Parsons, Frank Alvah, 1868-1930 · Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 218
raided with knots of riband. Embroidered petticoats and gowns were now muchworn by the female sex. The latter were frequentlymade open in front, so as to show the satin kirtle be-neath; an embroidered apron, flowered in gold andcoloured silks, was also greatly admired. The bodice,or, as it was… … LAST QUARTER OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.FRENCH. THE TENACITY OF TRADITION IN CUT ISOFFSET HERE BY SUCH MODERN DETAILS AS THE CAP,THE RUCHE, AND THE CHAIN.
Clothing and dress
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