Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 425
to excludefrom social life all theladies who had takenpart in the Meschianzaand other British func-tions ; but when weknow that GeneralBenedict Arnold, theAmerican commandingofficer, soon becameaffianced to fair PeggyShippen, one of Andresdearest friends, we can see that such efforts wereshort and… … Mrs. Anne Jones. Dress During the Revolution 709 There were plentiful balls given even in thatshut-in city. The Kings Birth-night Ball, theQueens BirthnightBall, the CoronationBall; the rejoicingsover the arrival of thethird son of GeorgeIII, Prince WilliamHenry — an amia-ble young prince ;there…
Costume · United States -- Social Life and Customs · United States -- Social life and customs To 1775
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