Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 108
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… … kerchiefs of linen or silk, white as a rule; white,in fact, is frequently used for dresses, both formen and women. The custom of carrying small posies of flowerscomes in, and it is interesting to see the Queen,in her portrait by Antonio More, carrying a bunch MARY 67 of violets arranged exactly as…
Costume -- Great Britain
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