Rhead, G. Woolliscroft (George Woolliscroft), 1854-1920 · London : T.F. Unwin · leaf 192
xury,as the starched linen, imported from Flanders, couldnot be worn after being washed. In 1564, one Madame Dinghen, who, as her namesuggests, hailed from Flanders, set up as a clearstarcher in London, and appears to have made thetrade of clear starching an extremely lucrative one.Her terms were… … HENRY IV. (IK IRANCE. /row aw engraving by Goltzius. 186 CHATS ON COSTUME arose the general scoffing by-word that they wouldshortly make their ruffs of spiders web. A certain Richard Young, described as a justice,for a long time held the monopoly of the manufactureof starch in this country. From…
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