Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 478
s a fashion of wearing kerchiefs of linen or silk, white as a rule; white,in fact, is frequently used for dresses, both formen and women. The custom of carrying small posies of flowerscomes in, and it is interesting to see the Queen,in her portrait by Antonio More, carrying a bunch MARY 289 of… … neck for a man, and a gold chain girdle for awoman, were part of the ordinary everyday dress. You will realize that to one born in the reignof Henry VIII. the appearance of people nowwas very diflferent, and, to anyone as far awayas we are now, the intervening reigns of Edwardand Mary are…
Costume
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