The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 261
f acoat and trousers, which are knownby the name of pyjamas, have takenthe place of the mans nightshirt.These have the merit of making aman look more presentable if calledup on an emergency. We shallsee, if we contrast male and femalefashions, that it has always beencustomary for the costume… … 2i6 THE HERITAGE OF DRESS she will not do by day, for she has given up her nightgown infavour of p3^amas. Here and there we find that nightcaps are still worn. Thatbelonging to an old lady, which we figure (see Figure i6i),came from the village of Bishopstone in Wiltshire, where nofewer than twelve…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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