I sew cloth and words; I have hemmed in and let out. I mend and create and that you may see here. Before all else, I am a seamstress, but I stitch together different things each time I take up my needle.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Who Wears the Pants?

Sometimes we think we've been using an expression of rather modern origin, only to discover:



This farcical cartoon, entitled "The Battle Royale, or Who Wears the Breeches," published 1774. From the Lewis Walpole Library.
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3 comments:

Kathleen Wall said...

Thanks for sharing that. It's fascinating how long some of the expressions we use everyday have been around.

March 4, 2010 11:22 AM
gentlewomanthief said...

Haha - love it! What a great illu! Thanks a lot for sharing this - I had no idea...

March 5, 2010 5:42 AM
Rowenna said...

Isn't it funny? Plus I love the caricatured faces and details like the man's stocking falling down!

March 5, 2010 5:53 AM

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