The false premise in this excerpt is that some people in england were suffering from poverty and hunger. some women wore gloves and some men wore summer boots. people sometimes spend less during times of economic hardship. people would be willing to use the skin of children to make clothing.

D). People would be willing to use the skin of children to make clothing.

Explanation:

The premise is demonstrated as the central idea or foundation of the plot that serves to drive the narrative. A premise is usually put at the introductory part so that it becomes convenient to form the body and conclusion of an essay or work.  

As per the question, the 'false premise' in the given excerpt is displayed through option D as it states that 'people... willing to use the skin of children to make clothing' which fails to back the underlying idea of the passage(people in England were suffering from poverty and hunger) and instead proposes an abrupt claim. Thus, option D is the correct answer.

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