Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 169
sses were made of heavy silks andsatins, called brocades, on which raised figures ofleaves and flowers were woven, or worked, in col-ored silk or thread of silver and gold. Both sexes took pains in dressing the hair. Astylish gentleman had his locks curled and frizzed,or suspended in a queue, as… … ing a spark from a flint into a piece of tinder.Sometimes a burning brand was borrowed fromthe hearth of a neighbor. The dress of the common folk in town andcountry was more for use than beauty. A pair ofbuckskin breeches and a corduroy coat formed theessentials of a mans suit, and they never wore…
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