Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 60
ang-dog look. Tied loosely around the neck of well-dressed gen-tlemen, there now appeared a ribbon of black silk.It was worn first at the court of Louis XV, and wasknown as a solitaire. Sometimes it was fastened tothe bag of the wig. It was most becoming; theclear black ribbon formed a frame to the… … Front of Court Suit worn by Governor Bowdoin.
Clothing and dress
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