The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 305
ockings. Sometimes, on the other hand,the clergy themselves have laid themselves open to criticismwith regard to the gorgeousness of their apparel. Periods of depression have been followed by fashions of thegayest. We may recall the times of Charles II, when Englandbreathed again after the civil… … IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. THE RISE AND FALL OF FASHIONS 257 were slit down the sides from the hips. When this was notdone the skirts were looped up on the left side above the kneewith a cameo brooch. (See Figure 168.) One writer recordsa wager in which a lady betted that her dress, including…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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