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English costume (1906)

Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 71

An illustration from English costume, 1906, leaf 71
s, they gradually increasein size from the underarmto the wrist, and sometimesare knotted at the ends,and so are unlike the othergown sleeves, which growsuddenly long near to thewrist. This pelisse reaches tothe knees, and is well open in front. The idea wasevidently brought back from the East… … 28 ENGLISH COSTUME Chester, as she appeared in her dairy fresh frommilking the cows, which were her pride. No doubtshe did help to milk them; and in her long under-gown, with her plaits once more confined in thefolds of her wimple, she made cheeses—such goodcheeses that Anselm, Archbishop of…

Costume -- Great Britain

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