The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 194
e hair. The othergarments of nuns may have the same origin as ecclesiasticalvestments, for the dress of the Roman women was very muchlike that of the men. (See Figures 128 and 131-133.) There are, of course, many orders, congregations, andcommunities of nuns, but we may describe the dress of one… … the same way as the Roman CathoHc nuns—the indoordress consists of a white cap, the descendant of the Norman chin-band, which fitstightly round the head—as the hair of all nunsis, of course, cut close—and it is gathered roundthe face with a string.This cap, if it comes downlow on the forehead,…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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