The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 115
y be touched upon here, forthey are intended for carryingsmall objects. We have seen howthe flaps of pockets which havebecome ornamental survive afterthe pockets themselves havedisappeared (see Figure 21), and itis worthy of note that clothes invarious countries lend themselvesto the transportation… … Figure 105.—A ladys dress,showing the part which iscalled a yoke, and recalls a equal amount m the ample folds primitive method of carrying <• ,i • , ^^t. ., , burdens. 01 their robes, The writer also 8o THE HERITAGE OF DRESS remembers hearing the account of a journey in Asia from atraveller…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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