, 12:08*pm, Doug Freyburger > wrote:
> M. JL Esq. wrote:
>
> > What's the origin of the little notch on men's suit jackets (those that
> > have them) lapels?
>
> The little slit where the flower goes, or the point where one curve of
> the material changes to a different curve of the material? *The slit
> where the flower goes is to store your gloves, I guess. *;^) *The other
> joint was because of an earlier design of the suit coat that did use
> different materials above and below that point.

The notches are there so when the lapels are brought together the
portion around the neck forms a collar. Think Nehru jacket. On some
coats there is a functional lapel button hole and button on the back
side of the opposing lapel.

Historically, though, I seem to remember it is the other way around.
Military shells and jackets buttoned at the neck with a short collar.
When opened up to reveal the undershirt the collar would lie flat and
the lapel would be formed. The style just stuck.