Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 468
Marcia Burns, of Washington, D.C. Married John Van Ness, M.C.from N.Y. First Years of National Life 737 and puffed out above like the breast of a pouterpigeon. In 1784, in the Salem newspapers, Threadand Net Buffonts and Gauze Buffons were … Mrs. Abigail Adams Smith. advertised. The portrait of Mrs. Adamss daughter,Mrs. Smith, shows a very moderate buffont. I have seen several breadths and bits of brocadewhich were worn by Mrs. Adams ; all were tastefuland handsome. One had been cut up into coversfor pocket-books. One is given on page…
Clothing and dress
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