British costume during XIX centuries (civil and ecclesiastical) (1910)
Ashdown, Charles H., Mrs · London and Edinburgh : T. C. & e. c. Jack · leaf 472
fashion ofthe day as shown upon a youngspark whose wig is exceedinglysmall, as likewise his hat; thecoat collar turns over in a broadfold upon the shoulders, and thecuffs of his coat reach to abovethe elbow. But the great dis-tinction between the two figuresis the disproportionate length ofthe… … Fig. 407.—Costumes, c. 1744. 314 BRITISH COSTUME very Wide, and expanded by means of buckram or wire, butthe cuffs and the hat have returned to the older fashion, thewig, however, still remaining small. A satire upon Wal-pole, dated 1738, may not be out of place here, as it affordsvaluable examples…
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