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 268
ss cannot definitely be settled. Mr. Druitt^^and Mr. Paley Baildon are content to consider itas part of the insignia of the serjeants-at-law, in LEGAL DRESS 217 the same way that the round cap indicates thepossessor of a doctors degree, and they are notinclined to give credence to the suggestion… … Fig. 140.—The vestige of the coif from the wig of a serjeant-at-law. of years, the order of serjeants-at-law was abolishedby Mr. Gladstone. Lord Lindley, we believe, isthe last member who survives. A black skull-cap isalso worn by a judge, but it is not to be confoundedwith the cap of dignity which…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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