I remember when I first heard of “Poison Green” dresses. I found it fascinating. This post helps clear up the realities of dangerous arsenic. I highly recommend reading it:
Drop Dead Gorgeous: A TL;DR Tale of Arsenic in Victorian Life
After you have read the article, hop over to the Fashion Victims: The Pleasures and Perils of Dress in the 19th Century exhibit at the Bata Shoe Museum.
If I Had My Own Blue Box: 
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