Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 462
s desire it. Should the mother die, her lastwords are to the effect that the daughter must retain con-trol of the fathers money-bags. Nearly all articles neces-sary for the adornment of the female sex are at presenteither very scarce or dear, and for this reason they are nowwearing their Sunday… … Nellie Custis. First Years of National Life 735 establishment of such a social life and such publicconditions as had been desired by the nationsfounders. Franklin, economical by nature, plain by choice,and frugal by habit, never ceased his warning words.His own dress could notbe plainer, but he…
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