Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 486
re very thinof material, very simple of shape, were heelless, and Batts and Broags, Boots and Shoes 387 in many cases closely approached a sandal. A pairworn by my great-aunt at that date is shown on thispage. American women certainly had tiny feet.This aunt was above the average height, but… … White Kid Slippers. 1815. them in New England. I have seen several oldletters which gave rules for shaping and directionsfor sewing party-shoes of thin light kid and silk.It is not probable that any heavy materials were evermade up by women at home. Sandals also wereworn, and made by girls for…
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