Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 417
which show a faintmustache; he likewise wears a seal ring with coat-of-arms on the little finger of his left hand, whichwas unusual at that day. De Bienville, the gov-ernor of Louisiana, is likewise in wig and armor.In 1682 Thomas Richbell died in Boston, leavinga very rich and costly wardrobe. He… … Perukes and Periwigs 3*9 as heavily powdered, as at the English and Frenchcourts. Archbishop Tillotson is usually regarded as thefirst amongst the English clergy to adopt the wig.He said in one of his sermons : — I can remember since the wearing of hair below theears was looked upon as a sin of the…
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