. English costume. CHARLES THE SECOND 3 toed and high-heeled, and are tied with a long-ended bow of ribbon. Ribbon reigns triumphant: it ties our periwigsinto bunches at the ends; it hangs in loops roundour waists; it ties our shirt-sleeves up in severalplaces; it twists itself round our knees. It is onour hats and heads, andnecks and arms, and legsand shoes, and it peers outof the tops of our rave, moralistsrush into print, to no pur-pose. The names seem toconvey a sense of luxury :dove-coloured silk bro-cade, Rhingrave breeches,white lutestring seamedall over with scarlet andsi
. English costume. CHARLES THE SECOND 3 toed and high-heeled, and are tied with a long-ended bow of ribbon. Ribbon reigns triumphant: it ties our periwigsinto bunches at the ends; it hangs in loops roundour waists; it ties our shirt-sleeves up in severalplaces; it twists itself round our knees. It is onour hats and heads, andnecks and arms, and legsand shoes, and it peers outof the tops of our rave, moralistsrush into print, to no pur-pose. The names seem toconvey a sense of luxury :dove-coloured silk bro-cade, Rhingrave breeches,white lutestring seamedall over with scarlet andsilver lace, sleeves whiptwith a point lace, coat trimmed and figured withsilver twist or satin ribbon ; canvas, camblet, galloonand shamey, vellam buttons and tafFety cannons, those bunches of ribbons round ourknees, and the confidents, those bunches of curls byour ladies cheeks, do not shake at the thunderings 1—2. 4 ENGLISH COSTUME of Mr. Baxter or other moral gentlemen whoregard a Maypole as a stinking idol. Mr. Hallwrites on The Loathsomeness of Long Hair,Mr. Prynne on The Unloveliness of Lovelocks,and we do not care a pinch of rappe. Little moustaches and tiny lip beards growunder careful treatment, and the ladies wear asolar system in patches on their cheeks. The ladies soon escaped the bondage of thebroad Puritan collars, and all these had hid wasexposed. The sleeves left the arms bare to theelbow, and, being slit above and joined looselyby ribbons, showed the arm nearly to the sleeves of these dresses also followed themasculine fashion of little cuffs and tied-up linenunder-sleeves. The bodices came to a peak infront and were round behind. The skirts werefull, satin being favoured, and when held upshow^ed a satin petticoat with a long train. Theladies, for a time, indulged in a peculiar loop ofhair on their foreheads, called a • fore-top, whichgave rise to another fashion,
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