“Father was a good driver and enjoyed driving, but the sight of a female in charge of a vehicle was sometimes too much for him. If a car came to close or made the smallest mistake with the rules of the road he shouted, "blasted woman driver", to which my mother was often able to say, with truth, "Funny thing, she's dressed as a man."” IfsMenMadeSometimesAbleMotherFatherMistakeToo MuchCarFemaleSightDrivingEnjoyedDriversVehicleSmallestFunny Things Author:Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
“Our underclothes were woolen vests and knickers and an extraordinary, but apparently necessary, concoction called a liberty bodice, which had no freedom about it, so how it got its name I cannot imagine. It was made of some harsh stuff, with here and there straps and buttons that did nothing.” MadeNamesStuffLibertyImagineFashionClothesExtraordinaryButtonsHarshHere And ThereVestsKnickers Author:Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
