The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 218
reign of Charles IIthat we meet with uniforms regularly adopted by the Army;and the red coat which has given its name to the soldier, thoughmany regiments are dressed in other colours, was previous tothat time merely a best coat. We see it now on fox-huntersand golfers, though a long coat of this… … FlGURE 146. Chain mail illus-trated by the brassof Sir Richard deTrumpington, a.d.1289. SURVIVALS IN MILITARY UNIFORMS 175 tion in their dress since that time. The smartest of the countrysquires appear still in the Monmouth cock; when they goa-wooing (whether they have any post in the militia or…
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