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The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1908)

Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · New York, The McClure Co.; London, E. Grant Richards · leaf 112

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ld be moreconvenient to separate the kilt from the upper gar-ment. In fact, if we examine the woven garmentswhich the Danish chieftain wore under his deer-skin cloak, at a time before the use of iron had spread to 72 PETTICOATS AND TROUSERS 73 Western Europe, we find that round his loins hehad a… … Fig. 75.—A shawl used as a kilt by a chieftain of Denmarkin the bronze stage of culture (after Worsaae), formed which resembled the lower part of the tubulartunic which played its part in the evolution of theshirt or coat. Such a state of affairs is to be seen inthe simple skirt of the Danish…

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