The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 195
again comes the outdoor yack veil.It should be mentioned that the Kilburn Sisters now pintheir veils to the sides of their linen caps in exactly the sameway that the dame in the time of the early Plantagenets didher wimple to the sides of her chin-band. Figure 131.—^The head-dress of a nunshowing… … For working Sisters, the rest of the costume is a habit withskin-tight sleeves, though there are also most voluminousouter sleeves which aredetachable and can beremoved. A small capeis buttoned across thechest, and the number ofbuttons corresponds withthe letters in the word Obedience. An apronis…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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