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 86
tself part of dress, the bandbox furnishesan interesting instance of adaptation to circumstances.It was well suited to contain articles of dress otherthan those for which it was primarfly intended, and COLLARS AND BANDS 47 hence it has survived in the struggle for existence.(See Figure 40.) We must… … Fig. 40. —A modern bandbox,now used for hats. Fig. 41.—Bands that survive at thepresent day. fourteen or so who had reached the dignity of trouserswho wore the same kind of collar. As he also hada trencher, or in common parlance, a mortar-board,it is possible that he was not an isolated…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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