Dark & Depressing, Foggy Skies... (Was the weather really that bad in Victorian London?)

Well, London does have a seacoast climate, which means it is foggy much of the time in the early morning and in the evening. But, in Victorian times heating was basically done with coal. People even used sea coals, that is, coal that would wash up on beaches and that was from ships.

On cold and chilly days, coal soot from London's many chimneys was always in the air. This is why most clothing worn in London was of darker colors, so it wouldn't show the soot as readily. (Yes, ugh.) Women would even wear cheap liners in their skirts so the part their silk, satin, taffeta, velvet and linen skirts that dragged over the sooty cobblestones wouldn't get filthy.

Yes, coal is positively filthy, and the soot is greasy and, of course, it makes air stinky too. Take it from someone who has used it to heat. Never, ever again, if I can help it.

Irene Adler with evil Professor Moriarty, in "Sherlock Holmes: Game Of Shadows". Irene is wearing gorgeous black, of course, --- below...

 

I wish another Sherlock Holmes movie would be made with Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Rachel Mc Adams as the stunningly beautiful con-woman and thief Irene Adler. Irene lived by her beauty and her wits, --- certainly a match equal to the brilliant, odd Sherlock Holmes. You remember what Watson said to Sherlock Holmes about her: "She played you for an absolute fool. She should sit on your back and row you down the Thames."

Irene & Sherlock, below... 💖💖💖