The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 221
the pouch-belt of Light Cavalryofficers are the prickers fastened with silver chains, which wereused with old flint-lock muzzle-loaders. (See Figure 148.) Some of these interesting but useless instruments arefurnished with plain round knobs, but others made as if theywere arrows with feathered… … 178 THE HERITAGE OF DRESS movement, and when only the adjutants were mounted onfleet steeds. Then the head-dress was a heavy three-corneredhat perched on a wig that was itself often not too securelyfastened to its wearers head. He needed, therefore, a cordwith metal tags passing round the brim and…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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