Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 32
nfashions varied littlefrom E,nglish ones. It is impossible to disassociate the history of cos-tume from the general history of the country wheresuch dress is worn. Nor could any one write upondress with discrimination and balance unless he knewthoroughly the dress of all countries and likewise… … Governor Edward Winslow. 8 Two Centuries of Costume time was history told in dress, and at no period wasdress influenced by historical events more than dur-ing the seventeenth century and in the dress ofEnglish-speaking folk. The writer on dress shouldknow the temperament and character of the…
Costume · United States -- Social Life and Customs · United States -- Social life and customs To 1775
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