Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 276
anufacture of strawhead-gear in this country. She wrote late in life anaccount of her venture, which I give in part: — *• In compliance with your request I will write an accountof my learning to braid straw. At the age of twelve Icommenced braiding. My father, Joel Metcalf, broughthome some oat… … Mrs. Abigail Adams Smith. Hats, Bonnets, and Calashes 571 the number of straws. I commenced the common braidwith six straws and smoothed it with a junk bottle, andmade part of a bonnet, but found it did not look like theimported ones. I added another straw and then it wasright. An aunt who resided…
Costume · United States -- Social Life and Customs · United States -- Social life and customs To 1775
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