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 57
Fig. 5.—Jacket of a woman, made in one piece.Bronze stage of culture (after Worsaae). 20 THE HERITAGE OF DRESS It is by this time clear, that several importantgarments are the descendants of the shawl, which isstill used by men-in the British Isles under the title ofthe plaid, or maud. Though… … FiG. 6.—Mans dress showing buttons on the right side. struction. One of the points alluded to is worthy ofmention, namely, that the buttons on a mans coatare on the right side and the buttonholes on his left,while in the case of womens attire the exact oppositeis found—at least, so far as one can…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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