Scarlet Letter D.J. # 10 - Chapter 5: Part 2.

"She possessed an art that sufficed, even in a land that afforded comparatively little scope for its exercise, to supply food for her thriving infant and herself." (pg. 74) "But it is not recorded that, in a single instance, her skill was called in aid to embroider the white veil which was to cover the pure blushes of a bride. The exception indicated the ever relentless vigor with which society frowned upon her sin." (pg. 75) Hester was skilled with a needle and thread, she was asked to make everything besides things for a wedding. (things that are pure), and after what Hester Prynne did, every one thought she was a horrible person. This exception doesn't really says a lot about how the people of the town felt about weddings and how important they are. Besides the fact she couldn't make wedding dresses, the town made her live outside their town and wear an A, so obviously they've proved that they frown upon her sin.