Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 416
Major Andre. Armor, Arms, and Unifon 701 hair-dressing ever worn by civilized men. The facewas of course clean shaved; and the hair powderedand cued. Stores of flour and tallow for the hair ofthe common soldiers were issued to each company;each man was allowed half a pound of flour a week. … Colonel Claiborne. Those whose hair was not long enough had falsecues of chamois leather with a tuft of hair at theend which was spliced or fastened on in some way.To tie a good cue was an accomplishment; sol-diers tied each others when the regimental barberdid not get around. Sometimes a whole…
Clothing and dress
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