Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 390
than the finest silk or woollen under-wear that have succeeded them ; they are edged withnarrowest thread lace, and hemstitched with tiny rowsof stitches or corded with tiny cords, and sometimesembroidered by hand in minute designs. They wereworn by all babies from the time of James I, nevervarying… … Mrs. Elizabeth Lux Russell and Daughter. The Dress of Old-time Children 305 had tiny little revers or collarettes or laps made toturn over outside the robe or slip like a minute bib,and these laps were beautifully oversewn where thecorners joined the shirt, to prevent tearing down atthis seam.…
Clothing and dress
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