Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 385
chwas arranged with littleheed of the girls wishes.It was the happiest ofmarriages. Boys be-came men by law whensixteen. Winthropnamed his son as execu-tor of his will when theboy was fourteen — but there were few boys likethat boy. We find that the Virginia tutor whotaught in the Carter family… … Miss Lydia Robinson, aged 12 Years,Daughter of Colonel James Rob-inson. Marked Corne pinxt,Sept. 1805. The Dress of Old-time Children 301 by no means disagreeably Forward. She dances extremelywell, and is just beginning to play the Spinet. She isdressed in a neat Shell Callico Gown, has very light…
Clothing and dress
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