This really brings back memories. I helped my mother in the summer hanging clothes out. One time we forgot to take the clothes in before dark. An elderly lady down the street, came in through the alley, and stole my sisters underwear and all the clothes pins. Left the other clothes on the ground. My mother caught her. Mom never left clothes out after dark again. She had to watch the clothes like a hawk. From then on mom said no underwear on the clothesline. We hung them in the basement.