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Bankside costume-book (1900)

Stone, Melicent · London, W. Gardner, Darton & Co · leaf 98

An illustration from Bankside costume-book, 1900, leaf 98
COSTUME-BOOK band was quite flat on the head, at others it stood … hiding the forehead, but could appear quite correctly in the Pyramidal cap. Gowns and Mantles. — Skirts were now bell-shaped, worn over a stiff" petticoat wide round the bottom but gored into the waist, leaving only a slight extra width to be pleated into the waist at sides and back. The bodice was…

Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production · Costume -- History

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