Is it really early 1800's late 1700's

**creagdhubh** · 25th June 13, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by Father Bill

Well that's good to know. Considering the way the thing functions, I'd not want to be calling my wife a ... "hooker."

Hahahaha! You just made my 32nd birthday even better, Father Bill (as I wipe hot tea off of my desktop monitor)!

**Carlo** · 25th June 13, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by creagdhubh

Hahahaha! You just made my 32nd birthday even better, Father Bill (as I wipe hot tea off of my desktop monitor)!

Happy Birthday and I hope you get a nice hankerchief as a present

What we call "chatelaine" here is actually short for "chaine chatelaine".
The lady (chatelaine) and the lord (chatelain) of the house somehow both got a chatelaine.
And I just read that it once was a belt and only later developped into those fancy hooked things.

**creagdhubh** · 25th June 13, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Carlo

Happy Birthday and I hope you get a nice hankerchief as a present

What we call "chatelaine" here is actually short for "chaine chatelaine".
The lady (chatelaine) and the lord (chatelain) of the house somehow both got a chatelaine.
And I just read that it once was a belt and only later developped into those fancy hooked things.

Hahaha! Me too. Thanks!