Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 407
child looking upin his mothers face. Nankeenwas worn summer and winter bymen, and women, and children.If it were deemed too thin andtoo damp a wear for delicate chil-dren in extreme winters, then ayellow color in wool was pre-ferred for childrens dress. I haveseen a little pair of breeches ofyellow… … Nankeen Breeches withSilver Buttons. My first short clothes were of yellow serge ; or rather, Ishould say, my first short cloth ; for the vesture was oneand indivisible, reaching from neck to ankle; a single bodywith four limbs ; of which fashion how little could I thendivine the architectural,…
Clothing and dress
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