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 400
of a fine lady withthe long hanging sleeves and tightly laced bodice ofthe time. A hundred years later English preacherstook exception to laced openings through whichladies showed their costly under-linen, and dignifiedthem with the name of gates of hell. In the twen- THE RISE AND FALL OF FASHIONS… … Fig. 168.—A Merveilleuse (after A. Robida). have laid themselves open to criticism with regard tothe gorgeousness of their apparel. Periods of depression have been followed byfashions of the gayest. We may recall the times ofCharles II, when England breathed again after thecivil wars. After the…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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