. English costume. A WOMAN OF THE TIME OF GEORGE I.(1714—1727) You will see that the fontage has given way to asmall lace cap. The hair is drawn off the hoop of the skirt is still GEORGE THE FIRST 49 flowered tabbies and fine lutestring, are the fashionspassed on. Just as Sir Roger de Coverley nearly called ayoung lady in riding-dress sir, because of theupper half of her body, so the ladies of this daymight well be taken for sirs,with their double - breastedriding-coats like the men, andtheir hair in a queue sur-mounted by a cocked hat. Colours and combinationsof colours a
. English costume. A WOMAN OF THE TIME OF GEORGE I.(1714—1727) You will see that the fontage has given way to asmall lace cap. The hair is drawn off the hoop of the skirt is still GEORGE THE FIRST 49 flowered tabbies and fine lutestring, are the fashionspassed on. Just as Sir Roger de Coverley nearly called ayoung lady in riding-dress sir, because of theupper half of her body, so the ladies of this daymight well be taken for sirs,with their double - breastedriding-coats like the men, andtheir hair in a queue sur-mounted by a cocked hat. Colours and combinationsof colours are very striking:petticoats of black satincovered with large bunchesof worked flowers, morninggown of yellow flowered satin faced with cherry-coloured bands, waistcoats of one colour with afringe of another, birds-eye hoods, bodices coveredwith gold lace and embroidered flowers—all thesegave a gay, artificial appearance to the age ; but weare to become still more quaintly devised, still morepowdered and patched, in the next reign.
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