Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 556
e becauseit demands acorrect neatness ofthe robe with whichit is worn, as wellas a delicate andchaste attention tothe decoration ofthe foot and leg.As the spencer wasalways cut shortat the waist, I can-not understandwhy it had anyspecial trend uponthe dress of thefoot and leg. Norshould I… … Marquis de Lafayette. 1824. The Romance of Old Clothes 8oi as the editor of that publication says of them. One,a spencer of dark mulberry velvet, has what istermed a half-sleeve of puffed satin with white silkballs which are du-plicated in the trim-ming on the edge ofthe petticoat, on thebonnet,…
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