. English costume. piquant history ofprison-breaking; here, with a clatter of high redheels, the beau, the everlasting beau, in gold lace,wide cuffs, fiill skirts, swinging cane. A scene offlashing colours. The coats embroidered withflowers and butterflies, the cuffs a mass of flnesewing, the three-cornered hats cocked at a jaunty-angle, the stockings rolled above theknee. Wigs in three divisions of loopsat the back pass by, wigs in longqueues, wigs in back and side swords, paste buckles,gold and silver snuff-boxes flashing inthe sun, which struggles through themass of swin
. English costume. piquant history ofprison-breaking; here, with a clatter of high redheels, the beau, the everlasting beau, in gold lace,wide cuffs, fiill skirts, swinging cane. A scene offlashing colours. The coats embroidered withflowers and butterflies, the cuffs a mass of flnesewing, the three-cornered hats cocked at a jaunty-angle, the stockings rolled above theknee. Wigs in three divisions of loopsat the back pass by, wigs in longqueues, wigs in back and side swords, paste buckles,gold and silver snuff-boxes flashing inthe sun, which struggles through themass of swinging signs. There is a curious sameness aboutthe clean-shaven faces surmounted bywhite wigs ; there is—if we believe thepictures—a tendency to fat due to thetight waist of the breeches or thebuckling of the belts. The ladies wearlittle lace and linen caps, their hairescaping in a ringlet or so at the side, and flowingdown behind, or gathered close up to a small knobon the head. The gentlemens coats fall in full. 46 ENGLISH COSTUME
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublisherlondo, bookyear1906
