Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 197
1766, some fairdames are describedas wearing bagwigs.I cannot think thatwigs were commonwear; certainly notwithin doors. The style of wear-ing the hair for atime became some-what mean in ap-pearance. It is a ^^^^^ Champlin. ^^^^ ^.^j^ f^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ and all faces that a womans countenance… … Womans Hair Sii tightly from the face, strained back, so that it scarcelyshows. I would rather see a creation like MarieAntoinettes (see it, not wear it) than to see the facebare, with no hair inview. The portrait of Mar-tha Washington whenshe was the WidowCustis is a good ex-ample of the…
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