. English costume. A MAN OF THE TIME OF GEORGE II.(1727—1760) Notice the heavy cuffs, and the very full skirtsof the coat. He carries a chapeau bras under hisarm—a hat for carrying only, since he will notruffle his wig. He wears a black satin tie to his wig,the ends of which tie come round his neck, are madeinto a bow, and brooched with a GEORGE THE SECOND 53 the cut of coat you may not know the date of it,then, when you pass it in the street. From 1745there begins the same jumble as to-day, a hopelessthing to unravel; in the nex ^eign, certainly, youmay tell yourself here is one o
. English costume. A MAN OF THE TIME OF GEORGE II.(1727—1760) Notice the heavy cuffs, and the very full skirtsof the coat. He carries a chapeau bras under hisarm—a hat for carrying only, since he will notruffle his wig. He wears a black satin tie to his wig,the ends of which tie come round his neck, are madeinto a bow, and brooched with a GEORGE THE SECOND 53 the cut of coat you may not know the date of it,then, when you pass it in the street. From 1745there begins the same jumble as to-day, a hopelessthing to unravel; in the nex ^eign, certainly, youmay tell yourself here is one of the new Maca-ronies, but that will be all you will mark out of thecrowd of fashions—one more remarkable, newerthan the rest, but perhaps you have been in thecountry for a week, and a newmode has come in and is dying out. From coat let us look at waist-coat. Full flaps and long almost tothe knees ; but again, about 1756,they ^\all be shorter. They arefringed, flowered, laced, open toshow the lace cravat fall so daintily,to show the black velvet bow-tiethat comes over from the blackvelvet, or silk, or satin tie of thequeue. Ruffles of lace, of all qualities, at thewrists, the beaus hand emerging with his snuff-boxfrom a filmy froth of white lace. In this era of costume — from George I. toGeorge IV.—the great thing to remember is thatthe
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