Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 90
hin the past two years. Samuel Pepys was ever punctilious to painfulparticularity in securing the very ultimatum not somuch of fashion as of what he termed gentility;the extreme of wear of those persons whose esteemand approval he and his whole London world andEnglish court valued. In 1665 this… … Bridal Nightcaps. Nightgowns, Nightrails; Banyans, Turbans 435 special calling. In Chamberlains Present State ofEndand, 1684, Robert Croft is named as Indian-gown maker to the king, and Mrs. Mary MandoveIndian-gown maker to the queen. The fashion of painting portraits m these night-gowns was…
Clothing and dress
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