 So she stopped at her department store one day after school and told the sales girl she wanted a nice warm flannel nightgown. It doesn't have to be glamorous or pretty. I have a dresser drawer full of those and if I wore all of them at once I'd still freeze to death. The sales girl laughed and showed Rhoda the heaviest flannel gown she had. That night Rhoda slept warm and snug until morning. The next night too. Then she put the nightgown in the wash.