Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 560
many ofthese spencers.White velvet spen-cers trimmed withswans-down wereelegant indeed.Purple and orangewas a favorite com-bination of color inspencers ; with this,coral ornaments, writes one fashion- Swans-down Stole. Brought from Russia in 1800. monger. The spencer has an interesting origin. It… … 8o2 Two Centuries of Costume Sandwich invented a form of food which would benourishing and could be eaten quickly and conven-iently while he was at the gambling-table. AnEnglish rhyme ran: — •* Two noble lords, whom if I quoteSome folks might call me sinner.The one invented half a coat.The other…
Costume · United States -- Social Life and Customs · United States -- Social life and customs To 1775
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