Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 136
kles for my stays. There was muchborrowing of finery constantly going on. Thequeen even borrowed rich jewels for her corona-tion. In these she made a good showish figure.Mrs. Delanys description of the caps, which shecalls frippery whims, is very striking. One was a French cap of blond which stood… … Light Blue Brocaded Satin Gown. Mid-century Modes 471 Embroidery prevailed. Her own needlework wasexquisite, but she deemed her designs too restricted,too simple. Silver ostrich feathers and purple vio-lets embroidered on a dove-colored gown produceda modest effect, but was lost beside other court…
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