. English costume. \ WILLIAM AND MARY 29 She is very stiff and tight-laced, and very long in the waist; and at the waist where the gown opens and at the loopings of it the richer wear jewelled in the reign there began a fashion for copying mens clothes, and ladies wore wide skirted coats with deep-flapped pockets, the sleeves of the coats down below the elbow and with deep-turned overcufFs. They wore, like the men, very much puffedand ruf-fled linen and lace at thewrists. Also they woremens waistcoat fashions,carried sticks and little arm-hats — chapeau - bras. Tocomplete the dr
. English costume. \ WILLIAM AND MARY 29 She is very stiff and tight-laced, and very long in the waist; and at the waist where the gown opens and at the loopings of it the richer wear jewelled in the reign there began a fashion for copying mens clothes, and ladies wore wide skirted coats with deep-flapped pockets, the sleeves of the coats down below the elbow and with deep-turned overcufFs. They wore, like the men, very much puffedand ruf-fled linen and lace at thewrists. Also they woremens waistcoat fashions,carried sticks and little arm-hats — chapeau - bras. Tocomplete the dress the hairwas done in a bob-wig style,and the cravat was tiedround their necks and pinned. For the winter one of those loose Dutch jackets lined and edged with fur, having wide
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