Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 341
ursday Even-ing a handsom CrimsonSatin Capuchin trimmedwith a rich white BlondLace with a narrow BlondLace on the upper edgeLined with White Sars-net. In 1752 capuchins A Capuchin. From Hogarth. ^ cardinals wer£ much worn, especially purple ones. The Connoisseur saysall colors were neglected for… … Cloaks and their Cousins 267 derived from monkish wear, and the cape, called apelerine, had an allied derivation; it is said to bederived from pelerin— meaning a pilgrim. It wasa small cape with longer ends hanging in front;and was invented as a light, easily adjustable cov-ering for the ladies…
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