"Plain bays for Jenny's"?
Joel S. Berson
Berson at ATT.NET
Sat Apr 7 01:17:24 UTC 2007
At 4/6/2007 08:47 AM, Landau, James wrote:
>Note the parallel structure in the lists:
>French Silks <---> plain Stuff
>French Hoops <---> no Hoops
>Tete de Mouton Heads (Bob Wigs) <---> common Night-Mobs
>Sattin Smock Petticoats <---> plain Bays for Jenny's
>
>It would seem therefore that a Jenny is a garment worn under the skirt
>of a woman's gown. Sagehen's suggestion of a pinafore or apron fits.
This has logic -- but a citation is I think required.
Joel
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