The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 206
ircuit. Ordinarily, the judge does not wear his scarlet gown, but a black one, the girdle of which has grown to a very great width.The drab colour of the trimmings, which does not harmonize weU with the rest of the gown, has recently begun to give way to primrose, and the change is due to the… … LEGAL DRESS 163 are worn by the Kings Counsel and other barristers super-seded the coloured ones on the death of Queen Mary 11, andin reality were intended as mourning which has never beendiscarded. Legal gowns have come down with very littlechange from the Middle Ages, and are doubtless…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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