This feels like a setup for something subversive happening but I didn't play long enough to get to that point. Played through Day 1 and Day 2. Wasn't clear what the game was looking for to have the clothes properly "returned." I *just* figured out what the game was asking for now by accident. Something like "give us our clothes back deary" instead of creepy staring would probably be enough. Day 2 also felt very long since there didn't seem to be anything to do until the rain stopped almost at the very end.
I also found a minor bug. If you slam a bunch of clothes to one end of the line and move the mouse around over them you can sometimes get a dryness meter that doesn't hide when it's supposed to.