tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678739188287870805.post7453376650019156597..comments2023-04-07T19:26:50.463-04:00Comments on Letters from the Enlightenment: Trivia!Olympe de la Tour D'Auvergnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810851692562434085noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678739188287870805.post-57665022617767598342012-11-19T14:55:31.555-05:002012-11-19T14:55:31.555-05:00Woot! I remember reading about puce in "Queen...Woot! I remember reading about puce in "Queen of Fashion." My mother had told me about the color when I was little, and I always thought it had an ugly name, but neither she nor I knew it meant "flea."Lauren Stowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008240537371936468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678739188287870805.post-3336803997196082662012-11-19T10:22:17.488-05:002012-11-19T10:22:17.488-05:00Ooh, thanks for the sharing! I love those old fash...Ooh, thanks for the sharing! I love those old fashion plates, they are such a wealth of information.Olympe de la Tour D'Auvergnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810851692562434085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678739188287870805.post-75284933615510435132012-11-19T10:21:47.500-05:002012-11-19T10:21:47.500-05:00They just seem to have had a name for everything, ...They just seem to have had a name for everything, and a million variations as well.Olympe de la Tour D'Auvergnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810851692562434085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678739188287870805.post-24676800266301742532012-11-19T10:20:59.173-05:002012-11-19T10:20:59.173-05:00It is indeed, you beat everyone else to the punch!...It is indeed, you beat everyone else to the punch!Olympe de la Tour D'Auvergnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810851692562434085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678739188287870805.post-44977366113859901272012-11-18T20:38:12.726-05:002012-11-18T20:38:12.726-05:00Puce! I've seen the derivation/description gi...Puce! I've seen the derivation/description given as both the color of a bloody squished flea, or the color of a flea that's engorged with blood. It's shown as browner than I generally envision it in <a href="http://mimic-of-modes.blogspot.com/2012/10/galerie-des-modes-10e-cahier-1e-figure.html" rel="nofollow">this fashion plate</a>.Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678739188287870805.post-53419704105712910412012-11-18T20:30:47.775-05:002012-11-18T20:30:47.775-05:00I like that there were different shades of Puce in...I like that there were different shades of Puce including for the belly of the flea etc which means it can range from a fawn brown to a pinky colour. Totally cracked me up!Sandra Brakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012103425188503628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678739188287870805.post-89534107210697822172012-11-18T20:21:31.109-05:002012-11-18T20:21:31.109-05:00Puce!Puce!Lauren Stowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008240537371936468noreply@blogger.com