British costume during XIX centuries (civil and ecclesiastical) (1910)
Ashdown, Charles H., Mrs · London and Edinburgh : T. C. & e. c. Jack · leaf 474
er, we find he altered his hat, for weare told it no longer resembled a spout, but the corner of a minced pye THE WOMEN The fashions in womens dress are so multitudinous atthis time, and changewith such chame-leon-like quickness,that we are only ableto point out a fewchief points amonga host of… … 1. (Left), 1735. Fig. 410.—Costumes. 2. (Centre), 1745. 3. (Right), 1755. 316 BRITISH COSTUME the petticoat was short, the gown was without a train, andthe general appearance was that of a bell; it probably wasthe most hideous form of a hideous dress. By 1745 the hoophad considerably increased at…
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