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Mark Weiss wrote:

> OK, as long as we're exploring the great mysteries, who decided that men's
> and women's garments button on opposite sides, and how did the practice
> become standard?

I think it's because it was assumed that men dressed themselves but that ladies
had
a maid to help them dress -- thus the person doing the buttoning (always assumed
to
be right-handed) was sitting opposite.

K