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 66
oat were made to look symmetri-cal. The object in view was the keeping of the skirtsof the coat together when the wearer was not onhorseback. At the present day the buttons have BUTTONS AS CHRONICLES 29 been duplicated and are on both sides of the coat,and they are still sewn to ornamental pieces… … Fig. 15.—The tab and buttons on the back of a soldiersgreat coat which make a temporary waist. slit, and that in this way we have obtained the twoornaments on the back of our coats. Before accepting- such a solution of the problem,however, it may be well to see if the buttons maynot have had…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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