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 254
f herchin-band. For working Sisters, the rest of the costume isa habit with skin-tight sleeves, though there arealso most voluminous outer sleeves which are detach-able and can be removed. A small cape is buttonedacross the chest, and the number of buttons corre-sponds with the letters in the word… … Fig. 131.—The head-dress of a nun showing the veil and breast-clothderived from the wimple, the cap which represents the chin-cloth,together with the frontal and the hood.
Costume · Clothing and dress
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