Kilt Do's and Don'ts

[Arlen]

I don't understand the dates of Edward as Prince of Wales in the photo.

He did not cease to be Prince of Wales in 1891 but remained so until his accession on 22nd January 1901 when Queen Victoria died.

You're right about that.
I must have cut part of the text out by accident, though. The picture was taken on 1st January 1891.

[Rampant Lion]

Wow! Did they build people smaller back then or are those sporrans really that big?

Back on topic:

DO: Go fishing in a kilt even if you are royalty.






DON'T:

Randomly stumble across a picture of a fellow X-Marker misused dreadfully on a Stranger's Blog. (Yes, it's you Mr. Andrew Breecher.)
(Please, don't bombard the poor person with mean comments. Each to their own, after all.)

[macwilkin]

The tall fellow fourth from left looks like Prince Albert Victor.

Todd

[CameronTaylor]

Wow! Did they build people smaller back then or are those sporrans really that big?

Do find manufacturers that make sporrans big enough for all your "stuff".


Hey, that sorta rhymes


CT - oops, started signing the three letter code again

146 pages ? goodness gracious

[TheKiltedWonder]

DON'T:

Randomly stumble across a picture of a fellow X-Marker misused dreadfully on a Stranger's Blog. (Yes, it's you Mr. Andrew Breecher.)
(Please, don't bombard the poor person with mean comments. Each to their own, after all.)

And the fellow picked such a modest picture as well!

Here are some other DONT'S I gleaned fro his page:
DON'T call it a skirt....come now, a joke? If that's all you can come up with, then please don't attempt humor.
DON'T assume you'll be cold...seriously he's just perpetuating one of those myths
DON'T get a "running kilt"...I'm sorry, I couldn't tell those apart from mini-skirts. That's fine if you wanna wear it, but don't call it a kilt.

That said, at least the writer googled around a bit to see how popular kilted hiking was. It's the start of learning more about a fine garment.

[emolas]

And the fellow picked such a modest picture as well!

Here are some other DONT'S I gleaned fro his page:
DON'T call it a skirt....come now, a joke? If that's all you can come up with, then please don't attempt humor.
DON'T assume you'll be cold...seriously he's just perpetuating one of those myths
DON'T get a "running kilt"...I'm sorry, I couldn't tell those apart from mini-skirts. That's fine if you wanna wear it, but don't call it a kilt.

That said, at least the writer googled around a bit to see how popular kilted hiking was. It's the start of learning more about a fine garment.

Perhaps he will keep reading about it and encountering it until one day when he decides to try it and see what the hype is all about.

And to add one more don't... DON'T call a 'running kilt' a kilt. It may be made for men but it's a miniskirt and nothing but.

[McClef]

The tall fellow fourth from left looks like Prince Albert Victor.

Todd

Yes it is he. One of the Jack the Ripper theories includes him as a suspect.

The caption is incorrect in saying "King George V" as in 1891 he was the second son of the Prince of Wales and had little prospect of coming to the throne, his title at the time being HRH Prince George of Wales. Only Eddy's death the following year changed his position. He did not become King until 19 years after the photograph.

[macwilkin]

Yes it is he. One of the Jack the Ripper theories includes him as a suspect.

The caption is incorrect in saying "King George V" as in 1891 he was the second son of the Prince of Wales and had little prospect of coming to the throne, his title at the time being HRH Prince George of Wales. Only Eddy's death the following year changed his position. He did not become King until 19 years after the photograph.

I was wondering if anyone would pick up on Albert V and Jack the Ripper, although he's been ruled out as a suspect, as he was in Scotland for two of the murders.

Todd

[Colin]

I was wondering if anyone would pick up on Albert V and Jack the Ripper, although he's been ruled out as a suspect, as he was in Scotland for two of the murders.

Todd

I had thought it sounded familiar, but I was going to look it up today before I made comment.

I don't think we can rule anyone out just yet can we Todd?.....

[highlander_Daz]

The Duke of Clarence was a suspect in a book by Stephen Knight called "Jack the Ripper: the final solution" being a bit of a Ripperologist myself I can confirn it should be filed uner "fiction"