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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 257624" data-attributes="member: 27">I must admit this is the only place I&#039;ve heard those referred to as &quot;sack dresses,&quot; though I can see why they&#039;d be referred to as such.&nbsp; Where I grew up they were referred to as &quot;house dresses&quot;--since it&#039;s implied it&#039;s something one wears around the house.&nbsp; If the lady of the house was going out anywhere (errands, etc.) she&#039;d put on something more suitable, though some of the more carefree older ladies might be perfectly happy with wearing them to the grocery store or some place where dressing up is not really expected.&nbsp; Of course that was when I was growing up in the 1970s/1980s, when women were under much greater &quot;appearance&quot; pressure.&nbsp; I see older ladies wearing versions of Miss Ellie&#039;s house dresses when I&#039;m out and about, since some ladies get used to one &#039;style choice&#039; and never stop.And if you&#039;re as beloved as Miss Ellie, no one will say an unkind word about anything she wears.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 257624, member: 27"] I must admit this is the only place I've heard those referred to as "sack dresses," though I can see why they'd be referred to as such. Where I grew up they were referred to as "house dresses"--since it's implied it's something one wears around the house. If the lady of the house was going out anywhere (errands, etc.) she'd put on something more suitable, though some of the more [I]carefree [/I]older ladies might be perfectly happy with wearing them to the grocery store or some place where dressing up is not really expected. Of course that was when I was growing up in the 1970s/1980s, when women were under much greater "appearance" pressure. I see older ladies wearing versions of Miss Ellie's house dresses when I'm out and about, since some ladies get used to one 'style choice' and never stop. And if you're as beloved as Miss Ellie, no one will say an unkind word about anything she wears. [/QUOTE]

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