Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 45
1 mean such a coat as tliis: theshort coat of the early Charles II.period made long, and, followingtlie old lines of cut, correspondinglyloose. The sleeves remained muchthe same, well over tlie elbow,showing the white shirt full andtied with ribbons. The shoe-strings had nearly died out,… … 16 ENGLISH COSTUME with a bunch or so of ribbons, began to become fashionable. Swords were carried in broad baldricks richly ornamented. The waistclothes of Mr. Pepys would, by now, have grown into broad sashes, with heavily fringed ends, and would be worn round the outside coat; for riding, this…
Costume -- Great Britain
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