Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 161
dhim in rich claret color—a favorite either of his orof the day, for it is seen in many of his masculineportraits. He bought in Genoa, in 1774, lace ruffles,silk stockings, rich Genoese velvet for a coat, andcrimson satin to line it. He writes to his wife, Ibelieve you will think I have become a… … Caps with Ribbon Ruches. from all my errors, and particularly from those thatare most painful to you. Aprons varied from year to year in form. In1744 they were worn so long that careless girls were
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