. Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX . Brides Clogs of Brocade and Sole Leather. pair of pattens, the singularity I would not mind. Unclesoon found me up an apartment, out of which I took a pairand trotted along quite Comfortable, crossing some streetswith the greatest ease, which the idea of had troubled little companion was so pleased, that she wished somealso, and kept them on her feet to learn to walk in themmost of the remainder of the day. Fairholt, in his book upon costume, says, Pattensdate their origin to the reign of Anne. Like manyother dates and statements giv
. Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX . Brides Clogs of Brocade and Sole Leather. pair of pattens, the singularity I would not mind. Unclesoon found me up an apartment, out of which I took a pairand trotted along quite Comfortable, crossing some streetswith the greatest ease, which the idea of had troubled little companion was so pleased, that she wished somealso, and kept them on her feet to learn to walk in themmost of the remainder of the day. Fairholt, in his book upon costume, says, Pattensdate their origin to the reign of Anne. Like manyother dates and statements given by this author, thisis wholly wrong. In Purehas\ his Pilgrimage^ 1613, Pattens, Clogs, and Goloe-shoes 369. is this sentence, Clogges or Pattens to keep themout of the dust they may not burden themselveswith, showing that thename and thing was thesame then as to-day. Charles Dibdin hasa song entitled, TheOrigin of the Patty went out inthe mud and the mire, and her thin shoes Clogs of Pennsylvania Dutch. speedily were wet. Then she became hoarse andcould not sing, while her lover longed for the sweetsound of her voice. My anvil glowd, my hammer rang,Till I had formd from out the fireTo bear her feet above the mire, A platform for my blue-eyed was heard each tuneful close,My fair one in the patten rose, Which takes its name from blue-eyed Patty. This fanciful derivation of the word was not anoriginal thought of Dibdin. Gay wrote in his Trivia, 1715 : — The patten now supports each frugal dameThat from the blue-eyed Patty takes the name. In reality, patten is derived from the French wordpatin, which has a varied meaning of the sole of ashoe or a skate. Pattens were no
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