Apparently the worst of it was the arsenic dyed flocked wallpaper, as that would shed & Victorian houses are notoriously not well ventilated, causing people to constantly breathe in arsenic dust 
In the Victorian Era, green dresses were dyed with arsenic-based pigments. These 'Poison Green' dresses caused horrible physical suffering and early deathpic.twitter.com/9d5k4NR4xL
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It’s such a pretty colour, tho...
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arsenic based wallpapers also believed to be the cause of Napoleon's death
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Hopefully he suffered
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Did the Bare Naked Ladies know the cruelty of a “real green dress?”
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I wonder how long it took before ANYONE realized that arsenic works like that?
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I wonder if this has a connection to the film Arsenic and Old Lace. I don’t remember it mentioned but seems like a good possibility.
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Right. It just seems like there might be some ‘hanging man in Wizard of Oz’ backstory or something.
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I don't think it has anything to do with that shade of green, the old ladies had a Victorian/older way of dressing as the "old lace" reference and arsenic is just how they poisoned their gentlemen friends. It's a marvelous play; the film stars Cary Grant. Good memory!
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If you ever find yourself wondering "What's wrong with people these days?" look at this tweet and take note of the thousands of
s because someone saw a pretty dress & a few, I suppose, just really hate Victorian women. 
https://twitter.com/41Strange/status/948056833528180736 …
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Or they thought it was an interesting tweet?
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Oftentimes bright green costumes in cinema denote someone who is an outsider or invasive presence, a catalyst for conflict. Think Cyd Charisse in Singing in the Rain! I wonder if there is a connection between the effect of these dyes & that symbolism.
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There's at least a superficial similarity in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight from the 14th Century; naturally nothing to do with these dresses.
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And yet, thematically similar...
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