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English costume (1906)

Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 107

An illustration from English costume, 1906, leaf 107
but still retaining thecharacteristics of earlier times,as the long skirt to thedoublet, and the openingto show the collar of the shirt,or partlet strip. Ladies now show more hair, parted, as before,in the centre, but now puffed out at the sides. The new shape of head-dress becomes popular,and the… … 66 ENGLISH COSTUME have the top part of the gown covering the bosommade of a separate material, as, for instance, agown of fine cloth will have collar and yoke ofvelvet. Women wear neat linen caps, made very plainand close to the head, with small ear-pieces. On the shoulders there is a fashion of…

Costume -- Great Britain

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