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Art in costume design; practical suggestions for those interested in art, sewing, history and literature (1920)

Shover, Edna Mann · Springfield, Mass., Milton Bradley company · leaf 148

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or point of the bodice, was knotted at the waistand fell gracefully down the front. (Illustration 29.) Farthingale. No great change had been made in the skirts untilthis period. The previous designs were usually full with long straightlines, but these were now replaced by the farthingale or wide… … NO. 29. QUEEN ELIZABETH KNIGHTING DRAKE ON BOARD THE GOLDEN HIND THE RENAISSANCE 125 Shake-fold. Originally this was known as the hochephis, shake-fold.Its original form was a stiffened pad, stretched upon a wire frameattached to the waist to give width to the skirt. The cloth of theskirt was…

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