Scheele's green was the most fashionable colour for the Victorian elite. Unfortunately the dye combined copper and arsenic and resulted in skin cancer, killing hundreds of textile workers. Did someone say those The green dyes, like Scheele's green and Paris green, used in Victorian dressmaking, contained high amounts of arsenic! The dresses were literally deadly. Scheele's Green Destination Yarn Green Dress National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium Potentially Perilous Fashion Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection