Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 406
have shown that this age was the age of finepatterns, as some ages are ages of quaint cut, andsome of jewel-laden dresses, and some of daintyneedlework. A few ladies wore their gowns open to thewaist to show the stomacher, as the men did,and open behind to the waist, laced across,the waist being… … HENRY THE SEVENTH 243 ornaments; the girdle held the purse of thelady. The illustrations given with this chapter showvery completely the costume of this time, and,except in cases of royal persons or very gorgeouslyapparelled ladies, they are complete enough toneed no description. The shoos, it wiU…
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