Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 199
inNugenf s Travels,1766, some fairdames are describedas wearing bagwigs.I cannot think thatwigs were commonwear; certainly notwithin doors. The style of wear-ing the hair for atime became some-what mean in ap-pearance. It is asafe rule for all timesand all faces that a womans countenance shouldhave… … Psggy Champlin, Womans Hair 511 tightly from the face, strained back, so that it scarcelyshows. I would rather see a creation like MarieAntoinettes (see it, not wear it) than to see the facebare, with no hair inview. The portrait of Mar-tha Washington whenshe was the WidowCustis is a good ex-ample…
Costume · United States -- Social Life and Customs · United States -- Social life and customs To 1775
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