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Chats on costume (1906)

Rhead, G. Woolliscroft (George Woolliscroft), 1854-1920 · London : T.F. Unwin · leaf 217

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y made up bythe hatter or tailor, asthe case may be, andassumed a more com-plex character. The Greeks, whentravelling, protected the fancy or caprice ofthe wearer, the wholepresenting a very fan-tastic appearance, occa-sionally, however, notungraceful. The beginning of thishead-dress was simply… … HUNTING HAT. Orcagiia, Cainpo Santa, Pisa, HATS, CAPS, AAD BONNETS 211 their heads from the heat or the wet by means of aflat broad-brimmed hat, tied underneath the chin, andallowed to hang on the back when not required on thehead. This fashion or device was continued duringthe Middle Ages, and the…

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