Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 458
A very courteous bishop was onceasked this uncivil query, and he answered withouta moments hesitation, Because both elevate thesoul (sole). Pattens may be clogs, yet there is adifference. After much consultation of various Pattens, Clogs, and Goloe-shoes 365 authorities, and much discussion in the… … English Clogs. on a round or oval ring of iron, fixed by two orthree pins to the sole, in such a way that when thepatten is worn the sole of the wearers foot is abouttwo inches above the ground. A heel-piece withbuckles and straps, strings or buttons and leatherloops, and a strap over the toe,…
Costume · United States -- Social Life and Customs · United States -- Social life and customs To 1775
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