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The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)

Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 171

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shoulder straps (see Figure 127).As a finishing touch there is agirdle tied loosely in a bow. Itis not placed round the waistproper, but drops towards theleft knee as did the sword-beltswhich the knights in olden timeswore over their armour. Awhite silk blouse shows above theyoke round the neck and… … 128 THE HERITAGE OF DRESS modification of that used in Physical Training Colleges,where the tunic, however, does not reach to the knee.Miss Hodgson, the principal of the Croft School, has aninteresting doU which is dressed exactly like the girls. Itshould be said that all the girls wear this dress…

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