English costume from prehistoric times to the end of the eighteenth century (1910)
Clinch, George, 1860-1921 · Chicago : A. C. McClurg; London, Methuen · leaf 275
esteeple-like, high-crowned, brimmed hat makes itsappearance as an addition to the regular head-dressof ladies. The material appears to have been of a soft MEDIEVAL AND LATER GARMENTS 157 pliable nature, as is shown by the irregularity of theoutline of the brim, which, by the way, is… … Ladys head-dress and ruft, 1616 adherents to the Puritan party, rather than in the morefashionable circles. Although simple, these hats aredistinctly graceful in form, and they add considerablyto the picturesqueness of the ladies costume at thetime, which usually included ruffs for the neck andhuge…
Costume -- Great Britain · England -- Social life and customs
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