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Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)

Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 88

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century. In Field-ings Joseph Andrews (1736) several references aremade which indicate that night clothing was notworn by his characters. However, the famousMrs. Glasse advertised in 1751 that she made bedgowns, night-gowns and robe de chambers. Wemust not infer from the use of the word naked… … r^ V:. ■^# i? -y V, ::• >>-ei} \ If ^ E

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