Does anyone out there have an old-fashioned feather mattress? Something that might have been used in the 1880s. I'm trying to describe a scene where a wife is joined in bed by her husband for the first time, and she's hyper-aware of every movement. But I've never slept on a feather bed, so I don't know what it would feel like for her.
With a spring bed, the whole mattress vibrates and dips toward the person getting in, then equalizes once they stop moving and their weight is evenly distributed. But would it be the same for a feather bed? Would the whole bed shake? Would she feel the mattress dip on his side as he gets in? Would there be some other kind of movement?
Any help at all will be appreciated.
With a spring bed, the whole mattress vibrates and dips toward the person getting in, then equalizes once they stop moving and their weight is evenly distributed. But would it be the same for a feather bed? Would the whole bed shake? Would she feel the mattress dip on his side as he gets in? Would there be some other kind of movement?
Any help at all will be appreciated.